Architecture and Design

Leftover flooring strips on the ceiling can make for a warm, comfortable atmosphere in your bathroomby Jennifer Pruitt

Simple to make, you won't want to lay another wood floor without this handy gaugeby Howard Brickman

Six skilled artisans talk about their craftby Robyn Aitken

Through the proper combination of butt and miter joints, a flooring specialist shows how he likes to raise the stakes in a new-floor installationby Howard Brickman

Off-the-shelf materials dressed up with custom details yield a modern look with a modest price tagby Andrew Ring

A traditional design adapts nicely to a residential siteby Robert Weatherall

A design/build team delivers a custom house with copper counters, oak floors, travertine stairs, and a great outdoor space for $126 per sq. ft.by Chris Stebbins

A worker's bungalow expands to meet contemporary needs without losing its charmby Bill Mastin

An exterior remodel and some thoughtful landscaping give a 1960s dinosaur new lifeby Tina Govan

A frame-and-panel box, dressed up with molding, creates an elegant anchor for a stairwayby Gary Striegler

Tailored to emphasize the surrounding views, this open floor plan executed in durable materials is sheltered by insulating concrete wallsby Martin McBirney

A box-bay window brings light into a bath that includes a sliding medicine cabinet and curved mahogany trimby Alan Jencks

When a family likes to prepare meals together, happiness is having the space to work without getting in one another's wayby David Edrington

Open up the ceiling, rearrange the plan, and this kitchen feels a lot bigger without adding much floor spaceby Warren Lloyd

A bright new kitchen blooms from an inspired mix of light, space, and materialsby Rick Proppe

Exposed trusses bring style to an Oregon vacation homeby Jo Landefeld

Two steps up, this kitchen overlooks the party and hides the clutterby Christopher Simmonds

An 1880s porch becomes a kitchen inspired by salvaged boards and Victorian-era cabinetryby Scott McBride

A year of carving carefully produced a masterpiece of complexity. See detail photos of the mantel on the back cover of the June/July 2004 issue.by Charles Bickford