Remodelista is an

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and lifestyle website operated by Remodelista LLC. It was founded in 2007 by the current editor-in-chief

Julie Carlson Julie Carlson (born November 24, 1960) is an American writer and co-founder of interior design and lifestyle website Remodelista and outdoor spaces and garden design website Gardenista operated by holding company Remodelista LLC, owned by Carlson ...

along with Francesca Connolly, Janet Hall, and Sarah Lonsdale. The company is based in

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History

Remodelista was founded as an independent website in 2007 by Carlson, Connolly, Hall, and Lonsdale to provide an online sourcebook for users planning a home renovation or remodel with the goal of furnishing rooms with a mix of classics, vintage finds and modernist pieces. In 2008, Josh Groves joined as publisher and later becomes CEO. "It's All About Home"
''Brown Alumni Magazine'' 2012-09-25 "SAY Media Acquires Remodelista"
''Business Wire'' 2011-08-09 Following its redesign in 2009
''New York Times'' 2009-10-08 and continuous growth, Remodelista was acquired by San Francisco company SAY Media in August 2011. "SAY Media Continues Acquisition Spree, Buys Home Design Website Remodelista"
''TechCrunch'' 2011-08-09 In 2012, Remodelista spun off its garden section to an independent sister website under SAY Media ownership, Gardenista, with former New York Times columnist Michelle Slatalla as editor-in-chief. "Taking Its Design Eye Outside"
''New York Times'' 2012-06-06 In 2014, Times Internet partnered with SAY Media to launch an Indian version of Remodelista. "Times Internet to launch Indian editions of Say Media's ReadWrite & Remodelista"
''MediaNama'' 2014-06-13 "Times Internet and SAY Media Launch ReadWrite and Remodelista in India"
''Say Daily'' 2014-06-20 "Times Internet to launch Readwrite & Remodelista India Editions"
''Times Internet'' 2014-06-11 In 2015,

and Josh Groves bought Remodelista and Gardenista from SAY Media for an undisclosed amount. "Say Media Sells ReadWrite To Wearable World, Remodelista Sold Back To Founders"
''TechCrunch'' 2015-02-05 Also in 2015,

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announced their ''Expert Articles'' as part of an expanded content platform with Remodelista as one of the early industry experts announced."Amazon Ups Its Content Game With Expert Articles"
''TechCrunch'' 2015-12-08 In 2016, Remodelista and Gardenista was acquired by Realtor.com, operated by the

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subsidiary Move, Inc. At the time of sale, the two sites reportedly received 1.5 million readers per month. "Behind Realtor.com's Remodelista-Gardenista acquisition"
''Business of Home'' 2016-07-15 In November 2017, Remodelista launched a second companion site, The Organized Home, in conjunction with the publication of the book ''Remodelista: The Organized Home''. "Announcing Our New Site: The Organized Home"
''Remodelista.com'' 2017-11-08 "Remodelista Shows Us How to Organize with Style"
''Martha Stewart'' 2017-12-13 In June 2019, Remodelista announced that it was once again independently owned along with sister sites Gardenista and Organized Home after three years as part of

subsidiary Realtor.com. According to the announcement, the transition was due to a strategy restructure following Realtor.com's $210 million acquisition of real-estate leads generation platform OpCity."Austin real estate startup Opcity to be acquired for $210 million"
''Statesman'' 2018-08-30"Real Estate Lead Evolution: Fall Out at Realtor.com"
''Revaluate'' 2019-06-10 Few details surrounding the deal were released but they reported that the combined readership of the sites reached 1.7 million users per month."To Our Readers: Remodelista Update"
''Remodelista'' 2019-06-01

Site features

According to its company website, Remodelista is "a sourcebook for the considered home", guiding readers through the remodeling and design process."Company Slogan"
''Remodelista.com'' 2020-01-13 In addition, the blog publishes lifestyle content, including pieces about travel. The travel section covers noteworthy design shops and hotels, restaurants and other design-oriented sights in the US and abroad. Often these pieces will have an "Expert Advice" angle, with a design professional providing advice about shops, hotels, and restaurants. In 2010, the website launched an invitation-only directory of architects and designers. ''Editor at Large'' named it one of the top four online designer directories in 2014. In 2013, the website first launched its "Considered Design Awards," a series of awards for reader-submitted photos of their interior spaces.

Events

Between 2010 and 2016, Remodelista hosted 18 Remodelista Markets in Marin County,

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, Portland,

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, NYC, and

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. Remodelista Markets offered goods from artisanal makers and designers, which included handmade ceramics, clothing, jewelry, organic botanicals, and artisanal foods.

Related websites

Remodelista's sister site Gardenista, which focuses on outdoor spaces, was launched in 2011 initially as a section of Remodelista. It became a separate website in 2012. In November 2017, Remodelista launched a second companion site, The Organized Home, in conjunction with the publication of the book ''Remodelista: The Organized Home''.'

Books

In October 2013, ''Remodelista: A Manual For The Considered Home'' (), written by

with photography by Matthew Williams, was published by

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. The book includes tours of homes and advice on how to recreate one's own space in a similar style.

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winner

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wrote the foreword to the book.""Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home" by Julie Carlson"
''Architectural Digest'' 2013-11-30 In November 2017,

published ''Remodelista: The Organized Home'' (), written by

and Margot Guralnick with photography by Matthew Williams.{{Cite news, url=https://www.remodelista.com/posts/new-site-announcement-organized-home/, title=Announcing Our New Site: The Organized Home - Remodelista, date=2017-11-08, work=Remodelista, access-date=2018-05-06, language=en-US

External links

Remodelista

Gardenista

The Organized Home

References

Lifestyle websites Internet properties established in 2007 Companies based in Manhattan Mass media companies based in New York City