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Farmhouse Chic: Rugged & Elegant Inspiration

The words themselves are not a natural fit. Farmhouse being a rugged, rustic, utilitarian term. Chic being elegant, stylish and fashionable. But somehow when combined it's a match made in design hea...

Half-Hexagon House by OBRA Architects
ArchDaily

At first appearing fairly normal, this Southampton home designed by OBRA Architects is quite unique — its shape is based on half of a hexagon. With a rather plain exterior, the open interior m...

Merry Go Round House by Ira Koers
ArchDaily

Named Merry Go Round, this home in the Netherlands pushes the interior hallways to the perimeter of the vacation home and orients each of the rooms/alcoves with exterior views of the surrounding woo...

Lypiatt Park: Lynn Chadwick's Gothic Mansion
Guest Post from Wary Meyers

Much of our inspiration comes from books and magazines, and because Linda and I are out yard saling and flea marketing just about every weekend, the overwhelming majority of that material is not ver...

Maira Kalman at Monticello

We've admired Thomas Jefferson's bed alcove at Monticello both here and here. And so has Maira Kalman......

Beach House Renovation by Bates Masi Architects
ArchDaily

This weekend home sits on the dunes in Amagansett, New York. The original home's facade allowed a glut of sunshine in that kept the house hot (Image 5). The renovation by Sag Harbor-based Bates Masi...

Wisa Wooden Hotel by Architect Pieta-Linda Auttila
Helsinki, Finland

I'm currently taking part in press events surrounding Helsinki Design Week — one of my first stops in the Finnish capital was the temporary Wisa Hotel. It's a small two room structure on the t...

Polyhedron Garden House by Manuel Villa
Plataforma Arquitectura

Yesterday, I posted a bizarre Octagonal Carriage House in Hoboken — today, I'm stepping it up with a polyhedron garden house on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia. ...

Best Outdoor Garden Hose Showers 2009

It's been really hot lately, and I've been wanting to find and purchase a simple outdoor shower that would hook up to a hose and stick into or sit on the lawn. At the house we visited in Italy in J...

Catskills Modern Mountain Home by Audrey Matlock

This modern home looks like it belongs in Los Angeles — SURPRISE! it's in the Catskills near West Shokan, New York. Designed by architect Audrey Matlock, the dramatic home was inspired by clas...

Romantic Bedrooms: Best Yurt Sources 2009

Our Yurt (a few summers ago) Over ten years ago, we put up our first yurt in a field out on Long Island. A spare bedroom, a romantic getaway and a dramatic design statement, that round yurt is still...

Look! Putting Up a Big Purple Martin House

One of my summer aspirations was to put up a birdhouse with Ursula. It was my latest dad and daughter project. We talked about it for weeks, did some research and then picked up a beautiful purple...

Camouflaged Hamptons Escape
LoftLife

LoftLife shows us a Hamptons escape that appears smallish from the approach but measures in at a whopping 6,700 square feet! Hidden among trees and manicured hedges, the home opens up to a striking ...

Sustainable Connecticut Retreat
Dwell

From the archives at Dwell — architect Lynn Gaffney and her husband Bill Backus built a weekend retreat in rural Sharon, Connecticut. Manhattan renters, the couple wanted an escape that was an...

North Fork Modern Home by studio a/b Architects

This sculptural home on the North Fork of Long Island was designed by studio a/b architects and has a distinct 90's form — the deconstructionist element is also evident in the mix of materials...

Modern Barn: Sheep Stable by 70F Architecture
ArchDaily

It's not often that you see a modern barn — this petting zoo in the Netherlands was built upon the foundation of a barn that burnt down. Located in a public park in Almere, the new petting zoo...

Fire Island Beach Home by Fred Stelle
Coastal Living

The Fire Island beach home of Brooklyn residents Noel and Ellen Berk-Rauch was featured in Coastal Living magazine — the story focused on architect Fred Stelle's use of super-durable building ...

After the Breakup: The Shared Lake House
The New York Times

When a couple with a passion for home design ends their relationship, what happens to the house? The New York Times looks at the shared Stanfordville, New York lakeside home of Benjamin Dixon and Br...

Roger Black's Ranch: A New Yorker's Texas Escape
The New York Times

Former Rolling Stone Art Director and current publishing consultant Roger Black lives in a Gramercy Park apartment in New York City. About once a month, he makes the 9-hour journey to his 3,000 acre ...

Cheap Escape: Sleeping in Hammocks

One thing to remember during this Escapes Month here at Apartment Therapy is that escapes come in all forms and budgets. A simple nap outdoors can be an escape......

Studiomama's Tiny Beach Retreat

It's Friday afternoon and we're dreaming of a beach retreat like Nina Tolstrup's 388-square-foot home on the shore in the northeast of Kent, England. The space is sparsely furnished (with her own Pa...

Good Questions: Steel Warehouse Kit for a Home?

Hello, Does anyone know anything about using an industrial steel warehouse as a residential building? As we are considering to build a small vacation home, I have been considering this possibility, ...

Swiss Box: Modern Home in the Mountains
ArchDaily

I love how this boxy home looks like it was tossed to the ground in the middle of the Swiss Alps! Designed by Nunatak Sàrl Architectes, the home is covered in a slate exterior — a beautiful u...

S(ch)austall by FNP Architekten

We're a bit slow on the draw with this one, but we had to share this little house with you anyway. By Stuttgart's FNP Architekten, the house is made up of 21st-century guts within an 18th-century sh...

Modern American Vacation Homes by Andrea Salvini

New York architect Andrea Salvini takes a new look at the role of the American cabin and beachfront vacation homes and gives them both a modern update while embracing the concepts of their tradition...

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