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In 2016, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Sherman Booth House in Glencoe, Illinois, celebrated its centennial, and Sonia Bloch had lived in the house for half that time.
When she and her husband, Ted, viewed the home in 1967, they saw past its state of disrepair to its inherent beauty. They snapped up the…

When you cook for a crowd, you need space, a practical layout and appliances that can take the heat. Fortunately, as this London family kitchen proves, you don’t have to sacrifice style for functionality. The large room is designed for both serious cooking and full-on family life — with a spacious island…

If you are anything like me, turning the paper pages of a good book while relaxing on a beach chair or a comfortable couch is a total pleasure — one not quite matched by reading a novel on a hard, cold electronic device. For many of us, books and other printed materials have a way of accumulating over…

Her son’s video game activity had mostly migrated to the basement, which left Jill Jenkins with a sunny room calling out for a transformation. “I wanted to create a space away from the living room to read and relax but still be around the family activity,” she says. She reached out to an old acquaintance…

Set the mood for a stylish outdoor party or a laid-back evening at home with a cozy fire feature and inviting seats close by. With so many fire pit and outdoor furniture options on the market in terms of shape, size, style and material, it can be difficult to judge what will work well together — without…