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Before & After: How a Retired Couple Adapted Their Forever Home for Aging in Place
Almost 50 years after building their Bay Area home, Larry and Pearl Toy call on Blue Truck Studio to make it more comfortable and...
This Culinary Couple’s Minimalist Kitchen Is Designed Around One Essential Gadget
A pint-size “garage” keeps Aya Amornpan and Note Mansawataphaiboon’s rice cooker at the ready, but out of sight.
An Architect Builds a Svelte Backyard Tiny Home for His Mom
Architect Peter Liang’s 265-square-foot ADU sits in his sister’s backyard in Oakland, California, balancing privacy and...
A Southern California Beach House Gets a Sea Ranch–Inspired Makeover
Clad in Alaskan yellow cedar that will weather over time, this renovated summer home in Manhattan Beach is made for relaxing...
A Modern Stairway That Brings Homes to the Next Level
The stairway is a connector. Functionally, it connects one floor to another, allowing us to travel within a building.
Chef Ludo Lefebvre Powers Up the Perfect Hosting Recipe With Fisher & Paykel
The star chef and TV personality shows Athena Calderone—and us—how to make mouthwatering, steam oven squash cakes that complete...
An Indoor/Outdoor Prefab Blooms in the Palm Springs Desert
While Joel Turkel has built prefab homes all over North America and beyond, he hasn’t had the chance to live in one of his own...