The Apartment Project: The Kitchen Goes Green
Making over a disappointing kitchen takes $50 of paint and a little patience. Magic is, truly, possible.
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Journal — Kitchen
The Apartment Project: Color Theory
It's probably pretty unsurprising that we struggle to use technology to envision a space. We spend most of our days steeped in the old and, while I'm typing this on a computer, we spend more time w...
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Mugwort: A Color Story
What is a neutral? There are the commonly accepted neutrals: white, gray, beige, brown, black. And then there are the colors that are neutrals in function, but not necessarily in form. Maroon, navy...
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Summer Pasta Salad
This morning I was harvesting tomatoes in the garden, pulling weeds and cursing out hornworms. August is when my garden takes over from me. Or, rather, I resign to it. What hasn’t worked this year...
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Making the Riven Rock Towel Holder: From Rhode Island to the Hudson Valley
Riven Rock was built as a no-frills vacation ‘cottage’ with tons of room for family and guests just a few dozen feet away from a private pebble beach in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The house has a mas...
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Making our Rustic Linens in the Hudson Valley
Our rustic linens are a low-waste kitchen staple we make because we use them ourselves every day.
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One-Bowl Flourless Chocolate Cake
Flourless chocolate cake is a dessert that has been part of my kitchen journey since nearly the beginning. From the moment I was allowed to turn the oven on by myself, I wanted to know how to turn ...
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Making the Signature Floral Tablecloth
At Quittner, our color family tends towards earthy tones and neutrals. We have preference for creams, grays, beiges, deep blues, mustardy yellows, and dark greens. Each spring, though, the store ...
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