Living Rooms With Meredith Swinehart
Our judges have selected the finalists, now you choose the winners. Vote for the finalists in each of 12 Considered Design Awards categories, on both Remodelista and Gardenista. You can vote once a day in each category, now through August 15.
In the Best Amateur Living/Dining room category, our five finalists are Osnat Gad, John Ferguson, Brigitte Gfeller, Taliah Lowry, and Kitty Jacobs.
Project 1
Kitty Jacobs | Sheffield, MA | Gallery and Living Space
Design Statement: "A vernacular barn form houses both a gracious contemporary home and an American folk art gallery in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. We designed the building to meld our business, selling museum-quality folk art, with our penchant for informal entertaining." Photography by Allan Baillie.
Chosen by: Remodelista editor in chief Julie Carlson, who said: "A wonderful, expansive living space to showcase art. I admire the way this couple has seamlessly combined their life and work—and also incorporated the vast surrounding landscape into their design."
Above: "Early bedsprings hang above the fireplace. Folk art graces the living room and adjacent dedicated galleries."
Above: "All the furniture is solid cherry upholstered with Holly Hunt fabric."
Above: "The sofas, steel cubbies, and dining table were all designed by the owners and crafted by local artisans."
Above: "The living room/gallery overlooks a bluestone terrace and wildflower meadow. Radiant heating is installed under the cement floor of the two-story space."
Project 2
Brigitte Gfeller | Hudson, NY | Living/Dining Room
Design Statement: "This 1800s Italianate Victorian was carefully renovated with harmony, tranquillity, and balance in mind. Old details include beautiful woodwork and a functional pocket door. New additions include waxed oak floors, new ceilings, and a Morso woodstove on an inlaid tempered glass plate. New wooden windows keep the old charm and add insulation."
Chosen by: Julie Carlson, who had this to say about the project: "Rustic and tranquil without veering into quaint territory. The placid palette and repeating wooden elements play a lovely duet."
Above: "The dining room has an old farm table, new schoolhouse-style chairs, and a Workstead chandelier."
Above: "An old African wood door rests on the mantel."
Above: "The Morso woodstove and built-in bookshelves in the living room."
Above: "Organic goose-down sofa and Workstead lamps."
Project 3
John Ferguson | New York, NY | Living Room
Design Statement: "I just buy what I like, trying for the most part to avoid recognizable design icons (no Eames!)."
Chosen by: Guest judge and designer Estee Stanley, who said: "This home feels very cohesive and well thought-out. It's not all over the place. It's simple and elegant."
Above: "I am a big fan of Brazilian midcentury design—and Paul McCobb."
Above: "The view from the sofa."
Above: "Every house should have a cactus (this one is a Euphorbia)."
Above: "Around the corner, one of my wife's many desks."
Project 4
Taliah Lowry | Maui, HI | Magnolia
Design Statement: "Home sweet home. A mix of many styles that I love—beachy, modern, eclectic with a twist. Outdoor/indoor living at its best."
Chosen by: Estee Stanley, who said, "I love the vibe of this home. It's airy and cozy but at the same time really tranquil and beautiful."
Project 5
Osnat Gad | Southampton, NY | House by the Lagoon
Design Statement: "I am a jewelry designer. My house was destroyed by Sandy and I built a new 3,600-square-foot home with new FEMA guidelines. The house is a modern modular home, 10 boxes and a separate garage. It is magnificent: open plan, 10-foot-tall ceilings, and windows that face the water."
Chosen by: Julie Carlson, who said: "A case for open living. To me, the pale wood floor and window wall make the space. The minimalist furnishings look like a continuation of the plantings outside."
Above: "Living room facing kitchen."
Above: "Living room fireplace."
Above: "Dining room with a view."
Above: "View from kitchen."
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Design Travel With Julie Carlson
Husband/wife owners Rupert and Carrie Blease (he's a Brit, she's a Californian) met in the kitchen of Michelin two-star restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Oxfordshire, England, more than a decade ago. They spent a few years in NYC (he in the kitchen at Per Se and she at Blue Hill) and then moved to San Francisco, where they worked in local establishments before striking out on their own.
Their newly opened restaurant, named after the couple's favorite UK pub (and Rupert's father Stanley), has "British and European influences," the chefs say, and interiors by Boor Bridges Architecture (a member of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory). Artisan-made flourishes include a felted wool wall hanging by Ashley Helvey, black ceramic lights by SF potter Mel Rice Ceramica, and birch tables made in Los Angeles by Brandon Munoz.
Above: The light-flooded dining room has a poured and polished concrete floor. The Nordmyra Birch Dining Chairs are from Ikea.
Above: A view of the lofty dining room from the mezzanine level.
Above: An accent wall is painted pale gray; the tables were custom made by Monkwood Studio of LA.
Above: Small plates and cocktails are served at the standup bar, including lemon verbena olives in cut-glass bowls (see No. 2 in Remodelista's Top 15 Interiors Trends of 2015).
