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Practicality was paramount for Charlotte and Leigh Bowen, but they still managed to combine clean looks with good design After buying an unremarkable seaside Sixties bungalow on the West Sussex coast that was in need of serious TLC, Charlotte and Leigh Bowen were confident they could turn it into a coastal home packed with style. ‘We wanted a home here as it’s a special place to us,’ says Charlotte, a design consultant who works with husband Leigh, an eco architect, at their practice, 50 Degrees North. The couple may have had a head start in terms of design skills, but...

This airy New York kitchen was born out of the backyard—and acts like a playground. By Hadley Keller MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT– turned-designer Sarah Robertson always approaches her projects with a can-do mindset. Take this 1910 Queen Anne home in New York’s Westchester County. Originally, it held a dark and cramped kitchen. The backyard, on the other hand, was totally dreamy. So the owners reached out to Robertson, whose firm, Studio Dearborn, has specialized in kitchens for more than a decade. Working with Stoll & Stoll Architects, she moved the kitchen to the back of the house, where it looks out onto...

This airy New York kitchen was born out of the backyard—and acts like a playground. By Hadley Keller MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT– turned-designer Sarah Robertson always approaches her projects with a can-do mindset. Take this 1910 Queen Anne home in New York’s Westchester County. Originally, it held a dark and cramped kitchen. The backyard, on the other hand, was totally dreamy. So the owners reached out to Robertson, whose firm, Studio Dearborn, has specialized in kitchens for more than a decade. Working with Stoll & Stoll Architects, she moved the kitchen to the back of the house, where it looks out onto...

This airy New York kitchen was born out of the backyard—and acts like a playground. By Hadley Keller MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT– turned-designer Sarah Robertson always approaches her projects with a can-do mindset. Take this 1910 Queen Anne home in New York’s Westchester County. Originally, it held a dark and cramped kitchen. The backyard, on the other hand, was totally dreamy. So the owners reached out to Robertson, whose firm, Studio Dearborn, has specialized in kitchens for more than a decade. Working with Stoll & Stoll Architects, she moved the kitchen to the back of the house, where it looks out onto...

What is the purpose of structure if it's to the detriment of capacity?' The non-serious inquiry is presented by one of the proprietors of this west London maisonette. He is para-expressing a saying of pioneer design – 'structure pursues work', the conviction that the reason for a structure or article ought to be the deciding variable of its look. Outside of any relevant connection to the issue at hand, the proprietor's remark may propose a somewhat cool way to deal with 'home' – utilitarian spaces made without the delights of articulation or ornamentation. Be that as it may, as the...