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Budget Breakdown: A Family’s Vibey New York Vacation Home Gets a Gut Reno for $1.2M
Budget Breakdown: A Family’s Vibey New York Vacation Home Gets a Gut Reno for $1.2M
The ’70s cedar shingles had to stay, but the interiors are refreshed with an open layout and materials that are at once hard-wearing and easy on the eyes.
By Diana Budds
Paris’s Ugliest Building Is Getting a Glow Up—and Everything Else You Need to Know About This Week
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My Months-Long Journey to Get Rid of the Secondhand Smoke Smell in My Apartment
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Budget Breakdown: Their Dream Home Can Come Later—First, They Built a Tiny Cabin for $40K
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Construction Diary: They Lived in a Yurt for Six Years as They DIYed Their $708K Home
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How Far Into the Wild Can Hay’s Outdoors Gear Actually Take You?
Jasper Morrison and the Danish design brand just launched a collection that, at the least, will make your backyard a little more stylish.
The Award-Winning Home of a Famed Dutch Architect Hits the Market for €1.9M
Listed for the first time, Mart van Schijndel’s ’90s residence in Utrecht has a postmodern facade and a minimalist interior illuminated by two glass-encased courtyards.

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