In the Garden
In Praise of the Misunderstood Quince
By MICHAEL TORTORELLO
Quince, once de rigueur in America’s Colonial gardens, fell out of favor over the years. But some growers are still very attached to the fruit.
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A House Tour: Yes, That House
By WILLIAM GRIMES
Luke Sharrett for The New York Times
The Red Room at the White House.
Kicking off the snooping season with the ultimate Washington address.
Design Notebook
A Country’s Attic, on Display
By PENELOPE GREEN
The relationship between people and their homes is the subject of an exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington.
Inspiration Behind an Open Door
By SHELLY FREIERMAN
Across the country, spring tours give visitors a chance to inspect houses and visit interesting gardens.
On Location
Connecting the Centuries
By ELAINE LOUIE
A new home in Seoul honors tradition while keeping up with the times.
Market Ready
By TIM McKEOUGH
My bedroom has worn carpet. Should I replace it with a hardwood flooring before trying to sell my home?
Currents
Q&A;
Evan Roth, an Award-Winning Man of Many Tags
By STEVEN KURUTZ
A co-founder of the Graffiti Research Lab is being honored this year as a winner of a Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award.
Furniture
A Revival for a Modern Collection
By TIM McKEOUGH
The Herman Miller Collection, a selective portfolio of furniture for modern living first developed in 1948, is being revived.
Goods
Piecing Together an Interesting Tray
By RIMA SUQI
A new tray by Materious, the Chicago-based design studio, was inspired by the hillside terrain surrounding a Northern California vineyard.
Shows
An Artful Tower of Flowers
By ELAINE LOUIE
“Pyramids of Makkum,” in which four designers reinterpret 17th-century flower pyramids, is opening at Gallery Libby Sellers in London.
Lighting
A Classic Collaboration
By RIMA SUQI
Olivia Putman of Studio Andrée Putman in Paris introduces a line of lighting created in collaboration with Lalique.
Deals
Sales at Jonathan Adler and Others
By RIMA SUQI
Discounts on furniture, bedding, tableware, pillows and rugs.
From the Great Homes Section
House Hunting in ... the Dominican Republic
By ALISON GREGOR
Crash-induced foreclosures on second homes haven’t been a real drain on the market, because most foreigners buy in cash.
What You Get for $890,000
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
A historic house in Missouri, a Cape Cod in Maine and a contemporary in Washington.
Expatriate Bloggers Chronicle Details of Home Renovations
By ROXANA POPESCU
For readers, exotic locations seem to add allure to tales of broken pipes and missing builders.
T Design & Living 2012
In this issue we feature homes that are a testament to the consistency and tenacity of their owners.
New Design From the Milan Furniture Fair
Highlights from the fair, where pieces made of industrial waste contrasted with deep-cushioned sofas that provide infantile comfort.
In Seoul, Two Hanoks Make a Modern Home
An art professor and preservationist combined history and modernity in two traditional wooden structures.
Glass Houses in the Countryside
In England, a modernist villa and a guest pavilion on a 23-acre estate.
In the Catskills, Assembled From a Kit
A modern prefab house made of galvanized steel is awash in light and air.
A Garden Inspired by Mexico
The vast majority the of 3,000 plants in John G. Fairey’s Texas garden are from seeds of heat-tolerant natives of the area.
His and Hers Cottages
In Lake Worth, Fla., a pair of 1920s bungalows — one pink, one blue — are home to a couple who bought them out of foreclosure.
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