Architecture and Design

Tearing out the old flat ceiling helps a closed-in kitchen live and breathe easierby Charles Miller

Clever lighting strategies and creative cabinetry energize a contemporary kitchen and bathby Charles Miller

With a perfectly placed mirror, a small kitchen opens up to a bird’s-eye bay viewby Charles Miller

Learn the five-part strategy for achieving good lighting in the bath, and you'll be able to highlight both your own beauty and the room'sby Russell Hamlet

Go beyond the basics: A few additional bends of your copper piece turn this functional window cap flashing into a decorative detailby John Mahan

In New York state, a new house combines compound curves and energy-saving detailsby Kurt Ofer

By paying attention to scale and siting thoughtfully, you can transform a storage shed into a garden shedby Roxana Vargas Greenan

A prize-winning deck, art in the garden, a house with a waterwheel, and more. . .

The phrase "flipping a house" means something entirely different to one Minnesota architect and his familyby Michael Roehr

In Seattle, a builder and architect prove that remodeling and energy efficiency can be a winning combination

The best designs have pleasing proportions and harmonize with the houseby Paul DeGroot

We asked for photos of your best kitchen and bath remodels, and you delivered

Build a jig to draw a perfect ellipse with just two scraps of wood and a few nailsby Charles Miller

Defined by a mosaic of indoor and outdoor spaces, a new house tames the sun and adapts a traditional Southwest style for an established neighborhoodby Murray Silverstein, Barbara Winslow

Even a small addition can make your house live and look its bestby Lynn Hopkins

A new family room and master suite, improved entries, and an updated building envelope saved this home from the wrecking ball, againby Michael Klement

In a dense urban neighborhood, this remodeled bungalow goes green with recycled materials, solar energy, gray water, and room for the owners’ day jobsby Geoffrey Holton

21st-century technology and a classic look come together in a shingle-style house that produces more energy than it consumesby Bill Heigis, Hobie Guion

In one of the D.C. area’s most desirable neighborhoods, a potential teardown gets reworked for modern livingby Brian Pontolilo