DIY Polka Dot Highball Glasses by Chelsea Costa
Chelsea Costa of Lovely Indeed used our Beacon Glassware to create this set of polka dotted highball gasses. The fun mid-century modern pattern looks perfect for summertime happy hour on a patio and/or fire escape. Here’s Chelsea with some simple step-by-step instructions for how to make your own at home… I fell in love with...
Talking With Laure Joliet
If you enjoy looking at contemporary interiors on the internet, then you’ve looked at a whole lot of Laure Joliet‘s photos. Laure’s razor-sharp eye for spaces has made her a dearly coveted photographer for publications from The New York Times to Dwell to your favorite blog (probably). Attempting to roughly calculate how many of her...
Before & After: Kitchen Storage by Birdhouse Interior Design
Jessica and Chris — the husand and wife team at Birdhouse Interior Design — had a lovely kitchen but it wasn’t meeting their needs for storage and organization. With Chris in culinary school, they are planning a kitchen overhaul and have enlisted the help of west elm’s Freeman Storage Units in phase one of their plan…...
Poler Outdoor Stuff at west elm Market
Poler Outdoor Stuff makes tents, bags, and other well designed + good looking gear for people that love to be outside. We’re excited to now carry some of our favorite Poler products at west elm Market, just in time for serious camping season! Watch Poler’s short film about field testing products in Big Sur, California,...
Cobalt Accessories + Upgrade Your Entryway + more!
Cobalt Accessories — Jojotastic Upgrade Your Entryway — Brick and Vine Warming Up A Cool Room — Meg & The Martin Men Get The Look: Pastel Home Furnishings — Style Carrot Studio Choo Visits Seattle — The Demure Muse Vancouver Talent Pops At west elm — Straight Good Bones, Great Pieces — Decorative Trays Hanging...
Al Fresco: Outdoor Dining
Dreamy outdoor dining! The shift in seasons means a move to dining al fresco! We’d love to pull up a chair to these seven tables…
Painted Canoe Paddles by Alexander Jowett
We feature some of our favorite Etsy artists in our most recent summer catalog, including Alexander Jowett’s stained and painted canoe oars. They’re a great mix of contemporary style + classic summer house charm, plus they’re actually functional, in case you ever need to rip one down from your wall and go for a boat...
Postcard From Miami: Stiltsville
For our summer catalog, we went on location to Stiltsville, a collection of wood stilt houses rising from the water on the edge of Miami’s Biscayne Bay! Siltsville was founded in the 1930s, and before long it was a veritable village of 27 private sea shacks, where anyone with a boat and an invitation could...
Before & After: Attic Office by Home Stylist Sara Touijer
Another Before & After from our own Sara Touijer — a Home Stylist in our Scarsdale store. This unused attic space was set to become a home office…
DIY Hanging Planters by Elise Blaha
Elise Blaha’s craft blog is a favorite source for great DIY ideas, and we loved her concept of turning our Porcelain Hurricanes into hanging planters! The final product looks amazing, and would be easy for anyone to recreate at home. Here’s how Elise did it.
Postcard From Haiti: Croix des Bouquets Artisans
The street of Croix des Bouquets are filled with the sounds of chisels clanging raw materials into works of art. The artisans in this small town – just north of Port Au Prince – shape beautifully sculptured pieces out of recycled oil drums, creating designs that are inspired by traditional religion and the nature around...
