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Explore - Renovation
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Row House Revival
Following the interventions of architect Matthew Baird and interior designer Janet Liles, Mo Ogrodnik’s apartment, which she shares with her husband and two children, is a resonant...
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Craig Cutler01.19.09 -
Get Paid to Green Your Home
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs suggests that we only think about fancy needs like self-actualization once we've managed the basics such as food, water, shelter and safety. With a sluggish economy and...
written by: Jamie Waugh10.22.08 -
Michael Gainer
When Michael Gainer moved from Boston to the Rust Belt city of Buffalo, New York, he had no idea he’d end up in “deconstruction”—not the collected works of Jacques Derrida...
written by: Dwell Staff04.07.09 -
Two Houses Are Better Than One
Or is one house better than two? For Santa Monica–based architect Jesse Bornstein and his family, both are true.
written by: David A. Greenephotos by: Catherine Ledner07.31.09 -
Kids' Room Renovation
A baby's arrival is cause for celebration—and for many, it's also a time to confront limited living space. For one Parisian couple, living in a cramped but loved apartment in the 10th...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Stéphane Chalmeau12.30.09 -
Chef's Table
When these full-time foodies renovated their Chicago condo, getting the kitchen right meant finding the right kitchen island. Editor-in-chief Sam Grawe invites himself over to sample the fruits of...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Matthew Williams02.03.10 -
Oakland Museum Preview
Last week I got a sneak preview of the Oakland Museum of California, a Kevin Roche-designed museum in Oakland that's set to reopen on Saturday, May 1st. Mark Cavagnero Associates has completed...
written by: Aaron Britt04.26.10 -
Crocker Art Museum Expansion
On October 10, the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento—the art museum of my boyhood, I should note—will repoen both it's 1871-built gallery space, the old Crocker mansion, and a new...
written by: Aaron Britt07.15.10 -
The Barn and the Lantern
Edgar Lyall, a television writer, and Elizabeth Wise, a Lifetime network executive, bought a 1,000-square-foot 1941 prewar bungalow in Studio City, California, that they quickly grew very fond of,...
written by: Erika Heetphotos by: Christa Mae07.19.10 -
Hollywood Renovation: Week 9
This week the plan was to transform the back garden into a lush California native garden inspired in part by Maui, where we just returned from vacation. However, it has been raining almost every...
written by: Linda Taalman03.25.11 -
Hollywood Renovation: Week 10
Now that winter is long gone, weʼre looking forward to spending more time outdoors in our front garden—which doubles as an outdoor room. To make it more inviting, weʼve decided to replace the...
written by: Linda Taalman04.21.11 -
Dror-Designed Soho Synagogue
Designed by Studio Dror, the new SoHo Synagogue in New York aims to translate the inspiration of Judaism to a new generation. Founders Rabbi Dovi Scheiner and his wife Esty Scheiner invited Dror to...
written by: Jaime Gillin08.01.11 -
A Well-Grafted Home
Working creatively to meet strict preservation codes, architect Roberto de Leon affixes a modern annex onto a historic Louisville house.
written by: William Lambphotos by: Noah Webb09.06.11 -
"Beadle Architecture" Documentary
Design Within Reach, Scottsdale AZ will host a documentary screening about Case Study House program architect Alfred Newman Beadle. Alfred Newman Beadle #28 in Arizona (later called Case Study...
10.12.10 -
Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together is the nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize communities. Our network of more than 200 affiliates provides free...
02.25.09 -
Design Icon: Michael Graves
Dwell visits renowned architect and designer Michael Graves at his home in Princeton, New Jersey, to discuss his thoughts on his career, his practice, and universal design.
04.12.12 -
Five Boroughs in 48 Hours
When Dwell proposed that I undertake a design writing variant of Supermarket Sweep—visiting five projects in five boroughs in two days—I had a single thought: Why me?
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Jake Stangel02.15.11 -
Lucky's Break
With a very limited budget and no construction experience, Lucky and Kim Diaz overhauled a wreck of a house into a sweet, 1,100-square-foot Los Angeles home with just $55,000 and a whole lot of...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: João Canziani01.14.09 -
The Family Tree
For this San Diego family, the phrase "putting down roots" has taken on a whole new meaning.
written by: Andrew Wagnerphotos by: Noah Webb11.03.09 -
Play's the Thing
With ingenuity and plenty of elbow grease, architect John Tong turned an old Toronto dairy into the ultimate family clubhouse.
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Christopher Wahl07.04.11
