Lowering the shutters on this small writer’s retreat completely exposes the interior to the site’s impressive island views.

On an island 20 miles off the coast of Maine, a writer, with the help of his daughter, built not only a room but an entire green...

Architect Ling Hao allows the pad’s vintage details to sing.

What do you get when you give a couple of designers unlimited creative license on a very limited budget? For Andrew Dunbar and...

Thoughtfully inserted into the desert landscape, a low-impact, two-bedroom Cover prefab embraces the outdoors in minimalist style.

Ready for life on land or water, the net-zero LilliHaus is a plug-and-play prefab by SysHaus.

Danish architecture firm SLETH designs a flexible office and home where a nonfiction writer can get creative surrounded by...

Available for the first time in nearly 60 years, the home offers a glass-fronted living room with views of the San Francisco Bay.

Two-story Eichler homes are few and far between, making this midcentury beauty in Marin County a particularly special property.

On Austin’s outskirts, an author's bunker-style home redefines modern city living.

The pint-sized Carapate and Carriole trailers bring big design to small-space living.

If you love nature and the great outdoors, but aren’t keen on roughing it up in a tent, then consider renting one of these...

Through a process of subtraction, the architects were able to highlight the penthouse’s unique elements.

After three years ashore, a Copenhagen couple return to the city’s waterways on a floating home for two.

Explore the homes that inspired some of the best literary minds of the past two centuries.

A literary couple embrace the quirks of a California modernist. Twice.

A pair of newly-weds in Chicago added a spacious extension for cohabiting.

Inspired by literary greats from the Berkshires, five mobile studios comprise The Mastheads, a progressive writers' residency...

Built in 1946, this sculptural home for sale in Studio City celebrates the work of Rudolph Schindler, the seminal architect who...

A new outlook for a Buff, Straub and Hensman gem perched high above Los Angeles.

A father and son built an off-grid cabin in the Wisconsin woods.

The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law 30 years ago. Here’s what it achieved, and where it still falls short.

Eunice Byun, cofounder of Material, raves about the best things she keeps in her cabinets.

An abundance of ethically made and colorful pillows, baskets, and rugs are now available.

In the second episode of our new podcast RM-3, we serve up logs three ways: as pliant plywood, as shakes and shingles, and with a...

Whether you want to cozy up in some flannel or keep it cool with moisture-wicking linen, these are the best robes on the market...

Summer may have come and gone, but with the right design and setting, the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors remains...

A vacation home for a Chilean family rises on stilts from a rocky cliff, enjoying idyllic views of Lago Todos los Santos.

Minimalist yet cozy, this cluster-style home in a Norwegian forest offers plenty of nooks to get comfortable in.

A couple bring cohesion to an architectural mishmash in San Francisco.

At the iconic Louveira Complex, an exemplar of Brazilian modernism, local architect Ana Sawaia bravely plays with space, color,...

Sourdough savants, this one’s for you.

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Adorned with succulents and sunlight, this compact Brooklyn pad is the perfect home base for a creative couple.

The historic property is sited just minutes from the picturesque, lakeside town of Cobourg, overlooking Lake Ontario and...

If you’re a writer or an artist of any kind, you probably understand how important it is to have a little space of your own where...