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Explore - Doors
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Specialty Doors
Specialty Doors was formed in 1996 by a group of seasoned door professionals.Our common goal was to provide fast, friendly, “old fashioned” service on a one to one basis. We welcome all to...
02.27.13 -
The Doors
A door is just a door…or is it? In a dream, a door may represent a new opening in your waking life. A locked door may represent a missed opportunity. From a fuchsia, Spanish-style door to its more...
written by: Ivane Soyombo03.08.13 -
Touring the Breezehouse by Blu Homes
Dwell's popular Home Tours included a Breezehouse by Blu Homes in Healdsburg as a bonus tour during this spring's Marin Home Tours. With our annual Prefab issue now out on newsstands, we paid a...
written by: Sara Ost12.07.12 -
Little Cabins on the Prairie
With these modern-day lodges for Kansas City campers heading to the country, a Missouri architecture firm puts a fresh face on a 100-year-old Girl Scout tradition.
written by: Kelsey Keithphotos by: Mike Sinclair09.24.12 -
Spanish Idyll
The internationally acclaimed designer Jaime Hayon takes us on a personal tour of his newly renovated home in Valencia, Spain, offering decorating tips along the way.
written by: Zahid Sardarphotos by: Nienke Klunder05.23.12 -
Region of Honor
Tuned into its sylvan setting, this affordable green home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, is a modern take on the surrounding centuries-old structures.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Richard Leo Johnson, Atlantic Archives02.18.12 -
Level Headed
To convert a musty mid-century house with a nonsensical floor plan into a modern and space-efficient family home, three intrepid designers played a bit of architectural Tetris.
written by: Rachel Levinphotos by: Daniel Hennessy10.20.11 -
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 -
Windows Vista
When artists Ramona Trent and Anthony Pearson teamed up with architects Escher GuneWardena for a full-scale renovation, they bestowed a remarkable view upon an unremarkable bungalow.
written by: Mimi Zeigerphotos by: Noah Webb09.18.10 -
Designed In-House
Mill Valley, California, might not be a hotbed of modernism, but it was here, ten years ago, that Dwell came into the world alongside founder Lara Hedberg Deam’s first home—now...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Dustin Aksland09.07.10 -
Fertile Grounds
Nestled in an apple grove in Sebastopol, California, the Orchard House is a rural idyll. And with the voracious design appetites of a family of gastronomically inclined clients, this concrete...
written by: Sarah Richphotos by: Dave Lauridsen02.26.10 -
Bringing It All Back Home
Relying on local materials, local craftsmen, and the land her family has farmed for over two centuries, a New Yorker rediscovers her Midwestern roots.
written by: William Lambphotos by: Kyoko Hamada02.08.10 -
Farm Fresh
Nobody ever said farming was easy, but the rewards of a homegrown harvest are great. On six acres of fertile land in the heart of rural Iowa, Geoff and Joanna Mouming mix modern home design with a...
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Mark Mahaney10.29.09 -
Red, Wood, and Blue
An entreprenurial pair of Belgian brothers land in one of Texas's few bohemian oases, become property owners, and find that sharing a house in adulthood isn't half bad.
written by: Sam Martinphotos by: Denise Prince Martin10.23.09 -
Prefab, Proven
In January 2003, we issued a challenge to 16 architects: Design a modern prefab home for $200,000. Here’s the story of the house that resulted from that challenge—and what we learned...
written by: Allison Arieffphotos by: Roger Davies10.19.09 -
Hay Is for Horses, Straw Is for Houses
In the Napa Valley, one sustainable residence elegantly demonstrates straw bale technology.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: JD Peterson09.10.09 -
Developer Does Dallas
Diane Cheatham and Edward Baum team up to try to make the Dallas of their design dreams a reality.
written by: Andrew Wagnerphotos by: Scogin Mayo08.04.09 -
Casa Study House #1
Traditions collide in Los Angeles when architect Jeremy Levine hotwires SoCal Spanish with international haute-moderne. The resulting house of courtyards, shelves, and even some repurposed car...
written by: Frances Andertonphotos by: Tom Fowlks06.17.09 -
Operation Desert Shed
Architect Lloyd Russell’s design for this desert getaway passively mitigates the elements with a utilitarian solution, turning a modest modern retreat into a hardy, region-appropriate home.
written by: Nate Berg06.17.09 -
Good Mews
Brad Smith’s compact former coach house, tucked away in one of London’s many hidden cobbled mews, was in need of a radical over-haul when his partner Brian Brennan moved in. Scape...
written by: Iain Aitchphotos by: Peter Marlow05.28.09
