A built-in closet and chalkboard surface in the entry keeps things tidy and the couple's to-do list in order.

do it: the compendium, Independent Curators International (ICI), New York and D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., May 2013, 448 pages. ISBN: 978-1-938922-01-5. Foreword and acknowledgements by Kate Fowle and Frances Wu Giarratano. Introduction by Hans Ulrich Obrist. Essays by Bruce Altshuler, Hu Fang, Virginia Perez-Ratton, and Elizabeth Presa. Available to purchase at Curators International.

Artist Kenneth Anger's billboard suggests something that billboards rarely do. Photo by Gerard Smulevich.

José Roberto, who says his family is always cooking something, prepares a snack with Jimena on the Ariston gas cooktop installed on the custom table.

“You can’t help but relax being in the country,” says Nigel. Jane laughs and jumps in: “Though it’s hard work. We’re always doing something.”

Boop Sofa. "boop: To poke an animal or something cute on the nose."

"We wanted something lively for the house, something spectacular but not vulgar," says Bériault of the blue hue of the modest 1,690-square-foot house.

De Waart added a chalkboard to the kitchen for writing memos and for drawing, as Tammo does here.

For something that has the feel of an illustration, and a good does of color, try this map of Beijing from 1890. The Forbidden City at the heart of the image is especially evocative.

The kitchen is perfect both for eating and for doing projects.

Born 1968 in Zurich, Switzerland, Obrist currently lives and works in London, where he is co-director of exhibitions and programs as well as director of international projects at the Serpentine Gallery. Obrist’s prolific career has included such accomplishments as curator of the Museum in Progress, Vienna (1993-2000), curator at the Musée d’Art Moderne (2000-today), and curator and co-curator for more than 200 solo and group exhibitions and biennials internationally since 1991. Obrist’s other accomplishments also include the New York Prize Senior Fellowship for 2007-08 from the Van Alen Institute, and roles as a contributing editor for Abitare, Artforum, and Paradis Magazine.

As part of Sculpture for Strolling (2005), Pistoletto advises participants: "After reading the daily newspaper, immerse it in water then form a small sphere by compressing the wet newspaper with one's hands. Enlarge the sphere by adding new daily newspapers soaked in water. Continue this procedure until the sphere is a meter in diameter. When well dried out, roll the newspaper sphere outside in the streets and the squares as a "sculpture for strolling."

Berkeley, CA based artist Lutz Bacher provides a much needed dose of reality for her do it instructions. Instructions for do it, 2012, Courtesy of artist.

Though we’ve yet to try it for accuracy, artist Alexandre Singh demonstrates how to turn wine into Pepsi. Alexandre Singh, Instructions for do it, 2012, Courtesy of artist,

For his contribution to do it, Thai artist Rikrit Tiravanija includes a recipe for a spicy paste. The above image and demonstration come from the vast archives maintained by ICI.

Though not included in the book, Claire Fontaine’s piece is poignantly minimalist, and majorly straight to the point. Claire Fontaine, Instructions for do it, 2012, Courtesy of artist.

Oscillating from the light-hearted to the profound, some of the most intriguing instructions are also the simplest. Jérôme Bel Shirtology, 2012 © Tate, 2012; Photo: Tate Photography, Gabrielle Fonseca Johnson

No stranger to taking on multiple projects across disciplines, a playful David Lynch demonstrated how to make a ricky board. David Lynch, Do It: How To Make A Ricky Board, 2012, Courtesy of artist.

According to ICI: “Featured in at least 50 different locations worldwide, including Australia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, Costa Rica, Slovenia and Uruguay… The driving force behind the exhibition is aptly summarized in the words of Marcel Duchamp, who states that ‘art is a game between all people of all periods.’ He is only one of several predecessors to have shaped the modus operandi of [do it], which also draws from…art of the 1960s and 1970s as well as Fluxus practices.” Called a “middle finger to Art” by some, this project deliberately tries to hone the anything goes attitude which has fueled revelatory movements ranging from Conceptual and Minimalism to punk rock.

Making a splashy entrance at this year’s NADA Art Fair, do it’s booth created a wall-to-wall forest of orange tomes and installations for visitors to peak at.

Throughout the house, there are a number of details that are clearly "Lautner." Working with Goldstein, the architect was given the opportunity to design custom furniture pieces, which is something he didn’t normally get the chance to do. His angular, minimalist style was carried throughout, including in the custom leather-and-concrete sofas spread throughout the living room.

After: "I wanted to try something that I would try to convince clients to do,

“Some people struggle with the color of the bricks. It does stand out, but in a good way. If you’re going to do something different, there’s no point compromising,” says Michelle.

The house’s small square footage also necessitated that the bathroom do double duty as the laundry room.

Original elements such as the curved glass windows, added in the 1930s, remain, as does the original parquet floor.

When open, the garage enables the owners to work on their vehicles while visiting with neighbors who do the same.

“Peter and I’ve got shockingly similar and far-reaching design inspirations. Our conversations would move easily from brutalism to driftwood to kachinas and then flow right back to something applicable to architecture. I can’t tell you how many times I will do that with a less-design-literate client and just get a blank stare!” —Architect Craig Steely

"Make sure they love old houses as much as you do,” says Goldman, “or else you'll be fighting them when they want to do something that sacrifices the architecture that you love.”

Do North Water Bottle, $28 at askovfinlayson.com For the eco-conscious traveler, there's this stainless steel 27 oz. design from Askov Finlayson. With each purchase of this bottle (or other The North products available from Askov Finlayson), the Minneapolis-based company makes a donation to the organization Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, which is dedicated to fighting climate change. The bottles' inteirors are electropolished to not retain or impart flavors; they come in black, blue, and green.

The cemetery at the Connecticut Valley State Hospital in Middletown is like something out of Poe.

Getting the hammock installed posed a bit of a challenge. Adair and Kopp found it tough to find a company to help with executing their idea. “It’s interesting to know that if you want to do something with a little bit of risk, it really takes some convincing,” says Adair. With the help of a U.S.-based company that dealt with large-scale net facilities, they got a group together and lashed the whole perimeter to create a safe, sturdy, supportive weaving.

I have an 'import/export' policy: it's necessary to get rid of something if you bring in something new. I'm a supporter of purging, which requires frequent trips to the Goodwill if something isn’t wanted by others who happen by my 'free zone.'

“We always had it in the back of our minds to do something like this,” says Jeff. “At some point we wanted to build a house that totally represented our values.”

According to Kawamata, speaking about a previous project at Le Marechalerie in Versailles: "The workshops are decided quickly. There were pallets, pallets, and more pallets. If I want to do something, I want to do it outof the structure, like as if it were blown by the wind..."

If you frequently entertain guests in your home, or love holding long leisurely dinner parties on the weekends, it’s a good idea to keep these points in mind when designing or remodeling your kitchen. Here are some tips on how to turn this functional area into a space that's fit and fun for gatherings.

"It's used 100 percent of the time, by the entire city," Dyrdek says of the Kettering Skate Plaza. "It's not even as exclusive as a tennis court."