Best Antiquing Tips, a Brentwood Home, and More: Friday Finds

Yesterday I spent some time outside racking leaves around the pond, gathering sticks out of the yard, and choosing a new spring wreath for my front door. I was so excited to see the first tips of my daffodils poking through the ground on the sunny southern side of the house. So I walked around... Th

A net-zero mountain house cantilevers over the North Carolina mountains

Situated just below the crown of a mountain top in the Beaverdam Valley neighborhood of Asheville, North Carolina, this net-zero home was designed for a couple of empty nesters by Wilson Two Architecture, along with Jade Mountain Builders. The Southcliff Residence was conceived from the outset to al

1770 Saltbox farmhouse gets remarkable renovation in Connecticut countryside

This 1770 Saltbox farmhouse, beautifully restored by Haver & Skolnick Architects, is located in the northwestern hills of Connecticut on a large working farm. It sits on approximately 150 acres of rural land, offering complete privacy and seclusion as well as natural beauty. This distinctive home wa

The Meraki Studios Emerges from the Olive Grove Hills of Southern Crete

Berlin-based, Danish architect Sigurd Larsen always looks to counterbalance the uniformity of ever-pervasive modernism with vernacularity: the climate, history, and material culture of a specific location. For him, the relationship between the constructed environment and human experience is shaped b