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• Just Desert: A Cactus Garden Grows in Midtown Manhattan

  

  For the month of June 2016, Rockefeller Center's Chanel Gardens will be filled with a cactus garden designed by Lifescapes International. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Modern Home with Southern Charm

  

  Rocks that were unearthed while digging the foundation make up the hardscape in the rear, beyond the open porch. “It’s one of my favorite parts of the house,”... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Learn How to Connect with Nature from This Off-the-Grid Prefab

  

  Architect Jesse Garlick’s rural Washington vacation home references its rugged surroundings. The steel cladding has developed a patina similar to the ochre-red... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Midcentury Home Enjoys Views from Every Angle

  

  Architect Don Dimster integrated a new roof deck and custom furnishings into Chris and Marjorie Rice’s 1960s Buff, Straub and Hensman home in Los Angeles. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Photo of the Week: A Charming Playground That’s Surprisingly Modern

  

  Design and restoration firm Architectural Orchestra shared this playground they built near Lopota Lake in Georgia. Based in Tbilisi, the creative team used a... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• This Modern Cabin Is the Ideal HQ For a Family in Alaska

  

  A series of charred modern boxes, the home Petra Sattler-Smith and Klaus Mayer designed for Martin Buser and Kathy Chapoton, is organized around views of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Lake House That's a Living Piece of Architecture History

  

  Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, the 1973 Douglas House was one of architect Richard Meier’s first residential commissions. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 725 Square Feet and Loads of Modern Gems

  

  "Our love for Japanese design, and respect for it as a precursor to the midcentury aesthetic, came into the design of the radiator covers," architect and... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• An Architect References Local Architecture to Build a Modern Home

  

  The exterior of the Field House, designed by Wendell Burnette Architects in Ellington, Wisconsin. Project Field House Architect Wendell Burnette Architects The... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• This Snowbound Pad Will Actually Make You Miss Winter

  

  Seen from the street, the Nook Residence's white-painted wood exterior vanishes against a snowy backdrop.  Squinting through Quebec's seasonal fluries, one migh... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Tiny Cabin is This Writer's Off the Grid Getaway

  

  The Porter cottage makes the most of its unwieldy site. The cottage was sited as close to the water as legally allowed to take advantage of the views and far... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• This Former Dance Hall Gets an Encore and Becomes a Designer's House

  

  Designer Barbara Hill, in front of her recently renovated weekend house in Marfa, Texas. A series of Galvalume roofing panels clad the underside of the eaves. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The House That Takes Recycling to the Next Level

  

  Ingrid Blans and Tjibbe Knol relax outside their home. The glass doorway features and etched poem by Dutch writer Willem Wilmink, who is also known for... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• See How Technology Turned This Vacation Home Into a Connected Family Hub

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  Posted on 13 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Beauty and Brains: Building Sustainably With Redwood

  

  San Francisco firm Lundberg Design built this cabin out of reclaimed materials, including the exterior redwood, which has aged into an elegant, ashen gray. In... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Modern Take on the Pitched-Roof

  

  Located on a canal in a neighborhood outside central Amsterdam is the house Mark de Graaf and Sanne Wisman share with their three children. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Centuries-Old Farmhouses Inspired This Timeless Home

  

  In the farmhouse architect Lucy Marston built for her family in Suffolk, England, she balanced off-the-shelf pieces, such as a velvet-covered sofa from sofa.com... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Can You Find This Clothing Label in a (Sort Of) Secret Shipping Container?

  

  To separate itself from high-end downtown retail, Toronto clothing label NEEDS WANTS kitted out a shipping container as a showroom and concealed it in a North... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• It's Hip to Be Square

  

  A basic box that’s as tall as it is wide (28 feet) and 16 feet long, this Portland, Oregon house consists of rooms stacked verti­cally: an unfinished basement o... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Three Joined Cabins Turn This Virginia Retreat Into a Modern Take on Camp

  

  Desiring a home in a natural setting for their three sons, ages 5, 9, and 10, architects Katie and Danny MacNelly built a three-volume residence near... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN