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A kitchen is different for different people. Some want one that offer just the bare minimum and allows you to prepare a basic meal when you need one. Others want a space that is far more demanding and can serve…

Tucked away on an urban lot in a dense, quintessentially Austin neighborhood, this residence borrows the spirit of international style combined with a fusion of pattern language to update the modern lifestyle. Using mass and void strategically, the floor plan…

This project was a true evolution of design. The owners originally approached DC+A about 10 years ago to design an informal home on their narrow cliff-side lot in the resort community of Lago Vista outside of Austin, TX. The couple…

If you are searching for the some of the picture-perfect rugged coastline pictures from the Atlantic Coast of Canada, then Nova Scotia is definitely the place to start. This gorgeous setting is also one of the most populous areas in…

Cantilevered indoor/outdoor spaces and towering walls of glass give this Rollingwood home a tree house–like appeal. Lake|Flato Architects associate Brian Comeaux describes the Austin suburb of Rollingwood as a hidden gem. “There’s a lot of activity there now, but it…

Airtight, sustainable, and quick to assemble, Sweden’s carbon-sequestering Kajstaden tower is a beacon for sustainable construction. An hour outside of Stockholm, C.F. Møller Architects has crafted the tallest timber tower in Sweden. Inaugurated last February, the record-breaking Kajstaden Tall Timber…

Apart from your living room, if there are two spaces in your home that make the biggest impression on your guests then they are the entry room and the powder room. One welcomes in guests gleefully while the other allows…

You might not always pay much attention towards redoing the bedroom or even when you are planning for a new one in your home. But it is important that the nursery you create for your little one is smart in…

Designed by Rolex, the 2020 Oscars Greenroom transports Hollywood A-listers to an arctic observatory with a climate-conscious message. Step through a nondescript door just opposite stage right in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, and you’ll find yourself in an ethereal, wood-paneled lounge…

From a cat-shaped kindergarten to a robot-like skyscraper, these postmodern buildings have a hearty sense of humor. “Less is a bore,” quipped American architect Robert Venturi in answer to Mies van der Rohe’s famous epigram. Venturi’s pronouncement is also the…

Avocado Mattress is offering some sweet holiday weekend savings until Monday, February 24. Presidents’ Day weekend is known for having some great sales on your favorite mattresses, bedding, and other bedroom necessities. If you’re looking to make the switch to…

The baker and food writer invites us into her Red Hook home, where the kitchen is the main attraction. I’ve lived in Red Hook, Brooklyn, with my husband, two teenage boys, and our rescue pit bull for about nine years.…

If there is one material that epitomizes luxury, class and elegance cutting across eras and styles, then it is undoubtedly marble. Be it in the Oriental and Indian backdrops or in the more modern western setting, marble has been a…

The kitchen is the first place we tend to think about when we are planning for a home makeover. In the modern house, it is the kitchen that is increasingly becoming the heart and soul of the living area and…

Heath Ceramics pays tribute to the extraordinary vision of founder Edith Heath with a cozy, rentable cabin that puts the brand’s passion for craftsmanship on display. Catherine Bailey and Robin Petravic—partners and owners of Heath Ceramics—took a 1973 Lake Tahoe…

The privileged view of nature was the core starting point for this project on the mountainous region of Nova Lima, State of Minas Gerais/Brazil. An adventurer couple chose us to create this special project in such an exclusive area. At…

A quirky multilevel home in Chicago’s Old Town by pioneering architect Walter Netsch has been sympathetically restored by its new owners. In 1974, architect Walter Netsch, a design partner at Chicago firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), completed his own…

Designed for a couple in Wellington, New Zealand, this small home puts the focus on affordable materials and stunning views. When architects Cecile Bonnifait and William Giesen, co-founders of Bonnifait+Giesen Architects, were tasked with designing a home for a couple…