Sometimes the most luxurious thing you can do is restrain yourself. This week Julie and the Remodelista editors parsed the language of paring down. They discovered decadent simplicity:
Above: Izabella asks, "What makes a Vincent Van Duysen room so instantly recognizable?" Deconstruct the look with her in Steal This Look: A Grand Bathroom in Antwerp.
Above: "Have you ever noticed how a bad light switch can drag down a good room?" Margot asks. Her solution: Beautiful Basics: The Brass Light Switch from Paris.
Above: Alexa discovers Sober Luxury in Downtown Antwerp.
Above: For her new apartment in Brooklyn, Julie wants The World's Most Glamorous Toilet Paper Holder (and other brass fixtures from Japan).
Above: In High Brow Hack: The Ikea Kitchen Goes Upscale, Margot visits Denmark-based architects who put a beautiful skin on the skeleton of Ikea cabinets.
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