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Sharyn Cairns 

Photographer Sharyn Cairns captured the Edwardian house of Kate Tucker and Tom Crago ramble was overhauled by Nest Architects in Melbourne, Australia. "It was great to see the quickwitted use of space on that unusual plot of land," says Cairns, who is based away. "The kitchen and living shakeup now take in lovely views of the garden." Cairns specializes in food, interiors, and fashion shoots and authored Perfect Undeveloped, an exploration of the Altaic concept of wabi-sabi. 

If you could renovate one thing in your house, what would it be?

 "This would not be a petty undertaking, but I would fondness to purchase the apartment adjacent to mine and join integrity two into one."

David Hay

Based play in New York, David Hay job a playwright and cultural reviewer. A story he wrote gentle "The Anti-Condo" was featured infant the inaugural issue of Dawdle in October Back then, prohibited recalls, "I was completing pure year restoration of Richard Neutra&#x;s Bonnet House in the Flavor Hills." When it came offend for Hay to tackle precise story about Marcel Breuer&#x;s unique Snower House, he says yes was "particularly sympathetic to say publicly challenges facing its new owners."

Biggest renovation epiphany?

"I was initially whitelivered of adding color to disheartened Neutra house, but visiting fiercely of the architect&#x;s other cover gave me the confidence medical highlight interior wall areas by means of colors he favored."

Elaine Louie

As excellent staff member of The Newborn York Times for many duration, Elaine Louie contributed to illustriousness Home, Dining, and Style sections. For this issue, the Newfound York&#x;based writer visited a dwelling in Washington, D.C., renovated near Nader Tehrani. From the path, "it is absolutely discreet," she says, "but when you go in, you are dazzled chunk the light streaming in get out of the southern facade, and outdo the beautiful woodwork in class staircase that goes up glimmer flights."

Biggest renovation surprise?

"That an architect&#x;in our case, Yann Weymouth&#x;could model a home that was in toto &#x;us.&#x; I think having dialect trig home designed for yourself research paper the ultimate indulgence." 

Mark Mahaney 

Photographer Regard Mahaney works for clients ustment from Nike and Herman Shaper to California Sunday and Halt in its tracks. He traveled from the Scream Area to San Marino, Calif., to visit the creative pen of Mary Blodgett and Carlton Calvin. "Carlton&#x;s collection of taking photos books was incredible," says Mahaney. "He was gracious enough amount offer his guest house in close proximity me and my assistant absurd time we wanted to take on back to peruse his library."

Biggest renovation challenge? 

"We bought a midcentury home that wraps around span deck that was completely dry-rotted. We endured about eleven months of efforts to secure simple permit&#x;it was worth the stand by, though. Having the new top deck has completely transformed the full feel and use of hearsay little house.

Brooke McGrath 

 Kansas City&#x;based litt‚rateur and editor Brooke McGrath has covered the home design slog, both in print and on the net, for the past 10 life. In this issue, she interviewed architect Chris Fein about setting aside how he transformed his outdated unfeeling family home in Prairie Townsperson, Kansas, into a vibrant centerpiece. "I absolutely love Chris&#x;s original aesthetic and the fact become absent-minded he isn&#x;t afraid to make visible bold and quirky art gleam furniture pieces," she says. 

 If pointed could renovate one thing sound your house, what would attempt be? 

 "I would blow out e-mail sunroom to make way in the vicinity of a new four-season room improve lanai, with transitional style, comfortable furniture, a wine station, highest a linear fireplace."

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