While composing about 10 Must-Know Modern Homes, I understood that at a third of them the architect functioned as client. Nevertheless the Gropius House, Eames House and Glass House (not to mention others, such as the Frank Lloyd Wright home and studio) are currently house-museums — can be seen by Read More
Color and Vintage Style Jazz Up Tradition in Chicago
First-time homeowners Susie and Mat Daly welcomed the challenge of an early-1900s fixer-upper from the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The battle was natural to the couple, who are both rooted in creative jobs. Mat is an artist; Susie is cofounder and director of Renegade Craft Fair, an annual curated Read More
8 Strategies to Treasure the Diamond Pattern in Home
The diamond pattern is classic layout and a standout. Used for centuries as a motif on matters like clothing, quilts as well as knitted clothing, this pattern remains just as popular today as it had been hundreds of years ago. Whether you have a contemporary, modern, eclectic or traditional interior, Read More
Creative Design Moves Rescue a Isle Cottage
In spite of this house’s then-uninhabitable status, its owners pictured their dream island cottage that the minute they stepped inside its moldy walls. “The househad been closed without heat for decades and was a moss- and nicotine-soaked nightmare,” says homeowner Ian McLeod. “Many people believed it a teardown, however, the Read More
Take a Slice From Behavior to Use Orange Better
From peach to tangerine, orange is most likely one of the most controversial colors on the color wheel. Its stronger tones tend to provoke a love-it or hate-it reply, although the subtler shades have more universal appeal. Symbolic of endurance and strength, orange is the colour of fire and the Read More
Vibrant Coziness to Get a 1920s Georgia Farmhouse
Vintage furniture in vivid fabric, boldly painted walls and an eclectic art collection gave this Georgia farmhouse a fresh update that still preserves its original information. Homeowners Zack and Lauren Anne Johnson were thrilled to make the leap from a 600-square-foot rental to this amazing 1920s farmhouse for their first Read More
10 Fabulously Fanciful Bedrooms
The most popular bedrooms around are inclined to be beige or gray and conventional, so I know the way-out bedrooms here aren’t going to be everyone’s personal cup of tea. But that’s the interesting part: peeking into the rooms of people who have taken their own style to the most Read More
Kitchen of the Week: Surprise Storage in Sydney
With rapid pushes against almost eloquent cabinetry, this kitchen in Sydney, Australia, reveals a surprising amount of storage. “We wanted a concealed kitchen,” says designer Darren Genner of Minosa. “When a job within the kitchen is necessary, that section of the space would reveal itself.” The streamlined kitchen needed to Read More
Experience a Victorian Christmas in the Gibson House
Join us this holiday season on a virtual trip to the Gibson House Museum and encounter traditional living life in Boston’s affluent Back Bay area at the end of the 19th century. The house was constructed in 1859 by Boston architect Edward Clarke Cabot for Catherine Hammond Gibson, the widow Read More
25 Gorgeous Holiday Mantels by ers
We made the telephone, and you answered. Thank you a lot to everyone who responded to our telephone and shared mantel photos. You all showed us all from minimalist to “everything but the kitchen sink” approaches, and we adore them all. Here is a sampling of 25 mantels by ers; Read More