The Money Issue: Creativity, Compromise, and a Rare Look at Real Budgets

When it comes to our homes, the most taboo topic is also the most relatable.

What’s the difference between a $400 sink and $1,500 sink? My three days in the showrooms showed me.

Those elected to office often have the means to be homeowners, or even landlords. But across the country, an influx of affordable-housing allies are becoming representatives.

Restaurateur Ash Shah turned the mobile home into a weekend getaway for his family.

Friends of the Pritchards pitched in to create a wood-sided gable residence filled with high-low finishes and furnishings.

Lizzy Plapinger, the solo indie musician who performs as LPX and cofounder of record label Neon Gold, punches up her railroad-style apartment with funky secondhand steals and...

To avoid taking on a loan, Remo Kommnick and Emi Moore rolled up their sleeves and DIYed as much as they could.

Judy Tyrus and Eric Waldman reconnected decades after growing up near each other and crafted a live/work space for themselves and their nonprofit.

The three-building Zollhaus complex includes a sprawling hall where residents live in moveable structures inspired by those traditionally found in squats, marking the first legal...

A designer and his client tell us about the compromises required to create a home worthy of being on the cover of an architecture magazine.

The creators of small-scale shelters have touted them as a short-term solution for the homelessness crisis.

The proprietors of the furniture company Siosi take on a bigger project: their own home.

This barnlike workshop with a studio suite is just phase one of their vision for a creative compound outside Portland.

For the founder of nonalcoholic aperitif company Ghia, its well-loved pages are a reminder that every moment is worth celebrating.