The funky New Mexico home is powered by the sun and embedded in the land with curvaceous walls and lots of gardening space—inside and out. Location: 3 North Lemuria Road, Tres Piedras, New Mexico Pr...
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Airbnb Is Forced to Show All Fees Up Front—and Everything Else You Need to Know About This Week
How Trump’s tariffs could make homes more expensive, Santa Monica backs out of the 2028 Olympics, and more. State Farm, Farmers, and other top home insurers are being sued for allegedly colluding ...
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Budget Breakdown: A $1.1M Prefab Gives a Divorcée a Fresh Start in Midcoast Maine
The customized model from BrightBuilt Home has a large deck, tons of windows, and personal touches like a horseshoe crab knocker on the front door. Laura Bayne was ready to start a new chapter. Afte...
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Is the Future of the Outdoors…Indoors?
In an increasingly extreme climate reality, man-made environments that simulate nature might present surprising design lessons. The premise of the critically panned 1996 film Bio-Dome is closer to o...
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From the Archive: The Swimming Pool That Changed the World
Designed in 1948 by Thomas Dolliver Church, the kidney pool—and its artistic ethos—got everyone hooked on the hedonistic California dream. As a part of our 25th-anniversary celebration, we’re republ...
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The Kitchen Island, a Table, the Sofa—Almost Everything Is Made of Concrete in This Mexico City Home
Owner and architect Ludwig Godefroy brought texture to the ’80s house's hard-edged interiors with walls of volcanic rock and wood. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submit...
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You Can Hear the Ocean From This $2.7M San Diego Midcentury
The revamped ’60s beach house is set on a large, beautifully landscaped lot—and the living area opens to a big balcony with sunset views. Location: 4529 Orchard Avenue, San Diego, California Pr...
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How Facebook Marketplace Became Ubiquitous, Essential, and Unhelpful
Meta’s equivalent to Craigslist and eBay is a vital resource for home goods and design finds—if you’re willing to sift through the trash to find treasure. A couple of years ago, when I was shopping ...
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Rental Revamp: After a Breakup, an L.A. Artist Goes Bachelor Mode on a Funky Basement Flat
Thomas Rodehuth pieces together an oddball nest—in an apartment built by John Lautner—with custom furnishings and his own painted handiwork. Starting over is a tedious, character-building process, a...
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A Famed Philadelphia Architect’s Home Just Hit the Market for $3.3M
Over the course of 50 years, Frank Weise turned a carriage house into a residence and studio defined by intricate brickwork and a dramatic mansard roof. Location: 307 South Chadwick Street, Philadel...