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Budget Breakdown: It Took One Tree and $319K to Turn This Ranch House Into a Walnut Wonderland

Fallen timber provides inspiration—and fresh material—for a moody midcentury revamp in Ojai, California.

By Sarah Akkoush

A Wave of Concrete Ribbons Forms a Courtyard at This Home in India

The undulating structure is at once a wall and roof, creating a ventilated garden space dappled with light.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Homes Inspired This $940K Colorado Midcentury

Architect Edward B. Hawkins gave the Pflueger House stone walls, wood built-ins, and a colorful kitchen—and it’s hardly been touched since 1957.

Outdoor Furniture for Throwing a Party Like a Pro

We asked five (over)qualified hospitality experts tips for hosting their ideal outdoor event—and gathered everything you need to pull it off.

Construction Diary: She Envisioned a Dome Home—Then Made It a Reality Outside Joshua Tree

Anastasiya Dudik’s high desert retreat experiments with organic architecture, down to the locally sourced boulders used for furniture.

For $135K, You Can Hit the Road With a Completely Overhauled Airstream

The current owners gutted the 1974 camper and gave it an open floor plan, a Japanese-style tub, and a powder-blue shell.

Elegant Ashtrays, Updated USM Chairs, and New Piercings at the “Shelter” Design Fair

Here’s everything our editor-in-chief got up to at the new show organized by online design shop Afternoon Light.

Can Micro-Units Help Gen Z’s Loneliness Epidemic?

A stable and connected future for young people could lie in an extremely small-scale intervention.

The Breuer Building Gets Landmark Status—and Everything Else You Need to Know About This Week

Can the “abundance movement” solve America’s transportation issues? Plus, Spain cracks down on Airbnb listings, the best furniture and decor from New York design week, and more.

From the Archive: 35 Years Later, They Hired John Lautner to Tweak a Project From His Past

Working with the iconic architect to renovate one of his creations was transformative—not only to the structure but to the clients as well.

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The budget-friendly move brings more sunlight into this renovated and rock-inspired home in Auckland, New Zealand.

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How Trees Destroyed by the L.A. Fires Are Being Recycled Into New Lumber

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