This week the Remodelista team sent scouts to Berlin to ferret out trends, tips, and sources for knitted wool pendant lights (seriously, they're gorgeous). Here's what they found:
Before & After
Above: Still life with barn. Margot follows the progress of an amazing Before & After story of an unloved 140-year-old wreck that became a family vacation home in a small village in Germany. (See the "before" version below.)
Above: Say no more. See the barn's transformation at Before & After: A Renovated Barn in the German Countryside.
Trend Alert
Above: Justine is eating off black flatware—and has sourced 9 Noirish Styles of Black Flatware.
Shopper's Diary
Above: Have you seen how clean Izabella's house is? She reveals a few of her secrets in 10 Easy Pieces: German-Made Cleaning Staples.
Remodeling 101
Above: Why can we not buy gorgeous light switches in this country? Join Margot's movement to banish plastic at Switched On: Classic Light Switches from Germany.
Design Sleuth
Above: Julie's new obsession? Knitted wool pendant lights. She went sleuthing and found the source in Design Sleuth: Knitted Wool Pendant Lights.
Catch up with the rest of stories you missed this week on Remodelista at Berlin Bound.
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