Most couches are boring. People are terrified to experiment with the central furnishing of their living room, so traditional styles are incredibly common. If stepping outside of the box is of any ...
Black is dark and depressing, morbid and gothic - or is it? The impact of large expanses of black in interior design can be surprisingly fresh, and just as dramatic as you'd expect. These 16 ...
Though cyclones and their associated storm surges have been wreaking havoc on Bangladesh and other South Asian nations for thousands of years, an ongoing program of cyclone shelter construction has ...
A lush passageway beneath a Spanish bridge hides a playful and intriguing secret: it is a doorway to an unexpected place. The passageways beneath the Bridge de Sant Roc in Olot, Spain ordinarily ...
The jaw-dropping intricacy of the libraries of old, with their leaded glass windows and tiers of dark wood shelves, is being replaced in favor of clean lines, open spaces and a focus on new ...
Have you ever found yourself waiting out a rain storm with nothing pressing to do? With time on your hands, you may start playing in the puddles left by the deluge, dipping the toe of your shoe ...
It's easy to get a collection of corks piling up on the kitchen counter, but it's not that easy to figure out what to actually do with them. Some fantastic artists and home decorators have ...
Dark wood, dazzling details, leaded glass windows and tier after towering tier of books - classic historic libraries are a bibliophile's dream. These 13 (more) libraries, dating from the 18th to ...
Ice fishing may seem to be a simple “sport” but appearances can deceive: anglers must be able to tolerate long hours of chilly, silent monotony in tiny, cramped shelters before reeling in their ...
Most traveling artists take photographs, or sit down to recreate the scenes they've seen in pencil, pastel or paint. But Laura Cooperman captures the places she's been in an altogether different ...
