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Before & After: A Family (Quite Literally) Fills the Walls of Their Midcentury Home With Memories
Before & After: A Family (Quite Literally) Fills the Walls of Their Midcentury Home With Memories
Los Angeles firm Chet Architecture crafts a deeply personal hillside home packed with primary colors—including a custom mural that now holds an even deeper meaning.
By Brian Libby
Almost Everything in This 1930s Flat Was Custom-Designed by Its Owner
After restoring its floors and rearranging walls, Adam Wiercinski designed a coffee table, sofa, shelving, and much more for his apartment in Poland.
Is This $8.8M Apartment the Most Colorful Home in Manhattan?
Spanning the entire 29th level of the Siena building, the four-bedroom flat is dripping in psychedelic hues from floor to ceiling.
The Owners of These Refreshed Saltbox Homes in Newfoundland Have to Hike or Boat In
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Rental Revamp: An Architect and an Engineer’s Netherlands Home Was Designed to Soothe
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Budget Breakdown: A Tiny Pantry Makes a Big Difference at This $111K Seattle Townhome Renovation
Designed by a Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice, the residence gets an update for contemporary cooking and living.
This $7M Cliff May Ranch House in the Pacific Palisades Is a Rare Find
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Extend Your Stay...Permanently With This W Boston Penthouse Asking $4.1M
Enjoy all the perks of a hotel like a concierge, valet, restaurant and cleaning services, and more.
This $3.5M Net-Zero Home in Boulder Has Sweeping Views and Thoughtful Details
Who doesn’t want to live on a street named Old Sunshine Trail?

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