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Latest Slideshows
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A Budget Friendly Brownstone Renovation in Brooklyn
A family enlists Brooklyn design-build firm MADE to renovate a brownstone using surplus and salvaged materials for a budget-conscious patina.
written by: William Lambphotos by: Matthew Williams01.18.13 -
New Frontiers
An airy addition on the back of a historic house in Boise is a model of sensitive renovation, seamlessly melding new and old.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Lincoln Barbour10.01.12 -
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 -
Party in the Back
A surprisingly modern addition transforms an 1880 bungalow in Adelaide, Australia, into a spacious and sensuous abode.
written by: Rosie Scottphotos by: James Knowler01.21.12 -
Clad Romance
Persistence paid off for this California couple who worked overtime for two years to tackle their all-in-one loft renovation.
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Drew Kelly10.10.11 -
New Prospects
A Brooklyn architect shows what a little elbow grease, a healthy dose of naïveté, and a decade can accomplish.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Dustin Aksland08.13.11 -
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 -
Separate Boîte Equal
From the leafy sidewalk outside Paul Bernier and Joëlle Thibault’s home in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood of Montreal, there’s no clue that their brick home is all that...
written by: Tim McKeoughphotos by: Alexi Hobbs03.19.11 -
Stow Aways
How do you squeeze maximum functionality out of minimal space? Rosa and Robert Garneau make it happen with multipurpose furniture, a hydraulic Murphy bed, and secret compartments galore.
written by: Heidi Mitchellphotos by: Ian Allen02.17.11 -
Dance Dance Renovation
The first time Houston-based architectural designer Barbara Hill set foot inside what would become her future second house, a 100-year-old adobe in Marfa, Texas, she found a cramped warren of rooms...
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Misty Keasler01.17.11 -
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 -
Fine Dine-ing
Interior and furniture designer Nick Dine—son of pop artist Jim Dine—has a love-hate relationship with his 2,000-square-foot Hudson Square condo loft. A long rectangle, it was born a...
written by: Mimi Zeigerphotos by: Jeremy Liebman08.03.10 -
Echo Chamber
After architectural designers Louis Molina and Laurent Turin of Good Idea Studio revamped a tiny, dilapidated 1923 clapboard house in 2004, they moved their Los Angeles office into the ground...
written by: Emily Youngphotos by: Heather Culp04.09.10 -
Village People
Amidst the pedestrian-friendly maze of leafy streets in New York City’s West Village, LOT-EK, a firm whose designs focus on the creative reuse of industrial materials, inserted a gut...
written by: Geoff Manaughphotos by: Dean Kaufman03.05.10 -
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 -
Composite Index
Corporate high-flyers and admitted neat freaks Bruce Thatcher and Kirsty Leighton couldn’t handle the chaos anymore. With two small boys and demanding jobs (he works in hedge funds, she&rsquo...
written by: Nicola Twilleyphotos by: Matthew Williams01.11.10 -
All Work and All Play
When you're running a company out of your home, you'd better hope you've got the space to keep everything in its place. Luckily, that's not a concern for Bob Weinstein.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Elizabeth Felicella09.15.09 -
Everything Must Go
When Cecilia Tham and Yoel Karaso of Habitan Architects bought their first-floor apartment in an 1894 block of the Fort Pienc neighborhood of Barcelona in 2005, they knew they were taking a risk....
written by: Max Andrewsphotos by: Gunnar Knechtel08.13.09 -
Built-In Style
In Oakland, California, two designers transformed a 100-year-old barn into a (very) cozy home of their own by redefining the functionality of walls and windowsills.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Aya Brackett05.13.09 -
Oakland Aesthetics
Perfectly content in San Francisco, the Pfeiffers couldn't help falling in love with a charming mid-century house, across the Bay in Oakland, with stunning views, plenty of trees, and a murky past.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Mark Seelen03.16.09 -
Norwegian Wood
Designing a house for this setting was a thrilling puzzle of aesthetics and terrain for a young architect. The house they built that year suited the couple for 30 years of long summer vacations,...
written by: Margit Bisztrayphotos by: Pia Ulin03.04.09 -
Urban Vessel
"I'm used to spending time on boats," says New York based architect and interior designer Page Goolrick, who has been sailing competitively for 15 years. "It's influenced my design....
written by: Shonquis Morenophotos by: Dean Kaufman02.26.09 -
A Lot for a Little
Regina and Andy Rihn weren’t exactly modernists when they first began their frustrating, unproductive slog through the pricey Austin, Texas, real estate market. “We just liked things...
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Misty Keasler01.20.09 -
Opened House
A few years after moving into their stocky, cavelike 1970s bi-level 20 miles southeast of Milwaukee, JJ and Eric Edstrom decided it was time to renovate. New to the world of architecture and...
written by: Brendan Crainphotos by: Cameron Wittig01.20.09 -
Architectural Adventure
When people ask architects Apurva Pande and Chinmaya Misra where they live, they never get a straightforward answer. The couple's home lies at the end of a cul-de-sac somewhere between Culver City...
written by: Chloe Veltmanphotos by: Bryce Duffy01.18.09











