Why don't they call it Roundtine?

For the "Don't Worry Be Happy" 2010 group show at Showroom Mama in Rotterdam, Netherlands-based Merijn Hos created this little gem of a collage.

Designer and artist Alicja Patanowska's Plantation series makes it possible to grow plants in porcelain and glass vessels using only water and no soil.

Stars Don't Stand Still in the Sky, by Lawrence Weiner

A couple enlist Butler Armsden Architects and Leverone Design to reimagine their home as a multigenerational meeting point. In 1963, landscape designer Lawrence Halprin devised a master plan for a community that would live in harmony with the natural environment. The resulting Sea Ranch, which stretches 10 miles along the Pacific coastline in Sonoma County, California, is characterized by timber-frame, wood-clad structures that are in dialogue with the local climate and terrain. Sited on a bluff within this pioneering community is the vacation home of a lawyer couple. After purchasing the residence in 2007, they lived in the home as it was for four years, even keeping the previous owners’ furniture. Envisioning a retreat that would accommodate their extended family and guests, they then recruited Butler Armsden Architects and Leverone Design to help guide the project.

Metal buckets of wooden spoons on the counter don’t amount to visual chaos; rather, they’re evidence of a hands-on existence.

The addition’s two stories of cedar-framed sliding doors and window provide generous views of the house’s prized jacaranda tree. The addition’s polished concrete floor and white cladding extend into the garden, drawing occupants to the serene rear porch. There, they can relax on stools designed by Alvar Aalto and Charles Wilson while admiring the luscious greenery.

Don't worry if you aren't quite sure where to start. With this eight-step guide, your space will be sparkling in no time.

“I don’t paint landscapes when I’m here because I can’t compete with the natural beauty,” says Yael.

Foyer

The units don't even require foundations—simple ground screws from Krinner are enough to support them.

These tips from the experts at Üllo will have you pouring like a pro.

"We wanted to have our storage open and visible, because I think the more visible something is, the tidier you keep it and you also don't buy loads of extra stuff,

Hero's designs are also wearable. Mark and Beth don't yet screen the shirts themselves but have made that one of their next goals.

The only problem? The new legs don't really work with the suspended rack. The legs knock into the rack when screwed onto the base.

If you've long loathed your leaky faucet, this is your chance to gracefully drop the drip. Professor Donald Norman offers his expert opinion on what makes a spectacular tap.

Often the couch doubles as a parkour course—which we also don’t have to worry about.