15 Beautiful Christmas Candles to Spark Holiday Joy Candles are one of the easiest and most impactful ways to bring warmth and holiday cheer into your home during the festive season. The soft glow and cozy fragrance create an inviting ambiance that instantly makes your space feel ready for Christmas. Whether you’re decorating a dining room, setting up a festive Christmas wreath, or arranging a Christmas-themed mantelpiece, candles add a touch of magic that ties it all together.
15 Creative Midcentury Home Bar Ideas for a Classic Touch Transforming a space in your home into a midcentury home bar is an exciting way to blend style and functionality, bringing a classic touch to your entertaining area. Midcentury design is characterized by its clean lines, organic forms, and vibrant colors, making it a timeless choice for creating a sophisticated yet inviting atmosphere. Whether you’re a cocktail enthusiast or simply enjoy hosting friends and family, these ideas will help you craft a stunning midcentury home bar that complements your midcentury kitchen and dining room.
Yield House / Splyce Design / Canada Yield House by Splyce Design in Vancouver redefines modern residential living with its elevated presence, refined materials, and seamless integration of interior and landscape.
KIAORA / STRANG / United States KIAORA by STRANG is a 2025 subtropical residence in Miami with interlocking volumes, elevated communal spaces, climate adaptation, seamless indoor-outdoor flow and natural materials.
Forest Edge House / Marc Thorpe Design / United States Forest Edge House by Marc Thorpe Design is a 1,500 ft², solar-powered off-grid home in Roscoe, NY, blending minimalist timber aesthetics, radiant heating, and a cantilevered deck reaching into the forest canopy.
Wat Bo House / UAD Architects / Cambodia Wat Bo House by UAD Architects in Siem Reap is a serene 590 m² home weaving gardens, courtyards and water into a modern residence sensitive to climate, light and lifestyle.
Maison Melba / Atelier L’Abri / Canada Maison Melba by Atelier L’Abri transforms a 1970s garage in Québec into a passive-house-certified home, studio, workshop and community hub rooted in landscape and sustainability.
Skubianka House / SZCZ Jakub Szczesny / Poland Skubianka House by SZCZ Jakub Szczesny re-imagines a 1980s prefab relic in the Polish forest, preserving its rugged massing while opening it to nature with glass, terraces and handcrafted detail.
FE House / N2B Arquitetura / Brazil FE House by N2B Arquitetura is a 1,020 m² residence in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, that fuses refined materiality, landscape integration and calm spaciousness into a modern domestic refuge.
House in the Woods / Tom Lontine Architect / United States House in the Woods by Tom Lontine Architect: a 4,400-ft² modern home in Deep River, Connecticut that blends mid-century influence, timber, glass and forest-site integration.
Cotswolds House / Oliver Leech Architects / United Kingdom A beautifully crafted low-energy home in the Cotswolds by Oliver Leech Architects marries local stone and timber with prefabricated precision and sweeping valley views.
Villa Sipat & Sauh / Arkana Architects / Indonesia Villa Sipat & Sauh by Arkana Architects is a 250 m² two-level pool villa in Bali (2025) that blends rental luxury with the warmth and intimacy of a private home.
Weavers – Seer Green House / Des Ewing Architects / United Kingdom Weavers House by Des Ewing Architects in Seer Green blends classic country-house proportion with modern materials, light and landscape across 900 m² of refined living.
Vila Real Itu Residence / Alexandre Chaguri Arquitetura / Brazil Vila Real Itu Residence by Alexandre Chaguri Arquitetura in São Paulo embodies transparency and forest immersion, with 670 m² of refined living built in 2023.
Residence KB / Mieke Van Herck Architects / Belgium Residence KB by Mieke Van Herck Architects is a 2024 contemporary family home in Diepenbeek, Belgium, defined by a quartzite room-divider, refined material palette and seamless indoor-outdoor flow.
Holiday Home in Iceland / Teiknistofan Tröð / Iceland Holiday Home in Iceland by Teiknistofan Tröð is a 99 m² house in Borgarnes that blends natural cladding, green roof and panorama into a quietly refined landscape home.
Mosfilmovskaya / AIRE Studio / Russia Mosfilmovskaya is a 187 m² luxury apartment in Moscow by AIRE Studio, combining investment-ready architecture with timeless interior tones, refined materials and view-driven design.
Mohegan Trail Residence / Bates Masi + Architects / United States Mohegan Trail Residence by Bates Masi + Architects is a 223 m² coastal home on Block Island combining wood craft, salt-box form and place-driven design.
Solem Forest House / MORFEUS arkitekter / Norway Solem Forest House by MORFEUS arkitekter is a 170 m² timber residence near Oslo that embraces its forest setting, combining Nordic minimalism and deep environmental sensitivity.
House G / Karlen + Clemente / Argentina House G by Karlen + Clemente is a 400 m² residence in Río Tercero organized around a central patio, offering privacy to the street and expansive northern living connected to the landscape.