A Day in the Life of a Smart-Home Voice Assistant
We asked three super-users to share their voice histories.
When Your House Wants to Talk About Fast Food
A smart-home marketing stunt gone wrong.
15 Fall Essentials From Huckberry Inspired by Finding Your Inner Adventure
Huckberry’s fall catalog looks to its team members to guide the way.
Remember, Smart Tech Isn’t Always so Smart
Four of the less-intelligent trends in home automation.
Q&A: Legendary Garden Designer Piet Oudolf on His Latest Living Landscape
The venerable designer discusses the “performance of plants” he composed for the Vitra Campus—and why a garden should have...
This Palm Springs Prefab Is a “Living Lab” for its Designer Residents
A pair of prefab experts turn their process on themselves.
A Two-Story Skylight Illuminates a Gracefully Renovated Victorian in London
Architect Neil Dusheiko turns a narrow terrace house into a bright, wood-wrapped sanctuary for himself and his growing family.
Check Out These Pro Tips For Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms
Four designers spill their secrets for smart kitchen and bathroom design.
Three Interior Designers Discuss the Dynamics of Choosing a Kitchen Backsplash
Emily Henderson, Bobby Berk, and Katie Hodges give their expert advice on what you need to know when considering color, design,...
How a Los Angeles Landscape Architecture Firm Is Reclaiming a Hillside for Native Plants
Terremoto is spearheading an experimental grassroots project to transform a neglected patch of public land with native species.
How to Homeschool During the Coronavirus Pandemic
First, don't feel bad that you are not adequately prepared for this crisis—most of us aren't.
6 Ways Smart Lighting Can Help You Take Control of Your Home
From customized presets to voice commands, these intelligent features promise added comfort, safety, and sustainability in the...
A Shadowy 17th-Century Canal House Shines After a Daring Renovation
The Dutch design firm i29 livens up a historic Amsterdam home with vivid color, secret passageways, and a streamlined layout.
9 Smart Home Devices For Aging in Place
With these systems and connected devices installed, your smart home can help take care of you in your golden years.
The Dos and Don’ts of Shipping Container Homes
It’s easy to buy into the hype around shipping container homes, but there are some fundamentals you should know before going all...
These Are the Items Every Coffee Snob Needs
If you practically have "but first, coffee" tattooed on your guns, we'd suggest upgrading your java setup.
Surf Shacks 019 - Colin Tunstall
Colin Tunstall is a busy guy.
Smooth Sailing: The Cruise Ship’s Evolution From the 1800s to Today
From the no-frills vessel to the modernist liner, and the ’90s megaship to today’s boutique offerings, the cruise ship has come a...
This Secluded, Wood-Clad Longhouse in Scotland Is Cozy Incarnate
Asking £880K, the RIBA award–winning eco home sits perched above the Galloway Hills.
Poll: Color Rules
We want to know, do you have any rules about color?
This Magnificent Marin Midcentury Comes With Bay Views and a Bountiful Garden
Designed by Joseph Esherick in 1961, the five-bedroom home sits just a stone’s throw away from San Francisco.
Budget Breakdown: This $250K Prefab Cabin Is an Ode to the Finnish Sauna
Near Helsinki, expat designer Jussi-Pekka Kajaala and Olympic medalist Adam Rippon build a tiny summerhouse dedicated to...
You Can Wake Up Poolside at This Forest Retreat in the Netherlands
The rentable home features en suite bedrooms positioned at either end of the its skinny, C-shaped plan for water views from first...
Greenbuild Conference: Waste Management
The sustainability movement has gone through a series of evolutions and iterations over the past several years—from nascent niche...
Budget Breakdown: For $31K, a Brooklyn Family Makes Room for All in an 850-Square-Foot Apartment
A handful of smart reconfigurations to their beloved one-bedroom loft in a former piano factory let the designer couple create...
Budget Breakdown: $91K and Vintage Flair Revive a Flat in One of Paris’s Coolest Buildings
A small apartment renovation in Orgues de Flandre—a brutalist ’70s development built as social housing—includes a kitchen-focused...
The Expat Art of Giving Up
Eventually, if you live in Japan long enough, you learn not to ask “why.” But until you learn, you keep asking, and every time...
Budget Breakdown: $49K of Curvy Cabinetry Solved This NYC Couple’s Storage Conundrum
Architect Fareez Giga deploys a suite of custom built-ins to upgrade a 715-square-foot flat for a bibliophile and a passionate...
Friday Finds 05.04.12
Editor Real Talk, a Ryan Gosling–like meme featuring econospeak, a young design company out of New Zealand, and more in this...
Events this Weekend: 5.6-5.9
We're Out and About in America this weekend, with an exhibit opening in Indianapolis, a three-day design show in New York, and...
Budget Breakdown: This Remote Prefab Hideaway Built From Shipping Containers Cost $300K
How Anthrop Abbott Architects designed four modules—complete with a hot tub and cantilevered deck—for a rocky outcrop in South...
Friday Finds 4.29.11
We wrap up the month of April with a look at a remote-controlled party for your tush, a child makeup guru and some groovy Tumblr...
The Dwell 24: Ovuud
Former patent lawyer Benjamin Gillespie channels his youthful enthusiasm for deconstructing yard-sale lamps into creating...
Annie Leibovitz Lists Her Upper West Side Duplex at a Loss, and Other Celebrity Real Estate News
In our biweekly breakdown of what’s happening with famous people’s homes: The internet thinks Rihanna and A$AP Rocky might be...
Everything You Need for a Rejuvenating Summer Staycation
You could go somewhere nice—or you could just buy some stuff that replicates the “nice” vacation feeling at home.

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