Melanie Yates

Home Tours

• This Historic L.A. Home Is an Homage to Frank Lloyd Wright and Hollywood's Golden Age

• This British-Inspired Philadelphia Rowhouse Is a Love Letter to Heritage Craftsmanship

• A Secluded Mountain Retreat Built Into the Hillside Plays Host to a Variety of "Secret" Spaces

• A Century-Old Home in Austin, Texas Mixes Vintage Influence With Modern Moxie

• This Century-Old, Bay Area Home Has a Wine Cellar That Was Once a Walk-In Safe

• This Utah Family Retreat Takes Its Elevated Design Cues From the Alpine Surroundings

• A Montecito Pied-à-Terre Becomes a Family of Five’s Dream Cottage—Complete With a “Treehouse” Attic Bunkroom

• A Prewar Apartment on New York City’s Upper East Side Gets a Colorful, Modern Refresh

• Inside a Sprawling California Home Designed to Feel Cozy Enough for a Young Family

Features

• Psychologists Say There's a Reason You Love Antique Things and Old Places

• Designers Are Ditching the "Kitchen Work Triangle" for This Hyper-Efficient Layout

• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Wasn't Filmed Where You Think It Was

• What You Need to Know About Owning a Backyard Bee House — According to a Beekeeper

• How to Decline a Wedding Invitation Without Hurting Anyone’s Feelings

Travel

• How I Spent 5 Days in Ireland as a Design Editor

Product Testing

• We Spent a Week of Research and Testing to Find the Best Pens Under $25

• We Tested the Best Weighted Blankets to Find the Most Comfy and Calming Out There

• I Don’t Need the *Best* Vitamix—This Cheaper Model Does Everything I Need

• The Stagg EKG Electric Kettles Are Beautiful Gadgets That Deliver a Precise Pour Every Time