Other stories by Shelley D. Hutchins

• Benjamin Moore's Hue Awards Open for Entries

  You have until July 12 to enter your best and brightest interiors and exteriors in the Hue Awards for a chance to win a $5,000 cash prize and a trip to New York.

• Exterior Elevations That Pop With Color

  CHDA-winning projects that use colorful accents to enliven exterior elevations.

• Texas-Sized Custom Houses in Classic Styles

  Michael G., Imber: Ranches, Villas, and Houses offers readers highlights from the architect’s award-winning residential designs. The book also digs into Imber’s process of creating these classical buildings.

• Sunny Sitting Areas for Every Climate

  Natural daylighting, passive heating, cross-ventilation, and generating a beautiful backdrop are some of the advantages generated by concentrating glazing to form a sunny sitting area. All of that, plus the perfect place for a cat nap.

• Warmly Modern Powder Room

  Reclaimed wood blends with glass and tile for a family-friendly version of contemporary style.

• Hollywood Loft Features Convertible Spaces

  The design program for this urban loft build-out included flexible spaces that offer privacy and a second bedroom for overnight guests or an eventual nursery.

• Phoenix Custom Builder Takes Projects from Conception to Completion

  Each new employee at 180 Degrees goes through intensive training. The program is similar to an apprenticeship, but covers all steps of producing a building from conception to completion.

• Pittsburgh’s Frank House, Restored and Preserved

  Designed in 1939 by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer as a private residence for Pittsburgh’s Cecelia and Robert Frank, the Alan I W Frank house is an architectural tour de force that not many people have had the privilege to see.

• Renovating Master Architect-Designed Houses

  Whether restoring, remodeling, or completely rebuilding, the prospect of making any changes to a house designed by a respected architect can be daunting.

• Tips for Creating Great Outdoor Spaces

  Steve James, AIA, led a panel at the 2013 International Builders’ Show that offered tips on transforming even ordinary outdoor areas like driveways and sidewalks into special places.