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Artaic Takes Over the Mosaic Art Market

While Traveling in Europe, Ted Acworth was charmed by ancient mosaic art he saw at museums and archeological sites. Later in life, when Acworth was building his home, he wanted to install mosaic surfaces in places like the bathroom and kitchen, but found the process of commissioning an original mosaic ...

The Magic of Mosaic Customization

While the exterior of this Boston townhouse screams its 19th century origins, the interior tells a far different story. Yes, local firm Stern McCafferty Architecture + Interiors retained some of the home’s period charm, but it also added modern details and a number of whimsical touches. One example of the ...

The Fifth Room

In a California home, relating to the outdoors is an unlimited experience. When Malika Junaid, founder and principal of M. Designs architectural firm in Silicon Valley, built her new home, she relished integrating it into the site. “To be part of the surroundings, you need to open the house, where ...

A Silicon Valley Retreat Where ‘Star Trek’ Meets ‘Star Wars’

As college students in the early 1990s, Junaid Qurashi and his friends obsessively watched “Star Trek.” The sci-fi drama “took us from the real world into this fantasy world,” recalls Mr. Qurashi. The engineering students especially loved the show’s technology, from flip phones to lights that turned on and off ...

History Reimagined in Beacon Hill

From the outside, the Beacon Hill townhouse boasts all the proud attributes of a 19th-century landmark: handsome brick façade, black shutters, and a wealth of windowpanes tinted with age. The effect is seamless—and slightly deceptive. “We repaired and replaced much of the [home’s exterior]; it’s essentially new,” says David Stern, ...