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A historic French estate inspired by Claude Monet has been revived as a neo-futurist garden with otherworldly art and breathtaking views. Russian landscape architect Alexandre Grivko has transformed a 1905 French estate into Les Jardins D’Étretat—a garden laboratory that combines experimental…

The Iron Maiden House showcases a unique way to bring the outside in by replicating a natural phenomenon. When architects at CplusC Architectural Workshop were approached about building a home in Longueville, a suburb of Sydney, with a strong connection…

Act fast, and you can snag pieces from the Usonia collection at special preorder pricing. Frank Lloyd Wright sought to inspire the American middle class to live a more beautiful life—and his Usonian homes and the furniture he designed for…

It is that time of the year again when design, decorating and fashion firmly move towards trends that lead us to the best of summer and spring styles. For those who are stuck indoors and looking for ways to improve…

The pet-friendly space includes a cook’s kitchen, a spa-like bath, and even an outdoor deck. When a solo adventurer was ready for life on the open road with her cat and dog in tow, she turned to Innovative Spaces to…

The House of Three Trees showcases the power of traditional wooden joinery. An inventive display of wooden joinery technique, The House of Three Trees in Sanju-si, South Korea, is not only supported by tree structures inside, but evokes a canopy…

Peek inside some of our favorite designers’ home offices, and get their tips for creating a successful WFH setup (or mindset) of your own. Because we could all use a little home-office inspiration right now, we asked some of our…

The culture of large retail chains across the world has seen commercial design take a more monotonous trend in the last few years. While a similar store design of the brand does give customers a sense of familiarity and encourages…

Calming materials and cozy feels make this Hong Kong apartment extra enchanting. Although the high-energy city of Hong Kong doesn’t usually conjure up images of quiet relaxation, the home that design firm Bean Buro envisioned for one young family is certainly…

The Gillman Residence in Palm Springs gets a new lease on life, and a $3.2M price tag, with an update by Thomboy Properties. It’s hard to imagine this restored midcentury gem was nearly demolished. Yet, it wasn’t too long ago…

Life has drastically changed this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This fact rings especially true for parents. With schools closed, children are home all day. When you’re not homeschooling them, you’re looking to fill their time with interesting projects.…

Hanson Land & Sea use local, reclaimed materials to transform a 1970s Airstream into a family escape. When brothers Ryan and Marlin Hanson, of Hanson Land & Sea—a design-build company in the Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia, Canada—discovered a…

Over the past seven years, Australian architect Jeremy Bull has renovated his home three times, describing it as a “scaffold for a growing family.” This architect’s home on a leafy street in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is an ever-changing work in…

Massive counter-weighted windows encase the facade—framing views of equally enormous Douglas firs. Award-winning architects Jim Cuter and Bruce Anderson describe their approach to design as “an attempt to reveal the nature of every circumstance: The nature of the place in…

Nine years ago, Jessica Helgerson turned a former goose check station into the perfect tiny house for her family. Today, it’s been repurposed once again—to house a surgeon during the coronavirus pandemic. When Jessica and her husband Yianni bought a…

In the modern home, space is the most important commodity. This is truer in case of urban apartments and suburban residences where every inch matters. One easy way to maximize limited space is to turn to all the vertical room…

Brooklyn-based Descience Lab converts a “shabby-chic” beach house in the Hamptons into a timeless retreat. In many remodel projects, constraints provide fertile ground for creative solutions. Such was the case with this top-to-bottom makeover of a Montauk beach house. The…

This uber-green dwelling not only walks the walk, it talks the talk. Designed by North River Architecture & Planning (NRAP) for their Senior Designer, Peter Reynolds, the Accord Passive House is a beacon of sustainable design. The comfortable, affordable, and…