A room designed for rest does not necessarily require a renovation or even a dedicated space. A comfortable place to recline, adjustable lighting, control over the room’s temperature, and some separation from the busiest parts of a home can make an existing bedroom, den, or spare room better suited to downtime.
For collectors with the space to dedicate an entire room to their interests, display is only part of the equation. Lighting, climate control, storage, and flexibility all play a role in how a collection looks—and how well it holds up over time.
A newly built home designed by Los Angeles architect Andy Liu has sold for $5.025 million in Cheviot Hills. Liu founded 10-19 Architecture in 2008 after spending a decade in the office of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry. For the Oaklawn Road house, he continued an idea that has appeared in several of his residential projects: creating a building with a strong individual form while still responding to the scale and materials of its surroundings.
Disney’s 101 Dalmatians provided the starting point for Melodia, a model home at Cotino in Rancho Mirage, California. Cotino is the first Storyliving by Disney community, a residential concept centered on Disney storytelling. TRIO partnered with Shea Homes on the interiors, with principal and CEO Angela Harris drawing from the film while keeping the home contemporary and livable.
Creating a home library for your child can do much more than provide a convenient place to store books. A thoughtfully designed reading space can encourage curiosity, make books part of everyday family life, and give children a comfortable place to explore stories and ideas at their own pace.
Individual rooms in a Miami Beach estate were designed with their own palettes, textiles, furnishings, and even scents. Coordinated wall coverings, embroidered cushions, custom furniture, and changes in color and material distinguish one space from the next.
The first floating pickleball court at a residential property and the largest installation of its kind now floats in the middle of a North Miami lagoon.
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A nearly 180-year-old Greek Revival townhouse in the West Village is on the market following a years-long redevelopment that gives its next owner an uncommon degree of creative freedom.
Oregon homes are moving beyond the cool grays and bright whites that defined interiors for much of the past decade. Across the state, warmer neutrals, earthy greens, softened blues and deeper shades are showing up in everything from walls and cabinetry to trim and built-ins, a direction also reflected in current.
The traditional luxury floor plan has long revolved around one dominant bedroom, with the best views, largest bathroom, and most generous closet space reserved for the primary suite. That hierarchy is becoming less rigid as more residences incorporate two or more suites designed to a similar standard.
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