20K Show Homes The centerpiece of the Rural Studio program is the 20K House. The price is calculated by looking at the highest mortgage someone on Social Security can afford. They normally cost roughly $12,000 for materials and $8,000 for contracted labor and profit. Photo by Tim Hursley

Inspirational spaces

To complete The Incomplete Dictionary of Show Birds series, British photographer Luke Stephenson had to enter the close-knit world of dedicated bird breeders. The subject matters' beauty, in all of its variations and colors, gracefully perch against a simple backdrop. Seen here: Red Canary #1. Via Luke Stephenson. (Pin)

One of the four photography promos sent to us by Toby Burditt

1966 Superstudio holds Superarchitettura show.

British artist Hannah Sawtell and technologist Avi Flombaum created sawbaum.com, where users can create visual collages using multiple vine streams. "We wanted it to look like a visual comic book, with overlapping panels," said Flombaum. "And we wanted it to be fun!" Photo courtesy Rhizome.

The bedroom is a comfortable show of geometric regularity.

INsite: Farnsworth House Light Show. These photographs are offered as pledges to backers of the Kickstarter, which ends May 31. Photo by Kate Joyce

The property's shorefront runs 1,080 feet along the water.

Home Show House by William Krisel.

The designer recently was part of a group exhibition called 'The October Show' at Salon 91 in Cape Town, South Africa. On view was Metcalf's collection of circular pieces, 2 light-boxes, and a crop of collaborative artworks.

The aluminum housing protects birds year-round and attaches to trees with a fastener and lashing strap that does no damage to the tree.

The 15th annual Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale returns to the Palm Springs Convention Center with rare goodies offered by top dealers. The show kicks off on Friday, February 13 with a gala kickoff party and runs through Monday, February 16.

2010 Elementary Design, a two-man show of Normal Studio’s work, opens at Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.

This photo shows how Wageman shows modern goods alongside more traditional fare.

The house’s street-level entrance shows an openness to its surroundings, and a glass door allows curious passersby a glimpse of the interior.

This shot of the Ravine House's interior shows its glazed back facade and clear geometry.

Phoenix visits the Coin Op Laundry in Bellflower, California.

A little one points to a chicken in a stylized plywood-and-acrylic coop by Chicken Co-Op. Complete with egg-shaped venting cutouts, the co-op has passive heating and cooling systems and a solar-powered fan to keep hens happy and naturally productive.

Onstage, green lifestyle expert and media personality Danny Seo will speak about sourcing American kitchen products, and preview the kitchen renovation inside his 1950s rural Pennsylvania home, to be featured in the July/August issue of Dwell. Photo by David Englehardt.

The houses show the traditional style alongside the contemporary.

This photo, taken from designtaxi.com, shows off three views of Paris's Librarie la Hune.

Magazzino at the Armory Show, NY 2010. From the Series "Art Fares"

A streetside vegetable purveyor shows his offerings.

A few of the tables exhibited at last year's show.

Neptune’s Temper by Paul Wackers is a standing sculpture assemblage.

The bulb takes center stage in Jessica Hans's Lava Lamp.

Painter Eric Shaw's Loop Lamp is one of the few pieces in the show to riff on the traditional shade.

Chris Lux's Sweet Potato (yellow) blends ceramic, epoxy resin, lighting elements, and oil.

An artist and designer known for her exuberant multimedia creations, Katie Stout used fringe, mesh, and vinyl to create her Trojan Sconce.

While Edwardian timber homes are common in Sandringham, a beachside suburb in Melbourne, this one features a custom rear extension with two gable roofs that house the master bedroom, kitchen, and dining room. The open plan allows the spaces to flow into the yard, which features a new patio with a timber pergola for open-air dining.

Porches are a beloved element of the Southern vernacular and lifestyle, traditionally serving as an extension of the indoors—a shady place to gather, socialize, or share a meal. So when the students of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, entered the Solar Decathlon, a biennial energy-efficient residential design competition, the iconic space figured prominently in their concept. Here, a canopy of bifacial solar panels covers the porch and provides energy for the home.

The LV prototype’s bathroom shows how buyers can vary finish levels according to budget.

Two complementary lighting fixtures from New Hampshire Antiques co-op hang in the kitchen. "One of my good friends from college was getting married in New Hampshire, and he mentioned an antique store down the street. We probably spent three hours in there,