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• 17 Funky Facades

  

  Choosing a single color to represent your house is daunting, which is why Ilhan and Kamer Eser went with many. Using a pearlescent paint that appears to change... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Gracious London Terrace House Is Reborn with Salvaged Materials

  

  The center of the dining room is marked out by a “carpet” of terracotta, turquoise and green cement tiles from Emery Cie. They are a practical, hard-wearing... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 9 Neutral Bedrooms

  

  In a bright Connecticut vacation home, the bed and bench are from Desiron and the wall sconces are by Arne Jacobsen for Louis Poulsen. The operable windows and... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Best of #ModernMonday: Outdoor Design

  

  Whether you have acres of land or a small balcony, what are the first steps to designing an outdoor space?@thisisheatherc: Know your zone! Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Historic London Building Gets a Modern Update with a Dramatic Staircase

  

  A tall and narrow window separates the new brickwork from the historic building, making its lines and profile clearly understandable. Getting permission to... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 10 Wide-Open Lofts for Comfortable City Living

  

  Designing for a couple and their two teenage girls, architect Ed Kopel transformed three individual apartments into an expansive, 3,200-square-foot flat in... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• New Kitchen Materials You Should Know About

  

  Stainless steel has been the hallmark of the modern American kitchen for years. But today’s appliance launches show that stainless is not the only material fit... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Residents of This Tiny Floating Home Can Dive Into the Water Two Feet from...

  

  Lisbeth Juul and Laust Nørgaard drew upon their years of experience living on the water to design and build an 860-square-foot floating home in Copenhagen... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Andrea Cochran's Bold Landscape Designs Are Natural Wonders

  

  The San Francisco–based landscape architect Andrea Cochran has an impressive portfolio of projects ranging in scale from private residences to school campuses... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Professor Takes His Students Around the World to Build Modern Spiritual...

  

  Spirit of Place/Spirit of Design, a program conceived by The Catholic University of America architecture professor Travis Price, takes students to out-of-the wa... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Forget What You Know About Group Homes, This Green Retreat in Paris is a Work...

  

  Architect Damien Brambilla turned a run-down Paris apartment building into an open, bright adolescent group home with a landscaped garden. Image courtesy of... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Can Neglected Urban Waterways Like the Los Angeles River Become Thriving...

  

  “Restoring natural habitats and adding walking and cycling trails along urban waterways can connect people with opportunities at the civic scale to make... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 10 Modern Serving Trays and Platters

  

  The Terrazzo Platter from Serax is a sophisticated kitchenware accent, and can be used as a serving tray, board for cheese and charcuterie, or even as a... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Landscape Architect Kevin Shanley Wants to Reconnect Cities with Their Waterways

  

  Houston’s Buffalo Bayou was once so polluted that an annual canoe race was nicknamed the “Reeking Regatta.” Image courtesy of SWA Group. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 5 Unexpected Additions in London

  

  A wraparound glass wall connects the first-level of this East London extension to its garden, and creates the appearance that the second-level floats on thin... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Nordic-Inspired Woodland Cabin in Quebec

  

  Montreal's APPAREIL architecture drew upon several principles of Nordic vernacular to optimize sunlight and warmth for this cabin in Quebec. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• House of the Week: Dining Room Features a Lush Indoor Garden

  

  The Sonoma County home of Lars Richardson and Laila Carlsen is the result of a long-running collaboration with architect Casper Mork-Ulnes. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 10 Ways to Design with Ikea Furniture

  

  "Small Ikea kitchens drive me crazy, but six kitchens' worth of Ikea cabinets can be made into something beautiful," architect Andrew Dunbar says. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 7 Ways to Design with Warren Platner Chairs

  

  Platner's coffee table and armchair is at home in this little-known John Lautner building on offer in Desert Hot Springs, California. Photo by Dan Chavkin. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Modern Addition Gives a London Chef a Dream Kitchen

  

  “The client wanted an interior space where you could read the materiality of the building elements like understanding the ingredients in a recipe,” principal... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN