Before & After: A Complete Overhaul Lifts a Jumbled Hilltop Home to Cloud Nine Perched high above Oakland, the expanded midcentury soaks up jaw-dropping views—even from the bathroom.
This Breezy, Boxy Jamaican Villa Could Be Yours for $790K Turn the vacation fantasy into a year-round reality with this three-bedroom home.
In Norway, a Writer’s Studio Wrapped in White Brick Breaks the Mold Part workspace, part garage, this curvaceous addition houses an entrepreneur’s passions while serving up a new twist on...
A Little Bit Earthy, a Little Bit Magic: Meet Your New Favorite Fall Home Fragrance Aesop's latest fragrance takes its cues from the myth of Narcissus, and it’s part of a new collection inspired by imaginary and...
Before & After: In Buenos Aires, a Crumbling Home Gets a Major Refresh With a Rooftop Pool A couple spruce up a dilapidated dwelling in an industrial area with a living roof, emerald tile, and plants, plants, plants.
Live Your Off-Grid Fantasy With This High-Design Portable Power Station Power your lifestyle with EcoFlow’s new DELTA 2 portable power station.
Before & After: A Nature-Forward Napa Valley Home Kicks Off a New Era A San Francisco couple and their new baby find the perfect space for their next chapter—rattlesnakes and all.
A Wood-and-Glass Home in Nashville Brings Warmth for a Pair of Empty Nesters Walls of windows from Kolbe Windows & Doors create a layered, light-filled dwelling.
This Cozy Lakeside Home Is Built From a Kit, But It Feels Anything But Cookie-Cutter Home sweet (hygge) home.
This South African Glamp-site Asks: What If “Moonrise Kingdom” Were Real? Inspired by the art direction of Wes Anderson, this playful campsite offers a gleeful escape from the world.
These Concrete Architecture Trends Are Solidly Inspiring Next-gen materials, smart engineering, and an eye to sustainability keep an age-old material feeling timeless.
In an Airstream Far, Far Away…Lives a Star Wars–Obsessed Design Fiend Mountain Modern Airstream channels the Force into a cool, compact desert home for influencer Kyle Krieger.
An Architect Scrapes Away Decades of Paint to Polish Up a Brutalist Gem Oliver Grimshaw finds his modernist dream home, hiding in plain sight.
These Portable, Modern Firepits Are This Summer’s Hottest Accessory The Nomad propane firepits from Tohst Modern Living are a straight-up bright idea.
This Redwood-Clad Mountain Home Embraces the Warmth of Wood at Every Turn For a family of seven in the Colorado mountains, a home wrapped in redwood highlights nature inside and out.
Embrace Sustainability and Style With Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams’ 2022 Spring Collection The brand’s latest collection is crafted to last a lifetime.
A Bright and Airy Home Brings Beach Vibes to Urban Toronto Just north of bustling Queen Street, Odami designs a multilevel home with soothing interiors.
A Midcentury-Inspired Retreat Embraces the Landscape on a Tiny Australian Island Derive Architecture and Design creates a hardwood- and copper-clad getaway that respects its forested site on the remote Lord...
Two Designers Build an Idyllic Cabin—and a Lifelong Friendship—in an Oregon Forest Though this 190-square-foot hideaway is a solo retreat, the act of creating it proved to be uniting, not isolating, for Rico...
Before & After: This Late ’70s London Home Was Designed to Be Taken Apart A (mostly) DIY reno by an English family and MAP Architecture fulfills the destiny of a timber-frame “self-build” home in...
A Group of Brutalist Townhomes Brings a Bit of Relief to a Canadian City’s Overheated Housing Market Created by D’Arcy Jones Architects and Ryan Goodman of Aryze Developments, Pearl Block provides a middle ground for six families...
And the Winners of the 2021 Dwell Design Awards Are... We’re thrilled to share the projects that wowed our expert judges panel and our readers this year.
This Stately, Century-Old Craftsman in Oregon Conceals Bright, Youthful Interiors A renovation by Lever Architecture focused on energy efficiency and well-being infuses a prairie-style home with new life while...
These Minimalist Prefab Homes Maximize Indoor/Outdoor Living Two prefabs—one a Japanese-inspired ADU, the other a young family’s spare and serene headquarters—take root in Los Angeles.
Italianate Classicism Meets Laid-Back Beach Vibes in This Orange County Home Custom furnishings, sculptural fittings, and abundant marble accents punctuate this courtyard-style dwelling’s mix of formality...
Create a Warm Backdrop for Holiday Entertaining With These Inviting Furnishings Easygoing living rooms, comfortable kitchens, and intimate dining areas are the home’s focal points during the holidays, so make...
A Scandinavian-Style Community Thrives in the Rocky Mountains Designed by architect Anna Lindstrand for the grounds of a former farmstead, Lykke is an agri-community with a strong connection...
Before & After: A Pavilion-Like Addition Opens Up a São Paulo Home for Three Generations A 1940s bungalow gets a porous, vine-covered backyard unit that gives the family more space to work on their creative projects.
Two DIYers Erect an Off-Grid Cabin in the Canadian Rockies for Next to Nothing Thanks to their savvy with salvaged materials and knack for bartering, Nathalie and Greg Kupfer constructed the micro-cabin for...
This Canadian Cabin Is Equal Parts Woodsy Wonder and Scandinavian Chic Surrounded by red maple and aspen trees, the home is a refined take on the classic Quebecois sugar shack.
Q&A: How Berman Horn Studio Used Color to Create a Bright, Light-Filled Retreat in Maine Architect Maria Berman discusses the importance of selecting a front door color—and why some coastal color trends never go out of...
A Cozy Aussie Cottage Hides a Sleek Renovation Behind a Heritage Facade A modest weatherboard house receives a playful update to accommodate a family of five in Sydney.
Every Day Feels Like a Vacation at One Family’s Breezy Waterfront Home in England Clad in weathered larch and pale brick, a riverside residence in Suffolk County soaks up sun and views.
An Artist’s British Columbia Cabin Offers Peace and Perspective The woodsy retreat by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has a cantilevered deck that captures panoramic views.
Q&A: Architect Barbara Bestor Shares the Secret to Creating Coziness with Color The architect discusses the philosophy behind her creative color choices—and the true power of a perfect palette.
Before & After: An All-Too-’80s Condo Trades Its Popcorn Ceiling for a Chic Sunroom Odami gives a dated home in the heart of Toronto a fresh perspective—and a coat of green paint.