Here at Dwell, we love houses with a good backstory.

At American Leather, it's more than furniture—it's where lasting memories are made.

Craft your own padded leather bench with these simple, step-by-step instructions and video.

Zecc Architects and Roel van Norel show just what can happen when great minds work together.

Architect Lee de Wit and his relatives work together to create a getaway where nearly everything in sight tells a story.

Build your own lightweight, versatile desk out of copper pipes using this step-by-step video and guide.

Learn how to build a simple, modern wall mirror hung from a leather strap using this step-by-step video and guide.

Perched high above San Francisco, the one-of-a-kind residence offers the unique chance to live within a historic four-story...

Practice good hygiene (and get a mini spa treatment in the process) with these luxurious liquid hand soaps.

At age 70, Eddie Oribin built the house for himself and his wife to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

LVMH is pausing perfume production in three factories to pump out free hand sanitizer for France.

Upon relocating to the Methow Valley, a family finds their compact cabin to be a little too cozy—so they roll up their sleeves...

A couple, their kids, and two sets of grandparents share a boldly imagined house in upstate New York.

Ever since I got my hands on a copy of Meg Mateo Ilasco's latest book, Crafting a Meaningful Home, I've been flipping through...

Originally built for famed author Vicki Baum in 1933, the grand Art Deco estate boasts quite a notable Hollywood pedigree.

Wedding registries, meet Agave.

A family spent seven years handcrafting this geodesic manse lined with hidden messages—and it's now for sale for under a million.

Founder Ryan O’Donnell takes us inside three of his artful, handcrafted tiny homes and camper vans.

The deep purple glaze, Prune, is only here for a limited time.

I was in Maine last week for my yearly vacation back East, and was happy to discover a new shop in Camden called Sugar Tools.

“What would Hans Wegner say?” I tweeted upon seeing a citrus-tinged Wishbone chair on Design*Sponge.

The latest Play Date at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art was held last weekend, to much applause and hands-on revelry in...

Producing power by harnessing kinetic energy from human and animal movement is a great idea but one with few good results.

Sydney-based embroidery designers MaricorMaricar hit our radar screen back in August with a series called Turns of Speech,...

Angela Scott’s heirloom-worthy designs—offering burnished leathers and hand-painted stripes—build on the legacy of handcrafted...

Portland-based Grovemade launches an upgrade to their iconic line of wood, leather, and metal watches.

Recently I've been on a kick of watching behind-the-scenes videos.

As a parent, I'm always on the lookout for innovative and stylish ways not to break my kid.

Multidisciplinary artist Llane Alexis utilizes discarded textiles and other materials to create distinctive furniture and home...

Your feet called—they said it’s time to stop wearing your ratty old sneakers.

An asymmetric retreat in Quebec is an exquisite cadaver, one part sculpture and two parts architecture.

For the young homeowner, a French-educated fashion designer, Waterfrom Design created a colorful, sophisticated apartment...

Coperaco, a celebrated New York-based roaster, opens its first U.S. cafe in Harrison, New Jersey—and it's a stunner.

Apart from the structural work and technical fittings, nearly everything was built by hand.

The film, television, and video game actor worked hand in hand with designer Mandy Cheng to create a dreamy L.A. house that...

After hands-on study, a Northeast landscape architect sows a free-growing meadow.