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Step Inside a Frank Lloyd Wright House Saved From Demolition (19 photos)
An experimental spiral-shaped house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950 for his son and daughter-in-law, David and Gladys Wright, had all but disappeared from public view until 2009, when…
5 Ways to Keep Your Native Plant Garden Looking Good All Year (5 photos)
People often have the illusion that gardens are static places, manicured and perfect, stable and constant. Some botanical and public gardens contribute to this idea, but they are highly stylized…
To-Dos: Your August Home Checklist (8 photos)
In August, beach days and summer vacations give way — however much we wish they wouldn’t — to the return of school and work. From boosting home security to prepping…
The Sketches of Earl S. Tupper’s Pre-Tupperware Inventions (5 photos)
Inventor Earl S. Tupper’s mind was always on. Before his Tupperware food storage containers brought him fame and fortune, his early inventions were flops. Here are five of his product…
Houzz Tour: A New Conservatory Brightens a Converted Carriage House (15 photos)
Designer Melissa Miranda has fond memories of growing up in London in a home with a conservatory. “The smell of plants and having breakfast in there,” she says. So after…
Learn to shoot beautiful food photos
Anyone who’s ever tried to snap a photo of a delicious dish at a restaurant knows: shooting food can be challenging. Our photographers are here to help. From 6 to…
Problem Solving With the Pros: Sustainable Landscape Captures Runoff (11 photos)
For a newly rebuilt home outside Washington, , landscape architect Sandra Youssef Clinton was tasked with tackling severe water runoff, creating spaces that speak to the homeowners’ environmental proclivities and…
In L.A.’s Echo Park, a New Urban Development Takes Flight (16 photos)
On a perch high in the hills of Los Angeles sits Blackbirds, a new “microneighborhood” of 18 charcoal-gray and white modernist cottages in a woodsy setting. But this is no…
Great Design Plant: Aesculus Parviflora (4 photos)
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a pushover for large, textural, palmate foliage. In the woodland garden, large leaves stand prominently in contrast to the smaller foliage of…
New This Week: 3 Bathrooms That Feel More Like Living Spaces (7 photos)
Sterile can be both a blessing and a curse when it comes to bathrooms. Sure, you want the room to be sterile, but the last thing you want is its…