Wood built-ins were another way Freudenberger baked in function and flexibility. Complementing the timber is almost infinite glass along the home’s rear, which opens up via large sliders to lush green gardens. With such “remarkable” architecture, Freudenberger didn’t much change the layout, but she did prioritize design that would optimize it for a modern family.

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The path that led Romeo Okwara to his new home outside of Detroit is as long and sinuous as the many rivers, lagoons, and estuaries that feed into his native Lagos. Born in Nigeria, Okwara moved to North Carolina when he was 10 years old. It was there, in his newly adopted country, that the

“As you move up through the space, it continues to reveal itself,” says Woodward. “With each level, it gets increasingly private. The ground floor is meant to be convivial—there is this amazing outdoor, sunken conversation pit inspired by 1960s and ’70s California modernism. Moving up, the second level is all about living and connecting—with the

Suzanne Tucker’s clients wanted to update the kitchen of their weekend cottage in Napa Valley, which they’d owned for more than 30 years. It was a relatively small job for Tucker, an experienced designer who’s usually tasked with transforming entire residences. Yet the clients were longtime friends, and so the kitchen renovation began. It didn’t

True to his Project Runway roots, Christian Siriano, the celebrated fashion designer known for his use of bold hues and elegant silhouettes, loves “a reveal moment.” How lucky then that his most recent interior design project featured not one, but two such occasions. Despite Siriano’s plans to transform a circa-1908 Federal-style home in Richmond, Virginia,

The 1,600-square-foot dwelling became the perfect backdrop for the duo’s artfully curated collection of antiques and surrealist art over the course of its three-year renovation. Taichman and Salomon spent many weekends meandering Paris’s flea markets, without expectations, waiting for lightning to strike. “I’m never looking for anything in particular,” Taichman explains. “I like to be