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"The owner wanted the front door to match the same yellow of Caterpillar, the heavy machinery company,

Pro tip: you don’t need to live in a French chateau to make your place smell like one.

A Nova Scotia couple learn that although triangular homes may look simple, they can be devilishly complex.

Designed by architect Ron Thom, the 1956 home has vaulted ceilings, custom millwork, and a dramatic concrete fireplace.

The two interlocking volumes with shed roofs create an unexpected form.

Remo Kommnick and Emi Moore wanted a minimalist home that could blend with its site in rural Virginia. “We had to keep things really simple,” says architect Patrick Farley. The cabin is clad in stained western red cedar, and its form is inspired by shelters on the nearby Appalachian Trail.

Strategic openings and operable panels facilitate air flow.

Blaine Architects capped the front addition to this Eichler home with a shed roof that mimics the slope of traditional Eichlers, but slants in the opposite direction to make it distinct. The wood screen is made from Accoya.

Backdrop’s After Hours, a soft charcoal hue, gives Carlos Naude and Whitney Brown’s home in Woodland Hills, California, sleek curb appeal. Lund Sconces by Kuzco Lighting punctuate the exterior, and the streamlined garage doors are by Amarr.

Built atop a boulder and surrounded by forest, this 1960s home would do Don Draper proud.