Restoring the Vintage Fixtures in My Rental Is an Easy—and Satisfying—Improvement
With a little elbow grease, a few YouTube tutorials, and only a couple harrowing missteps, I’m bringing my apartment back to its...
Meet the A-Frame-Obsessed Couple on a Mission to Build 20 “Tree House Airbnb Hotels”
After DIYing seven rentals on their own Atlanta property, Darrel and Patrice Maxam debuted their largest project to date: a...
The Garden Is the Heart of This Revived London Terrace House
Oliver Leech Architects brings in skylights, sliders, and swaths of sage to give a dreary Herne Hill home a fresh start.
Is This $768K Compound the Most Colorful Home in Joshua Tree?
Designer Leah Ring transformed the four-building, two-acre property into a technicolor wonderland with custom furniture and a lot...
Method Homes Makes Bespoke Prefabs That Don’t Have a Factory Feel
The company collaborates with architects on one-off, module-based designs that promise clients a mix of customization and quality.
The Past Meets the Present in This 1920s Hollywood Hills Tudor Asking $2.9M
With original mahogany beams, built-ins, and bright bathroom tile, the L.A. residence radiates period charm.
I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Dystopian Hotel in “A Murder at the End of the World”
The fictional bunker perfectly embodies misanthropic luxury, evoking our current billionaires and their lairs almost too closely.
Two Friends Bought Utah Land as College Grads. Now They’ve Built an Off-Grid Retreat for Retirement
Made of Cor-Ten steel, concrete blocks, and cedar, the remote residence is surrounded by the epic beauty of Grand...
At the Foot of the Rockies, a Contemporary Cabin Lists for $3.5M
The recently built Boulder home comes with a detached guesthouse, three patios, and nearly four acres of pristine forest.
Hoteliers, You Can Create Destination Retreats With These Luxe Tiny Cabins
High-end prefab maker Moliving partners with proprietors to establish resort-like accommodations in a wilderness setting.
Deinfluencing, “Anti-Hauls,” and the Dupe Decor Conundrum
A growing breed of social media users are dissuading their followers from buying into rapidly cycling micro-trends.
How I Turned an Octagonal Joshua Tree House Into a Sustainable Oasis
I gave up my apartment and much of my old life in exchange for a valuable lesson—learned via sweat equity—about where our...
Before & After: They Gave Their “Telescoping” Oakland Bungalow an Eye-Opening Renovation
Renovated in stages over the course of a decade, a home in the city’s Temescal neighborhood proves the power of thoughtful design...
Asking $1.2M, This Mexico Getaway Is Topped With a Glass-Bottomed Pool
The fully furnished hillside dwelling comes with rustic interiors and jaw-dropping views over San Miguel de Allende.
Curtains on Curving Tracks Keep This Geneva Apartment’s Interiors Fluid
The plywood- and tile-clad spaces can be reshaped by repositioning the fabric for privacy or openness.
Every Essential You Need For a New Year of Rest and Relaxation
Your resolutions are easier to achieve if you’re wearing a robe, a vibrating eye mask, and a smile of deep contentment.
This $2.4M Maryland Midcentury Comes With Not One But Two Pools
The 1956 property includes two spacious dwellings and a studio linked by lush landscaping, brick terraces, and ponds.
Editor’s Letter: Divine Interventions
These inspired additions, updates, and overhauls use historic buildings as raw material for new ways of living.
Japan’s Dwindling “Signboard” Buildings
Kanban kenchiku (signboard architecture) marks an important record of shifting early-20th-century Japanese tastes.
Textile Designer Arati Rao Is Helping Preserve Craft Culture’s Human Touch
This miniature yarn-making tool was given to her by a weaving center she works with in India, which uses full-size versions to...
Smart Tech for the Home Doesn’t Have to Be Ugly
Whether you love midcentury modern or are (still) obsessed with checkerboard everything, we found some smart gadgets that’ll mesh...
Creature Comforts
Derek and Venea Meyer use desert-inspired design elements, indoor/outdoor architectural details, and organic forms to envelop...
How John Cameron Mitchell Turned His New Orleans Home Into a Queer Art Church
The creator moved south for a chance at a more affordable life—and found it in the former home of (among other things) the secret...
In Baja Sur, a Chef Turns a Historic Property Into a Compound for His Creative Community
Ernesto Kut Gomez restored its 1800s brick buildings and added new ones to create a sanctuary.
She Dreamed of Living in an Ancient Tower—and It Came True
In France, artist Eva Claessens transforms a crumbling ruin into an ethereal home and studio.
A Roaming Couple Recalibrate a 1975 Argosy for Creative Work and Off-Grid Bliss
Riley Haakon and Caroline Burke experimented with wood finishes and an open layout to turn the trailer into a home-on-wheels.
This Sculptural San Francisco Flat Is Anything But Cookie-Cutter
Haddock Studio preserves an apartment’s Victorian details while updating its interiors with custom furniture, an industrial...
Your Home Doesn’t Need to Be “Smart”
Do you really need an app for your icemaker? Probably not.
Nifemi Marcus-Bello Finds Inspiration in Lagos’s Culture of Recycling
The Nigerian designer makes new forms using old techniques, keeping traditions alive in the process.
Architect Rick Cook Designed a Home for His Family—Then Discovered Someone Had Done It Better
A ’70s residence in upstate New York by Charles P. Winter gave Cook and his wife the perfect starting point for a sensitive...
A 1940s Rudolph Schindler Gem Just Listed in L.A. for $2.4M
Tucked away on a verdant site, the Druckman Residence is a midcentury marvel in pristine condition.
Nature Takes Center Stage at This Mountaintop Home in Mexico
In Valle de Bravo, Ignacio Urquiza and Ana Paula de Alba craft an elemental home that embraces its wild, cliffside site.
Robots for Your Pets—and More Questionably Useful Smart Home Tech From CES 2024
Voice-controlled everything dominated the Las Vegas trade show, as did a surprising number of products geared toward keeping your...
Pierre Koenig’s Steel-and-Glass Schwartz House Is Back on the Market for $3.8M
The geometric L.A. residence was the last project to be completed during the acclaimed architect’s lifetime.
Work/Life Balance? This Architect Couple’s Cambridge Home Doesn’t See a Need to Strike One
Harvard professors Sarah Whiting and Ron Witte reenvisioned a commercial space as a two-story residence and office that serves as...
An Almost 14-Year Timeline of New York City’s Hypothetical Floating Pool
The announcement last week that + POOL would receive city and state funding might seem promising, but as one of its creators...