Home Repairs and Improvements

March 7, 2024

Secret Doors Are Having a Major Moment

This article is part of our Design special section about innovative surfaces in architecture, interiors and products. Tabitha Kane is a co-host of a true crime […]
January 9, 2024

Former Twitter Executive Builds a Dream Home for His Family in Sonoma

Bruce Falck, who left Twitter during Elon Musk’s takeover bid, had other things on his mind: completing a longed-for family home in Northern California. Bruce Falck […]
November 21, 2023

How a Hallmark Holiday Movie Screenwriter Got Her Dream House

A Hallmark Channel screenwriter shares her secret for prevailing over all-cash offers: “Maybe what I do for a living gave me a little bit of an […]
October 27, 2023

How To Hang Curtains

When you’re choosing curtains for a room, there are so many things to consider. Jake Arnold, an interior designer in Los Angeles, walks us through it. […]
October 3, 2023

How One Couple Made an Apartment in Greenwich Village Their Own

After the deal fell through, they couldn’t stop thinking about the apartment and those Manhattan views. Sometimes persistence pays off. Some people spend years looking for […]
September 5, 2023

He Wanted His Texas Home to Resemble a ‘Groovy’ Opium Den

His designer was taken aback. But then she set about creating “Lenny Kravitz meets Italian ’60s meets ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.’” When Kirk Ferguson […]
September 1, 2023

In Italy, Giving a Long Unoccupied Farmhouse a Loving Restoration

In Italy’s “heel,” an unoccupied house in poor condition received a loving restoration. This article is part of our Design special section about new interpretations of […]
July 4, 2023

Lorraine Toussaint on Living in Hudson Valley After Fire Burned Her Malibu Home

After losing her California home in the 2018 wildfires, the actress bought an early-19th-century farmhouse near Rhinebeck, N.Y. The wildfire that destroyed Lorraine Toussaint’s house in […]
May 2, 2023

A Minimalist Australian Dream Home With an 18th-Century Twist

Why would a modernist house in a Melbourne suburb need an inverted ha-ha? (And what is a ha-ha, anyway?) As the real estate market in Melbourne, […]
March 28, 2023

How to Choose the Best Window Blinds and Coverings

Designers consider window shades and blinds essential for many reasons. But there are so many options — how do you choose the right ones? Most windows […]