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In Los Angeles, a Public Display of Affection
By STEVEN KURUTZ
A house veiled in corrugated aluminum panels with countless cutouts of the Hebrew word for “love.”
Bruce Buck for The New York Times
With walls made of glass, the bathrooms in the penthouse apartments of new Manhattan towers leave little to the imagination. But only the birds will get an eyeful.
The Pragmatist
Cheap Piano With Strings Attached
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Sure the Steinway was only $50, but the hidden costs of the writer’s D.I.Y. project to fix it up were incalculable.
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In time for Thanksgiving, sauce boats that put a finishing touch on the table.
Market Ready
What’s the Best Way to Accessorize a Small Living Room?
TIM McKEOUGH
Pay attention to the size of your furniture and the quantity of your knickknacks.
Currents
Alex Cretey-Systermans for The New York Times
Ingrid Donat, a French metal artist, on making limited-edition furniture, a calling encouraged by Giacometti’s brother.
Goods
A Wineglass That’s Always Tipsy
ARLENE HIRST
There’s really no need for separate glasses for red and white wine now, and think how much table space you’ll save at your formal banquet.
Open
Twentieth-Century Express Stop
RIMA SUQI
A store specializing in American midcentury modern sets up in the Flatiron district.
Deals
Discounts at Kikkerland, Design Within Reach, Garnet Hill and Michele Varian
RIMA SUQI
Sales on kitchen items, furniture and home accessories.
Walls
It Goes Up and Stays Up
ARLENE HIRST
A new waterproofing system allows you to paper almost any part of your home.
Rooms
The Sunny Palette of Jonathan Adler
By ELAINE LOUIE
Refreshing the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa with ocean and citrus colors.
From the Great Homes Section
On the Market in the New York Region
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
This week’s properties include a horse farm in North Branch, N.J., and a six-bedroom house in Glen Cove, N.Y.
Property Values
What You Get for ... $1,700,000
By MIKE POWELL
This week’s properties include a converted barn in Connecticut, a compound in Texas and a historic house in Alabama.
International Real Estate
House Hunting in ... New Zealand
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
The market in Wellington has experienced modest growth, with home prices just now returning to levels not seen since the 2008 global financial crisis.
On Location
Same Tree, New Nest
By SANDY KEENAN
A bigger apartment required a radically new attitude about what went into it.
On Location
Heaven Is Down the Hall
By ELAINE LOUIE
A whitewashed brownstone in Harlem, where the rooms have names and the chai is brewed to perfection.
On Location: Gallatin, N.Y.
Country-Industrial Complex
By ELAINE LOUIE
Described as a “ranch burger,” the house in Columbia County was remade to order.
On Location: New Orleans
Between Apocalypses
By PENELOPE GREEN
An artist prepares her house in New Orleans for its next adventure: the end of the world.
On Location
In Red Hook, Brooklyn, a House for a Rainy Day
By PENELOPE GREEN
The blueprint for rebuilding the house followed the post-Sandy building codes in clever and thrifty ways.
On Location
Where Shall We Park the Art?
By ELAINE LOUIE
A couple mixes conceptual pieces with a water-saving garden and a 75-year-old pine at their home in Laguna Beach, Calif.
On Location: Provincetown, Mass.
Spirits They Can Live With
By ROCKY CASALE
Forget the ghosts: The 1750 house had plenty to exorcise just in the messy kitchen grease and the plumbing.
Four Square Blocks
Four Square Blocks: Toronto
By JULIE LASKY
The Queen West Art and Design District of Toronto occupies the sweet spot between scared off and priced out.
Four Square Blocks: Miami
An ambitious developer sees a future for the Miami Design District that includes high-fashion stores and high-end restaurants.
Four Square Blocks: Philadelphia
Design shops and galleries enliven Philadelphia’s Old City, whose Colonial roots are just one part of the story.
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