Home Tours

Step inside the most incredible spaces found in the modern world. From midcentury renovations, to off-the-grid cabins, to innovative prefabs, Dwell's home tours take you inside inspiring design projects that serve the contemporary lifestyle, lead the way on green initiatives, and incorporate smart technology. These stories illustrate excellence in modern home design the world over.

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Outdoor Spaces
This Magical Dwelling Can Make Your Tiny House Dreams Come True
dwell - Laura Mauk
A rentable tiny house in Wellsville, Pennsylvania, provides guests with a minimalist living experience focused on the lush surrounding landscape. Amber Estep and Joe King want everyone to experience tiny
2 days ago
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Home Tours
Actor Janina Gavankar’s Revamped Home Is an Art-Filled Playground
dwell - Alia Akkam
The film, television, and video game actor worked hand-in-hand with designer Mandy Cheng to create a dreamy L.A. house that reflects her quirky personality. Janina Gavankar was house-sitting for a few
2 days ago
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Prefab Homes
A Concrete Casita in Austin Does Double Duty as Guesthouse and Gear Storage
dwell - Lauren Jones
Ravel Architecture builds an efficient in-law unit in one family’s backyard out of board-formed concrete and steel. Located in Austin’s historic Hyde Park in the company of 1920s-era bungalows, the Concrete
October 16
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Home Building
A Heritage Home Outside Melbourne Gets a Dramatic, Glass-Walled Addition
dwell - Lauren Jones
A retired couple in the seaside suburb of St. Kilda call on Jackson Clements Burrows Architects for a two-story addition behind a traditional facade. In the beachside town of St. Kilda, Australia, just
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Prefab Homes
This Midcentury Home for Sale Is the Grandest Palm Springs Has Ever Seen
dwell - Jennifer Baum Lagdameo
Asking $4,250,000, this nearly 10,000-square-foot home is said to be the largest midcentury home ever built in Palm Springs. Designed in 1966 by modernist architect Howard Lapham, 650 East Tachevah Drive
October 2
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Prefab Homes
Maroon 5’s Guitarist Lists a Midcentury Stunner in Los Feliz for $3.8M
dwell - Jennifer Baum Lagdameo
Located in Los Feliz, the Steel House was built by architect Neil M. Johnson in 1960. Inspired by the Case Study program, the home features a low, rectangular roofline with cantilevered eaves, expansive
October 10
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Prefab Homes
Back to the Garden
dwell - Heather Corcoran
A globetrotting couple rebuild a Katrina-damaged residence by a famous midcentury New Orleans firm—on the very street where one of them grew up. A 1953 modern home by Curtis and Davis in New Orleans’s
May 24, 2017
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Prefab Homes
In Search of Alvin Lustig
dwell - Zachary Sachs
Settling into a midcentury home in Los Angeles, a young couple celebrate its provenance: quite possibly a rare residential project by the legendary graphic designer. "We could have imagined ourselves a
May 18, 2017
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Prefab Homes
50 Best Midcentury Home Renovations That Honor Their Roots
dwell - Isabel Scanlon
Saved from demolition, stripped of awkward alterations, and faithfully restored, these rehabbed homes prove how timeless midcentury design can be. Midcentury homes—built with simple materials and designed
September 25
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Prefab Homes
An Architect Restores His Houston Midcentury After Hurricane Harvey
dwell - Kate Reggev
Meticulously renovated over the course of 11 years, the Benit House was flooded during Hurricane Harvey—but homeowners Steve and Martha Curry were ready to make the repairs. When Steve and Martha Curry
September 20
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Prefab Homes
Before & After: We’re Taking Notes on This Expertly Rehabbed Midcentury in Austin
dwell - Lucy Wang
Clayton & Little Architects’ sensitive treatment of a treasured Roland G. Roessner-designed home is a model for midcentury preservation. With their three daughters out of the nest, Tracey and David Hime
September 4
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Prefab Homes
Before & After: An Enterprising Couple Revive a Dated Midcentury in the Hollywood Hills
dwell - Lauren Jones
After purchasing a 1960s fixer-upper in one of L.A.’s most prestigious neighborhoods, Rebecca and Jared Raskind rolled up their sleeves. Rebecca and Jared Raskind are quite the couple. She’s the vice of
August 29
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Prefab Homes
A 400-Year-Old Oak Tree Shades a Revitalized Midcentury Ranch Home in Austin
dwell - Lauren Jones
A 1955 home is brightened up and reimagined by Austin-based Lemmo Architecture and Design. After a year of searching, San Francisco transplants Liz Armistead and Bill Broome found their dream home—a 1,400-square-foot
August 26
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Frank Lloyd Wright
A Frank Lloyd Wright Home Catches Fire, Suffering $100K in Damages
dwell - Duncan Nielsen
On Thursday evening, a fire badly burned the front room of the Boulter House—a two-story Usonian in the Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati. One of three homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Clifton,
