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Home of the Month midcentury Edina rambler remodeled to optimize space

The Home of the Month winner, built in 1956, now has a logical, tidy arrangement.
March 28, 2025

How to pick a whole home’s worth of paint colors

Insider tips from the pros — including their favorite color palettes.
March 26, 2025

James Monroe’s Oak Hill estate has historic roots. Some hope to preserve it as a Virginia park.

The room where President James Monroe crafted part of his famed doctrine exudes a quiet, stately atmosphere.
March 25, 2025

Whimsical house near St. Olaf with ties to philosopher Kierkegaard lists for $850K

The Northfield home has spiral staircases, stone rooms, tree trunks and other touches of whimsy and mystery.
March 22, 2025

Trump moves to relax rules against killing migratory birds

Stance on the issue has ping-ponged over recent administrations.
March 20, 2025
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The house color that tells you when a neighborhood is gentrifying

A Washington Post color analysis of D.C. found shades of gray permeate neighborhoods where markers of gentrification have spiked.
March 19, 2025

32 ways to design your home for happiness

We’ve rounded up some of our best advice on how to make your home more comfortable, more green, more you.
March 18, 2025
Bedroom with green walls, wood floor and fuzzy pale rug. A window with white curtains is to the left, and there's a green plant, a bed with neutral bedding and a midtone wood end table, with hanging spherical golden lights.

Minnesota house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright student lists for $650K

A bank of large windows at the back of the Clear Lake home overlooks the Mississippi River.
March 14, 2025

Frank Lloyd Wright’s last house is open for vacationers in Ohio

Plus: Amtrak unveils “Yellowstone to Yosemite” train journey; no camel rides at Giza.
March 13, 2025

Spotted owls are disappearing fast, and federal cuts could mean no one left to count them

Counting the owls was part of preparation for fire-prevention work.
March 13, 2025
A Northern spotted owl perches on a stub branch sticking out of a tree with a green leafy background.

Bringing pink and red into your home

The Unexpected Red Theory is having a moment.
March 11, 2025

They downsized by selling their house and building in their garden

A couple lived in a three-story house on a double lot in Portland, Ore. But they wanted a smaller house on one level, so they built it right next door.
March 11, 2025
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