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Listed for the first time since it was built in 1979, the cliffside home of architect Barry Downs is located in a waterfront area that is at risk of redevelopment.
Listed for the first time since it was built in 1979, the cliffside home of architect Barry Downs is located in a waterfront area that is at risk of redevelopment.
He made the shelving, cabinets, and shroud in the kitchen from a felled maple tree.
He made the shelving, cabinets, and shroud in the kitchen from a felled maple tree.
Skylights throw pink and yellow tones across the 850-square-foot unit’s stepped ceilings. “With small spaces, we try to play with clerestory windows, skylights, and ceilings. It makes the architecture feel spacious, almost as though it’s levitating.”
Skylights throw pink and yellow tones across the 850-square-foot unit’s stepped ceilings. “With small spaces, we try to play with clerestory windows, skylights, and ceilings. It makes the architecture feel spacious, almost as though it’s levitating.”
The cabinets and floating shelf are raw steel, and the handmade table is lime plaster, joined with Zara Home stools.
The cabinets and floating shelf are raw steel, and the handmade table is lime plaster, joined with Zara Home stools.
The well-preserved wood-and-stone-clad home rests at the end of a long, gravel drive, surrounded by a mature forest. Its bright red door extends a cheerful welcome.
The well-preserved wood-and-stone-clad home rests at the end of a long, gravel drive, surrounded by a mature forest. Its bright red door extends a cheerful welcome.
The 1969 summer house needed a gut remodel—so Carisa Salerno and Aaron Levin rebuilt it piece by piece: “In the end, we feel like we built a sculpture, not a house.”
The 1969 summer house needed a gut remodel—so Carisa Salerno and Aaron Levin rebuilt it piece by piece: “In the end, we feel like we built a sculpture, not a house.”
"We wanted the countertops to be special, so Aaron drew a curve for this corner and our friend John built them,
"We wanted the countertops to be special, so Aaron drew a curve for this corner and our friend John built them,
The dining table was custom built from walnut by furniture maker John Lightfoot Greiner.
The dining table was custom built from walnut by furniture maker John Lightfoot Greiner.
A dark green Lacanche range is backed by 18th-century English reproduction tiles hand-painted in Portugal.
A dark green Lacanche range is backed by 18th-century English reproduction tiles hand-painted in Portugal.
The kitchen was completely remade with custom cabinetry and counters. "We weren't really sure what we wanted in the kitchen, so my dad had an idea to build us a kitchen out of cardboard with an island and everything. Aaron and I are visual people so we needed to see it at scale to decide,
The kitchen was completely remade with custom cabinetry and counters. "We weren't really sure what we wanted in the kitchen, so my dad had an idea to build us a kitchen out of cardboard with an island and everything. Aaron and I are visual people so we needed to see it at scale to decide,
Designed by Arba, the retreat’s enclosed garden provides outdoor space out of the wind while the cuts give it a strong connection with the setting.
Designed by Arba, the retreat’s enclosed garden provides outdoor space out of the wind while the cuts give it a strong connection with the setting.
This one-room flat in Stockholm, Sweden, is listed for SEK 4,900,000 (approximately $476,500 USD) by Christer Karkenne of Fantastic Frank.
This one-room flat in Stockholm, Sweden, is listed for SEK 4,900,000 (approximately $476,500 USD) by Christer Karkenne of Fantastic Frank.
The materiality of the new staircase on the main level—glass and white oak—makes the area feel open and spacious. The skinny ceramic vase in the foreground is one of the few pieces that survived the fire.
The materiality of the new staircase on the main level—glass and white oak—makes the area feel open and spacious. The skinny ceramic vase in the foreground is one of the few pieces that survived the fire.
The angle of the custom range hood creates, in negative space, the same trapezoidal shape as the exterior. Cabinets are IKEA with custom-painted fronts.
The angle of the custom range hood creates, in negative space, the same trapezoidal shape as the exterior. Cabinets are IKEA with custom-painted fronts.
Reclaimed wood covers the ceiling in the main room and bedroom. The large white light fixture was reused from the barn’s previous incarnation, and the sectional is from Interior Define.
Reclaimed wood covers the ceiling in the main room and bedroom. The large white light fixture was reused from the barn’s previous incarnation, and the sectional is from Interior Define.

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