6 Quick Tips for Maintaining Wood Countertops
Warm, glossy, and earthy, wood countertops are decidedly beautiful, but they do require some upkeep.
A DIY Cabin Brand Is Selling $99 A-Frame Plans
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Give Your Home a Quick Refresh With This Room-by-Room Guide
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There's no doubt Mother Nature—and your wallet—will thank you for following these quick, easy tips.
These New Prefab Shipping Container Homes Can Be Built in Just 99 Days
Proudly made in Mexico, these customizable container homes celebrate local design and environmentally friendly materials.
A Quick Guide to New York’s Hudson Yards, the $25 Billion Mini-City Opening Today
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Activist Designers: Design 99
Gina Reichert, an architectural designer, and her husband, artist Mitch Cope, are the duo behind Design 99, an organization in...
5 Easy Ways to Upgrade Your IKEA Furniture in Under an Hour
Give your IKEA furniture a quick facelift with these DIY tips.
This Quick-Ship Home Is a Nod to the Modern Farmhouse
Lindal Cedar Homes lets you keep your design options open with hundreds of ready-to-go plans ranging from traditional-looking...
7 Easy Ways to Give Your Kitchen Appliances a Cosmetic Upgrade
These surface treatments can give your kitchen appliances a quick, cost-effective makeover.
Sweden’s Tallest Timber Building Is a Towering Feat of Sustainable Architecture
Airtight and quick to assemble, Sweden’s carbon-sequestering Kajstaden tower is a beacon for green building.
3 Things You Need for a Quick and Dirty Moment of Relaxation
Use all the holiday deals flying around to cobble together your own moment of peace.
Out of Town
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10 Tiny Houses We Love
Tiny houses are spreading like proverbial wildfires across the world—and probably because it really just makes sense.
The Dwell 24: Studio Liam Lee
New York–based designer Liam Lee is quickly gaining notice for his vibrant, captivating textile panels.
eBay Roundup: Shop our Top Midcentury Furniture Finds
Get your vintage on with these amazing midcentury furniture finds on eBay—but act quickly before they’re gone!
10 Sunny Poolside Prefabs
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Dwell On This: Knock Out These Storage Hacks This Weekend
These quick, easy ways to clear clutter will have you wondering why you didn’t do them sooner.
Design Classic: Jens Risom Collection
Jens Risom's 1942 designs for Knoll were born out of wartime necessity but went on to become signature midcentury modern designs.
10 Best Dwell Studios and Modern Apartments
The well-worn saying that "size does matter" has never been truer in this age of shrinking resources and soaring costs.
5 Washington, DC Prefab Homes That Are Anything But Traditional
The nation’s capital is home to some of the most exciting prefabs in the country.
Shigeru Ban Designs Temporary, Easy-to-Build Shelters for Disaster-Prone Areas
Responding to the displacement caused by Typhoon Haiyan, the Pritzker Prize winner designed a series of quick-to-assemble prefab...
4 Prefab Companies Bringing Modular Homes to Indiana
These prefab home builders located throughout Indiana produce a wide range of residences.
Prefab Startup Jupe Unveils a $17.5K Flat-Pack Shelter Inspired by “2001: A Space Odyssey”
Available to preorder for $99, the futuristic pod features on-board Wi-Fi and solar power for a plush, off-grid experience.
See If Your Water Heater Is Ready for the Colder Months With This Quick Checklist
Before you get too comfy this fall, take a moment to make sure your water heater is in tip-top shape.
5 Prefab Deck Kit Companies to Easily Upgrade Your Home
Better your home's indoor/outdoor connection with one of these DIY deck kits.
This Prefab Tree House Took Just 8 Days to Assemble
On the outskirts of a small Swiss town, Baumhaus Halden is a gable-roof tree house built for two close friends.
20 of Our Favorite Finds From Nordstrom's Blowout Anniversary Sale
Nordstrom's annual sale opens to the public on July 19—scoop up these gems before they're gone.
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8 Prefab Firms in Washington Aiming to Solve the Area’s Housing Shortages
Although Washington’s cost of living continues to rise, these prefab companies are creating positive change with their...
5 Hidden Home Bars
Sit back, relax, and imagine enjoying a cocktail shaken up in your own home bar—and then imagine it disappearing for an easy and...
The Cube One Prefab Is a Space-Age Dream—and It Starts at $30K
With dazzling lighting, a curvilinear design, and a fortified shell, the Cube One is a prefab for the future.
Tech Talk: 4 Smart-Home Upgrades You Can Make in a Weekend
You’ve heard the phrase “work smarter, not harder.” Here are quick, easy smart-home improvements you can knock out in one weekend.
Dwell’s 20 Most Popular Products of 2018
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5 Massachusetts Prefab Home Companies to Watch
Prefabricated homes in New England have never looked so appealing, thanks to these Massachusetts companies.

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