Megan Barber
Curbed
Denver, CO, United States
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A Waterfall Wall in a Lower East Side Carriage House
Now on the market for $7,995,000, the historic 6,000-square-foot brick townhouse was first constructed in the late 1870s and was used as the office of sausage casing distributor Sigmund Oppenheimer. → Read More
Everything We Know About the New ‘Mini’ Ikea Opening in Queens
An Ikea store is set to open this month in a Queens shopping mall. New York City’s newest Ikea will be about half the size of its Brooklyn outpost yet will still offer items for same-day purchase. → Read More
9 (Vetted) Winter Airbnbs to Rent Within Three Hours of NYC
From a Nordic-style two-bedroom with a dry sauna to a Belleayre Mountain spot where the host provides s’more kits, here are the best Airbnbs within three hours of NYC to stay in this winter. → Read More
A Shingled House With A 13,000-Square-Foot Deck on Quantuck Bay
The 1987 home designed by the prolific Long Island architect Norman Jaffe is on the market for $18.7 million. → Read More
This Modernist Landmark in New Orleans Has Had Only Two Owners Ever
The glass and brick home was designed by Buster Curtis Jr., an architect who also worked on the Louisiana Superdome, as his family home. It’s on the market for $1.8 million. → Read More
Inspecting 11 Rooms From The Queen’s Gambit
The Queen’s Gambit is set across the U.S. in the 1960s — from a mid-century home in Kentucky to a glitzy Las Vegas hotel. We talked to production designer Uli Hanisch about painting wallpaper, leaving taste behind, and building a “temple to chess.” → Read More
McKim, Mead & White Designed This Castle, And the Olmsted Brothers Did the Grounds
Built in 1930, the 24,000-square-foot mansion overlooking Tuxedo Lake has 14 bedrooms and 11.5 baths. → Read More
Stone and Stucco and Chimneys Galore: A Chateau on 40 Acres in Litchfield County for $2.2M
Italian-born Alfredo Taylor was an American architect who built more than 40 structures in the small Litchfield County town of Norfolk. Now, the stone home he designed as his private summer residence in 1904 is for sale. → Read More
What America’s First Ad Hoc COVID Memorials Look Like
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on in the United States, people are creating public memorials out of flags and flowers in cities from New York to Los Angeles. → Read More
Breeze Blocks! A Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian on Market for First Time Since 1965, at $1.7M
A Wright-designed Usonian in a Chicago suburb just hit the market asking $1.7M. The home has only had two owners in its lifetime. → Read More
A Brooklyn Heights Curiosity Is on the Market for the First Time
Joseph and Mary Merz designed a rare mid-century modern townhouse on a quiet street in Brooklyn Heights in the 1960s. The six-bedroom house has its own carport and a large backyard. → Read More
This Maplewood Mid-century Is Now $1M Cheaper (and Comes With the Mint-Green Couch)
Located in Maplewood, New Jersey, the Kessler house was designed by John Rattenbury, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. The 7,000-square-foot brick home has returned to the market with a $1 million price cut. → Read More
Neutra’s Poolside Gossip House Asks $25M in Palm Springs
For the first time in 11 years, the house that helped to define postwar modernism in Palm Springs is for sale. The Richard Neutra–designed Kaufmann Desert House is asking $25 million. → Read More
12 (Vetted) Tree Houses to Rent, From Silicon Valley to Woodstock
From a tented tree house in Silicon Valley to a woodsy getaway in Woodstock, we’ve combed through hundreds of listings and vacation-rental reviews to find the best tree houses for rent in the U.S. → Read More
Jazz Icon Dave Brubeck’s Connecticut House Feels Frozen in 1963
The mid-century, Japanese-inspired home of legendary jazz musician Dave Brubeck in Wilton, Connecticut, is on the market for the first time. → Read More
Why Is Ex–Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh Buying Houses En Masse in Utah?
Hsieh has purchased 71 bathrooms in Park City in less than three months. → Read More
Why Is Ex–Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh Buying Houses En Masse in Utah?
Almost billionaire Tony Hsieh is buying up millions of dollars in real estate in the small ski town of Park City, and no one quite knows why. → Read More
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A daily dose of design and real estate news, intel, and eye candy → Read More
6 Frank Lloyd Wright Homes for Sale Right Now
Would you rather live in a Usonian gem, a Prairie School masterpiece, or a former schoolhouse? → Read More
The 10 Best Alternatives to Airbnb
From a vacation rental company that focuses on families to one that wants to combat racism, here are ten alternatives for your next vacation. → Read More