Welcome to Room Receipts, where we get real about the costs behind one well-designed room. From big budget spenders to thrifty thinkers, we’re talking to people from different worlds about their worth-it splurges, budget hacks, and purchase regrets. We’re always on the hunt for cool...
“For this project, in addition to the kitchen with its island open to the living room, which I think defines the spaces very well, I also wanted to use Cubro for the office and the dressing room. In open-plan homes like this one, it’s essential...
When Jackie Little and Xavier Muniz returned to their New Port Richey, Florida, home after Hurricane Helene, they hit an unexpected roadblock: Their smart lock was waterlogged and wouldn’t open. While it came with a key backup, they didn’t think to bring the key in...
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...
For example, Gregg’s homes range from 4,000 to 7,000 square feet and construction alone takes at least a year. On top of that, finalizing plans, getting permits, and sourcing materials can take months—particularly given current shortages. “Given the supply chain issues since the pandemic, it’s...
Designer Michelle Boudreau has bright memories of this home, as many others in Palm Springs do. When she was a little girl, her grandmother would take her on vacation from Oklahoma to this storied California city, where its unusual angles and reflective panes were viewed...
Angular exteriors; an abundance of steel, glass, and concrete; and a lack of ornamental details—these key characteristics can be found in beautiful modernist buildings all around the world. They’re so distinct, in fact, that they’re often hard to miss. A style that started in earnest during...
The residence is simple in the same way the tide is; the way different tones ringing in harmony are. It doesn’t need to be understood to be appreciated, and, in fact, it’s often better when it’s not overthought. Some might say that Taliesin flows, but...
Announced annually at UNESCO in Paris, the Prix Versailles honors architectural excellence in a variety of cultural venues. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the prize includes a World’s Most Beautiful Museums—and its recently unveiled list includes seven new, or newly reopened, institutions around the...
Pedro Almodóvar’s eagerly awaited new film, The Room Next Door, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, will arrive in theaters in the United States later this winter (with a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles and New York on December 20, followed by a broader...