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10 Kitchen Counter Storage Solutions
Disorder is the enemy of modern design, so we've put together 10 of our favorite kitchen storage solutions to help keep your counters clean and clutter-free.
written by: Megan Hamaker03.18.13 -
101: Kitchens
From IKEA-mania and back to the farm, we wonder if the perfect kitchen might be an oxymoron.
written by: Sam Grawe02.22.09 -
5 Bathroom Storage Inspirations
The bathroom may be one of the tiniest rooms in your home, but it is often packed with products. These five bathrooms show how to stow it all away.
written by: Olivia Martin04.25.13 -
5 Creative, High-Design Bookshelves
Books add warm and personality to a space—and sometimes, though far too seldom, the shelves they sit on do the same. Here, five creative, handsomely built shelves that beautifully upstage their...
written by: Jaime Gillin05.14.13 -
8 Small Space Bath & Wardrobe Solutions
Continuing our small spaces series today, we offer tips for the very smallest rooms of all: The bathroom and the closet. From washroom accessories to a build-your-own closet, we've put together...
written by: Megan Hamaker02.08.13 -
A BoConcept Makeover
When we moved into an Edwardian apartment in San Francisco's Mission District four years ago, we trucked in our furniture, set the pieces where we thought they made sense, and haven't changed much...
written by: Jaime Gillin07.11.11 -
A Bolder Key Holder
We recently received a letter from Dwell reader Paula Pollachek asking for suggestions for a container in which to “collect all of your belongings, like keys, phone, and wallet, in one place...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.22.09 -
A Clean Slate
A few big ideas—and some careful workmanship—transform the very small kitchen of a one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment into an expansive space suited to a young professional with a taste for...
written by: Mark Lamsterphotos by: Jeremy Liebman02.15.10 -
A House Grows in Brooklyn
For most homeowners, the goal of renovating is to transform an existing space into an idealized domicile. Few couples, however, include both the architect whose training can precipitate a vision...
written by: Alan Rappphotos by: Matthew Williams01.28.11 -
A Knight's Retail
"I can never understand why people employ decorators," posits Sir Terence Conran, a man whose surname is synonymous with design. "One of the great joys in life is collecting things...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Paul Wetherell06.14.10 -
A Lakeside Prefab in New Jersey
A New Zealand expat and her son use their prefabricated lakeside New Jersey retreat as an outdoorsy counterpoint to city life.
written by: Kelsey Keithphotos by: Mark Mahaney12.20.12 -
A Northern Haven
North Haven, a rocky island in Maine’s Penobscot Bay, is quintessentially New England. As it happens, so is this boat barn–inspired brand of rugged, regional modernism.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Raimund Koch06.17.09 -
A Stable Office Environment
Giorgio Baravalle originally had a true home office—a space inside his house in Millbrook, New York, that was meant to be a private place to work, but instead served as a traffic circle in...
written by: Deborah Bishop02.01.09 -
A Visit to HAY Copenhagen
I just returned to the office from a trip to Copenhagen spent reporting a handful of stories for the magazine and scouting future projects. A highlight of the trip was my visit to HAY, a fantastic...
written by: Jaime Gillin11.15.11 -
Abiquiu Debut
Abiquiu, New Mexico, owes this rugged new house to a plucky pair of residents, two talented architects and one long-sighted and very gracious loan officer.
written by: Chelsea Holden Bakerphotos by: João Canziani01.14.09 -
Accessories from Schoolhouse Electric
I have always associated the Portland-based company Schoolhouse Electric solely with classic, vintage-inspired lighting, and only recently discovered that they sell much more than that in their...
written by: Jaime Gillin04.10.12 -
All Clad
For photographer Ed Reeve, building his own house had been a lifelong dream. When he met architect David Adjaye, and found the perfect plot of land in London’s De Beauvoir Town, Reeve knew his time...
written by: Max Fraserphotos by: Ed Reeve01.15.09 -
All Together Now
When Svetlin Krastev and Dessi Nikolova had their second child, they saw two options: Go broke buying a bigger apartment, or renovate their existing 620-square-foot home.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: David Allee02.06.11 -
All We Need
This pair of handy Portlanders doesn’t crave any more of Oregon’s territory than what’s taken up by their 704-square-foot home, hard-working garden, and smartly designed outdoor...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: John Clark10.17.11 -
An American Bookshelf in London
When Russian-born architect Andrei Saltykov designed his home in the UK, he put his love of the USA on the shelf.
written by: Phyllis Richardsonphotos by: Will Pryce10.11.12 -
An Innovative Modular Building System in Ecuador
Seeking a way to blend architecture into the natural environment, a pair of Ecuador-based designers invents a new modular building system.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: João Canziani12.31.12 -
An Urbin Solution
When Alana Charles and her husband moved to their dream home in Toronto, they were excited to start life on their beautiful street; however, they were not excited about the new, very large refuse...
written by: Diana Budds08.13.10 -
Architectural Adventure
When people ask architects Apurva Pande and Chinmaya Misra where they live, they never get a straightforward answer. The couple's home lies at the end of a cul-de-sac somewhere between Culver City...
written by: Chloe Veltmanphotos by: Bryce Duffy01.18.09 -
Arik Levy
Arik Levy’s designs have been produced by a variety of big names—e15 (SH05 ARIE shelf, pictured below), Zanotta, Council, Living Divani, and Bernhardt Design, to name a few—but...
written by: Dwell Staff09.02.09 -
Bathroom Solutions: Smart Storage Design
We tackle the bathroom in this installment of the Smart Storage Design series. From sliding cabinets to brightly colored vanities to hidden hampers, there's no shortage of ingenious ideas in the...
written by: Diana Budds05.08.13

















