Use of Materials

Designed by Charles M. Goodman in 1958, the renovated five-bedroom is one of 24 Care-free Homes built by the Aluminum Company of America.

Mikei, his partner, and their dog Shabu Shabu in their living space. The table was made for the outdoors, but repurposed for the dining area from Urban Outfitters. It's surrounded by '80s-era vintage chairs sourced from Betsu.

Mikei calls this space the "reading nook," which is complete with six stainless steel shelves from Kiosk48th filled with colorful accessories from Bi-Rite, HAY, MoMA, and DWR. The vintage chairs sit over a rug from Mush Studios.

A Catalan-American family’s vacation home pays homage to its 200-year history and the rugged charm of brick, cinderblocks, and OSB.

The renovation reconfigured the kitchen to include a peninsula, which has a secondary level for the owners' wheelchair-using daughter.

Inspired by a David Hockney painting, Grant Straghan colors his London home in soothing tones of seafoam and rose.

“We studied the Schindler house in Hollywood, which uses a courtyard and glass corners to open up the home to the landscape,” says architect McShane Murnane. “We incorporated sliding doors that pocket into the wall to blur the distinction between the inside and outside.”

This single-family residence in Bloomfield, Michigan, known as the Treehaus, embodies the iconic style of midcentury modernism. Thanks to a thoughtful renovation, this rare dwelling has been restored to its original state of refined elegance.

Whether it’s cross-country skiing in the winter or trail running in the summer, the 330-foot home’s minimalist design encourages Catherine to be outside in the surrounding landscape throughout the year.

The metal awning provides pleasant shade over the front porch on warm summer days.

Kaviar Collaborative livened up this blank-slate three-bedroom apartment with a pastel palette and custom built-in furniture.

For a family of four, Ueda Design Studio restores the luminous-yet-drafty midcentury home of Alden Mason with warm materials and sensible restraint.

Rather than buying costly and heavy flagstone, Cándida and Jeff designed the floor in the primary bathroom with honed ceramic tiles from Stonepeak Ceramics that they broke themselves. "We then filed down the rough edges, decided where to place them, and had them set,