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24 irresistible kitchen and dining rooms to inspire you this holiday season

No matter how you slice it, the Thanksgiving season means focusing on the kitchen and dining room. So here, we serve up some of the best for you.

Fantastic indoor park will bring out your inner child

There are five distinct spaces within, all of which are decorated in vibrant hues, patterns, and shapes.

Sonos’s new London store has tiny houses and a bit of Memphis

The wireless speaker company is opening its first European store in London’s Seven Dials neighborhood, merging high-def sound merges with high design.

1950s cargo ship transforms into bright modern home

The formerly rusting hull now holds a sweet floating abode.

Cool working space converted from former hot spring pool

The sunken space where bathers once reveled in a hot spring is now an open communal coworking room.

16th-century Italian monastery transformed into lush creative hub

The design hotbed that is Milan, Italy, just got a little hotter with the opening of Six Gallery.

The Touraine’s new hotel suite is a bold and colorful getaway

The Touraine apartment building has opened one of its doors for overnight guests with the launch of No. 108, a family-friendly sleepover suite on the first floor of the 13-story building.

Could these 14 artists be the next Heath Ceramics?

Bay Area ceramists who are kiln it.

Inside San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite

Take a peek at the Fairmont Hotel’s $18,000-a-night suite.

Anthropologie launches augmented reality feature for its smartphone app

Hot on the heels of Ikea announcing its augmented reality app, Anthropologie has launched AR technology in an update to its existing iOS app.

French designer's U.S. debut brings gorgeously Surrealist furniture to NYC

Though it’s titled "OOPS," a new show of furniture and objects by French interior architect and designer Pierre Yovanovitch has a studied, Surrealist verve.

Color Factory extends SF run, ticket demand crashes site (update)

After Color Factory proved to be an overwhelming success—tickets were nearly impossible to come by—the city’s most Instagrammable spot will continue its run.

The most beautiful interiors in San Francisco, mapped

We asked Curbed SF readers to nominate buildings with the most beautiful interiors, posing the question, "What interior spaces make you say, ‘whoa’?"

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Stark Restoration Hardware home finally sold

After over a year on the market and two hefty price cuts, the St. Helena Restoration Hardware Residence found a buyer. At last.

Inside a 1500s palazzo-turned-artist-residency in Florence

Historic frescoes, ornate molding, high ceilings, tall windows, and other period details combine with minimalist Scandinavian furniture to create bright, open, and dynamic spaces.

Vibrant Memphis-inspired decor takes over all-white apartment

What’s an all-white home good for if not to do with it what you will, decor-wise?

This stunning Neo-Gothic post office is now a hotel

The rooms on offer are available in sizes ranging from "letter" to "postcard" and "stamp."

Brooklyn gut renovation transforms old storefront into bright new office

When the founders of the Brooklyn-based design studio were kicked out of their previous office, Keren and Thomas Richter saw it as an opportunity to try something fun.

Home Depot now has an interior design service

Home Depot has teamed up with virtual design service Laurel & Wolf to offer in-person and online design advice.

See how a Heath Ceramics bowl is made

From slicing the clay to the use of a hand jigger, this brief Instagram clip showing how a Heath bowl is made is deeply satisfying to watch.

Another industrial crane has been turned into a cool rental home 

If one more disused industrial crane gets turned into a cool inhabitable space, we’re going to have to call it a trend.

Brooklyn apartment gets chic interior design by local studio Matter

A unit in the storied Standish building in Brooklyn Heights has been given the model design treatment by local gallery and showroom Matter.

Tiny apartment gets efficient, airy makeover

Once cramped with little room for relaxation, this compact pad in Taiwan now has plenty of space for living and storage.

This shade of blue paint makes my apartment feel like a permanent vacation

I actually loved watching this paint dry

Minimalist ‘tiny houses’ fill up modern Beijing hostel

The compact wooden-framed structures look like enormous birdhouses, or something Muji might cook up for temporary accommodations.

Moving in together: How to find common ground when decorating

Whether you are married or just have roommates, transforming your space into a dream oasis requires compromise.

This Portland marijuana dispensary looks more like a minimalist jewelry store

It was only a matter of time before Portland got a "curated cannabis retail space."

May this bright São Paulo apartment be your color inspiration

While the home is filled with all manner of furniture styles, artwork, and personal artifacts, it never feels precious.

A tatami-style Starbucks is coming to Kyoto

A historic Japanese townhouse has been renovated into a new home for frappuccinos and espresso, and it will be the first Starbucks with tatami mats.

Fridges: To decorate or not to decorate?

In the quest for design-forward spaces, have we spirited away all signs of real life from our homes?

High-class Hamptons: Homes with two masters

Separate bedrooms don’t necessarily mean that a relationship is falling apart. A second master suite is superfluous; it’s become yet another way for people to show off how much money they have.

Dreamy pastels revamp a 19th-century Stockholm home

Note embraced the "19th century splendor" of the original architecture by highlighting some of the intricate detailing with soft hues of pale yellow, sea foam green, and pink.

This robotic furniture system is the coolest ‘all-in-one’ design we’ve seen yet 

Ori, controlled by a physical module, mobile app, or voice commands, turns studio apartments into so much more.

NYCxDesign 2017: Highlights and the trends to watch

Here’s everything we ogled and coveted during the monthlong extravaganza.

Historic seaside home transformed into stunning ‘modern cave’

The architects reconfigured the home’s layout to allow for more interior light, putting the stunning sea view front and center while retaining the curves of its vaulted ceilings and doorways.

Tiny apartment does it all with tricked-out bed and storage nooks

In the center of Barcelona, a charming and airy 270-square-feet apartment efficiently packs in everything you’d need, while leaving room for a splash of historic character.

19th-century farm ruins transformed into sleek restaurant

The modern design of Chocholá, México’s gorgeous Ixi’im Restaurant was a true group effort. No fewer than four architecture studios had a hand in the renovation.

Dreamy Victorian renovation expertly combines the old and new

The owner preserved the scale of the historic house, highlighting its volume and high ceilings by "softening" the interiors, imbuing them with white and pale pink walls and accents of blue and green.

Gorgeous modern home lets you dine with a pool view

Designed by local firm CplusC Architectural Workshop, the house was built for a family who wanted a private retreat where they could also entertain.