Collection by Amy Dvorak

Dream Homes

In fall, the color of this backyard in Charlottesville, Virginia, changes daily with the foliage. Elizabeth Birdsall marvels how new outdoor spaces on her property, like a patio furnished with upholstered seating from Gloster, make enjoying the woods an easy experience: “It’s like comfortable camping, all the time.”
In fall, the color of this backyard in Charlottesville, Virginia, changes daily with the foliage. Elizabeth Birdsall marvels how new outdoor spaces on her property, like a patio furnished with upholstered seating from Gloster, make enjoying the woods an easy experience: “It’s like comfortable camping, all the time.”
Don designed and built the white-oak kitchen table, which is cantilevered so knees don’t bump the underpinnings.
Don designed and built the white-oak kitchen table, which is cantilevered so knees don’t bump the underpinnings.
Taking cues from this home's Japanese-influenced slatted screen, Hufft Projects applied a ring of ipe wood around the perimeter of this outdoor fire pit.
Taking cues from this home's Japanese-influenced slatted screen, Hufft Projects applied a ring of ipe wood around the perimeter of this outdoor fire pit.
Ceilings are typically composed of concrete beams and blocks that are covered with drywall and paint. But for this project, the architects left them bare to texturize the room. ”It creates a beautiful contrast with the snow white walls and splashes of yellow,” they explain. The painting on the wall is by Magdalena Karpińska.
Ceilings are typically composed of concrete beams and blocks that are covered with drywall and paint. But for this project, the architects left them bare to texturize the room. ”It creates a beautiful contrast with the snow white walls and splashes of yellow,” they explain. The painting on the wall is by Magdalena Karpińska.
Caesarstone will introduce its new Fresh Concrete, Sleek Concrete, and Raw Concrete colors. The colors offer the look of concrete with the ease of Caesarstone maintenance. Slabs are non-porous and resistant to heat, stains, and scratches.
Caesarstone will introduce its new Fresh Concrete, Sleek Concrete, and Raw Concrete colors. The colors offer the look of concrete with the ease of Caesarstone maintenance. Slabs are non-porous and resistant to heat, stains, and scratches.
A spacious deck was created as part of the addition. A cantilevered concrete bench stretches out to the rear garden and complements the adjacent concrete wall.
A spacious deck was created as part of the addition. A cantilevered concrete bench stretches out to the rear garden and complements the adjacent concrete wall.
A Jutland, Denmark, house designed by Mette Nygaard and Morten Schmidt of the architecture firm Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen features a minimalist bathroom that's naturally lit with Plexiglass skylights. Read the whole story here.
A Jutland, Denmark, house designed by Mette Nygaard and Morten Schmidt of the architecture firm Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen features a minimalist bathroom that's naturally lit with Plexiglass skylights. Read the whole story here.
Architect Maurice McKenzie was inspired by symmetrical design, and the resulting linear and stark-white architecture makes a statement against the dry desert terrain. Photo by: JUCO
Architect Maurice McKenzie was inspired by symmetrical design, and the resulting linear and stark-white architecture makes a statement against the dry desert terrain. Photo by: JUCO