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Unable to find work with her interior design degree, Alexandra Meyn built a 17-foot-tall treehouse behind her apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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Stephen Webster
After recent storms, generator envy ran wide and deep, defining the haves and the have-nots in many neighborhoods.
Coping With the Flies of Fall
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As the days get colder, flies seek the warmth of your home. Here’s how to cope with the invasion.
On Location
For the Director of the Menil Collection, an Unadorned Home
By DAVID HAY
Josef Helfenstein and his wife built a house just 200 yards from the museum that has the simple grandeur of an art gallery.
Shopping With Michael Barrett
Bar Stools
By RIMA SUQI
Michael Barrett, an owner of the Tippler at Chelsea Market, searched for seating that lets you imbibe in comfort at home.
Market Ready
By TIM McKEOUGH
Should colorful wallpapers in a historic house be replaced before selling?
Currents
Q&A;
Roz Chast Brings Her Characters to Fishs Eddy
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The New Yorker cartoonist has a new book and a line of dishes with a gaggle of her characters.
Events
Cranbrook Art Museum Reopens
By STEVEN KURUTZ
After a two-year, $22 million renovation, the museum has ample storage space and an area where students can get up close and personal with pieces from the collection.
Books
Todd Oldham’s ‘Alexander Girard’
By RIMA SUQI
A new book by Todd Oldham and Kiera Coffee collects work that the prolific designer Alexander Girard did between 1929 and 1981.
Open
Moroso Plans a North American Pop-Up
By TIM McKEOUGH
The Italian furniture company will travel with a pop-up showroom and exhibition making stops across North America.
Furniture
Cork Furniture From Portugal
By ELAINE LOUIE
A design firm’s works in cork are now available in the United States.
Deals
Sales at Green Depot, Denyse Schmidt and Others
By RIMA SUQI
Discounts on air purifiers, one-of-a-kind quilts, lighting and more.
From the Great Homes Section
On Location
A Showpiece of Communal Living in Berlin
By SARAH WILDMAN
Two architects and life partners create an elegant, six-story co-op with 10 apartment units in Berlin’s Mitte neighborhood.
House Hunting in ... London
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
The prime Central London market has seen an upswing.
What You Get for ... $859,000
By MIKE POWELL
An apartment in Washington; a house in the foothills of Santa Fe, N.M.; and a Tudor on the North Shore of Chicago.
A Treehouse in Bed-Stuy
Secured to an old mulberry, a backyard treehouse mixes refined and bohemian elements.
When the Neighbors Are Renzo Piano and Philip Johnson Icons
The director of the Menil Collection and his wife built a house just 200 yards away from the museum in Houston.
Shopping for Bar Stools
Michael Barrett, an owner of the Tippler, a new bar at Chelsea Market, searched for bar seating for the home.
A Minimalist Loft in Greenwich Village
Two Chipotle executives didn’t intend on creating a luxury version of the restaurant in their home, but colleagues have noticed connections.
Coaxing a 1910 Town House Into Midcentury Modern
A dark Brooklyn home with period wood paneling gets a contemporary look.
The Paint Whisperer at Home
Eve Ashcraft, an architectural color consultant, likes to paint, and repaint, her East Village apartment.
The Scoop iPhone App
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