Kitchens With Julie Carlson
We have more than a few serious home chefs in our circles. Here's a roundup of ideas for the perfect present for the man in the kitchen.
Above: The Glass Coffee Carafe Set includes a glass carafe that does double duty (it holds the stainless steel filter and also functions as a serving carafe); a stainless steel reusable coffee filter; and a plastic holder for measuring coffee; $52 from Trnk. (Also see How to Brew a Better Cup of Coffee by Tariq Dixon, one of the founders of Trnk.)
Above: Joshua Vogel's Blackline collection is a new favorite around here. His Cutting Boards come in small, large, and paddle-size (the 8-by-16-inch small, shown here, is $175).
Above: Made in France, the screen-printed Fisherman Tea Towel features an image from a vintage photograph; $36 from Alder & Co.
Above: Made of sandstone, black enameled Malle W. Trousseau Browning Pans are $76 for the medium size (8.25 by 10 by 2 inches) and $105 for the large size (10.25 by 12 by 2) at March in SF.
Above: Designed by architect Hagina Mitsonubu for the FD Style collection, FD Style Kitchen Tools start at $40 for the FD Style Bottle Opener and go up to $75 for the FD Style Can Opener from Lekker Home. The tools are made of stainless steel with a matte black fluorocarbon polymer coating.
Above: Borough Furnace of Syracuse, New York, offers a lifetime-lasting, made-to-order 12-inch Braising Skillet for $320.
Above: Handmade Portland Ceramic Growlers are available in black and white; $68 from Guideboat in Mill Valley, California.
Go to Kitchen Accessories to see more of our favorites, including 6 Stylish Wood Knife Racks and Stainless Steel Water Fustis, Italian Edition.
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DIY & Remodeling With Margot Guralnick
"The craziest part was actually buying the building as a renovation in the first place; everyone else thought it should be demolished." Designer Jacek Kolasiński is talking about the crumbling farm structure in his hometown of Szczecin, Poland, that he spent two years reinventing as his bright white, Nordic-accented dream house.
A restaurateur and Scandi furniture collector, Kolasiński learned his trade creating his own clubs and cafes, which led to a career shift as a full-time interior designer with a carpentry studio that makes bespoke furniture (his firm is called Loft). We discovered Kolasiński's work via his Sexy, Minimalist Remodel in Berlin, an hour-and-a-half north of Szczecin. Next, he invited us to take a look around the family forge, which he shares with his wife, a biology professor at the University of Szczecin, and their teenage daughter.
Photography by Karolina Bak.
Above: A courtyard designed by Kolasiński opens off the back of the house. Located on the edge of a forest just 10 minutes from the Szczecin city center, the setup is rural—"we have visits from wild animals daily," says Kolasiński—without being remote.
Above: Kolasiński and his wife planted a border of birch and cypress trees along with hydrangea and wisteria, and in the summer, they add "loads of seasonal plants in pots—at my wife's request, all flowers are white."
Above: The century-old structure now has lime plaster walls and new windows. The courtyard patio opens to the living room and kitchen, and the Loft workshop is located on the other side of the old brick wall.
Above: The opened up interior is 1,500 square feet: "We had to do a lot of demolishing and most of the ceilings were liquidated," says Kolasiński, "the ones in the living room are now six meters [19.6 feet] high." Like most of the furnishings, the sofa is Scandinavian—it's by Bo Concept and "already very old but very comfortable." The hanging light is the Caravaggio by Cecilie Manz, a design we singled out in the Remodelista 100.
Above: After re-creating the interior, Kolasiński cloaked it all in a custom-mixed warm white ("pure white blended with several shades of gray") and added a Danish oil finish to bleach the pine floors. "So much white may seem cold, but in reality it's very cozy, thanks to all the light that comes through the many windows," says Kolasiński. The newly inserted stair, which leads to his daughter's room, had to fit in a very narrow space and is one of his proudest design feats.
Above: In the dining area, a Vitra table is surrounded by Danish midcentury chairs—one of Kolasiński's firm's specialities is restoring Scandi classics, some of which he sells at Loft. Like the suspended white radiators? We do, too—see Remodeling 101: Wall-Panel Radiators.
Above: A bit of black anchors the family's gathering spot. For advice on picking the right shade of white, see Remodeling 101: How to Choose the Perfect White Paint and 10 Easy Pieces: Architects' White Paint Picks.
Above: Part of a separate forge building now connected to the main house by a corridor, the kitchen pairs original detailing, chimney included, with lacquered white cabinetry designed by Kolasiński. The counters are oiled slab MDF and the floor is marble tile with radiant heating.
