Timeless, hardwearing, textured, and warm—the benefits of implementing wooden floors into your home are endless.

These may not be the first flooring materials that come to mind, but they sure will make a statement.

Let's face it: your kitchen floor probably gets the most action of any of the flooring in your house.

An engineer hires BattersbyHowat Architects to design the perfect Passive House on a hillside overlooking English Bay.

The tricked-out yet cost-efficient San Francisco home packs a lot into its tiny footprint.

“I hope that it will encourage others to put effort into their rental homes.”

Apophenia: the experience of seeing meaningful patterns or connections in random or meaningless data.

Add some pizazz to your kitchen renovation with these flooring options, from warm slate tile to retro (but still chic) linoleum.

Chef Thomas Keller’s three-starred Michelin restaurant receives a $10,000,000 renovation—its first major revamp in over 20 years.

Referencing the farmhouse vernacular, Valley Villa features asymmetrical gables and sustainable, Kebony wood cladding.

Wonder Architects fuse a crisp addition to a traditional brick home in Hou Heilongmiao Village.

Terrazzo flooring and built-in furniture are just a few of the striking details in this midcentury modern remodel.

A Northern California retreat immerses into the landscape with the guidance of shadow and light.

Architect Francesco Moncada's surprisingly modern renovation in Syracuse, Sicily, is home not just to himself, his girlfriend,...

A Seattle engineer builds an energy-efficient house with an assist from a prototype smart-home system.

The light and bright 570-square-foot units are just a 20-minute ferry ride from Seattle, Washington, perfect for a weekend...

Surrounded by verdant trees and shrubs, a family home settles gently into its natural environment.

In the residential district of Alto de Pinheiros in São Paulo, a indoor/outdoor family home revolves around a grand flamboyant...

From poured concrete to bound gravel, there’s an option out there that will suit your design sensibilities, and your life.

A full-floor loft apartment in a landmarked New York City building is an ideal blend of old and new, masculine and modern.

Drawing inspiration from the legendary Frank Lloyd Wright, Michael Kornley crafted this Long Island home as his own family...

Set at a 45-degree angle, the staggered shelves in Publisher’s Loft create a colorful, three-dimensional motif while maximizing...

Grounded in the utopian Sea Ranch community, a modern vacation retreat has all the bones for blissful retirement living.

In Seattle, Best Practice Architecture converts a detached garage into a chic, standalone apartment for an aging family member.

Sited at the end of a long driveway, the home contrasts an original stone facade with walls of windows and colorful slate...

Revamped and expanded to accommodate a home and artist’s studio, Hello House is a true conversation starter.

In São Paulo, a modern abode maximizes natural light and integrates a strong sense of the outdoors.

A modern cabin designed by Les Eerkes incorporates freecycled materials and makes a minimal impact on the surrounding forest.

We break down the benefits and costs of laminate, wood, concrete, stainless steel, engineered quartz, granite, and marble.

Set on a ridge overlooking a deep ravine, this summer home in Southern Iceland is surrounded by awe-inspiring scenery.

Although the origins of terrazzo go back to ancient Egypt, the material as we know it today was developed by builders in Venice,...

First a Mission Revival–style church and later home to the Austin Boys and Girls Club, this converted building now holds four...

Remixing the gabled shed, this relaxed and refined summer home opens up to shoreline views.

To accommodate his growing family, an intern architect in Canada builds a cost-efficient home that becomes the calling card of...

Its true renaissance started 10 years ago with two new, dedicated owners.

Located just outside of Orlando, the fully renovated cottage also offers European Oak flooring and cedar-clad ceilings.