Spirited Design to Get a Santa Cruz Beach Bungalow
“I really like to change space; it is what design is all about,” says homeowner and interior designer Lorri Kershner. She remodeled her 1947 beach bungalow at Santa Cruz, California, not once but twice. The bathroom and kitchen were overhauled….
Midcentury Cool With a Killer View at Salt Lake City
It says a lot about your style when you can rent pieces to production companies to use in films. That’s true for self-taught designer Ron Green, who owns a midcentury modern furniture shop called The Green Ant. Just like a…
10 Acres, 3 Generations and Many Animals in North Carolina
William Britten and his wife, Sarah, came up with a brilliant plan to lure their loved ones — a son, a girl, the spouses, six grandkids — into a place: Purchase a farm and invite everyone to reside there. The…
Retro-Glam Loft in Los Angeles
Glamorous design, vintage finds and tufted upholstery echo homeowner Jessie Genie’s equally vibrant personality. Genie heated up her Los Angeles home’s exposed brick walls, industrial beams, tall ceilings and polished concrete flooring by successfully mixing a collection of original artwork…
Colorful, Architectural Gem in Ojai
A home that embraces the outside is a must at a location as amazing as Ojai, California. Inspired by artistic charm and natural beauty, John Hidley and Beth Stephens feel blessed to live in their dream home. The exterior is…
Axis
An axis is a physical or visual line that defines the placement and orientation of a structure. Symmetrical objects have one based axis, many axes specify the location of objects in a three or two dimensional plane. An axis does…
14 Buzzworthy Yellow and Black Interiors
I was at this dinner party last weekend when an unexpected visitor made an appearance at our table — a big black and yellow bumble bee. One dapper gentleman at our desk had on a sharp-looking white fedora with an…
Glass Home Exteriors Reflect Modern Tastes
Full-height glass partitions are not appropriate for everybody — they can make folks feel as they are on display, and ample window shades can be at odds with the architecture. Yet by using different kinds of eyeglasses and incorporating shading…
Elegant Home in Texas
If you combined the elegant feel of Mumbai and Manhattan and place the 2 cities on a remote lot with an ocean view, you would get Naveen and Reema Shroff’s San Antonio, Texas, home. After residing in four distinct houses…
Colorado Bungalow, Creatively Redone
Jake and Christa Rost wanted four core values to shine in their 1908 bungalow in Denver: family, community, creativity and an adventurous spirit. Partnering with Larry Kagiyama of Diagram C Interior Design, the couple thoughtfully renovated and designed their space…