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An Accessory Dwelling Unit Becomes a Writer's Retreat in Austin
Designing a modern garage apartment within the wooded hillside yard of this Austin home presented the design team with challenges and rewards
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On the Boards: Modern Organic Spec Home With All the Bells and Whistles
A spec home with a trendy design is perfect for a multitude of homeowners
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A 90-Year-Old Remodel Creates a Beyond Net Zero Home
A complete remodel of a 90-year-old house exceeds net zero energy use by following stringent passive building standards
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Valspar Names 2025 Color of the Year
Encore, a deep shade of blue, was selected for its ‘new-stalgic’ feel
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Lakeside Luxury
Situated on a spectacular lakeside site in Orlando, Florida, this 10,187-square-foot custom home demonstrates that a residence can be both breathtakingly elegant and tremendously comfortable to live in at the same time!
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Captured In Time
Builder Gretchen Yahn so skillfully recreated the rural character of a French country home in this 6838-square-foot masterpiece, that, from the outside, it literally appears to have existed on its site in the Virginia hills for centuries.
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East Coast Treasure
Recognizing a diamond in the rough, builder Patrick Moeller constructed a million-dollar custom home on a 7500-square-foot site along the shoreline in Beach Haven Park, N.J., transforming an undesirable lot into a beachfront gem.
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The Wright Stuff
Designed and built for devotees of the Frank Lloyd Wright style of architecture, this 5500-square-foot home commands a nearly 360-degree view of the manicured fairways of two championship golf courses from its hilltop site in Lemont, Ill.
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Mountain Peeks
Nestled on a heavily wooded 16-acre site in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, this contemporary custom home blends harmoniously into its surroundings and provides its owner with a picturesque vista of Mt. Rose off in the distance.
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Designing Minds
Doug Graybeal, Dominick Tringali and Louis Narcisi share their thoughts on the home design process.