It's not the most obvious task to take the green path when renovating, building, or choosing products to buy.

A top-to-bottom renovation prioritizes large expanses of glass to frame picture-perfect views of the property’s charming New...

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

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...

Thanks to their savvy with salvaged materials and knack for bartering, Nathalie and Greg Kupfer constructed the micro-cabin for...

Winkelman Architecture delivers grown-up summer-camp vibes with this unassuming retreat on the coast of Maine.

Tucked into the urban grid, a 340-square-foot grain silo becomes an unexpected desert oasis that overcomes several design...

At 23 years old, self-taught designer Mariah Hoffman set out to craft her own 156-square-foot sanctuary.

A rope bridge slung across a ravine leads to an imaginative retreat by San Francisco–based artist and designer Jay Nelson.

The cofounders of The Brooklyn Home Company take their skill set to sea to give a 1983 tugboat a bow-to-stern revamp.

Before moving into the Community First! Village outside East Austin, Jesse Brown spent 30 years without a home.

Moving home to Torrance, California, to take care of her dad, Monica Chang makes clever use of 170 square feet.

Facing a COVID-19 shutdown, Taylor and Michaella McClendon recruit their family to build a breezy tiny home on the Big...

Minwook Choi’s minimalist Seroro House makes clever use of a 355-square-foot site.

Joshua Skirtich’s pegboard wall and pulley-system closet serve as clutter control in his Bushwick live/work space.

After the death of her husband, a Byron Bay local moves into a diminutive dwelling that takes cues from the coastal locale.

Two rentable dwellings suspended from living trees bring a couple’s dream to life.

Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s philosophy of organic architecture, this vintage airstream has a pared-down interior filled with...

A translucent pergola shades this 183-square-foot studio made from hardy OSB.

The house may measure fewer than 600 square feet, but with an open plan, clever built-ins, and high ceilings, it shows that...

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...

For aesthetically beautiful minimalist, modern, and sleek design, less really can be more.

From city apartments to vacation rentals and boutique hotels, a daring and creative use of colorful paint, textiles, and other...

These low-fuss products bring automation into your home without compromising on design.

Investing in non-toxic, environmentally friendly products for your home doesn’t have to be a chore—or cost a fortune.

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

Space-saving solutions from Room & Board beautifully make the most of compact bedrooms.

Los Angeles is not all mini-malls and highways.

The nominees for this year’s Dwell Design Awards may be petite, but they pack a big punch.

It’s never too early to instill a good sense of design into your kids.

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