This was the 5th cottage built by Hugh Comstock, who was known for building small houses that looked like something out of a fairy tale. The cottages in Carmel, where he built them, are known by their names rather than by typical street addresses, and this one is called “Our House.” It looks much the...
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48 Daring Glass Bedroom Design Ideas
While it’s not for everyone, these spaces embrace the concept of the transparent bedrooms, each of them has some glazed part. These parts can be a wall or walls, a ceiling, especially an attic one, or just all the walls and the ceiling. Let’s take a closer look at them and maybe you’ll feel inspired...
Small Mid-Century Modern And Boho Farmhouse
This ivy-covered farmhouse is not what you’d expect to find tucked at the end of a cul-de-sac in Oakland, California. It’s a leafy green oasis in the middle of a neighborhood. There are mature trees, flower boxes, swaths of ivy and tall hedges that make it feel like you’ve stumbled across a Secret Garden in...
City Cabin Retreat To Connect To Nature
Designed by Olson Kundig, City Cabin is a urban retreat located in one of Seattle’s most established residential areas. The client, an avid conservationist dedicated to preserving forests, asked for a private dwelling that would connect her to nature. Siting the 2,400-square-foot (223 sqm) house on the northwest corner of the lot maximizes garden areas...
100-Year-Old Balinese House Turned Into A Zen Retreat
Rumah Purnama, which in Bahasa Indonesian means “The House of the Full Moon”, is a 100-year-old Balinese wantilan home that Bali-based designer Maximilian Jencquel brought back to life two years ago, thoughtfully renovating and turning it into a holiday retreat. Restored over a period of one year though an adaptive, sustainable design approach, the pagoda-like, two-storey...
English Tudor Revival-Style Home In Los Angeles
This English Tudor Revival-style home in Los Angeles still looks much the same as it probably did when it was built in the 1920s. It has many of its original details, including diamond-paned windows, dark beamed ceilings, and vintage tile bathrooms. This is a truly rare estate that exudes all the glamour of old Hollywoodland...
Modern Mock-Tudor Home With Industrial Touches
Surman Weston has built a house in Surbiton, south-west London, with a facade that riffs off the mock-Tudor facades of the surrounding suburban homes. Named Ditton Hill House, the home was designed to combine the client’s desire for a contemporary house that had an industrial aesthetic with an acknowledgement of its location in a London...
Contemporary House Of Three Gable Roof Volumes
The unusual and repetitive design of this residence in Hollywood Hills is inspired by The Kimbell Art Museum in Texas which has a similar structure but with arched and rounded volumes. The house is located in Los Angeles and was designed by studio Standard Architecture. You may see three simple volumes that are parallel to...
70 Amazing Fall Pumpkin Centerpieces
Fall is a cozy time of warm evenings around a fireplace, hearty meals with friends and family and some cool holidays. That’s why for all these meals and for parties you’ll need a cozy (maybe rustic) table setting, and a table setting begins from a table centerpiece. What is a fall centerpiece like? Pumpkins that...
Contemporary Tropical Home With Extensive Glazing
Tropical plants, glass and chunks of rock feature in this holiday home in Guarujá, Brazil, designed by local studios Zalc Arquitetura and Rua 141. Called House NK, the home spans 400 square meters on a 525-square-metre plot with lush plantings, a garden, outdoor swimming pool and a covered patio. Perimeter property walls are also filled...









