Divided right down the center in style and purpose, this joint Turkish apartment is a distinctive combination of contemporary and traditional styles, and private and public spaces. The owners, a middle-age couple, bought two apartment units to combine them into a single space. Designer Neslihan Pekcan of all Pebbledesign was faced with the challenge of […]
When performers Claudia Bader and Martin Tavares first walked with a property available in downtown Toronto, they didn’t give it a second glance. It turned out to be a run-down boardinghouse for seven pupils, and a neglectful landlord had enabled the building to fall apart. But Bader’s husband, Timothy Mitanidis, saw the possibility. Bader, Mitanidis […]
I am almost embarrassed to admit that we bought our house because it has a front porch with square-tapered Craftsman columns. Though they’re wrapped in aluminum and have seen better days, their proportions are so perfect, they make me weak in the knees. Craftsman design columns are fine, historic and simple in design. Critical in […]
The fuse box is located near the top of the listing of awkward but essential home features. It’s ugly, it’s bulky, and it seems impossible to conceal. And it ought to be readily accessible, of course. It can be tough to think of a solution that keeps it tucked away but still handy. Cathy Zaeske […]
We’ve had some rainy days in the last couple of weeks in Los Angeles. In my hometown of Pasadena, there are lots of coastal roads of magnificent camphor trees. I’m constantly reminded of just how much I like green and black collectively while driving down those streets after a fantastic rain. Camphor trees, especially in […]
Homeowners Eric and Phiona Milano set out to build a peaceful, comfortable cabin in the woods with three “friendly” requirements: budget friendly, ecofriendly, and take favorable (all the construction materials would have to be hand-carried above a river on a metal pedestrian bridge). Teaming up with builder Joan Heaton and builders Sean Flynn and Mike […]
Would not it be really nice to not have to talk about bathroom counter space or await a turn in the sink to brush your teeth? If your toilet is spacious enough to get a double vanity, you’re in luck. Below are some suggestions to get you started in choosing the one that’s just right […]
Thanks to space-saving laptops and paperless offices, George Nelson’s 1958 Swag Leg Desk is more practical than ever. This streamlined desk has clean lines and a very light profile that does not clutter a room. Manufactured by Herman Miller, the desk has sculptural chrome legs that were a Nelson innovation. He brought similar swag legs […]
For Bram Gloerich and Martje van der Brugge, a clean, open and nominal distance feels like home. In their five-story house in Rotterdam, they keep things super simple, injecting colour through a chosen few accessories. Gloerich began developing their city home in 2007, changing a multi-story property by a demolition site into a large and […]