Category: Room Make Over

R29 Readers’ Top Stay-At-Home Picks Are All On Sale For July 4th

by Marine Grinter on July 3, 2020 in Room Make Over

After spending many, many months indoors recently, it’s very possible that you already know your way around a good cyber sale. But just when you thought you’d be swapping screen time for sunshine in honor of one star-spangled holiday this weekend, let us remind you that the 4th of July is also a major moment for some of the year’s biggest markdowns on everything furniture, decor, rugs, and more.

And while we’re on the topic of that stay-at-home life we’ve grown accustomed to as of late, we’d like to point out that many of our R29 readers’ favorite finds over

How to perfect a manicure at home as nail salons remain closed

by Marine Grinter on July 1, 2020 in Room Make Over

As a salon trip is out of the question, treating yourself to an at-home manicure is an easy alternative: iStock/The Independent

On 23 June, Boris Johnson announced that some lockdown restrictions in England would be eased to allow pubs, restaurants, campsites, hotels and hairdressers to reopen on 4 July, with social distancing measures in place.

These new guidelines haven’t extended to nails salons, however, or spas and tattoo parlours, which will remain closed.

The prime minister explained to the House of Commons that nail salons will be able to reopen when the government feels “confident” the business can operate “in

Fashion Influencers Are Driving an Interiors Boom. How Are Home Brands Responding?

by Marine Grinter on June 29, 2020 in Room Make Over

“A lot of people in fashion don’t understand that you can’t easily gift a rug or table. It doesn’t work the same as it does for a dress or a pair of shoes.”

Home is where the #content is — or so wrote Hilary George-Parkin in a 2017 Fashionista story titled, “Why Fashion Bloggers Are Evolving Into Home Decor Influencers.”

Three years later, may I ask: Why were once-strictly-fashion-adjacent influencers venturing into more home-furnished pastures?

George-Parkin’s reporting is certainly worth revisiting in its own right, but for the interest of this piece, I’ll say the gist was this: With the

Through the lens of a Malibu modernist

by Marine Grinter on June 27, 2020 in Room Make Over

Born from the ashes of the 1993 Old Topanga fire, this modernist masterpiece in Malibu feels almost church-like with its soaring Gothic arches and walls of glass that frame sweeping ocean views.

Architect Harry Gesner worked with playwright Jerome Lawrence to rebuild the home after the fire. The dramatic structure, which consists of steel-wire panels sprayed with concrete, was designed to withstand both fire and earthquakes. A later renovation, which also involved Gesner, expanded the kitchen.

The details

Location: 21056 Las Flores Mesa Drive, Malibu, 90265

Asking price: $14 million

Built: 1997

Living area: 4,170 square feet, three bedrooms, four

I Tried the Tempo Studio, an At-Home Fitness System That Turns My Dining Room Into a Gym

by Marine Grinter on June 25, 2020 in Room Make Over

From Best Products

There are a lot of cool things out there that make us wonder — do they really work? In our I Tried It series, we set out to use them in the real world and have determined that, in fact, they really do.

On Trial: Tempo Studio at-home fitness system

The Tester: Brandon Carte, former frequent gym-goer who has been stuck in a workout rut.

The Brief: The pandemic caused nationwide gym closures and equipment shortages, and it also snatched my drive to stay in shape. To help reignite