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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.

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Before & After: To Inspire Their Midcentury Renovation, They Toured the Builder’s Own Home
Workaday Design brought intricate paneling and smart spatial moves to a 1963 Robert Rummer home—with a 6,000-gallon koi pond—in...
Before & After: Near London, a Basic Brick House Breaks Free From the ’70s
“The owners were very keen on bringing more character to what was essentially a bland box,” says architect Simon Knight.
Before & After: They Returned From California and Filled Their Brownstone With Sunshine
ReBuild Workshop preserved the Park Slope home’s original details while installing large glass doors and a ton of Heath Ceramics...