A pre-lit flocked Christmas tree gives you the snowy look of a winter wonderland with the lights already in place, so you can skip the tangled strands and get right to decorating. Flocked trees are as popular as ever, and they look gorgeous whether you keep them simple with just the twinkle lights or deck […]

This Japanese-inspired courtyard house was designed by CLB Architects in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, mixing mid-century California modernism with the quiet simplicity of a Japanese Zen garden. Rather than following the mountain modern style typical of the region, the architects took their cues from the owners’ love of Japanese gardens and mid-century modern design, along with […]

Designed by architect Kris White of Dick Clark + Associates, this contemporary home, known as “Margaret,” sits in the lively Zilker neighborhood of Austin, Texas. He created a modern farmhouse that mixes rustic charm with the clean, minimal look of Scandinavian design. Inspired by Scandinavian farms and the Texas Hill Country, the offset metal and […]

Archer & Buchanan Architecture designed this enchanting getaway cottage in the spirit of a J.R.R. Tolkien Hobbit House, set on a 27-acre countryside property in Mosier, Oregon, about an hour east of Portland in the Columbia River Gorge. Known as the Hobbit House at Dragonfly Knoll, it sits on the edge of a steep hillside […]

This French chateau-inspired home was custom designed by Sharratt Design and built by John Kraemer & Sons on Lake Minnetonka’s Crystal Bay, just outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This impressive 13,000-square-foot home was created for a couple with a young child who wanted a house they could grow into and enjoy for years to come. The […]

JMAD Architecture has designed this old world stone home on a sloping hill overlooking a vast valley in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Known as the Colorado Old World Charmer, this stone rambler feels grand without being stuffy. It was also designed to get better with age. Copper sinks will deepen in color, plaster walls will pick […]

Aguilar Design Studio has designed, built, and furnished this cozy mountain house for a retired healthcare executive and his wife in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Tucked into the woods of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the house was built as a vacation home where family and friends can get together. It is also a year-round home […]

Neumann & Rudy has renovated the barns on this mid-1800s dairy farm in Salt Point, a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York. Known as Full Circle Farm, the property was split up in the 1960s, when the farmland and barns were sold separately from the farmhouse. The homeowner, a writer from Brooklyn, spent weekends in […]

This sustainably designed modern farmhouse by Maugel DeStefano Architects sits on a small point of land in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Known as House on the Point, the home is traditional in form and modern in its details, with white siding, charred black wood, and a standing seam metal roof. It won the 2026 AIA New […]

Dominic Paul Mercadante Architecture has designed this dreamy Craftsman style home in Camden, Maine, nestled on a mountainside overlooking the harbor. Known as Overlook, the house has a personal connection to one of America’s most famous homes. The homeowner’s great-grandparents, David and Mary Gamble, hired architects Charles and Henry Greene to design the Gamble House […]