At this point it's hard to take the term "eco-friendly" at face value.

A dazzling display of colored windows wraps the custom-furniture-filled Venice, California, home of architect Lorcan O’Herlihy.

Craving the conveniences of city life, a couple sidle over to Seattle from the countryside without compromising their love of the...

From the deck of this waterfront house, the scenery is abuzz with Northern California wildlife–but there's not a utility bill in...

Toronto designers Peter Fleming and Debbie Adams found a polluted lot and a run-down building—and saw fertile ground for a...

Though kitchen cabinets play the obvious role of storing food goods, dinnerware, and pots and pans, they also have a powerful...

There's no lack of inspiration online when it comes to airy, white kitchens, but do they really live up to the hype?

Decades after they met as teenagers on a Montauk beach, Manhattanites Victoria and Greg Pryor returned to Long Island to build a...

At the end of 2000, Tryggvi Thorsteinsson and Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir, Icelandic natives and partners in the Santa Monica–based...

Alternative materials help a house in California’s wine country tread lightly on the land.

Inspired by their favorite day of the week, Saturday Green is a female-led collective of textile designers who recently launched...

Live, work, or vacation in an eco-friendly, mobile cardboard prefab.

Los Angeles is not all mini-malls and highways.

Austin couple Anne Suttles and Sam Shah built a house to last their lifetime—and longer.

At Blue Green Works, creative director Peter B. Staples creates lighting fixtures inspired by film, architecture, and New York...

As a collaboration between designers Benjamin Bloomstein and Aaron Aujla, the Green River Project has created diverse pieces such...

We’ve taken a shine to metal kitchen cabinets.

This all-white LEED Gold home is undoubtedly modern, but takes cues from the historic precedent of the longhouse to bring the...

This cozy compound comes complete with a recording studio, basketball court, pool, and even a private rooftop deck with a killer...

In Chapel Hill, a renovated kitchen takes painterly cues from Piet Mondrian.

A new prefab company represents the future of low-impact affordable housing.

By designing a home with an angled roof covered in sod, architecture firm After Party takes living in the land to the next level.

A sustainable home in Lexington, Massachusetts, brings contemporary design to an unexpected region.

Avocado Day may have already come and gone this year, but this eco-friendly mattress is made to be celebrated all year round.

A teardown renovation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, comes with a mandate for maximum efficiency.

Green Orchard, the home Paul Archer designed for his parents outside Bristol, England, sows the seeds of an active retirement.

Whether you're starting with IKEA cabinets or something else, there are a number of ways to update your kitchen, no matter the...

Avoid feeling overwhelmed when selecting new kitchen cabinets by focusing on these five tips.

A creative tear-down renovation exposes a loft to natural light.

An outdoor enthusiast’s eco-friendly retreat on the shores of Wallis Lake embraces the beach and bushland.

The Ribeirão Preto Residence sports a dramatic, cantilevered roof and a robust indoor/outdoor connection.

Designed by Argentine firm Alarcia Ferrer Arquitectos, this holiday home offers sweeping views and two separate autonomous levels...

The Kirkwood House in the celebrated Sea Ranch community along the Californian coast features a sod roof and a sunken courtyard.

A continuous garden terrace connects each floor of this sustainable urban infill project in San Isidro.

The star of Breaking Bad opens the doors to his family’s recently completed beach house located just outside of Los Angeles.

The Noorens fell in love with San Diego and the surrounding area during a surf vacation several years ago, and made it their...