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• Dusty Garages Transformed Into Studios, Party Rooms, and More

  

  Garages are loaded with untapped potential, but many homeowners take their outbuildings for granted. Here are five garages that were transformed from dusty... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Modular Compound is the Ultimate Retreat for Three Generations

  

  Originally published in The New Prefab as Space Odyssey On a wedge-shaped lot in the Texas Hill Country, a couple adapt a modular system to create an idyllic... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Aalto Isn't the Only Finnish Modernist: Meet Ilmari Tapiovaara

  

  Slideshow 2014 marks what would have been the 100th birthday of one of Finland's most prolific modern furniture designers, Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914 – 1999), who... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Ask the Expert: Gift-Buying Tips from David Alhadeff of The Future Perfect

  

  David Alhadeff, the owner of The Future Perfect, suggests products he loves to give and receive. Slideshow What would you give to a recent college graduate? I... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Ask the Expert: Gift-Buying Tips from Caroline Baumann of Cooper Hewitt

  

  The director of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum lists her favorite belongings and gifts. Slideshow What’s the best wedding present you’ve given or... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Seattle Home Carefully Blocks Out Neighbors, While Celebrating Natural...

  

  Melding corrugated metal with Douglas Fir wood, a sustainable home in Seattle brings nature inside while preserving a couple’s privacy. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Holiday Gift Guide 2014: For the Bibliophile

  

  When it comes to giving books, one size (usually) fits all, there's no need to find an additional box with which to wrap it, and it lasts a lifetime. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Calling All Designers: Submit Your Project for the Architizer A+Awards

  

  Submit your architecture, interiors, and products for a chance to be honored at the Architizer A+Awards. Hualien Wellness Residential Development by Bjarke... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Grandson of Frank Lloyd Wright Constructs Peaceful Prefab Near the...

  

  Originally published in The New Prefab as Taliesin Tale A scion of Frank Lloyd Wright erects a modular hillside retreat near the architect’s estate. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Incredible Floating Barge Makes It Possible to Grow Food on Any Body of Water

  

  The modular Jellyfish Barge could be a solar-powered solution to food shortages. Slideshow Resembling a set piece from Waterworld, the simple skeleton, a roughl... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Piles of Fallen Leaves Got You Down? This Leaf Blower Will Change All That

  

  While effective, leaf blowers generally and deservedly draw ire from neighbors for being loud and polluting. The EPA has cracked down on emissions and noise... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 7 Elegant Closet Solutions

  

  From a luxurious midcentury changing room to under-stair solutions, these closets show graceful ways to store clothes and kitchen gear. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Decades Old, the Modernist Houses of New Zealand Have No Shortage of Charm

  

  In a new book, photographer Mary Gaudin gives readers an intimate tour of New Zealand's modernist houses, offering a look at the way residents have lived in... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Coffee Shop Made With Shipping Containers in South Africa

  

  Earthworld Architects & Interiors, based in Pretoria, the South African capital, was hired to design a coffee shop for the Foghound Interactive Coffee Company... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Ask the Expert: Gift-Buying Tips from Ambra Medda

  

  Ambra Medda, cofounder and creative director of design resource L’ArcoBaleno, tells us what home goods she treasures. Slideshow Medda, who co-founded... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 8 Incredibly Slender Houses

  

  Narrow sites present designers with a unique spatial challenge. Building upward might add square footage, but it won't make a structure the width of a subway ca... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Holiday Gift Guide 2014: Under $50

  

  Short on funds but long on friends and family? Worry not: We've rounded up ten gifts under $50 that will bring joy to all the modernists on your list. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Cute Couple Alert: Modern Prefab Poolhouse Addition to a 1920s Sears Kit House

  

  Originally published in The New Prefab as Starter Kit A Boston family chose a double dose of prefab for an addition to their home in the Massachusetts... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• House of the Week: Futuristic Apartment Building in Italy

  

  Every week, we highlight one amazing Dwell home that went viral on Pinterest. Follow Dwell's Pinterest account for more daily design inspiration. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Space-Saving Wood Furniture Designed in California

  

  The LAXseries by MASHstudios celebrates natural materials and tight quarters. Slideshow The Entertainment Shelf includes a panel that slides to reveal... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN