A NOR11 chair anchors a sunny corner.

The facade features a sunny yellow balcony—intended to spark a smile, but it’s also a statement by the architects against the “monotonous and dull color palette” of traditional Japanese neighborhoods.

The idea of balance is expressed in all facets of the project—from light to dark, indoor to outdoor.

“When you’re working on something inexpensive and then decide you don’t like it, fine. You’re not tearing down millions of kroners worth of work.” —Mette Lyng Hansen

On an 18th-century farmstead in rural Sweden, two Copenhagen designers handcraft a summerhouse that seamlessly melds the modern and the traditional.

Large paver patios make excellent walkways.

Step inside a pop-up hotel cabin inspired by the cave that King Arthur and his knights would have slept in while traveling—a legendary cave that could be discovered once, and never again.

A local welder crafted the house number which is mounted off the wall to cast a shadow. “It also looks like ‘god’ which means ‘good’ in Danish, so it’s also ‘the good house,’” Thomas says.

The sunlit family room features sliding glass doors that provide direct access to the surrounding patio and backyard.

Inside, the eye goes immediately to a floating staircase along one wall. Hand painted by local artist Tess Thomas, its wood treads add a pop of color within the voluminous great room.

The modernized kitchen works within the original post-and-beam construction and retains redwood cladding around the island in order to match the rest of the home. The space also features blue limestone countertops and slate tile flooring.

Another crazy quilt interpretation, measuring 1'8" by 3'1".

A fluid, pastel interpretation of a crazy quilt, at 1'8" by 2'10".

Despite their dark color palette, black and white kitchens can still feel bright. This tiny kitchen perfects the art of chiaroscuro with white shiplapped walls, custom-built open shelves and dark concrete floors. The owners selected sleek faucet fixtures by Santec and a sink by Blanco to complement the white laminate countertops. The stainless steel appliances include a Bertazzoni oven, Fisher & Payel refrigerator, and Thermador dishwasher.

In keeping with the original character of the cottage the house was to be understated, a low maintenance home that could be enjoyed by everyone

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A look at Truedatorp's floor plan.

Divisumma 18 calculator designed in 1972 by Mario Bellini for Olivetti.

Wooden beams show off the 18.5-tall ceiling in the master bathroom.

The 18-foot-long built-in floating desk in the workspace has integrated storage for scripts.

Amalgam Studio spent around 18 months building this residence, which merges the indoors and outdoors.

On the roof, 18-inch-high prairie grasses alternate with gravel paths.

Built in 18 months on a budget of $105,000, this charming A-frame saves on costs with an interior lined with exposed plywood.

The black-stained wood siding of the Crossfield St House references London’s timber-clad houses from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The architects took about eight months to design the treehouse. Construction of the inhabitable sculpture, with its studio and lounge, took another 18 months.

The reading nook corridor has a sizeable sliding glass door that pockets into more glass, with thresholds flush between the cork floors on the interior and the large format porcelain tile on the exterior. The center of the atrium is filled with raked 1/8” Desert Gold crushed granite.

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"Knot 2," Anni Albers, 1947. Both Anni and Josef Albers pushed students to consider how line, color, and form could communicate ideas to the viewer, and pursued these concepts in their own work.

The downstairs bathroom was also dramatically redone for a total of $18,121.

The home went through an 18-month renovation period.

Rows of blankets line the wall, and the shop offers an international selection from 18 different countries.