Design

One homebuilding company recommends you start designing a legacy home with this question in mind: What story will this home tell decades from now?

Nestled among the pines in Pine, the new-build home, for which we titled the project Peaceful in Pine, was designed as more than a mountain cabin.

Like good children in Victorian novels, home cooling systems should be seen and not heard. Nor should your system compete with your home’s architecture.

What holds the most value today, monetarily and otherwise? It’s the craftsmanship and inimitable charm of human-made objects, either handmade or hand-crafted.

Today’s luxury homes are finding space for single-purpose rooms common in 19th and early 20th-century residences that were edged aside by the open-concept revolution.

If Tucson’s Canyon Ranch isn’t on your agenda this fall, think about bringing five-star indulgence to your home by building a spa-like bathroom that brings the resort to you.

My friend Lesley taught me that being a hostess is both a gift and a talent. Somehow she managed to entertain our cocktail club on a semi-monthly basis in spite of the size of her little condo.