Seeing the Light

An obsession with a rare vintage lamp helps one writer gain an understanding of glamour in the social-media age.

COUTURE COOKING

The kitchen can be much more than merely a room for dishing.

Game Changer

Mark Grattan crafts a bold retreat for two globe-trotting sports superstars come home to nest.

Neutral Party

For a pair of high-octane clients, designer Michelle R. Smith fashions a Manhattan oasis that's as luxurious as it is cool.

Gilty Pleasure

A rising design talent lends brilliant luster to an apartment in Paris.

Sleep, Eat, Party, Repeat

Wherever hostess extraordinaire Rebecca Gardner goes, good times follow. Her New York City pied-à-terre is no different.

FOLLOWING THE THREAD

How one fashion insider is turning a textile brand into the world's first house of design.

The Belle of Bel-Air

A historic California estate gets a va-va-voom redo at the hands of designer Mary McDonald.

Through the Fire

After a catastrophic blaze, an art collector couple taps Jamie Bush to design a home that is built to last.

BRIGHT AND BEACHY

A DREAM DESIGN TEAM RE-IMAGINES A RHODE ISLAND ESCAPE.

LIVING SMALL

FOR THEIR OWN WEEKEND RETREAT, TWO ARCHITECTS CHOOSE A PARED-DOWN DESIGN THAT RESPONDS TO THE GLORY OF ITS NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.

Pure Genius

Artist and designer Oren Sherman applies his talents and a very personal touch to the modernist home he shares with his husband on Cape Cod.

Before & After: Kitchen Moving a wall makes it work

Grabbing a few feet from the adjacent dining room yields major layout improvements

Navigating the rise in mortgage rates

Looking to buy—or refinance—and feeling frustrated by lenders’ sky-high interest rates? Here’s how to get the best deal

Before & After: Bath Fit for a Queen Anne

Classic meets modern in this primary-suite retreat

Making a house her own

Renovating in stages over nearly two decades, a homeowner transforms a once forlorn bungalow into a cozy, very personal space

MAKING CONNECTIONS

A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARCHITECT TAKES DIRECTION FROM THE NATURAL SURROUNDINGS TO CREATE A MODERN, PRIVATE REFUGE IN BEL AIR.

FRESH START

HARRISON DESIGN CREATES THE PERFECT GETAWAY HOME ON GEORGIA'S SEA ISLAND.

SET IN STONE

LUXURY ALUMINUM TABLES FROM MCKINNON AND HARRIS ARE NOW TOPPED WITH NEW RAVENNA MOSAICS.

Before & After: Kitchen Moving a wall makes it work

Grabbing a few feet from the adjacent dining room yields major layout improvements

Modernizing a mid-century house

A family turns to TOH to renovate a 1960 house that had been awkwardly expanded over time. Their goal: to create a contemporary, energy-efficient, open-plan home that is fully accessible for a son with mobility issues

A little house that lives large

A reimagined interior and second-story addition double the living area inside a narrow shotgun house, while respecting its historical roots

A better asphalt driveway

It's long-lasting and recyclable, and it weathers extreme temperatures. You can repair small cracks and divots in asphalt, too. Here's what you need to know to get-and maintain-a great-looking asphalt driveway

Graceful grasses

With dramatic foliage and distinctive plumes, ornamental grasses come in sizes to suit virtually any garden

Bathtub tray

TOH general contractor Tom Silva and TOH host Kevin O'Connor construct a slatted zebrawood caddy to hold grooming essentials, a book, and even a glass of wine, for those who like a long soak

Mobile kitchen island

TOH DIY expert Jenn Largesse shows how to build a rolling kitchen cart with a butcher-block top

From the TOH Job Site Building on the past

After an extensive renovation, a timber-framed relic of the Revolutionary War era emerges with its spirit renewed and with comfortable new spaces that showcase pieces of its 300-year history

From the TOH Job Site Building on the past

After an extensive renovation, a timber-framed relic of the Revolutionary War era emerges with its spirit renewed and with comfortable new spaces that showcase pieces of its 300-year history

ALL IN A LINE

A CONTEMPORARY HAVEN IN ANNAPOLIS HIGHLIGHTS A LIFETIME OF TREASURES WITH RESTRAINT.

"Mom, Are You Free to Sub?"

With teacher vacancies at record highs, parents are being asked to step in