We always admire when a showroom or storefront includes a kitchen in their spatial design. Case in point: Fred Rigby Studio in East London. Rigby, who generally eschews the word “showroom,” designed the space to resemble an apartment. The compact kitchen includes a small dining area and a combination of gray, light wood, and red tones to bring impact into an otherwise overlooked space. Here, we list some of the key elements to recreate the look.Above: The studio kitchen; see more at Fred Rigby Studio: A New Creative Space for Free Thinking in London. Photography by Jake Curtis, courtesy of…

The interior designer Beata Heuman’s latest project—a vast, open-plan apartment in London’s Notting Hill—is fizzing with ideas. “This was a real blank canvas for us to play with,” explains the Swedish-born, London-based designer. “The apartment was very much an anonymous shell that was hard to attribute to any particular period. For us, it became the perfect place to experiment.’Join us for a tour:Photography by Simon Brown.Above: Beata Heuman’s latest London project was the first open plan space the studio has designed.The two-story apartment is owned by a couple in their mid-20s. “It was a really exciting opportunity for us, because…

Mainers and New Englanders: Join us at The Post Supply in Portland, Maine, next Saturday, June 25, from 4-6 p.m. to celebrate the release of our new book, Remodelista in Maine. Annie and photographer Greta Rybus will be there to sign books, and Maine & Loire will be serving up glasses of natural wine. More info here; we hope to see you there.In the meantime, here’s what’s capturing our attention this solstice weekend:Above: Scandi summer, as glimpsed in this week’s Botanical Patterns from Boråstapeter, Sweden’s Oldest Wallpaper Company. Photograph by Boråstapeter, courtesy of F. Schumacher.We’re all taken by The Mae…