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French–New York Flair in St. Paul Condo

May 3rd, 2012

Interior designer Abby Tallman was given a specific objective when she began designing this upscale condominium in the heart of St. Paul's Lowertown district in Minnesota. The client, a young professional, wanted her apartment to show her combined love of quintessentially French and New York apartments. The result is a home with a sophisticated New York state of mind and a d ...

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Great Design Tree: Australian Tea Tree

May 2nd, 2012

I'm not even going to attempt to conceal the reverence and adoration I have for the Australian Tea Tree (Leptospermum laevigatum). Wind blown and architectural, these trees appear to be molded by hand rather than grown. They sweep wildly across the landscape, and no two trees are ever alike. Growing up in San Diego, I would climb these trees at my favorite beach, only later di ...

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Cheery and Breezy Pittsburgh Home

May 1st, 2012

Inspired by their destination wedding in Key West, Florida, first-time homeowners Matt and Sara Bates brought the island's breezy color palette back to their Pittsburgh home. The two attorneys wanted their 1930s home to allude to the island's laid-back mood and signature conch houses. "Since Pittsburgh tends to have long, dreary winters, drenching our home with bright colors ...

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6 Sound Solutions for the iPhone Home

May 1st, 2012

The era of the big, clunky home stereo system is over for most people. Nowadays, our phones serve as the central location for music, podcasts and other audio entertainment. We expect our music to go with us wherever we go. Unfortunately, phones have tiny speakers. And who wants to wear headphones around the house all the time? One solution is to embrace iPhone music accessories th ...

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Elegant, Efficient Manhattan Studio

April 25th, 2012

Darrick Borowski, creative director at Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture, likens the previous incarnation of Michael Pozner's studio to a college dorm. "He had been occupying the space without ever really living in it; nothing had a home,” says Borowski. “Our goal was to embed his lifestyle into the DNA of the place, let his living patterns sculpt and mold the space to create an elegant a ...

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Charming, Bright Country Home in France

April 24th, 2012

It was the barn that sealed the deal for Alon and Betsy Kasha. When the Parisian couple was searching for a family retreat in Normandy, France, they fell in love with a home that was part of an old village rectory — the gardener's house and the attached barn. Although the barn was in poor shape, they were drawn to its high ceilings and exposed rafters. As the owners of a + b kasha designs, ...

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Contemporary Lakeside Jewel in Texas

April 23rd, 2012

Three years ago, contract builder Roger Lawrence built his dream family home along the shores of Lake Travis, just west of Austin, Texas. In the past 16 years, Lawrence has built and lived in three homes. This latest three-story project may be the one he settles in for the long haul, though, because of his family's love for the lake. "We love the secluded location of the home, but yet it is ...

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Modern, Entertaining Home in Florida

April 22nd, 2012

When a couple with three boys bought this house, it was a typical Mediterranean-style Miami home, with closed-off rooms, windows covered in panes and lots of clutter (see "before" pictures here). "My clients wanted to open up the home," says Karina Donadel, lead designer at DKOR Interiors. "The wife loves very minimal modern, while the husband wanted to make sure it still had warmth."Meetin ...

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Small Kitchen, Big View

January 29th, 2012

The owners of this Victorian-style home loved its traditional style and period details — except when it came to the kitchen. Set in the back of the house, the small kitchen was tucked into a 12-foot wide space, had little storage and room to move around in. The couple hired Hanson General Contractingand Kevin Rasmussen and Vivian Su of Rasmussen-Su in Philadelphia to give them a kitchen that ...

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A New Community Flourishes in Rhode Island

January 29th, 2012

As you read this, a 250-KW wind turbine is being constructed to provide 85 percent of the power use of this affordable housing project. Designed by Union Studio Architecture & Community Design in Tiverton, Rhode Island, the 170-acre community was designed with artists and agriculture in mind. The rural character and traditions of farming in Tiverton — a big part of the community — was honored ...

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