Design Notebook
Going With the Grain
By JULIE LASKY
Craft, with its quirks and nicks, threatened to overshadow sleek goods at the annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York.
Trevor Tondro for The New York Times
Shantell Martin's bedroom in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
Shantell Martin, a London-born artist whose line drawings adorn the walls of private homes and companies, has made her room in Brooklyn her canvas.
What You Make of It
Pull Up a Chair, Then Fix It
By ANDREW WAGNER
Castoffs from the sidewalk and online are rescued, restored to life and then returned to the streets.
Seen
A Well-Made Bed to Lie In
By STEVEN KURUTZ
Corners are folded, not cut, in a demonstration on the art of making the bed.
Market Ready
By TIM McKEOUGH
Is it worth replacing flimsy doorknobs with high-end hardware before listing my home for sale?
Currents
Q&A;
YouTube’s Spaces Channel: A Hipper HGTV?
By STEVEN KURUTZ
The founders of one of the site’s new channels spoke about the challenges of online programming and why they think home design shows will always be popular.
Open
Avenue Road Opens Manhattan Showroom
By TIM McKEOUGH
The Toronto-based furniture company has opened a 5,000-square-foot showroom in Manhattan designed to feel informal.
Kids
A Bunk Bed Inspired by the Sea
By RIMA SUQI
The latest creation from Casa Kids in Red Hook, Brooklyn, is the sturdy, nautically inspired Marino bunk bed.
Events
The Elle Décor Show House Opens
By PENELOPE GREEN
Eight up-and-coming designers were paired with more than a dozen home retailers, including Restoration Hardware and the Container Store, for the magazine’s show house in Midtown.
Lighting
A Fixture to Suit a Range of Moods
By STEPHEN MILIOTI
Alpha and Beta, two new lights, share a chameleon-like quality: their glass diffusers are white when the lights are off, but display a range of shades when the lights are on.
From the Great Homes Section
Golden Teak Transforms Derelict Thai Mansion
By IRWIN HUTCHINSON
Traditional building techniques and prized wood are used to complete home renovation.
Teak Brings Harmony to Balinese-Style Compound
By KATHERINE TARBOX
Villa’s seven pavilions and much of its furniture were made of the exotic wood.
Modern Living in a Rustic Chateau
By PATRICK BLUM
The Provencal estate has vineyards, olive groves and a restored windmill.
Designs From the 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Knotty furniture and woven tapestry have always appeared at the annual fair in New York, but this year the handmade threatened to upstage everything else.
Chairs Reborn
A workshop called Crafting Design taught participants how to breathe life into castoff chairs.
In Brooklyn, the Writing’s on the Wall
Shantell Martin, a London-born artist, rents a room in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, where her stream-of-consciousness drawings have taken over.
Edison Bulb? Check.
Taxidermy, bar carts, monogrammed towels and other pieces that are routinely found in the self-consciously styled home.
House and Garden Tours
Inspiration Behind an Open Door
By SHELLY FREIERMAN
Across the country, spring tours give visitors a chance to inspect houses and visit interesting gardens.
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