Projects
- NewsFood52 on Yahoo
15 Real Tips We Learned From The Great British Bake Off
Quick game of trivia: In the past two years, what was the most-watched television program in the U.K.? “I am NOT a great baker,” said Director of Events Francesca Andreani, “and watching this show has actually taught me a ton.
- NewsFood52 on Yahoo
How a Forgotten Piece of Furniture Found a Second Life
Related: Our Favorite Pieces of Wall Art Aren’t All Paintings This is why, despite the peeling squares of linoleum and mustard-yellow laminate countertops in our kitchen, the main floor bathroom was the first room in our house to get a full makeover. As was the case with opening up our floor plan, the goal in redoing this bathroom was to do as much as we could ourselves and keep the price tag reasonable. Not my bathroom, though I would happily take it.
- NewsFood52 on Yahoo
6 Ways to Tell if a Kitchen Knife is Worth the Splurge
There are several unspoken rules in the Food52 office: A batch of Chemex coffee is meant to be shared, when pie is served in the team kitchen you have to act quickly if you want a slice, and when Josh Cohen, our Test Kitchen Chef, pulls out a Harry Potter metaphor, whatever he’s talking about is going to be good. Related: How a Forgotten Piece of Furniture Found a Second Life (Photo: Bobbi Lin/Food52) “You know in Harry Potter,” he told me while preparing food for an event in the office, holdin
- NewsFood52 on Yahoo
Our Favorite Pieces of Wall Art Aren't All Paintings
We’ve already told you that you shouldn’t limit your wall art to stuff in frames. Utilizing wall space is a smart solution for trinkets you pick up while traveling, knickknacks that you don’t have shelf space for, and even larger items, like your favorite throws when you aren’t cuddled up in them. Related: Why the Best Wall Art Isn’t Art at All For added inspiration, here’s some of the non-art wall art found in the homes of our editors—everything from a racquet and plates to cookie molds and mu
- NewsFood52 on Yahoo
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a New Piece of Art
If you own more than one piece of art, you are an art collector. You are an art collector and it’s helpful to start thinking of yourself as such. Related: 3 Ways to Frame Art That Are Actually Affordable As an interior designer, I find that art selection is one of the top anxiety-producing steps in many people’s quest for a dream home. Thinking of it in terms of your personal collection will shift the mindset from “how do I fill this empty space?” to “how does this piece relate to me, my home
- NewsFood52 on Yahoo
How to Bring Happy Hour Home
Happy Hour—that glorious window of time when beers are $2, oysters on the half-shell sell for a dollar a piece, and cocktails are affordable—is the light at the end of a stressful work day, where that tense meeting and botched presentation are forgotten in favor of good beer and better company. Instead of rushing to the bar at 6:59 P.M. in the hopes the bartender will still charge you half-price, invite over a few pals, set up a dart board, and bring the bar home. Here’s how to bring Happy Hour
- NewsFood52 on Yahoo
How to Open Up a Room Without Tearing Down a Wall
Before: Our completely separated living room and dining rooms (and vivid paint selections from the prior owners). You can create smaller openings to get some of the benefits, while still maintaining more of a distinction between the rooms.
