Paint the wall to add fun color to the garden. Here, a blue, seat-height, cinder block wall is an attractive feature that borders the path between the stock-tank swimming pool and the house.

Building materials made in factories can contain latent defects. These are hidden time bombs that can explode, causing mayhem ...

Building materials made in factories can contain latent defects. These are hidden time bombs that can explode, causing mayhem ...

Does your basement have white, fuzzy stuff showing up on masonry walls or floor? Does paint peel off in certain areas of blocks or poured concrete no matter how often you recoat? This problem ...

The owner of this small 430-square-foot apartment, who works in events, truly gave me a free hand,” says Anthony Authié, the ...

Kent Court is a pretty, green cul-de-sac off Irving Road, one of Toorak’s most feted residential strips. With north-south ...

This two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom unit is in a building designed by Ray Kappe, a founder of the Southern California Institute of Architecture. The complex, which has 12 units, is in Studio ...

Today, after more than 70 years, the bunker has come on the market for sale. It is being auctioned by Hollis Morgan in the UK ...

Hoboken’s busy transit hub, which dates to a time when railroad companies built lavish structures to serve passengers, is ...

Vinyl plank flooring is a durable, DIY-friendly floor covering that's suitable for high-traffic areas—and is easy on the ...

From humble lane-style buildings to grand block apartments, Shanghai’s historic residential architecture tells the story of a city in transformation.