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Michael Phillips is debunking the commonly held belief that apples can’t be grown without pesticides.
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William Widmer for The New York Times
A move in progress.
Some Americans are realizing their dreams of homeownership by buying land and bringing in inexpensive houses that would have otherwise been torn down.
On Location
A Finnish House Channels a Spartan Past
By ELISA MALA
A house built on a remote island in Finland and heated by wood-burning stoves is a study in austerity.
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Fishbowls
By TIM McKEOUGH
Some of the most interesting fishbowls may not have been intended for that purpose.
Domestic Lives
In a Hut in Haiti, Waiting for Spirits
By MADISON SMARTT BELL
A house with two doors, three windows and machete-wielding neighbors to protect it.
Animal McMansion: Students Trade Dorm for Suburban Luxury
By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN
The downturn in the real estate market in Merced, Calif., has presented an unusual housing opportunity for thousands of students attending the University of California.
Currents
Q&A;
Allen Hirsch on His Homage to a Monkey
By JOYCE WADLER
The painter’s aluminum portrait and photographs on the roof and adjacent to the restaurant La Esquina are a tribute to his capuchin monkey.
Film
At Home With Marilyn in England
By STEVEN KURUTZ
“My Week With Marilyn,” a new film that stars Michelle Williams as the breathy blonde, shot scenes inside the house where Monroe actually stayed.
Open
Canvas Opens a Chelsea Location
By RIMA SUQI
The new store is about double the size of the first, in SoHo, and gives the company’s furniture, lighting and decorative accessories room to breathe.
A Glass Forest Grows in TriBeCa
By RIMA SUQI
The Brooklyn artist Jeff Zimmerman created an installation of bronze-and-glass vines at R Gallery in TriBeCa.
Goods
A Filtered-Water Jug for Company
By STEVEN KURUTZ
The industrial designer Karim Rashid’s Bobble jug is sleeker and easier to maneuver than others.
Deals
Sales at Knoll, Broadway Panhandler and More
By RIMA SUQI
Discounts on furniture, cookware and knives, pillows, rugs, flatware and more.
From the Great Homes Section
Renovating a Work of Art in a Slice of Living History
By LIZA FOREMAN
A rental apartment in the Palais-Royal in Paris becomes a modern showplace.
What You Get for ... $535,000
By MIKE POWELL
A penthouse apartment in Houston, a contemporary in Iowa City, and a 1781 house in the Hudson Valley.
Leveraged Moveouts
By CONSTANCE ROSENBLUM
Owners are finding ways of making money from their homes without selling them. Some rent them out; others become innkeepers.
Tell Us What You Think Makes a Good Landlord
In a Finnish Forest, a House Blends In
Measuring 800 square feet, an austere house on a lake in Finland disappears into the trees.
Shopping for Fishbowls
Ave Bradley, the vice president of design for Kimpton Hotels, searched for free-form fishbowls.
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.
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.
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