A tiny apartment in London shows that you don’t have to paint everything white to make a space feel larger than life.
Category: Restoration and Renovation
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How Espace Aygo Transformed a Derelict Brussels Townhouse Into a D.I.Y. Wonderland
How a collective of artists turned a crumbling Brussels building into their own creative playground.
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Trading New York for Michigan, and a Home With ‘Fun Pops of Color’
Many of their friends from Grand Rapids were “moving back home and telling us how great it was.” So they followed suit.
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How to Design a Cozy Window Seat
The best ones have several things in common, according to the pros. Here’s how to design yours.
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He Quit His Job and Bought a Trailer for a Nomadic Life
The customized home has a propane range, an incinerating toilet and movable solar panels (for off-the-grid travel). Now the only question is where to go next.
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This Couple Built Their Dream Home on the Russian River on a Budget
Getting there required buying something far worse than the typical fixer-upper: “It was like excavating in Pompeii.”
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Two Architects Designed a Tiny Apartment in Rotterdam That’s Only 74 Square Feet
Two architects in the Netherlands made the most of the tiniest of spaces, “maximizing absolutely everything.”
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In Majorca, a One-Room Home With Sheep for Neighbors
How a couple transformed a tumbledown shepherd’s hut into a spare but functional retreat with views of the Balearic Sea.
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How to Hang Art to Create a Gallery Wall
Framing artwork is just the first step. Figuring out how (and where) to hang it takes some doing.
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How Hard Is It to Frame Your Own Artwork? Harder Than It Looks.
We asked the experts for some shortcuts — because “budgets don’t always allow for a professional framer.”
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The Pleasures of a One-Bedroom Cabin in the Mountains of Washington
“It’s probably the best place I’ve ever lived,” said the owner of a little house in the mountainous Methow Valley of Washington.
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Jacopo Etro’s (Mostly) Unchanged Centuries-Old Home in Puglia, Italy
The eldest son of the Etro family joined the throngs buying up centuries-old properties in Puglia but had the good sense to leave his (mostly) alone.