Above: The multi-domed pendant lights, one at each end of the counter, are by Jorn Utzon ("he's the Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House," says Kolasiński) and came from Danish company Lightyears. Like all the lighting in the house, they were purchased on family trips to Copenhagen—"we go often; it's close to us and is my favorite city."
Above: A pale wood table and open shelving are incorporated into the brick-walled space. The appliances are by Smeg. 
Above L and R: The cocoon-like master bedroom, with a closet hidden behind white glass doors, has a bed frame from Muji. The tripod lamp is the Radon Floor by Hans Sandgren Jakobsen from Lightyears.
Above: A Radon Table lamp on the room's glass-topped desk.
Above: To keep things looking orderly (and pale), Kolasiński stacks design magazines with the page-side out (but admits that it's not the best system for being able to find a specific issue). The hanging monkey is inspired by the Danish Teak Classic designed in 1951 by Kay Bojesen, who also created the National Flatware of Denmark.
See Kolasiński's custom furniture in a Sexy, Minimalist Remodel in Berlin.
For more historic house overhauls, peruse our Remodel & Renovation posts. Two favorites: A Romantic Atelier in Japan and a DIY Zen Remodel in LA. And see LA designer Michaela Scherrer's "Whiter Shade of Pale House" (and read her case for monotone living) in the Remodelista book.
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Kitchens With Meredith Swinehart
A good kitchen faucet can be hard to find. To take the guesswork out of shopping for fixtures, we asked members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory for their all-time favorite modern versions. Their picks run from high to low, some surprisingly affordable.
Above: For clients on a budget, Tim Whitehill of Alterstudio Architecture in Austin likes the clean lines of the Grohe Concetto faucet, which starts at $183.37 on Amazon. Cameron Helland of SF architecture firm Sagan Piechota seconds the pick, and Remodelista contributor Izabella Simmons chose the Concetto for her own kitchen (see High/Low: Dornbracht vs. Grohe Kitchen Faucet).
Above: Alice Park of Park McDonald architects in LA chose the made-in-Italy Paini Cox faucet as her affordable pick. (N.B.: Paini is also known as La Toscana in the US.) The faucet starts at $231 at Quality Bath.
Above: Jerome Buttrick of Buttrick Wong Architects likes the Wall-Mounted Pot Filler Faucet from Chicago Faucets; it has hot and cold lever handles and a double-jointed spout; $243.28 at Faucet Direct. (It's also the faucet Remodelista editor in chief Julie has in her kitchen; see 10 Easy Pieces: Editors' Favorite Kitchen Faucets.)
Above: Tim Whitehill of Alterstudio recommends the Blanco Alta Single Lever Faucet at the lower end of the price range; $284.11 at Quality Bath.
Above: Lauren Rubin of NYC firm Lauren Rubin Architecture always opts for function first in kitchen faucets. "Most of our clients are families and the faucet will get well used," she says. Her pick is the Hansgrohe Talis S 2-Spray Kitchen Faucet for its clean lines and functionality. (It's shown here in chrome; Rubin recommends the Steel Optik finish to keep fingerprints at bay.) Starting at $297.65 on Amazon.
Above: Cameron Helland of Sagan Piechota likes the Minta Touch pull-down faucet from Grohe, starting at $417.56 for the chrome finish from Faucet Direct.
Above: Jennifer Beningfield of Openstudio Architects in London uses the Axor Citterio faucet from Hansgrohe in budget-conscious projects; $440.64 on Amazon.
Above: Celeste Robbins of Robbins Architecture in Winnetka, Illinois, is a fan of Dornbracht's entire line of faucets—but her favorite is the Meta.02; $875.06 at Quality Bath. (For the wall-mounted version, see Faucets & Fixtures: Dornbracht Meta.02 Kitchen Faucet.)
Above: The Tara Classic Single Lever faucet from Dornbracht is the hands-down favorite of the architects we polled: It's the first pick of Tim Whitehill and Alice Park, and loved by Krista Schrock of DISC Interiors and Jon Handley of Pulltab Design for having "classic lines and being beautifully made." The Tara starts at $913.64 in polished chrome at Quality Bath.
Above: Arne Jacobsen's Vola Faucet is the choice of Openstudio's Jennifer Beningfield and SF architect Amee Allsop. Says Allsop: "It's a timeless classic designed in the 1960s." Above L: The Vola in an Openstudio project. Above R: A black-finished Vola in a kitchen by Allsop. Starting at $1,346.25 for the two-handled faucet at Quality Bath. For the Vola in living color, see 11 Favorites: Vola Faucet Color Splash, Kitchen and Bath Edition.
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