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Melissa Dalton

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Melissa Dalton

    Before & After: They Bought New York’s Famous Hexagon House—and Gave It a Kaleidoscopic Revamp (opens the original)

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    When Lauren La Cascia and Bill Schoenmaker first saw their house in Westchester, New York, they didn’t know it already had a following. Built in 1968 by developer Marcel Robins and architect Harry Wenning, at the end of a row of more typical midcentury post-and-beams, the home is made up of four connected hexagons, complete with angled walls and wedge-shaped rooms. Subscribe to Dwell+ to get unlimited access to the very best of Dwell, including a steady stream of subscriber exclusives, ad-free b

  2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Melissa Dalton

    Budget Breakdown: It Took $61K—and a Huge DIY Project—to Save This Tiny Portland Cottage (opens the original)

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    It all started with a very tall cedar tree that towers over Jason Stamp and Lara White’s house in the Concordia neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. The couple had remodeled and added a second-floor bedroom suite to their home, which overlooked the tree in their neighbor’s yard. "People would always be like, ‘What are you going to do when someone buys the house next door, builds a giant house, and tears down that tree?’" recalls Lara. Subscribe to Dwell+ to get unlimited access to the very best of

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Melissa Dalton

    Before & After: They Remodeled Their San Francisco Home to Capture Views of the City’s Famous Fog (opens the original)

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    When Mackenzie Nicholson and Jussi Tahtinen were about to have their first child and looking for a new home in San Francisco, they had a few conditions. First, there was the lime test. "That was basically our own version of the walkability score," says Jussi. "If you need to make a G and T and you're out of limes, a five-minute walk should remedy that." Subscribe to Dwell+ to get unlimited access to the very best of Dwell, including a steady stream of subscriber exclusives, ad-free browsing, and

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Melissa Dalton

    Before & After: They Turned a “Spooky” L.A. Midcentury Into a Sunny Family Home (opens the original)

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    Kat and Nick Howell’s first dates in 2012 were to open houses. A longtime animal lover, Kat came up with the idea. "Finding a rental when you have a lot of pets is hard," she says. "I needed to own so I could get more pets." Nick was game, despite the side-eye from real estate agents on their sojourns. "We got kicked out of open houses because they didn’t think we were serious," says Nick. "They were right." Subscribe to Dwell+ to get unlimited access to the very best of Dwell, including a stead

  5. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Melissa Dalton

    Before & After: It Was a Grocery Store, a Dance Hall, and a Factory. Here’s How It Became a Home (opens the original)

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    For years, a San Francisco couple—an educator and arts administrator—would walk past this Mission District building and wonder. For starters, it was massive, with a flat facade jutting right up to the sidewalk—but there were no street-level windows to provide clues as to what could be inside. One of the two front doorways was set into an alcove, where the walls were painted a deep crimson, and a red lightbulb blinked 24 hours a day. "I would walk past it going, ‘What is going on in this building

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