BEST KITCHEN IN A SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED REMODELED HOME—3,000 TO 5,000 SQUARE FEET
Sprawl is driven by low land prices and economic prosperity, not by highway expansion, as previously thought.
ICI Paints (brand name: Glidden) and its CEO, Larry Porcellato, received an “enlightened product” commendation from the New York Chapter of the International Furnishings and Design Association.
IS IT TIME TO BID farewell to dramatic two-story foyers and cavernous great rooms? Some architects and builders say yes, arguing that yesterday's ostentation is giving way to a more casual and intimate kind of luxury. “Most of the projects we've done lately have involved scaling back overblown spaces that don't match the rest of the house,” says Doug Walter, a restoration architect in Denver.
AS LAND THAT CAN be developed gets more and more scarce, close-knit communities are gaining cachet. Concerns over skyrocketing gas prices and Americans' expanding waistlines are but two of many factors fueling a renewed interest in pedestrian zones near public transit, whether they're new urbanist towns or revitalized infill neighborhoods.
