The Pragmatist
Childproofing: Crawling Your Way to Safety
By BOB TEDESCHI
The world of childproofing has changed in recent years, both in the hazards that families face at home and in the products available to help them.
All That Authenticity May Be Getting Old
By EMILY WEINSTEIN
Major retailers like West Elm, CB2, Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware all sell vintage or handmade objects, or produce items with that look.
A deluge of vintage and artisanal products is now available online and through mass-market retailers. Has authenticity become just another fad?
On Location
In Brooklyn, Space and Light Meet Woodwork
By JOYCE WADLER
An architect took her dark, formal 1910 town house in Brooklyn and turned it Midcentury Modern.
The Carpenter’s Carpenter
By PENELOPE GREEN
In a memoir published just a month before his death, Larry Haun interwove his own history with the history of building houses in this country.
Market Ready
By TIM McKEOUGH
Will installing stone countertops in my kitchen increase the home’s value?
Currents
Q&A;
Merrill Markoe on Puppets and Monkey Portraits
By JOYCE WADLER
The veteran comedy writer and author of a new book of essays, “Cool, Calm & Contentious,” has filled her Malibu, Calif., home with unusual statues, portraits and more.
Goods
Americana, Italian Style
By RIMA SUQI
LanceWoven, a furniture and accessories company, has introduced a line of woven leather pillows, benches, rugs and tote bags.
Furniture
Pieces Inspired by the Runway
By RIMA SUQI
Fashion helped influence the designer Tina Frey, who has recently produced her first larger pieces.
Rugs
Angela Adams’s New Collection
By RIMA SUQI
Each rug in the designer’s new Pathways collection is intentionally uneven, much like a natural landscape.
Online
Hipcycle, a Place for Repurposed Goods
By STEVEN KURUTZ
Hipcycle.com is aiming to become “the Amazon of upcycled products.”
Deals
Sales at Buck House, Jensen-Lewis and Others
By RIMA SUQI
Discounts on furniture and accessories, antiques and more.
From the Great Homes Section
In Spain, Creating a Back-to-the-Land Experience
By RATHA TEP
A 10,800-square-foot house built on 120 acres in the sleepy Andalusian village of Casares serves as a second home for a British couple.
What You Get for ... $485,000
By MIKE POWELL
A Carpenter Gothic house in Maine, an Arts and Crafts house in Kansas City, Mo., and a modern house in Colorado.
House Hunting in ... Hong Kong
By ALISON GREGOR
Hong Kong’s market has fluctuated as the government has taken steps to control runaway prices.
Coaxing a 1910 Town House Into Midcentury Modern
A dark Brooklyn home with period wood paneling gets a contemporary look.
The Paint Whisperer at Home
Eve Ashcraft, an architectural color consultant, likes to paint, and repaint, her East Village apartment.
A House That Flows Into the Outdoors
In Key West, a hurricane-wrecked home is rebuilt as a private refuge.
Shopping for Camp Blankets and Throws
Tyler Hays, the founder and head designer of BDDW Furniture in SoHo, searched for blankets.
A Bridge Just Far Enough
Eleanor Lanahan and John Douglas, Vermont artists, built an addition with a bridge to maintain their private space while living together.
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