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• A Hands-On Renovation Makes a Cramped City Kitchen Wheelchair-Accessible

  

  In renovating the 90-square-foot kitchen of a Boston apartment, architect Chris Greenawalt drew upon both spatial and material solutions to create a pleasing an... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• An Architect Builds His Own Studio Retreat to Escape the City

  

  Architect Nicholas Hunt used his garden as a laboratory for his budding private practice, creating a 55-square-foot studio filled with handcrafted details,... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Couple Build Their Eco-Friendly Dream Home in the Forest

  

  In realizing their dream to build a country retreat in upstate New York, Sandy Chilewich and Joe Sultan—proprietors of the textiles firm... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• An Off-the-Grid Prefab That Combines Open Plan Living with Rugged Durability

  

  Upon his first visit to Tasmania, an island south of the Australian mainland, resident David Burns was immediately smitten with its varied, pristine landscape. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Get Ready for the Holidays with 10 Essentials

  

  Hasami Porcelain is characterized by simple, clean lines and an aesthetic that is both highly modern and deeply seeded in Japanese pottery tradition. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A California Cottage Renovated for Easy Indoor-Outdoor Living

  

  The existing cottage lap siding was replaced with a rainscreen installation; it does double duty as both moisture control and an elegant aesthetic update. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 9 Richly-Surfaced Wood Interiors

  

  A designer carved out this domestic oasis in Mexico City; chairs in the second-floor playroom are by Lievore Altherr Molina for Andreu World. Oak sliding... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 6 Unique Bathrooms We Love

  

  In Auckland, New Zealand, architect Michael O’Sullivan and his partner Melissa Schollum braved a miniscule budget, withering looks from friends, and nasty... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Donald Judd's Little-Known Cor-Ten Steel Sculptures

  Design heads extoll the rectilinear, plywood creations of modernist Donald Judd (1928-1994), whose four-decade body of self-described "specific objects" posed... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• House of the Week: Modern Tokyo Home With a Labyrinthine Interior

  

  Nestled in Tokyo’s Meguro District, this house’s minimalist shell belies the unique zigzagging, spiralling interior plan. Photo by Nacása Partners Inc.. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• An Open-Plan Apartment Renovation in Poland

  

  The renovation, which focused on the living-dining-kitchen area, strikes a balance between intimate and inviting, hence the project's name, the Open/Private... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 6 Scenic Autumn Retreats

  

  Tucked away in a leafy suburb of London, and featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, the delightfully named Starvecrow Cottage makes for the perfect autumnal... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 5 Unexpected Building Transformations

  

  In Los Angeles's Chinatown, this 4,000-square-foot loft apartment had myriad past lives dating back to 1939, including stints as a restaurant, punk rock... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Bay Area Renovation Keeps Its Midcentury Modern Roots

  

  In order to preserve the look of the original design, the house was stripped down to its post and beam structure and reassembled. Essentially every wall,... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 8 Homes with Unusual Windows

  

  Elise and Arnold Goodman's home in Pine Plains, New York, boasts an anarchic scramble of 48 windows, the largest of which measures 8'6'' by 7'6''. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Striking Minimalist Guest Apartment in Prague

  

  A kitchen, complete with a small dining space, allows guests to reverse roles and host the hosts. The blue Muuto Unfold light accents against the otherwise blac... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• This Dramatic London Renovation Boasts a Five-Story Bookcase

  

  Behind a traditional facade, the house was stripped to the studs and rebuilt with a timber and steel frame and a rear extension. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 5 Rooms Designed For Music

  

  Taking cues from the flora, fauna, and rocky cliffs of Big Sur, California, Mickey Muennig's brand of organic architecture doesn't stop with the terrain. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 6 Double-Height Rooms

  

  The double-height living room in architect Lynn Gaffney's self-designed vacation home in Sharon, Connecticut features warm-toned unfinished plywood cladding... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 5 Ways to Use White Paint Without Being Boring

  

  In this renovated 19th-century house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, white paint wasn't just a style choice, it was also a money-saving strategy. White... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN