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Budget Breakdown: Three Friends Build a $940K Home Near Joshua Tree That Breaks With Boho Vibes

The all-black outpost in Landers, California, is now on the market at $1.4M, objets d’art and high desert views included.

By Kelly Dawson

How “Star Trek” Helped Make Midcentury-Modern the Signature Sci-Fi Aesthetic

The celestial franchise’s vision of the future, ripe with designs of the era like Ox chairs and Bodum tea cups, launched a space-age-style look that still dominates the genre.

The Sounds of a Creek Fill This $1.4M Midcentury in North Vancouver

Architect Fred Hollingsworth designed the woodsy residence, which was built in 1950 and has been owned by the same family ever since.

Before & After: A Family (Quite Literally) Fills the Walls of Their Midcentury Home With Memories

Los Angeles firm Chet Architecture crafts a deeply personal hillside home packed with primary colors—including a custom mural that now holds an even deeper meaning.

This London Renovation’s Corrugated Cladding Is Sneakily as Green as Its Painted Trim

Just like the Cor-Ten steel it mimics, hemp fiber paneling wrapping the home’s extension will change color and texture over time.

How They Pulled It Off: Converting a Medieval Barn Into a Home—Without Breaking Preservation Code

A couple tasked a transatlantic team of designers with making a nearly windowless space feel like a loft while steering clear of its thick limestone walls.

These $5.9K Cedar Hot Tubs Let You Soak in the Views

Designed with sustainability and simplicity in mind, these wood-fired tubs connect you to the natural world.

One of Lloyd Wright’s Final Homes Hits the Market in Malibu for $5.5M

Famed film composer David Newman is selling the 6,830-square-foot residence, which is set on 1.6 acres and includes a movie theater and a creative studio.

My DIY Outdoor Shower Cost $1,000 and Makes Me Feel Like a Million Bucks—Year-Round

With just a few days’ work and materials (mostly) from the local hardware store, my backyard’s newest addition is a real upgrade.

Almost Everything in This 1930s Flat Was Custom-Designed by Its Owner

After restoring its floors and rearranging walls, Adam Wiercinski designed a coffee table, sofa, shelving, and much more for his apartment in Poland.

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