This 1920s Tudor home renovation by Chused & Co. is located in the Cotswold section of Edgemont, in Westchester County, New York, a neighborhood known for its Tudor-style, slate-roofed homes from the 1920s. The goal was to preserve the home’s historic character while giving it a warm interior that mixes traditional and modern style. The […]

Sometimes the build site just speaks to you…this is exactly what inspired the design solution for Blue Mist Lodge. Surrounded by the valley below and rimmed by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the morning sun created a fine powder blue haze that mimicked a soft blanket, hence Blue Mist Lodge. Here the long-range Blue Ridge mountain […]

This classic lake house by Dillard-Jones Builders sits in The Retreat, a small enclave within The Cliffs at Keowee Falls in Salem, South Carolina. Known as The Oconee Bell, the home pairs a stone and board-and-batten facade with traditional interiors by SH Designs. Large windows throughout the 3,322-square-foot cottage look out to its wooded lakeside […]

Lake Flato Architects designed this award-winning modern desert home in Scottsdale, Arizona. It sits on the 15th Fairway of the Geronimo Golf Course in Desert Mountain, a guard-gated community in the northern part of the city. Known as the Brown Residence, this project received an AIA San Antonio Merit Award. The architects shaped the dwelling’s […]

Beckwith Builders designed this rustic lake house in Meredith, New Hampshire, with timber trusses, stone piers and a kitchen that folds open to a screened porch.

Three gabled pavilions replace a family’s beloved 1960s cabin on a Wisconsin lake, with bold paint colors from the front door to the kitchen.

Goldsmith & Davis Architects, along with builder Red House Building, designed and built this gorgeous modern farmhouse. It sits on a 1.5-acre parcel with its own private beach on Lake Champlain in Colchester, Vermont. The interiors were planned to bring a large family together. Big windows frame the Vermont landscape in nearly every room. The […]

Samyn-D’Elia Architects designed this striking A-frame mountain home nestled in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Cerutti Contracting of Meredith built the 5,202-square-foot house around a Timberpeg post-and-beam frame. The steep A-frame roofline gives the home a bold presence in every season. At the gable end, a wall of glass brings in natural light and […]

Northworks Architects + Planners designed this contemporary lake house in Lake Geneva, a resort city on Geneva Lake in southeastern Wisconsin. The interiors are by Studio K, and Chicago-based LG Construction built the home. Set high above the water, the home and its boathouse share a steep lot that drops more than 140 feet from […]

Halloween is all about scary costumes and spooky pumpkin carving ideas that decorate your home and greet your trick-or-treaters. The carved pumpkin is one of the biggest symbols of the holiday, and carving one is a fun way to get the whole family involved. Some designs can be challenging and require a bit of creativity […]