The kids play in the family room just beneath the stairs.

Jimena makes use of a giant chalkboard just outside.

The childrens' bathroom, which is just off the central hallway.

The bedroom is outfitted with only the basics.

The downstairs bathroom, just off the kitchen, was functional but ready for a redo.

The elevated dining room opens out to a side patio, which climbs the wall just behind the house.

Just outside the lobby is a drive-through for Spiekermann’s Audi.

Mimicking the cantilever of the house, an outdoor shower just off the master bedroom stretches out gently toward the surrounding woods.

The narrow and spacious structure, home to six was designed with the ability to be divided into two separate units.

The couple plan to add a kitchen garden to the platform just below the terrace that connects to the kitchen.

A playful twist on the concept of a pitched roof, the Just K house designed by AMUNT in Tubingen, Germany, features a monochromatic, blue-gray facade with strikingly skewed geometric forms. An exterior staircase leads to a separate entrance at the rear of the building, allowing the structure to be used as two separate units.

Imagine growing architecture just like plants.

An experimental type design with wording from Bright Eyes' song 'No Lies, Just Love.'

Pantone just released their lineup of fall colors.

Tom Conrad and Kate Imbach’s first bedroom redo creates as many problems as it alleviated, blocking their view of Noe Valley behind a wall, for instance. Their second attempt, shown here, opened up the balcony, which has a Frame lounge by Francesco Rota for Paola Lenti. A Grand Repos chair by Antonio Citterio for Vitra faces the bed.

The Fish Camp acts as the couple’s forest getaway, just a quarter mile from their main house.

The bedroom offers just enough space for a bed and nightstand.

The Kartell museum is located in Noviglio, just outside Milan.

Kalia, just outside the playroom, overlooking the courtyard and the Chinese elm around which the entire interior was built.

By painting the cabinets and installing a white tile backsplash, the designers were able to transform the kitchen into a modern cooking space without redoing the layout or the flooring.

The lava rock used for the steps was cut on a giant saw near Hilo. Craig finished assembling the staircase just in time for Zane’s one-year baby luau.

Moreland House

Wind turbines cover the landscape just north of Palm Springs.

If you frequently entertain guests in your home, or love holding long leisurely dinner parties on the weekends, it’s a good idea to keep these points in mind when designing or remodeling your kitchen. Here are some tips on how to turn this functional area into a space that's fit and fun for gatherings.

There used to be walls; now Barbara Hill's bed offers views not just of Houston, but also a French farm table surrounded by a sextet of black and white Harry Bertoia chairs for Knoll.

The just-released Dress sofa, by designer Anna von Schewen.

Sliding glass doors open to reveal the interior of the pool house, which boasts a line of clerestory windows just below the roof.

Architect Rocio Romero designs ADUs that are conceived as studios, backyard offices, guest cottages, and short-term getaways. She’s sold over 50 prefab units in 17 different states, and recently launched a series of more modestly sized, construct-it-yourself structures dubbed the Camp series. The 456-square-foot Base Camp and 312-square-foot Fish Camp will both be priced in the $20,000 range. At just over 300 square feet, the Fish Camp is the smaller of the two Camp styles, but the prototype illustrates its utility as guesthouse or office.

In the living room, a double-height window and a skylight work together to frame a view of the Victorian Gothic church just across the street.

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The new kitchen opens out completely and magnificently into a sloping garden. There is no wall, no door, no windows, nothing: just straight out into the yard.

Honey Pie's Bay Conditioning Shampoo. "Just rub on wet hair."

No Ewoks to be found on vacation? Just Photoshop 'em in like this dad did.

Moll's just-under-six-mile run resulted in this letter F.

Though their wish was to redo the whole bathroom, they decided to stick to a budget and preserve the original black-and-white tiles, which are common in London flats. They ended up keeping it simple and accentuating the color palette with a black-and-white shower curtain and some new white storage elements.

The rear of the Villa Bio features an almost 50-foot-wide expanse of glass.The pool (now just a large gravel pit) echoes the panoramic window’s exact shape. The custom kitchen features a Silestone counter.