It wasn’t long ago that mid-century modern and minimalism took the design world by storm. My early twenties remember it well. While my fresh-from-college budget couldn’t afford an Eames chair and Design Within Reach felt, well… out of reach, I was thankful that these paired-back aesthetics introduced me to the […]
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If you pay attention to the rooms you’re pinning on Pinterest, I’ll bet they have something in common: lush, green foliage in the form of an indoor tree or cute tabletop succulent. While it’s true that plants are the simplest way to turn your home into an oasis, it takes […]
Tokyo (CNN) — Near the town of Fujino, off busy Route 20, just 65 kilometers west of Tokyo, sits a narrow, single-lane tunnel. Passing through it, the modern incarnation of Japan seems to disappear as travelers emerge into cedar forests and twisting mountain roads that lead deeper into an even […]
If you’re aiming to be a more planet-friendly person this year, you can follow the examples of chefs who have made a commitment to reducing food waste and being more environmentally friendly in their own kitchens. Of course it’s true that many of us — including these chefs — can […]
On a building site in Brantford, a Canadian town southwest of Toronto, a new house will soon be built using an approach that’s a little more like putting together IKEA furniture than traditional home construction. Designed to Passive House standards—an ultraefficient system that saves energy—the house is a new experiment […]