The Taringa house is a project designed by Loucas Zahos Architects, originally a worker?s cottage is located along Stanley Terrace, a traditional street lined with character housing. The program, driven by the desire to accommodate the majority of... -

Cedofeita is a project designed by Meireles Arquitectos. The main purpose of the intervention was to maintain the existing building, providing it with the necessary elements to give it new habitability. To achieve all the goals of the intervention,... -

Set into a steep hillside of Sullivan Canyon in Pacific Palisades, the San Remo Residence designed by Magni Kalman Design organizes stacked volumes toward the North with panoramic views of the natural landscape and the Getty beyond. The parti of the... -

I?m traveling in Mexico today to the Riviera Maya on my way to Tulum. It?s only my second international trip since 2019 due to the pandemic. I was able to get away to visit Italy in October of last year where we stopped in Verona and stayed mostly... -

Green Walls & Gables is a project designed by Matter. An existing bungalow occupied the site when we were first engaged. The young family of 5 living within required more space and a greater connection to the land. The decision was made to work with... -

LaRue Architects has designed this spectacular cliffside lake house with a 150-foot vertical drop, sited on the tranquil Lake Travis in Austin, Texas. The homeowners, retired professionals, purchased the original lakefront cabin in 1997. They... -

However the cottage designed by Matter did have a character that they wished to keep and enhance, while doing so reconnecting with the large flat corner site. Cars were a low priority, bikes being the preferred transportation method. Photography by... -

Over the weekend I finished my DIY privacy planter trellises for a patio scene I?m creating. The investment property we?re almost ready to sell needed something simple and welcoming on the patio for the next buyer, so this is the solution I came up... -

Open kitchen shelving can be very chic, efficient, and functional and they are a very popular design element for the heart of the home. If you do not have open shelves in your kitchen space, you may wish to consider incorporating them. Whether you... -

Gore Residence is a project designed by Level Architecture Incorporated. Level was asked by a young couple to design a new house in McKinley Park, an up-and-coming neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side. The block consists of predominantly 1 1/2... -

Birch Park is a project designed by Matter. “Our clients envisioned the project as a generational home, for their own children, grandparents, and greater family in general. It was important to incorporate and interpret aspects of Chilean and... -

We are getting so close to the finish line on our flip project. The kitchen is complete, I just need to finish staging it so I can photograph it and show it off to you! I?ll wait until I get back from my trip to Tulum, so stay tuned for that kitchen... -

SE24 is a project designed by Turner Architects. A growing family needed a larger kitchen and wanted a family room that opened up the garden – there was, however, a large tree which sat directly next to the existing kitchen. It was loved by the... -

If you saw today?s Instagram stories, you can see I?m building trellises for garden planters. They?re simple to make, they require only a certain number of lattice strips cut to size and secured to posts with staples from a nail gun. I?ll share that... -

The Chimney house by dekleva gregoric architects transforms a single archetypal architectural element into the central theme of the house, all while referencing vernacular and regionalist architectural elements, such as the gabled roof. Positioned... -

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Design: Romanek Design Studio | Styling: Colin King | Photos: Yoshihiro Makino SHOP THE LOOK:  SEE MORE FROM OUR HOUSE ENVY SERIES RIGHT HERE I don’t think that I’ve ever really spoken about this, but I have a deep and everlasting love for... -

Villa Schlachtensee is a project designed by CAMA A. For a family of four, we extensively renovated and remodeled the suburban villa from 1890. On the one hand, the family wanted the charm of the old Berlin villa, with its wooden floors, high rooms... -

I?m working on an outdoor DIY project today and tomorrow, building lattice privacy screens to insert into tall rectangular planters to create an enclosed patio without the expense of building a fence. Once it?s complete I?ll share how it looks and... -