The Story Behind
Editorial features on the designers, homes, and ideas behind every episode.
The Michigan Farmhouse 20 Years in the Making
They bought it for $85,000 — a 1,200-square-foot farmhouse with a hole in the roof and a barn that was falling down. Twenty years later, it's one of the most extraordinary homes we've ever toured.
Read the Story →
What to Keep and What to Replace When You Renovate a 1929 House
Designer Alfredo Paredes kept a stair rail that wouldn't pass code and replaced every vent grille. His rules for renovating a 1929 house faithfully.
Read the Story →
How to Design a Ski House That Doesn't Feel Like a Costume
Designer Lindsay Matias built a Telluride ski house that nods to the mountain without losing the client's Dallas roots — three design rules, no mountain-house clichés.
Read the Story →
How to Decorate So Nothing Matches (and It Still Works)
Designer Kati Curtis mismatched nightstands on purpose in this Tribeca art advisor's home, built around a peacock teal she and her client fell for immediately.
Read the Story →
How to Update a Dated Tuscan-Style House (No Gut Job)
Designer Britany Simon kept the bones of a heavy 1990s Tuscan house in Arizona and stripped the rest back to something fresh, elevated, and colorful.
Read the Story →
How to Combine Two Apartments Into One Home (Without It Feeling Chopped in Two)
Designer Rayman Boozer merged two identical NYC apartments into one home, building a bar from leftover marble and running one color story through every door.
Read the Story →Coming Soon