Janelle Zara is a freelance art, architecture, and design writer with a thorough understanding of the Internet. Her work has appeared online and in print at Architectural Digest, The Wall Street Journal, T Magazine, Architectural Record, Artforum, and PIN-UP, among others.

In Joshua Tree, an Artist’s Home and Studio Soaks Up Endless Desert Views
Painter Heather Day and creative director Chase McBride set down permanent roots in a serene home that opens to the landscape.
Before & After: This $57K Ranch House Revamp Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Plants
RJ Guillermo and Francis Aquino outfit their 1951 L.A. home with a backyard oasis—and roughly 350 potted plants.
Sometimes Building Your Dream Home Means Putting a Pole Through Your Pool
A designer and his client tell us about the compromises required to create a home worthy of being on the cover of an architecture...