Month: March 2025

A new report the the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies shows risks faced by homeowners make the proposition of a “cheap old house” a lot less romantic, and a lot more precarious. There’s something picturesque about a city of old homes. Charming 1950s bungalows in Los Angeles, 20th-century brownstones in Brooklyn, or a success…

Sculptor Mary Voytek’s sprawling estate includes a three-bedroom home, a Quonset hut, and an elevated tiny house with a slide. Location: 13290 Electron Drive, Fort Myers, Florida Price: $2,395,000 Year Built: 1986 Designers: Mary and Lawrence Voytek Builder: Richard Pottorf Footprint: 2,144 square feet (3 bedrooms, 2 baths) Lot Size: 3.25 Acres From the Agent: “Discover…

In 2007, we wrote about the icon reopening to the public—and to public scrutiny. As a part of our 25th-anniversary celebration, we’re republishing formative magazine stories from before our website launched. This story previously appeared in Dwell’s March 2007 issue.   As the old saying goes: People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. But…

If the climate crisis has increased storms in your area, raised beds, rain gardens, and native plants should be your new best friends. Gardening everywhere is changing with the climate. If you take care of outdoor plants, you’ll probably be familiar with a litany of unnerving shifts, from severe heat and drought to shifting plant…

A family adds a glassy gable to their Colorado Springs home to bring in sunlight and views of the nearby mountains. For designers, working with family can go one of two ways: It can either bring you closer together, or exacerbate existing tensions. Luckily, for Portland, Oregon–based Jason Stamp and Lara White, partners at Workaday…

Designed by Ed Niles, the crisp, white residence has floor-to-ceiling windows and a sprawling patio overlooking the ocean and downtown L.A. Location: 21839 Saddle Peak Road, Topanga, California Price: $2,375,000 Year Built: 1994 Architect: Ed Niles  Footprint: 2,529 square feet (2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths) Lot Size: 1.65 Acres From the Agent: “Secluded in the Santa Monica Mountains, this…

Timber siding that recalls the Northern California enclave meets rooflines designed to echo Switzerland’s mountain lodging and craggy peaks. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: West Seattle, Washington Architect: SHED Architecture &…

An architect reimagines Colombo-Colonial architecture, creating a descending space plan and a “leaf-like” roof for only $100,000. Welcome to How They Pulled It Off, where we take a close look at one particularly challenging aspect of a home design and get the nitty-gritty details about how it became a reality. Barichara has been called Colombia’s…

In their New Mexico studio, Submaterial turns raw materials like wool felt, cork, metal, glass, and wood into geometric works of art. In a world dominated by mass production, Submaterial is rare proof that craftsmanship and scale don’t have to be at odds. At first glance, the brand’s wall art, acoustic panels, mirrors, and architectural…

The historic brick house in Germantown was taken down to the studs and carefully rebuilt while preserving its structure, floors, and windows. Location: 1406 5th Ave North, Nashville, TN Price: $2,790,000 Year Built: 1850s Renovation Dates: 2008 and 2024 Renovation By:  Kate O’Neill & Karsten Soltauer (2008) and Preston Quirk & Amanda Khouri Interior Design (2024) Renovation…