Build Your Own AC and Other Budget Ways To Cool Your Home This Summer

Summer is fast approaching and contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to spend a lot to stay cool and comfortable in your home. There are a number of high-efficiency, DIY methods that can get the job done. “Things like curtains, sealing gaps, and ventilating strategically are hard to beat—they r

14 Standout Lamps From New York’s Design Week

Marcel Breuer, when designing his exhibition house in the MoMA sculpture garden in 1949, declared that he couldn’t find a single floor or table lamp suited to it. This frustration is long-lived for architectural designers. As Donald Judd titled his 1993 essay, “It’s Hard to Find a Good Lamp.” But...

Artist’s Home That Has Been Covered in Colorful Mosaic Tile Hits the Market for Under $500K: ‘A Living Work of Art’

Home designs can be unique, original, and very varied—yet it is still rare to happen upon a property that is perhaps unremarkable in structure, yet has still been turned into "a living work of art" by a visionary owner who viewed its simplicity as an opportunity for true transformation. Such a home

World Cup Rental Guide: How To Earn $6,000 Per Night and Secure Your Home

It's finally almost go time for the World Cup, and for some homeowners that means it's time to vacate the premises. Not because they are avoiding the crowds, but because they're welcoming FIFA fans into their homes. With some Airbnbs topping $6,000 per night in hot host areas like New York, New Jers