Remodelista launches with a simple idea: four design-minded friends sharing remodeling tips based on a dozen renovation experiences. The original team—Julie Carlson, Francesca Connolly, Janet Hall, and Sarah Lonsdale—meets weekly around Julie’s Mill Valley dining table. Read our original mission statement here.
Our top post of the year is on interior sliding barn doors.
2008/09
We discover the work of architects like Fernlund & Logan and Ray McMakin and begin featuring full projects (this was in a time when most architects didn’t even have a Web presence).
Remodelista wins the Apartment Therapy Homies Award for Best Home Design Blog. The New York Times takes notice: Miss Your Decor Magazine? Click Here.
2010
We launch our by-invitation Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory (Steve Delahoyd writes in Adweek: “The site highlights the best of the best (and if you’re familiar with Remodelista, you know their filtering abilities can often range from pretty amazing to downright otherworldly).”
Remodelista’s Janet Hall makes an appearance on the Martha Stewart Show to discuss organizing solutions (two years later Julie Carlson makes a repeat visit to discuss biergarten style).
In December, we host our first Remodelista Holiday Market at the Summer House in Mill Valley (we know it’s a success when dozens of readers line up in the torrential rain to gain entrance before the doors open at 10 a.m.).
A surprise hit: Our post on black toilet paper.
We publish our first book, Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home, published by Artisan Books with a foreword by Julianne Moore.
Our top post is Remodeling 101: 5 Things to Know About Radiant Heating.
The annual Remodelista/Gardenista Considered Design Awards launch with more than 500 projects submitted and 16 winners total.
2014/15
Top posts include Greatest Hits: 33 Top Rental Houses Featured on Remodelista.
One of our favorite house tours ever: Living Above the Shop: Ceramic Artist Paula Greif in Hudson, NY.
2016
Above: We publish our second book, Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Stylish Outdoor Spaces.
Above: One of our all-time-favorite kitchens is Plain English’s Osea Kitchen installed in a North London house. Another popular post: 15 Storage Ideas to Steal from High-End Kitchens. Annie Quigley joins the team.
2017
Above: Remodelista: The Organized Home: Simple, Stylish Ideas for All Over the House is available from Amazon.
We publish our third book, Remodelista: The Organized Home: Simple, Stylish Ideas for All Over the House, a visual guide to orderly living, and launch a companion site, The Organized Home.
Kristina Hacker joins the team as our social media expert and Fan Winston comes onboard as editor of our new Organized Home site.
Above: One of our most popular Kitchen of the Week posts is Aya Brackett’s Hippie House Update in Oakland.
Happy 2018, everyone, and thanks for a great decade at Remodelista. To help us in our future planning, we’d love to hear about your all-time favorite posts; let us know in the Comments section (and see Michelle’s highlights at Looking Ahead, Looking Back: 5 Years of Gardenista).
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