Whether they're used for gardening storage or as an artist's retreat, backyard sheds are a great small space addition to any home. They can be super tiny for storage or just big enough for living: modern or rustic, functional or simply serene. Here we've rounded up some of our favorite backyard escapes. More

When we turn to French home magazine Marie Claire Maison, it's generally for the fabulous French interiors. You know, small-space Parisian gems and the like. But this time, we found something quite different: a Finnish home in the forest: More

Sometimes on the road, it's easy to accidentally come across some wonderfully unusual things. During a recent weekend trip from Buenos Aries to Colonia Del Sacramento, we took a short tour outside of the historic town to explore the countryside of Uruguay. We came across a lush forest preserve of imported trees, a secret swimming hole and one of the most fascinating museum collections I've ever seen. More

Rustic wood and hot pink highlights usually run in separate circles, so it's quite a surprise to spot them mingling so brazenly in this Middleburg, Virginia converted barn. However, a peek into the barn's past reveals that the bold pairing is more about sentimental history than mere shock value. More

When I was little and my parents planned and built our house, I was pretty sure my mom coined the term mudroom. (After all, they called one of our rooms a "frog"). Of course it turns out the idea and name predate her, but my thinking back then was that she came up with it in response to my brother's and my messiness; thanks to our rural location the name was pretty accurate. More

While I love the modern alternative I chose, there are few styles that trump farm tables' good looks, durability, and versatility. More

When I first read about Caleb Barber and Deirdre Heekin, I felt an immediate kinship. Two decades ago, the couple behind the design firm Studio Due spent a year in Tuscany and it forever changed their lives. As a young college student, I lived in Bologna for several months and it changed my life too — I'm certain that an important part of who I am is attributable to cultural osmosis. But this couple? They've made a career of la dolce vita. More

Have you ever wanted to escape into the woods and live in the fresh outdoors? Well, this might be taking it even one step further! Check out this great Birch Tree cabin located in Kassel, Germany, a project of a Finnish group of students from the University of Art and Design Helsinki. More

"What's a musher?" That's the first thing I thought when I spotted this Alaskan home in Architectural Record. Then its location began to scratch at the corners of my memory. Oh yeah, a musher: More

The rain has begun, the air smells like falling leaves, I'm craving cider (the grown-up variety), and I wish I could step into the quaint and cozy world of Toast UK... More