纽约时报受人欢迎的家庭杂志编辑们用引人注目的照片和引人入胜的故事来描述当代的房主如何充分利用他们的生活空间，不管是小的还是庄严的，乡村的。这些建筑反映了最新和最具创意的家居设计理念，表达了当今建筑师、设计师和业主们的乐观、智慧和尝试。书中还包括一些乡村房屋，这些房子可以促进回归基本生活;风景如画的小屋和小屋相连的偏远地区; 小公寓和工作室创造性地利用紧凑的空间;为创新居民提供独特居住空间的改造;还有许多其他类型的房子，它们展示了我们今天的生活方式。屋主、设计师和建筑师都能从这些不同的家庭中找到灵感和创意，每一个都以自己的方式吸引着他们。这些房子独特而诱人，是最具诱惑力和最有创意的生活典范。

With striking photographs and compelling stories from its vast home-design archive, the editors of the New York Times s beloved Home section offer a look at how contemporary homeowners make the most of their living spaces whether small or stately, rural or urban, historic or cutting-edge and do it with style. Reflecting the latest and most inventive ideas in home design, the projects express the optimism, resourcefulness, and experimentation of today s architects, designers, and homeowners. Included in the book are rustic houses that promote a return to the basics; cottages and cabins that connect with their picturesque and often remote surroundings; small apartments and studios that make creative use of compact spaces; repurposed spaces that offer unique living quarters for the innovative resident; and numerous other house types that demonstrate the many ways we live today. Homeowners, designers, and architects alike will find ideas and inspiration in this diverse collection of homes, each appealing in its own way. Unique and inviting, these homes are exemplary studies of living at its most seductive and most creative.