Life can be chaotic, and our homes are our respite from the craziness. When I think of the ultimate space to unwind and feel safe, cottages come to mind. Whether it’s long-felt nostalgia from my ...

From the sidewalk, the 19th-century cottage that is home to Louise and Francis Shardlow looks like the very model of a quintessential English country home, with its mellow limestone brickwork ...

One of the most distinctive house types found in Auburn based on mail-order plans — or copied from such catalog illustrations — are the many homes that have facades animated with multiple gables, ...

The White House is currently undergoing its biggest overhaul in decades, as President Donald Trump demolished the east wing ...

Set behind tall hedges and fencing, this updated English cottage-style home in Silver Lake invites outdoor entertaining with a large, tree-topped deck space and various patios. One floor of living ...

Rockville’s Manor Country Club community. The home is one of 18 cottage-style plans built in the neighborhood in the 1930s, and it has been meticulously maintained and updated. The builder fell in ...

Despite the limited square footage of a Cottage, this residential design has withstood the test of time. Often spanning around 1,000-2,000 square feet, many are drawn to its simple yet cozy ...

Set on a knoll under a soaring Chinese elm tree, an English cottage on Marigold Street is one of the original homes that Elisha Janes, a New York transplant, built in Altadena in the 1920s. The 1928 ...

As evenings shorten and a chill cuts through the air, summer days have been replaced with the urge to hunker down and hibernate. If you find yourself dreaming of a cozy little den for the season ahead ...

Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. In the years after the Civil War, until the dawn of the 20th century, Brooklyn, as we know, experienced rapid ...