Above: Industrial materials such as raw steel contrast with clean Scandinavian-looking elements.
Above: A plasterwork detail.
Above: Black ceramic lamps by SF's Mel Rice Ceramica.
Above: A custom concierge desk by Boor Bridges.
Above: The communal table on the mezzanine level.
Above: The Felted Wool Wall Hanging by Ashley Helvey is made from wool sourced from Decatur Island wild sheep shorn by Nich Hance McElry.
Lord Stanley is in SF's Russian Hill.
See more of our favorite Boor Bridges restaurant projects at Architect Visit: Sightglass by Boor Bridges Architecture and The Mill: A "Bright and Messy" SF Cafe.
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Home Inspiration With Remodelista Team
Ready to venture into a bean tunnel? How about hanging a backyard canopy and pulling up a lounge chair? This week Gardenista is all about unearthing the good life.
Above: The DIY Bean Trellis.
Above: They look good closeup, too: Purple Pole Snap Beans grown from Tennessee heirloom seeds.
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Above: DIY: A Soothing Sunburn Cure (with a Secret Ingredient).
Above: Simple Summer Style: 10 Garden Ideas for a Backyard Canopy.
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Home Inspiration With Julie Carlson
Based in Montpelier, in the south of France, Thibaut Malet is a young artist with a penchant for wood. "I love handcraft and especially woodworking," he says. "I think design should optimize space and minimize the use of materials, from packaging to the final form. I try to conceive simple objects that are easy to dismantle and move."
Above: The single Bike Hanger 3 is €350 ($383.93). The Bike Hanger with Two Supports is €450 ($493.63).
Above: "The BH3 Bike Hanger is foldable and is based on the ladder principle," Malet says.
Above: Detail shots of the bicycle rack, which is backed with cork to prevent damage to the wall. See more at Thibaut Malet.
Interested in more bike storage ideas? See 10 Favorites: Indoor Bicycle Storage and The Bike Shelf.
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Home Inspiration With Dalilah Arja
Susan Hoff's live/work space occupies two small rooms (a total of 502 square feet) in a nondescript two-story building that she shares with three other artists and a dance studio. Having grown up restoring a 19th-century farm with her family in Illinois, she was equipped to build a sense of comfort and personality into her unorthodox rental in San Francisco's Mission District, where she handcrafts tote bags made from retired sails and spent horse tack. Let's take a look.
Photography by Dalilah Arja for Remodelista.
Above: Susan spent her childhood horseback riding on her grandparents' farm in Illinois. In college, she took up sailing and spent a semester on a schooner in the Caribbean as a part of a Sea Education Association program. She studied art at Colorado College, where she picked up her sewing skills. The bags, her most recent venture, "are a marriage of the two biggest passions in my life, sailing and horseback riding."
Before arriving in San Francisco in 2010, Susan found her live/work quarters on Craigslist. An uncommon occurrence in today's impacted rental market, Susan signed the lease on her first day in the city. "Originally I only rented half of the studio space; enough room for a small sewing table and a stack of sails," Susan says. Since then, she's also rented an additional room as her living quarters.
Living Space
Above: Down the hall from her workspace, and directly across from the dance studio, Susan's 238-square-foot bedroom is a calm respite in the middle of a communal building. The community kitchen and bathroom are next door.
Above: A 10-foot-wide area next to Susan's bed serves as the living room. Like most things in her space, the sofa cushions and pillow covers are Susan's own creations and are made out of sail cloth.
Above: Susan used boat rope to secure an old sail as the curtain in her bedroom which creates a soft, diffused light. She made the bracket and dowel from spare wood she had lying around.
Above: Seashells and surfboard wax sit neatly on an antique credenza.
Above: Another sail cushion made by Susan tops a midcentury teak recliner.
Above: Next to the sofa, a surfboard and tote bags made by Susan are stored on a wall.
Above: A bundle of dried seaweed hangs from a simple sconce.
Above: An architect who had previously occupied the bedroom built a corner nook to separate the bed from the living area.
Above: Books and souvenirs from Susan's travels are perched on a shelf in the nook.
Workspace
Above: In the 264-square-foot studio a few steps from her bedroom, Susan is a one-woman band: She executes everything from drafting and cutting patterns to sewing each bag in this space. Go to Susan Hoff to see her designs.
Above: When Susan first moved in five years ago, she only rented the studio space, so she built a tiny loft where she slept. It's now her storage area.
Above: Susan's bags and layers of horse tack that will eventually become tote handles hang along a gray wall.
Above: Opposite the gray wall, sewing patterns and extra materials are stored in a cube shelf that doubles as a divider separating Susan's space from the artist's studio next door.
Above: A beachy vignette.
Seeking more rental inspiration? See Sarah's Refined Rental in St. Helena and Life in a Tiny Apartment, Brooklyn Edition.
Looking for more workspaces? Take a look at The Unplanned Designer's Loft in Brooklyn and Kelly Lamb's Glamorous LA Art Studio.
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