Homes
Meet a Couple Who Bought 19 Properties in 4 Years, Retired at 40 and Built a Net Worth of $1.5 Million
Debbie Emick remembers the moment that changed her outlook on money forever. In 2014, shortly after she and her husband, Chris, had welcomed their second daughter into the world, Debbie received bad news: Symptoms of a chronic illness discover...
Reno of the Month: Your guide to kitchen cabinet design
I was recently talking to an out-of-town friend who is considering a home remodel. Although her home was built in the early 1970s, her personal aesthetic leans contemporary and she was thinking of a modern makeover for her kitchen. We were dis...
Caren Rideau Has Designed More Than 500 Kitchens—Here Are 4 Things She Always Conceals
Ask interior designer Caren Rideau how many kitchens she’s renovated in her career and you’ll be greeted with a big laugh. “In my lifetime? Oh, my gosh,” she says. “I’ve been doing this for over 30 years.” Her estimate: more than ...
Absolutely Prefab-ulous: Why Luxury Buyers Are Moving Toward Modular
Set on a 7-acre vineyard in California’s Napa Valley, a compound known as Yountvilla is a private second home designed for entertaining a large family. In addition to the 14,000-square-foot main residence—in what Oakland, California-based a...
Designer India Mahdavi Brings Her Penchant for Bold Color to a Condo at NYC’s One High Line
The Iranian-French architect and designer brings her signature bold color to a Manhattan residence. Iranian-French interior designer and architect India Mahdavi is known for her signature bright color palette, showcased through her furniture c...
8 lessons we learnt about luxury from this $12m contemporary farmhouse home
When you build a home in one of LA's most sort-after neighborhoods you want the interior design to match the glamorous setting. This newly built six-bedroom house is located above Sunset Boulevard in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles and is...
US Suburbs With the Most Affordable Big Homes
The two major factors prompting home buyers to target the suburbs in their house hunts are extra square footage and outdoor space, which are highly in demand. In which locations can their money stretch to the maximum? The largest metro areas o...
World’s Most Abstract Architecture: Top 5
Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences Building in Valencia, Spain Santiago Calatrava is an architect born in 1951 in Valencia, Spain. He is an architect, structural design and analyst engineer, sculptor, and painter. ...