Cottages are adorable, but they often lack the room that contemporary families want. These additional ideas will help remedy this problem. Adding a place to your property that has been carefully considered can significantly impact your quality of life and the value of your home. Preserving the cottage’s inherent charm by retaining old features like…
Everything about this Hollywood mansion, widely considered among the best houses in the world, was designed to take advantage of its extraordinary canyon setting, from the large glazed openings that frame views of the sky and greenery to the terraces that look like they’re perched among tree canopies. Pamela Shamshiri from Studio Shamshiri, along with…
Although collecting rainwater for later use is a tried and true water conservation method, it is becoming increasingly popular in the home. Rainwater collection and reuse can help homeowners save money on their water and energy bills by reducing their demand for municipal or mains water supplies. You can also make significant strides toward environmental…
What do you do with a challenging sloping site? You should accept that. That’s what the owners of this brand-new house in Austin’s posh Barton Hills community have done. They had fallen in love with the place and bought a home in 2019, only to realize later that part of its foundation was floating seven…
Pia Pelkonen claims that the North Downs vistas were the impetus for the designs. The stunning Surrey setting is fitting for the world-class residence, a fake Georgian country house. It was decided to bring in Pia, owner of Pia Design, to revitalize the tired interiors. “When we first saw the house, it was winter, and…
Unlike the typical homebuyer, the owner of this 18th-century house in a village in Oxfordshire, UK, prioritized the garden’s condition before anything else. Garden designer Ailsa Richards cared more about the diversity of trees and the potential for attracting insects, birds, and mammals like hedgehogs. For her, the clincher in this house was the 300-year-old…
With its darkly stained cedar siding, this cabin blends into its surroundings. It was designed to blend into the surrounding hillside and not disrupt the forest. Bill Caleo had never planned on buying a cabin in the woods, but a trip to a sustainable community in the Catskills area of upstate New York changed his…