When it came time for Gillian Stevens to remodel her dated Vancouver kitchen (“let’s just say it needed some help,” she summarizes), she did what her training as a photographer had always taught her to do: look for light. In this case, there wasn’t much. “The previous owners had installed a cupboard over the only window,” she explains of the dark and small room. Above: Moving the window placement to this spot “was one of the best decisions we made, and I am so glad that our designer thought of it!” says Gillian. The original window was on the left…

Rivka Baake and Wilfrid Kreutz’s story is a tale of romance, creative collaboration, and the power of social media. The two met 18 years ago at an art opening in Frankfurt, where Wilfrid trained as a silversmith and Rivka, then a single mother of two young kids, was working at a children’s art school while studying art history. They became a family and the couple started patching together a living: selling vintage furniture, making their own designs under the name Lappalainen, and taking in metalwork commissions from Frankfurt silver dealers. In recent years, after a long hunt for a place…

In the first year of my baby’s life, I have stood at the changing table some 1,600 times (or more). That’s more use than any other piece of furniture in the house—by far. My recent and current experience in changing diapers has led me to recognize four key elements of a changing table: height, safety, storage, and use for infancy and beyond. The below 10 are our favorite designs, but we advise taking these elements into consideration when buying your own, and consulting your pediatrician. Height Consider the changing table as your new standing desk. You will spend enough time…

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