Whether it’s cozy movie nights or cocktail parties, the living room is often the hub of the action when it comes to gathering with friends and loved ones. And because it’s such a well-used space, it also tends to accumulate its fair share of clutter. Here are ways to clear the clutter and create a...

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Pasadena has an unusually deep bench of architectural landmarks, but only one of its homes carries the name of John Lautner. The legendary California architect behind such fantastical creations as the Chemosphere and Sheats-Goldstein Residence designed just one house in Pasadena: the Dahlstrom House, an intimate 1949 residence that predates many of the gravity-defying buildings for which he would...

A modern house on Lake Austin has found an unusual way to bring a little bit of Boston history to Texas. Underfoot are white oak floors that date back roughly 250 years — reclaimed from old piers in Boston Harbor and given an entirely different life inside a dramatic cliffside home overlooking the lake. And the floors are hardly the property’s only unusual material choice. Every door was...

Everybody reads a building by its entrance and lobby. Marble, a doorman in a decent coat, some enormous flower arrangement on a console table, and the impression forms before you reach the elevator. The actual condition of the place shows up somewhere less photogenic: the ninety seconds you spend at the front door waiting to be let in. Half of the details below appear right after a board...

A mudroom can do more than keep daily clutter contained. It can greet you with a sense of warmth, energy or drama the moment you walk through the door. Here, design and remodeling pros share how they used bold color, patterned tile, wallpaper and other eye-catching details to bring...