5 Must-Know Tips for a Hiring Remodeling Contractor

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Hiring a remodeling contractor can be intimidating. After all, sometimes it can seem like there are as many options out there as there are...

Mid Century by Tetsuo Takayanagi

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Tetsuo Takayanagi built this home in 1959 for his sister Ukai Takayanagi Fumiko and her family. When you have a view of the Golden Gate Bridge...

Isolated Chilean Home Offers Stunning Seaside Views

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Getting stranded on a deserted island may seem much more appealing after exploring this seaside 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom, open-concept home...

Mountain Home in Massachusetts Inspired by Fibonacci Spiral

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Tsao & McKown Architects recently completed Berkshire Mountain House, a modern residence located in Alford, Massachusetts. The exterior of the ...

Reconstruction of a Fred Bassetti home

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This Fred Bassetti home in the Pacific Northwest received a complete reconstruction by Chadbourne + Doss Architects. When I first saw this house...

Rooftop Terrace Tops Minimalist Family Home in Tokyo

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Swedish studio Elding Oscarson completed the design of Nerima House, a private residence located in Tokyo, Japan. Built as a weekend refuge fo...

Family Home Extension in Edinburgh Features Glass Walls

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This small semi-detached single-level house in Edinburgh, Scotland was recently renovated by David Blaikie Architects. The 731-square-foot...

Eichler Update by Klopf Architecture

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This Eichler update by Klopf Architecture has the owners signature design stamp all over it. I always look forward to receiving emails from...

Two-Story Glass Wall Makes Narrow Mexican Home Feel Huge

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This modern residence — recently completed by Taller Estilo Arquitectura — is cleverly adapted to its long and narrow site in Yucatán, Mexico. E...

A Book Lover’s Dream Home in Madrid

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Studio Egue Y Seta transformed this 1950s dwelling in Madrid, Spain into a modern book lover’;s dream. The residence consists of 3 rec...

Summer House Western Norway Jensen & Skodvin

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This summer House in Western Norway by Jensen & Skodvin is an amazing feat of architecture. I didn’;t go to architecture school and I...

5 Ideas For Healthy and Green Living

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The idea of healthy and green living has entered the mainstream — it impacts our diets, our work places, and now, of course, our homes. If y...

Mid Century Modern Denver

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This mid century modern Denver Colorado home was on the market but I think it was worth sharing. I would have never thought that I might like...

MCM house by David Levitt in 1964

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This MCM house by David Levitt was built in 1964. Coppin Dockray carried out intensive and meticulous repair work to preserve and extend these...

Cozy Apartment in Bucharest Optimizes Space and Light

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Located in a newly built residential complex in Bucharest, Romania, this 538 square-foot home, named Apartment No. 3, optimizes space and...

Weekend Retreat in Australia Welcomes Climbers and Artists

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Imagined as a weekend retreat in the Sydney Blue Mountains, Australia, Little Hartley House by Urban Possible addresses the living needs of 2 av...

A’ Design Award Winners announced

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A’ Design Award & Competition (designaward.com), the worlds’ largest and most diffused international design awards announced results of the 2015 ...

Japanese Dwelling is Part Home, Part Art Gallery

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Tokyo-based firm APOLLO Architects completed the design for a mixed-use living and art gallery building in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Named G...

Turner Residence by Jensen Architects

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The Turner Residence by Jensen Architects is a stunning white modern home nestled in a hillside that is juxtaposition with it surroundings. I...

A Gallery Owners Home

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This is how I would imagine A gallery owners home might look like. Serge Bensimon and his wife Charlotte run Gallery S.Bensimon, which houses...

Pivoting Doors Welcome Nature Inside This Family Retreat in Mexico

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Envisioned as a family retreat for a couple’s retirement, Casa Meztitla makes the most of the rocky landscape at the foot of Tepozteco m...

The Socialite Family

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The The Socialite Family is a magazine website that gives you “a sample of smart and cool families”. I like the idea of families...

How to Take Stripes Off the Fashion Runways and Into Your Home

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The latest fashion runway collections from designers in Europe and the U.S. were awash with stripes — from large, bold stripes to dainty p...

Contemporary Penthouse in Kiev Exhibits Original Arch Roofing

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Ukraine-based Alex Obraztsov completed the design of a contemporary penthouse in Kiev’;s city center. The concept behind the High Lo...

Office Space in Amsterdam Converted Into Industrial-Style Family Home

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Design studio TANK transformed a conventional office space in Amsterdam, Netherlands, into a complete family home. Salvaging most of the m...

