Architecture & Design

Remodel Trends: Barn Doors & Boffo Kitchen Islands

The annual Chrysalis Awards provides a window into how homeowners are reshaping their living environments.

Swedish Modern Design for Spring

A brief look at Swedish modern furniture design as inspiration for spring refurbishing.

Charleston Sideyard House Idea

The classic Southern house type still inspires house designers today.

Vacation Homes with Towers

A tower adds romance and an element of surprise to almost any house, but especially to a vacation cabin, as these plans show.

11 Homes that Changed America: 10 in the New PBS Series...Plus 1!

Fall in love with these cool house plans.

Essential home reading: The New Small House

A new book by architect Katie Hutchison explains how to shape the right small house for you.

Willey House: Frank Lloyd Wright's Hidden Gem Restored!

Boyce describes the meticulous restoration of one of Wright's most important but least known houses.

A Brief History of the Built-In

The built-in furniture idea is older than you might think, and continues to inspire.

The ultimate conversation pit & other ideas by Eero Saarinen

Saarinen’s Miller house still resonates: Boyce tours the iconic Mid-Century Modern home in Indiana and identifies design ideas that were way ahead of their time.

Lessons from a landmark house by John Lautner

This modern concrete-and-glass home by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright is being donated to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and offers lessons in architectural drama and seamless indoor-outdoor living.

Floor To Ceiling Windows

Use tall windows to brighten rooms and add elegance.

Hawaiian Prairie Style by Sarah Susanka

Describing the design of a new Sarah Susanka plan (she is the architect author of The Not So Big House books) and how it shares connections with Frank Lloyd Wright and Hawaiian architecture.