Lauren Ro
Curbed
New York, NY, United States
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The Best Toy Stores in New York
This year we have reimagined “Best of New York” as our own Yellow Pages, containing only excellent places. Here, the city’s best toy stores including CAMP, PiccoliNY, Grandma’s Place, Mary Arnold Toys, Awesome Brooklyn, Pizzazzz Toyz, and more. → Read More
The best bed sheets to buy right now
With so many different options, the world of bed sheets can be hard to navigate. This handy guide can get you up to speed. → Read More
Ultimate equestrian estate just outside NYC wants $8.5M
The 1928 compound was the home of William Kelly Simpson, a professor of Egyptology at Yale and his wife, Marilyn Ellen Milton, a granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller. → Read More
Kooky ’70s home on French island yours for $1.3M
Perched on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the 1,668-square-foot residence features a curving footprint as well as a large curving tower-like structure. → Read More
Rad midcentury home on 3 acres asks $1.2M
This cool midcentury modern home in St. Louis, Missouri, features the best of the era: brick, glass, and wood expanses; a flowing floorplan; dramatic double-height spaces; and clean lines. → Read More
This rustic barn was made from trees on site
When the architects noticed that several trees surrounding their studio needed to be removed, they decided to repurpose the wood to build a new structure adjacent to their offices. → Read More
Updated 1911 Arts and Crafts home wants $1.2M
Located steps from the Nob Hill shopping district on 23rd Avenue, this charming residence also boasts views of Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, Mount Hood, the Willamette River, and the city skyline. → Read More
Charred timber vacation home rises next to a volcano
Designed by duo Javier Ampuero Ernst and Catalina Yutronic, Casa Hualle rises amid the presence of the Villarrica Volcano in Pucon, Southern Chile. → Read More
This Savannah mansion comes with multiple apartments, wants $1.6M
This 1880 Savannah home boasts an impressive curb presence characterized by a double staircase, sweeping front porch and second-floor balcony, and detailed millwork. → Read More
This 1898 Victorian has the cutest kitchen
Though it’s something of a fixer-upper, there’s more than enough charm to carry it through a rehaul. → Read More
Iconic Glasgow School of Art ravaged by fire during restoration
Just four years after a fire ripped through the Glasgow School of Art in Glasgow, Scotland, another blaze appears to have ravaged the school beyond repair. → Read More
Modernist fixer-upper wants $1.3M in San Diego
Built in 1908 for George Easton by Irving J. Gill, the San Diego home is somewhat of a time capsule, and is now on the market for the first time since 1962. → Read More
Midcentury home in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonia community asks $1.6M
The Lew Residence unfurls across just under 2,600 square feet on an idyllic 1.26-acre site in Pleasantville, New York. → Read More
Rent this black-clad off-grid cabin for your next holiday
This off-grid cabin set on a gorgeous site near Queenstown, New Zealand, comes highly recommended: It was awarded the country’s best small home in 2016, among other accolades. → Read More
Sexy Brutalist villa wants $10M in Switzerland
Designed in 1964 by Mario Campi and Franco Messina, the Swiss villa was recently updated by Italian practice Droulers Architecture. → Read More
Historic midcentury home with recent additions wants $979K
Built in 1952 by Harry Hammerman, the house, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, was recently renovated and expanded by Ray Simon. → Read More
Danish indoor-outdoor furniture collection gets reboot
Bodil Kjær created furniture pieces, which she called "architectural elements," that were functional, economic, and aesthetic. → Read More
Zaha Hadid Architects designs a swooping hat
The hat was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects’ director Patrik Shumacher for a "hat party" fundraising event for the nonprofit Friends of the High Line. → Read More
Gorgeous Charleston home with pool and guest house wants $7.28M
Built in 2005, the masonry single house boasts a traditional facade, with the interiors combining the best of the old and new. → Read More
Here’s your chance to live in a gothic tower
A Grade-I listed structure, Hadley Tower is now a 3,488-square-foot residence with nine floors that has been carefully restored and refurbished in recent years. → Read More