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Ultimate Lakeside Getaway Keeps a Naturally Low Profile

Filed under: DesignBy Mitchell Parker Lake Pend Oreille, in northern Idaho, is quite a sight. It's the 13th-largest freshwater body on the planet and the fifth-deepest lake in the United States. So...

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Sold: Star Designer's Opulent, Historic Hollywood House

Filed under: Design, News, Celebrity Homes ZillowLM Pagano's just-sold 1930 mansion was once home to musical star Deanna Durbin and later Lynda Carter of "Wonder Woman" fame. APLynda Carter By Emily...

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For an Energy Efficient Remodel, Start With a Dream Team

Filed under: Design, Home Improvement, How To ShutterstockThinking about what goes in the walls can take far more planning than deciding what goes on the walls. In April we moved our family of four...

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Sophisticated Painting: How to Brush on a Little Structure

Filed under: Design, Home Improvement Sean Gin/Homepolish By Orlando Soria I recently decided it was time for a bedroom update. The paint had seen better days and I just wanted a refresh, but I loved...

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A Dozen Ways to Give Your Home a Crisp New Look for Fall

Filed under: Design, Home ImprovementBy Laura Gaskill With the crisp fall air comes a natural desire to cozy up at home with warm drinks, fluffy throws and the glow of candlelight. It's also a time of...

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Room of the Day: Living Space Balances Comfort and Elegance

Filed under: Design, NewsBy Becky Harris This Philadelphia family room needed to stand up to two adults, four children and a dog tramping through it on their way to the backyard and back staircase. One...

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New Apps Are Designed to Simplify Home Renovation

Filed under: Design, News, Home Improvement Sweeten.comA free web app called Sweeten links homeowners to contractors, interior designers and architects to help create their dream house or apartment. By...

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How to Prioritize Home Projects

Filed under: Design, Home Improvement, How ToBy Alison Hodgson I recently received a desperate email from a friend. For a variety of reasons, school and work related, she and her husband and two little...

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Architects' Clever Cat-Shelter Solutions

Filed under: Design, News Grey Crawford/Architectural DigestNAC Architecture's colorful outdoor shelter for cats includes a "green" design feature. By Rebecca Bates In Truman Capote's Breakfast at...

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Room of the Day: A Lively Living Space in a Former Church

Filed under: Design, News, Home Improvement By Mitchell Parker In the early 1930s, the story goes, residents of Tamalpais Valley, in the city of Mill Valley, California, got together to hand-build a...

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How to Design a Music Studio in Your Own Home

Filed under: Design, News, How ToBy Eric Reinholdt Most musicians will admit to sharing a single core skill necessary for mastering their instrument: control. When it comes to designing spaces for...

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The 'Passive House' Path to Extreme Energy Efficiency

Filed under: Design, News, Home Improvement Trent BellThe Go.O Logic Home was the first Passive House to be built in Maine and was among the first constructed in the United States. With the growing...

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Reese Witherspoon's Home Becomes a Design Inspiration

Filed under: Design, News, Celebrity Homes, How ToBy Erika Riggs Where do you find ideas for your home? For one couple, inspiration came from A-lister Reese Witherspoon's living room in her former home...

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Organic Architecture Thrives (Might Make You Healthier Too)

Filed under: Design, News, Lifestyle By Andrew Boyne We know that our environments affect our moods, and that buildings play a major role in that, but how can we change the way we build our homes to...

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'Right-Sizing': Can We Really Live in a Smaller House?

Filed under: Design, News, How To Shutterstock"Right-sizing" is all about how you live in a house and maybe how much time you are willing to spend cleaning it. Holland & Nick Brown are on a quest...

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Bavarian-Style Homes for Sale This Oktoberfest

Filed under: Design, News, BuyingBy Catherine Sherman It's that time of year when lederhosen- and dirndl-wearing tourists head to Munich for the world's largest funfair: Oktoberfest. But you don't have...

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Ellen Pompeo's Anatomy of a Home Remodel

Filed under: Design, News, Celebrity Homes, Home ImprovementBy Mayer Rus Hanging in the living room of actress Ellen Pompeo's Los Angeles home is an arresting painting by Claire Fontaine: Printed on a...

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Barn Doors: Rustic-Modern Accents for the Home

Filed under: Design, News, Home Improvement Photo courtesy of Real Sliding HardwareBarn doors take up less room than many other types of doors since they are nearly flush with the wall. Barn doors...

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Kitchen of the Week: Family Friendly and Stored With Secrets

Filed under: Design, News, Home ImprovementBy Becky Harris Photos by Jeremy Mason McGraw This kitchen has a clever secret, but we'll get to that in a minute. The family who lives here hired designer...

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A Close Look at Vaulted Ceilings' Upsides and Downsides

Filed under: Design, Home ImprovementBy Joanna Tovia Soaring ceilings with interesting architectural detail can hold allure for many people looking to buy or build a house. There's no doubt that...

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