August 20
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Home Building
20 Suspended Fireplaces That Will Warm You Up In Style
dwell - Jen Woo
These floating fireplaces will have you pining for chilly weather. The first suspended, 360° pivoting fireplace was developed in 1968. It coincided with a farmhouse restoration in the village of Viols-le-Fort
August 14
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Prefab Homes
A Portland Pastry Chef Customizes Her Kitchen to Meet the Needs of Her Profession—and Her Family
dwell - Jennifer Baum Lagdameo
After a thorough kitchen remodel, this midcentury ranch is finally able to shine. After many years spent living in the same house tucked away on a quiet, shaded street in northwest Portland, pastry chef
August 8
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Prefab Homes
A Breezy ’60s Duplex in Long Beach Asks $1.05M
dwell - Lucy Wang
In a leafy Long Beach neighborhood, a modernist post-and-beam duplex by architect Clifton Jones Jr. combines two mirror-image homes. Not long after graduating from USC in 1960, architect Clifton Jones
July 26
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Prefab Homes
Before & After: A Divided Apartment in Barcelona Turns Into a Sunny, Social Home
dwell - Melissa Dalton
Nook Architects reimagines a drab, partitioned apartment by downplaying the bedrooms and focusing on bright, connected spaces. This 721-square-foot apartment in one of the oldest high-rises in Barcelona’s
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Prefab Homes
A Tropical Renovation Lifts an Australian Home Into the Treetops
dwell - Kate Reggev
A striking addition draws nature, light, and fresh air into a home just outside of Brisbane. The suburbs of Brisbane, Australia, feature many prewar, wood-framed cottages with sheltered outdoor spaces
October 10
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Prefab Homes
Designer Lauren Rottet Thinks Outside the Box to Renovate Her Montauk Retreat
dwell - Lauren Jones
Hexagonal rooms and interior shingles are just part of the charm—and challenge—in this rare home originally designed by architects George Nelson and Gordon Chadwick. Completed in 1962 for Rudolph and Johnson,
October 8
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Home Tours
Fashion Designer Philip Lim’s NYC Loft Is a Book-Filled Oasis
dwell - Nina Freudenberger
Floor-to-ceiling bookcases are the backbone of Philip Lim’s apartment—and the titles are organized via photographic memory. "I didn’t start out as a book lover," admits Phillip Lim. "Initially, it was
5 days ago
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Home Building
You Can Buy This Tiny House for $39K on Amazon
dwell - Laura Mauk
The latest dwelling from NOMAD Micro Homes is as well-designed as it is affordable. Ian Kent and Joie Alvaro Kent love nothing more than to explore new ways of creating small living spaces. In their quest
October 16
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Home Building
These “Just Add Water” Homes Can Be Built in Less Than 24 Hours
dwell - Duncan Nielsen
Paris-based architecture and design firm Cutwork plans to use roll-out cement paneling to build low-cost, durable housing units for refugee camps. According to the UN Refugee Agency, there are an estimated
October 14
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Home Building
This Pennsylvania Builder Ups the Design Ante With Tiny Homes Starting at $45K
dwell - Laura Mauk
Liberation Tiny Homes, a Pennsylvania company, is changing the way we see compact dwellings on wheels—one artful design at a time. Marcus, James and Rosemary Stoltzfus, the owners of Liberation Tiny Homes
October 8
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Prefab Homes
Snag This Marvelous Mondrian-Inspired Tiny House for $40K
dwell - Kathryn M.
Measuring 170 square feet, this one-of-a-kind home on wheels is currently listed on Etsy. Like thrift-store shopping or garage-sale hopping, there’s a thrill that comes with browsing on Etsy—you never
October 4
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Prefab Homes
An Adorable Houseboat Named “Turnip” Sets Sail in Seattle
dwell - Kathryn M.
Listed at $190,000, this tiny vessel named after a root vegetable amplifies nautical living with colorful, quirky quarters. Meet Turnip, a charming turnkey houseboat currently docked off Westlake Avenue
September 26
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Prefab Homes
A Retired Teacher’s Tiny House Opens Wide to the Landscape in Brisbane, Australia
dwell - Laura Mauk
A 484-square-foot metal-and-concrete home is woven into its parkland environs. Melody Chen, James Hung, Renee Popovic, and Yohei Omura of Atelier Chen Hung designed this tiny home in the postwar suburb
September 24
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Prefab Homes
This Bold Tiny Home Blends The Best of Traditional and Contemporary Aesthetics
dwell - Laura Mauk
The RACV tiny home showcases how to live efficiently, sustainably, and stylishly in just over 200 square feet. When the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, Australia, commissioned Maddison Architects to
September 17
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Prefab Homes
Happiness Is a Scandinavian-Inspired Tiny House With a Greenhouse and a Porch Swing
dwell - Laura Mauk
Elsa is a 323-square-foot tiny house complete with a pergola-covered porch, a swing, and a greenhouse that’s sure to make plant lovers swoon. Mary Susan Hanson, Randy Hanson, and their daughter Melodie
September 9