Mint green-painted ironwork and tiles connect the indoors to the outside more fluidly.

The Max-A studio is also built with a pine frame, though it has pine panelling on the ceiling, while the main house ceiling is painted a warm white.

One corner of the ground floor is reserved for a “hot house,” which is glazed from floor to ceiling with windows and doors. The space is light-filled and airy, with a tall ceiling and woven rugs.

When building such a modest structure in a large landscape, designer and client often had to defend their vision to their collaborators. “We knew this house was going to be for Maggie and she would live there alone,” designer Lauren Moffitt says. “But people are always projecting for future resale. Putting in the smallest size of anything—to any subcontractor, it’s just not reasonable.”

Cozy on up to the bespoke bar and enjoy a hand-crafted cocktail with views of Antwerp.

The bar at August is a luxe, comfortable setting in which to relax after work or to enjoy a drink with friends on the weekend.

By resisting the urge to fill every inch of the tiny house, the team retains a spacious feel.

In London’s Greenwich Peninsula—a part of London's undergoing cultural facelift—boutique real estate brand Aucoot and the team from UK magazine Cereal styled this 1,793-square-foot, three-bedroom penthouse apartment, transforming it into a simple, yet stunning home.

Wood decking extends out to the yard.

The focal point of the home’s modernized exterior is a custom, wood-and-steel entry gate designed by atelier KS and built by DeFauw Design + Fabrication, a local fabricator who also made custom closing hardware for the piece. Franz and Paré-Mayer paired angled cypress slats with an industrial metal frame to create the entryway. A few paces behind the gate, a large glass door provides direct access to the home, fulfilling the owners’ wish for an entry vestibule that would be separate from the street. The angled wood slats offer privacy from the exterior, while selectively allowing light to penetrate through.

Amending Meeuwissen’s early request for an open bathroom space, the architects devised a more private chamber with an overhead skylight and walls in stone tile from Intercodam Tegels.

After - living room (Rubio monocoat floors, Chantilly lace walls, used fireplace)

To say more precisely, something was disturbing it. Before the final version of Grey House there was a pretty banal skeleton with small symmetrical window frames.

Scattershot openings in the single-story home omit a soft glow at dusk.

99 by Von Tundra and Lydia Cambron $13,000 Oregon-based Von Tundra’s unit combines three different storage options—a rack, drawers, and boxes—into a multipurpose dresser.

The kitchen remodel included creating more space and installing a single-plane island that served as the perfect spot for the family’s children to do everything from eating to studying schoolwork. Photo by Mariko Reed.

A single crepe myrtle, which sports red blossoms in summer, defines the courtyard.

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A single Pigeon Pendant.

Single Shot (Seattle, Washington) Single Shot, designed by Greg Quist, possesses a polished sensibility usually reserved for restaurants. Ample lighting and a marble-topped bar create a cleanly environment at this intimate, 40-seat taproom in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

The Armadillo is parked on a 1,000-square-foot lot that gives the couple ample outdoor space.

Although the two apartments were stacked vertically, their individual systems and layout were quite different. The limited horizontal overlap meant that the owners and design team had to give careful thought to the connective elements, and how the family would ultimately circulate through the home. One of the key pieces to the puzzle was finding a place for the interior stairs. Says Bangia Agostinho principal Anshu Bangia, “There was a challenge to find an appropriate location to cut a new stair opening between the apartments, and then have the new stair coordinate with the existing one to form a logical sequence of circulation between the three levels.”

This outdoor chair from designer Damian Velasquez is both striking and strikingly comfortable—you might not believe you're sitting on metal. The mesh design is sturdy, but has just enough give to conform to your body. The heat-dispersing, wind-resistant powder-coated stainless steel construction makes it a smart addition to your yard.

O Table by Half 13 $2,800 This curvy powder-coated stainless steel outdoor table, fabricated by Damian Velasquez in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is available in nine vibrant colors.

The ceiling lights are Wever and Ducré.

Wooden decks can be added to heighten the indoor-outdoor living experience.

Paris Court is one of the only buildings in Budapest with a courtyard—and this space became an important part of the renovation. The architects enclosed it with a new glazed skylight, allowing it to function as a restaurant for the new hotel.

Landscape architect Kevin Campion went to great lengths to protect the poplar trees during construction. Delta Millworks charred the cedar gable fronts following the shou sugi ban technique.

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