Converted Warehouse with a Modern Eclectic Style

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This converted warehouse penthouse apartment design by Lucyann Barry boasts a eclectic interior with a pinch of industrial. There is also a loft...

Modern Rotterdam Penthouse Transformed Into At-Home Spa With Rooftop Deck

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Personal Architecture transformed a traditional, early twentieth-century Rotterdam penthouse into a contemporary apartment —complete with a we...

Mid Century Architecture by Roger Lee

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This mid century architecture by Roger Lee is in the form of a great home located in Kensington, CA. The house was built in 1961 and is a big ...

Traditional Victorian Terrace Apartment in London Gets a Modern Makeover

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The modern redesign of this private Victorian Terrace residence in London by Daniele Petteno Architecture Workshop marries elements of the...

Mid Century Brazilian Designers

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Mid Century Brazilian Designers are the focus of gallery JAMES. I have featured James before HERE but I came across their site again and started...

Unique Home Looks Like a Dragon Emerging From Cliffside

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GilBartolome Architects created this contemporary residence on an extremely challenging plot in Granada, Spain overlooking the Mediterranean ...

Max Bubeck Residence, Allyn Morris 1956

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Allyn Morris designed this mid-century modern style home for Max Bubeck, a native Angelino and innovator in early off-road motorcycling. This...

Industrial Apartment in Zurich Gets a Fresh, Contemporary Update

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Architect Daniele Claudio Taddei took on the challenge of “bringing into this century” a 1980’;s industrial apartment located ...

Allan J. Gelbin, apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright

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Allan J. Gelbin, apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright designed this beautiful house as his own studio/home. The current owners have refurbished the...

10 Ways to Add Color Into Your Bathroom Design

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Neutral shades are a popular pick for bathrooms, but that shouldn’t mean that adding color is totally off limits. In such a small space, color m...

Passion for 20th Century Design

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XXe Siècle has a passion for 20th century design. I first started following XXe Siècle on Instagram and then discovered their website and i...

Contemporary Add-On Transforms This Dutch 50s Farmhouse

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Located in a village in Aalten, Netherlands, this 50s farmhouse’;s renovation is a contemporary blend of the traditional and the modern....

Onecollection & House of Finn Juhl

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Finn Juhl’;s stylish France chair is being reintroduced by Onecollection. Maybe I am a little late on this but I can’;t know...

Nature Meets Tradition in This Seaside Taiwanese Home

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Located on the eastern coastline of Taiwan and overlooking the Pacific Ocean, A’tolan House by Create + Think Design Studio seamlessly inte...

Interiors by Messana O’Rorke

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Messana O’Rorke has a wonderful modern style that shows across their body of work. One theme I like is the color pallet of a clean minimal white ...

Richard Dorman mid century in Sherman Oaks

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This Richard Dorman house has just hit the internets and is pretty much all over the place. It is all over the place because it is stunning....

Canadian Cottage Exudes “Modern Scandinavian Barn”

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This contemporary cottage-like dwelling was developed by CARGO Architecture for a young, dynamic couple in their thirties. The project, named Vi...

Simple Romanian Garage Transformed Into a Cozy Lounge Space

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London-based designer Manuel Teicu recently sent us these photos of a project he recently completed in Brasov, Romania. The owners of the home ...

This Living Roof Literally Rises From the Lawn

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This modern project with a living roof from OYO Architects is an attention grabber. Surrounded by more traditional dwellings in its ...

This Rocking Chair Knits a Hat For You as You Rock

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For people who have time to knit a hat or sit in a chair, but not both
by Jeremiah Budin Apr 4, 2016, 1:20p...

Modern stairs by S&A Stairs

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Modern stairs and stair cases done well can make a huge architectural statement in a modern home. I recently came across the work of S&A Stairs...

7 Ways to Make Your Yard More Private

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Image: Decoist

Privacy. The most coveted item on all backyard wish lists. Because no matter how fabulous your balcony or how inviting your ...

Julius Shulman Home and Studio

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Photographer Julius Shulman is synonymous with mid century architecture and the images that were captured through his eye. The Julius Shulman...

Harrison McIntosh ceramic artist

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Harrison McIntosh, ceramic artist. I was cruising the internets and came across a piece of pottery/ceramic that stopped me dead in my tracks. I...

Half Subterranean Stone Villa in Italy Overlooks the Ligurian Sea

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Vila N by Giordano Hadamik Architects is a family residence in Liguria, Italy, embedded in the hills overlooking the Gulf of Imperia. The pro...