2023 BALA Winners: The Best of the Best
You'll find plenty of inspiration in these four award-winning projects from the Best in American Living Awards
The New American Home 2024: Modern Features, Timeless Comfort
Explore the design elements and unique, luxe details that combine to create a sense of comfort and relaxed indoor/outdoor living in The New American Home 2024
Explore the Desert Comfort Idea Home
Take a virtual walkthrough of the bright and airy living spaces inside the Desert Comfort Idea Home...
Luxury Meets Legacy in a Family-Oriented Lakeside Custom Home
This project from the 2022 Best in American Living Awards is inspired by its legacy and location and creates a new foundation for future generations to call home
2022 BALA Projects: Kitchens That Cook
These kitchens from the 2022 Best in American Living Awards showcase on-trend design and innovative ideas for any price point
A Texas Empty Nester Home and Studio With Room for Family, Too
A renowned residential designer takes on the task of creating his next home, and the result is both beautiful and functional
Celebrating Ceilings
Ceilings, the forgotten fourth dimension of home design, add value in many ways.
New Concrete Countertops Need No Seal
After rejecting more than 100 sealers for their concrete countertops, Chris Keown and his colleagues at Concrete Canvas created their own formula.
East Meets Midwest: Feng Shui
James Dunne's show home was built according to principles of feng shui, an ancient Chinese philosophy.
Good House Parts and A House on the Water
Two books each deliver 224 pages of photographs and explanations of very specific design ideas, and six keys to design.
Codes and Costs
With architectural and planning solutions promoting a residential character, an exacting code process challenged the Front Street team.
Enterprising Designs
Front Street has traditional single-family housing, with no resemblance to live/work urban lofts that put the business below and living quarters above. Ralph Spargo says Standard Pacific and Bassenian/Lagoni Architects aimed for house plus office, not ...
2-1 Garage Split a Hit With City Officials
Home buyers say they want more garage, but bigger doesn't mesh with some municipalities' mandate to reduce garages' street presence.
French Firm Brings New Dimensions to Wood Paneling
A French company offers a line of veneer panels with a mix of shapes, colors, textures and species to create three-dimensional effects.
Ladera Ranch: Live/Work Snapshot
Ladera celebrates the golden age of neighborhood against a backdrop of historic Rancho Mission Viejo
