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Week in Review: 7 Great Reads You Might Have Missed

Here are the top seven stories on Dwell that you might have missed this week—from architecture blogs we love to Dwell on the Simpsons to our top recommendations for installing sliding doors in your home

The residents store wood in the facade’s recesses, which, when filled, help the building disappear into the surroundings. The architects used stone sourced from the site for the retaining wall.
The residents store wood in the facade’s recesses, which, when filled, help the building disappear into the surroundings. The architects used stone sourced from the site for the retaining wall.
You Can Put Them in a Ball-Made by hand of black mountain clay and porcelain, young company PUTIKMADE uses organic plant shapes to inform the design of their pots and planters. Move fast though, their webshop runs out quickly.
You Can Put Them in a Ball-Made by hand of black mountain clay and porcelain, young company PUTIKMADE uses organic plant shapes to inform the design of their pots and planters. Move fast though, their webshop runs out quickly.
The look of the Simpsons’ neighborhood transitions wildly when new neighbors discover a forgotten Neutra, triggering a renovation craze. Their project is so successful that it’s featured on the cover of Dwell.
The look of the Simpsons’ neighborhood transitions wildly when new neighbors discover a forgotten Neutra, triggering a renovation craze. Their project is so successful that it’s featured on the cover of Dwell.
In 2006, Seattle couple Damon and Claudia Smith decided it was time to expand their home to match their family, which had grown to include three children and two dogs since they first bought the house in the mid-1990s. Their solution: Adding on what they've dubbed the "South-ender."
In 2006, Seattle couple Damon and Claudia Smith decided it was time to expand their home to match their family, which had grown to include three children and two dogs since they first bought the house in the mid-1990s. Their solution: Adding on what they've dubbed the "South-ender."
The Klassik model is the base system when it comes to sliding door hardware. It can be used universally for door panels of all types, regardless of the material and it has that oh-so-classic look we love.

retailer: Specialty Doors

price: available upon request
The Klassik model is the base system when it comes to sliding door hardware. It can be used universally for door panels of all types, regardless of the material and it has that oh-so-classic look we love. retailer: Specialty Doors price: available upon request
Perhaps these modern, whimsical rockets ingeniously crafted by Brooklyn-based designer Pat Kim won't fly you to the moon, nor zip you past the stars, but they'll surely pep up any space.
Perhaps these modern, whimsical rockets ingeniously crafted by Brooklyn-based designer Pat Kim won't fly you to the moon, nor zip you past the stars, but they'll surely pep up any space.