The Dimanches relax in their exotic living room.

The more planning you do and the fewer changes you make, the higher chance you have of staying within your budget. Take the time to figure out what the scope of the project is and get a sense of how much work is needed so that you can make educated decisions when presented with options.

Charvat relaxes in the bedroom.

Thijske Noordhoek relaxes in her study-cum-bedroom.

Urban Green House Perhaps answering the question of what actually gets greens from farm to table, Danish designer Line Grüner’s mobile garden isn’t merely growing space on wheels. With seating and space to spread out, it could become a green escape pod.

The gradually inclined entrance ramp and open plan help make the house accessible to a range of users.

Giovanna de Uzin Fontecha relaxes in the master bedroom on a Leaf chaise by Claesson-Koivisto-Rune for Living Divani.

Makers (Seattle, United States) A setting for ex-Microsoft employees and contractors in the Seattle area, Makers sets a social tone with an open space adorned with high ceilings, brick walls, and cement floors. The refurbished interior of this historic building boasts numerous upcycled features, such as desks made from an old middle school gym floor and sliding doors crafted from bleacher boards, that add up to a relaxed, open environment.

In the dining room, the family gathers beneath a cluster of IKEA Ranarp pendants.

Compa and Cook relax on a patio at the western end of the house that overlooks a neighboring farm.

Cedar louvers increase privacy and shade on the second-floor deck, where Carole and Duane relax with granddaughters Natalie and Allison and their friend Katherine.

Trained in the fine arts in Turkey and having worked for some time in Milan at the Fiat Advanced Design Concept Lab, Tamer Nakışçı of Studio/Nakisci presented his Relax tableware that generates a textural pattern when stacked. He also works across a broad range of design types from product design, conceptual projects and interactive installations to interior design and has earned him the Red Dot and iF product design Awards.

Moreland House

The Whistle stool is a relaxed piece with a little bit of attitude.

Four-year-old Seamus relaxes in the living room, whose plywood walls are covered with family photographs.

Jorge finds some time to relax in the living room. Chaise longue by Le Corbusier; coffee table by Noguchi.

Linus, Archie, and Olive relax on the home’s cedar-lined front deck that opens off the main living area.

Sticotti and Hernaez relax in their living room, where custom-built windows and sliding doors enhance the indoor-outdoor effect.

Now that all the elements are in harmony, we can finally relax.

After months spent researching solutions to make her home’s fabric roof functional, Lisa Sette can finally relax.

Nakişçi's Relax tabletop collection is a 14-piece bone china set with subtle, irregularly undulating edges that form a biomorphic effect when stacked in multiples.

Gondoliers taking a quick minute to relax, catch up, and read the paper.

A close-up of the undulating Relax tabletop collection by Tamer Nakişçi.

Cho relaxes in the first-floor living room, where paintings by up-and-coming Germany-based Chinese artist Ruo Bing Chen play off a sofa and coffee table designed by the architect himself.

Bill Weber and sons Nick and Wyatt (left) relax on the home’s deck.

The inclined, faceted ceiling, light cannon in the ceramic studio, and vertical veils give the interiors a sculptural quality.

Francis and RJ relax at home with their two young children.

Clémence and daughter Clara, nine, relax on a purple Pierre Paulin 261 sofa below an installation by artist Alan McCollum. A small family of Verner Panton 1969 Wire lamps, featured in the inaugural Kreo exhibition, live to the left.

William Massie relaxes inside the utterly unique interior of his America House 08.

Rachel and Sasha relax in their backyard garden.

A custom sofa was installed on the far side of the bathroom for even more space to relax.

A Le Corbusier chaise longue invites guests to relax in front of the stunning panoramic view.

The Boundary is the rather relaxed Sir Terence Conran's London entry into the Design Hotels canon.

Thanks to a spacious bookshelf and plenty of seating, this vibrant area is an inviting spot to read and relax.

Rytis Mikulionis relaxes on a sectional sofa of his design, below a monumental Bul reading lamp by Ligne Roset. He gazes at the winter haze streaming through a grand picture window, the flat’s only source of natural light.

Ray Kappe relaxes in the central living space, which offers views onto other shared family zones. Behind him is a view down into his office. Half a level up, Shelly Kappe stands at the entrance to the upper family room.