Dwell June 2007, Vol. 07 Issue 07: Homes With History

Mike McDonald, an Oakland, California–based builder, faced a common problem for Bay Area homeowners: an aesthetically pleasing,...

Although postwar California modernism is generally associated with Southern California, the Bay Area’s own tradition has begun in...

In the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, architect Rytis Mikulionis spent several years property hunting for his first nesting...

With a little faith and a lot of foresight, Keisha Martin entrusted Laura Briggs and Jonathan Knowles to revitalize a derelict...

A maker of unfussy, elegant design objects, Inga Sempé delights in things both great and small—even if she doesn’t own any.

Dear Dwell: Our dog is spending more time in bed than my husband; I think its time to get her one of her own.

Lakes of ink have been spilled over a peculiarly American wanderlust, whether it’s our ancestors’ push westward or our current...

While styles, and items in the overhead compartment, may shift, these comely carry-ons will make you feel like a member of the...

Compelling custom solutions to off-the-shelf problems are often hard to come by. But landscape architects James A. Lord and...

After disappearing almost 70 years ago, the New York floating pool is making a comeback.

In the late winter of 2003, I watched out my window as a fuel truck idled below, belching black smoke.