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Minimalist Kaua’i Home Designed to Make the Most of North Shore Surfing

A childless couple in Hawaii has created a refuge dedicated to a single cause: Surfing. They’re a Canadian pair from Vancouver—he designs and franchises restaurants in Canada and Hawaii, and she’s a dancer. “She’s a former ballerina—she walks bac... Read More >

Light and Airy Design Creates a Blissful Beach Retreat in Delaware

The first known use of the word serenity occurred in the 15th century. Even hundreds of years ago, it seems, people were hardwired to notice feelings of blissful calm. Today, creating interior peace, especially at home, is an often-treasured goal... Read More >

Narrow Lot and Expansive Views Shape a Bold Family Home in Hermosa Beach

A slim lot, a 10-foot drop, and a series of local ordinances all worked mightily to influence the design of a new home in Hermosa Beach, California. Like most lots there, this one’s 30 feet wide and 100 feet long from the street to the alley at its ... Read More >

Treehouse Yoga Studio and Airy Pool House Transform a Cape Cod Estate

A husband and wife’s quest for space to store watersports equipment on their Cape Cod estate snowballed quickly into a full-blown redesign of their seven-and-a-half-acre site. And the mid-1990s Colonial spec house that once dominated their North ... Read More >

Leap of Faith Brings Mediterranean Vibes to Newport Beach

The California client said she wanted a Mykonos beach house. The architect pulled out a book of Ibiza houses by Rolph Blakstad, its pages tweaked and earmarked. It wasn’t Greece, but it was Mediterranean. Besides, this architect could intuit what th... Read More >

Former Grand Hotel Revived as a Gracious Family Home South of Boston

Good architects design nice buildings. Better architects tap into their vision and imagination. Curious, they delve beyond the nuts and bolts of a project, seeking not only to create or recreate a house but also to consider the intangible elements t... Read More >

Classic Beach Cottages Inspire a Waterfront Family Retreat on Cape Cod

At the end of a long drive stands a Cape Cod house inspired by 20th-century beach cottages that perfectly blends the classic and the contemporary. The front of the twin-tower house, for a family with three children who love the outdoors, is clad ... Read More >

Two Vancouver Properties Merge Into a Forever Family Home

For this client, family comes first. With two girls and four boys ranging in ages from 5 to 17, home life is busy and marked by constant comings and goings for school and sports and activities. The couple loved living in West Point Grey, one of V... Read More >

Contemporary Concrete and Warm Wood Co-Star in Coastal Massachusetts Home

Knowing that concrete floors were at the top of her clients’ wish list, Sashya Thind kicked off the interior scheme for this 4,800-square-foot home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, by diving into finishes. “We started with concrete from a materiality p... Read More >

How to Choose Wallpaper for a Coastal Home

Sponsored Content When it comes to interior designing your coastal home, how do you personalize your space without distracting from the beautiful view outside? After all, the house and its views are like works of art themselves. It turns out that... Read More >

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A Renovated Beach House on Nantucket Offers the Perfect Laid Back Summer Vibes

Dream Design on the Coast of Rhode Island

An Iconic Furniture Maker Creates Works of Art from its Maine Headquarters

Inside a Stunning Martha’s Vineyard Waterfront Retreat by Hutker Architects

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