Privacy starts before the front door at this $38.5 million residence in Bal Harbour. The nearly 7,800-square-foot home at Oceana Bal Harbour is reached by a private elevator equipped with facial-recognition technology, providing controlled access directly to the residence. Once upstairs, the scale changes considerably. The newly renovated, never-lived-in home has four bedroom suites, a dedicated...

A new $9.5 million waterfront listing in Fort Lauderdale comes with an interesting design connection to Palm Beach. The architect behind 121 Nurmi Drive is Daniel Kahan of Smith & Moore Architects, the same designer responsible for Tom Ford’s former estate at 241 Jungle Road. Only here, Kahan traded Palm Beach formality for a distinctly tropical-modern approach. Set in Las Olas Isles, the...

Home Builders Face Persistent Headwinds in 2026 U.S. single-family home construction rebounded sharply in August 2026, but the gain did little to change a broader picture of caution among builders facing elevated financing costs, expensive materials, labor shortages and strained housing affordability. Single-family housing starts rose 7.6% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 918,000,...

A walk-in pantry gives a kitchen valuable extra storage while keeping clutter out of sight. But these spaces can do more than serve a practical purpose. With color, pattern, beautiful materials and distinctive details, a pantry can have just as much personality as the kitchen itself....

The goal for this backyard wasn’t unusual — to create a space the whole family could enjoy — but the Surrey, England, site presented some challenges. The yard sloped diagonally away from the house, leaving no flat surface where the homeowners’ teenagers could kick a ball around, and heavy clay soil...

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A destination for product launches and interior ideas, and a meeting of the design community, the acclaimed Paris trade fair Maison & Objet has a new identity. Beginning in 2026, the September show will be known as Maison & Objet Pulse, while the larger...

I don’t know about you, but I live for fall — with its cool mornings, crisp air and quiet evenings. Plus, at least one-third of my plants bloom after August, and the trees, shrubs, grasses and perennial flowers bring a rainbow of colors to the garden until early November, long after summer flowers...

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The firm cites claims of 98% market share and points to Compass research showing 4.6% higher sale prices after pre MLS...