Here’s how to make the most of an outdoor space in the city — even if it’s small, awkwardly shaped or hemmed in by other buildings.
Category: Restoration and Renovation
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He Bought a 1953 Trailer on Impulse. Here’s How He Renovated It.
The renovation that followed turned his backyard into an upscale version of a campground — complete with a marble shower in the trees.
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A Panorama of Design Products
A look at design-world events, products and people.
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Restoring a Chair Is Easier Than You Think. Ask the Brownstone Boys.
Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon have a lot of practice restoring brownstones in Brooklyn, so refinishing a chair was no big deal. Here’s how they did it.
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The Zeyrek Cinili Hamam Is Restored in Istanbul
The Zeyrek Cinili Hamam, an early-Ottoman-era masterpiece, is restored to its original use as a public bathhouse.
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Philip Johnson’s Brick House Reopens After 15 Years
Following an extensive restoration, the Brick House, the other half of the architect’s famous Glass House, is once again receiving visitors.
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They Found a Tiny Home in the Catskills: an Original Bolt-Together House
The tiny cabin, one of the few extant examples of a popular 1970s design, had no heat or toilet. But it was theirs for $65,000.
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The 1981 Minnesota Ranch House That Once Embarrassed Them Is Now a Showplace
“Their disdain for this house,” the designer said, “was a green light to give it a whole new life.”
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How to Create a Luxurious Walk-In Shower
Here’s how to make your morning shower more luxurious.
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Shigeru Ban Displays a New Version of His Paper Log House at the Glass House
A new version of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect’s Paper Log House is on display at the Glass House in New Canaan, Conn.
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Quick! Someone Get This Book a Doctor.
Inside the book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Quick! Someone Get This Book a Doctor.
Inside the book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.