Pat Barrett and his wife, Patti Walker, were hunting for reclaimed wood for their dream home in Oregon if they got a call in a contractor buddy. It directed them to a small demolition site where a team of local pupils was removing plaster in an old property. The pupils had discovered large hand-hewn larchwood […]
For 30-year-old Lauren Bunton, finding ways to modernize her conventional, century-old Toronto home and assortment of rustic antiques became her biggest remodeling challenge. “I walked to the living room one day and realized that it looked just like my grandma’s parlor,” says Bunton, who is vice president and manager of sales in Hosted Villas. “I […]
Growing up, we lived in a gorgeous century-old Craftsman house loaded with period details. Some were beautiful and functional, and they stayed: original hardwood flooring, woodwork, pocket doors, window seats and a quirky small built-in secretary desk. Other artifacts were not so lucky — such as the first Craftsman light fittings, which were sold at […]
Turquoise stained flooring, a bright yellow wall and crisp, modern cabinetry — you might not guess this was once Grandma’s kitchen. Architect Mark Lawrence inherited this house from his grandparents, and while he looked forward to owning a home with so many memories, he was not certain how to make it his very own. The […]
Ten years back Rachelle Spero seen her friend, ceramic artist Ayumi Horie, who had been in the process of renovating a schoolhouse linked into a church constructed in 1898. Wires were hanging anywhere, there was water damage and it had been in need of structural help. Spero publicly admits how cynical she had been. But […]
Erika Senft Miller knows that a comfy dream home doesn’t happen overnight. “My design philosophy is to let things evolve. Moving into a home and growing into it as a family takes time,” she states. A physical therapist, Erika put this philosophy into practice with her doctor husband, John, and their two daughters during more […]
Cliff and Chris Wheeler transferred from Portland, Oregon back to their origins in Bend after their kids completed high school in 1995. “For me personally, Bend is home,” states Chris. “My husband is a real outside person. He loves to fish and hunt.” Cliff is a general contractor, and collectively the Wheelers market and construct […]
Spacious units are tough to find in prewar Manhattan condo buildings, in which walls and doors typically divide every room. But with the help of architect Matthew Miller, the proprietors of the unit transformed their 1,400-square-foot condominium by combining it with a neighboring studio. Miller reconfigured and opened the floor plan, producing slick multipurpose spaces […]
When architect Marc Whitman and his wife, Julia, got married, they had been provided a 40-acre piece of land on the 300-acre Taft family compound and nature preserve, as a wedding present from Julia’s father. Marc, who’s well known for his natural, nature-inspired shapes, extreme curves and art nouveau–inspired layouts, took the opportunity to construct […]
I’m a sucker for a comfy lakefront camp: rough-hewn logs, plenty of knotty pine, stone fireplaces and small, inviting bedrooms with twin beds covered in vases. We’ve toured a lot of wonderful lake houses here on in a variety of fashions; here are just five coveted lake homes from traditional to contemporary and everything in […]