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Lyndsay Caleo Karol and Fitzhugh Karol, the husband-and-wife cofounders of The Brooklyn Home Company, rehabbed a 1983 Lord Nelson Victory Tug.

More than 60 plant species were used in the layered design.

"In some ways the strongest attributes of the house are probably the outside spaces,” says Court. The original cedar deck was replaced with Kebony decking that wraps around a century-old cherry tree. A pair of Andy rockers from Mamagreen face an ottoman by Kenneth Cobonpue. The accordion doors are a NanaWall SL-60 system that allows the main room of the guesthouse to open completely to the deck.

Joshua Skirtich’s pegboard wall and pulley-system closet serve as clutter control in his Bushwick live/work space.

This rugged holiday home in Outer Hebrides, designed by Izat Arundell, was created with stone sourced from its small isle.

becomes this wood cocoon with ambient light coming through the clear wall panel. You don’t need to even turn on a light.”

Tired of the toxic chemicals found in many common building materials, designer and builder Greg Esparza built a two-bed, two-bath home in Austin, Texas, using healthier low-carbon options like cork and cross-laminated timber.

In the dining room, the original steel window mullions were painted Farrow and Ball's Radicchio red, along with the railings and stairs below. The dining table is vintage David Naylor, and the chairs are vintage Danish modern with custom upholstery in Ghanaian textiles.

Noho Architecture maximized space and natural light to revamp this cramped dwelling on a 14-foot-wide lot in Sydney.

Dufner organized the studio by using furniture and rugs to divide it into zones for different functions. In the dining area, the floor is fumed oak—a technique that incorporates the use of ammonia to deepen the wood’s color and bring out the grain. A pair of Grass-Seated chairs by Nakashima Studio surround a Tulip table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll.

An artist by trade, and gardener by passion, Allison Paschke commissioned Providence-based architecture firm 3SIXØ to build a modest cottage that would allow her to reconnect with nature. She landscaped the home’s lush gardens herself.

Unsure of how to light under the loft, Monica turned to a friend from the gym who works in lighting design. He helped her with the design, the installation, and even gifted her materials.

Boy Boy fabricated the framing for the flue shroud and base, which was then finished with plaster, and given a limestone benchtop. The Arto Ceramic tile extends into the kitchen, which has a preserved wood ceiling with new skylights.

Raising the cabinet height and installing new color-blocked Richlite counters and full-height backsplash help the kitchen feel larger.