...or maybe Lovely in Laminate? Countertops, cabinet fronts, backsplashes [those nasty little four-inch ones], and even the shelves in the...

I'll confess that it was the spring-sprout green tub that initially caught my eye—but the Botanica wallcovering quickly grew on me [no...

As spring takes its sweet time in arriving, this powder room reminds me of just how great an impact nature can have on design. Even a mere...

This striking surfacing—seen here on both the wall and the drawer fronts—is a melange of materials: fabric is sandwiched between sheets of...

Some view the so-called signature aesthetic as an easy creative path, a process more repetitious than it is refining. The late architect Z...

Part Easter egg, part snowball—the island in this kitchen offers an unlikely parallel to our first full day of spring, which dawned to an ...

I must be subconsciously preoccupied with floors these days; this is the second post in as many weeks on the subject. Adopting the marblei...

The shadowy storage in this kitchen is a close approximation of the weather on this March day: tenaciously overcast, to the point of negat...

The sinuous stripes formed by the Wave flooring may trigger a double-take from those who are more accustomed to the straight and narrow in...

We happen to be in the final phases of a rather extensive bathroom remodeling. Part of that project is a resilient floor. While our design...

This light-permeable concrete could be used in all sorts of creative ways in the kitchen or bath—I'd fancy a shower enclosure made of ...

Continuing on the topic of mixing wood with stone , this floor would elevate any bathroom or kitchen. No, it's not encaustic tiles o...

I don't think that I'm alone when I admit to using the cooktop as a countertop when things get busy in the kitchen. But this idea—...

Think about it: Is a straight, solid slab really the most efficient way to lay out a kitchen counter? Olga Kalugina has devised an alterna...

My valentine to you, dear readers: A week of posts with amorous allusions or intents. A red kitchen reflects not just a passion for cook...

Particularly in a windowless, cramped powder room, I can imagine this subversive wallpaper would make an indelible impression. A C.F.S. Vo...

Some see solid surfacing as a sterile, characterless material. This installation might sway that thinking a bit. One with the countertop, ...

With interlayers of fragile capiz shell, translucent onyx, wiry bear grass, and a stunning array of other natural elements, these glass an...

Observing fish drifting in a pond is a fine way to pass a lazy summer day. Barring an actual opportunity to do so [city life has a way of ...

It's been a busy, even beleaguered, week, dear readers. I find it settling to focus on the under-appreciated points of design; hence t...