Two-year-old Annika and five-year-old Soren make music on the "nap swing," a popular hangout spot for kids and adults alike.

Framed family photos hang, clustered and skylit, in the corridor.

The bedding is intentionally simple, without layers of unnecessary pillows, and the “non-headboard headboard,” as Santos describes it, is a loose macramé wall hanging by Sally England. The built-in storage wall that defines the space is painted Kendall Charcoal by Benjamin Moore in a matte finish—a shade used on millwork throughout the house. The Isaac brass sconces are from Schoolhouse Electric, and the floor lamp is from Crate & Barrel. The rocker was custom made by Onefortythree in Las Vegas.

The owner of this home fills down time with creative projects, such as the “List Art” canvas featuring his favorite bands. Read more about the Manhattan Transformation here.

PROD Architecture + Design created a farmhouse in Penafiel, Portugal to fuse the aesthetic of traditional homes in the region with contemporary, floor-to-ceiling windows that respond to the environment. Made up of four distinct structures, the home takes on the shape of an existing gabled-roof structure on the site. To complement the stone building, the home incorporates a series of muted materials including granite for the base, zinc for the roof, and Scandinavian pinewood for cladding.

Plant Ring, $48.

HEXAGON WALL TILES

Gunta Stolzl, Rhythm wall hanging, 1973.

Wall Lamp by Workstead "I like lamps that are adjustable and utilitarian," says Hesser. "It’s hard to find a nice reading lamp. I’m a big fan of using real lamps in the kitchen, so I think this could be a great thing to have in the kitchen to make it feel like [an inviting] place."

Located in Aarhus, Denmark, Villa R is a minimalist, serene structure clad in zinc panels. "The objective was to create a house that brings the forest inside through large glass panels—and create an ever-changing seasonal backdrop for the interior living spaces," stated the architecture firm, C.F. Møller, of the 3,200-square-foot abode.

This piece is a refreshingly unfussy cabinet design that comes in reclaimed Douglas Fir, maple, walnut, or white oak. Read more about The Cube here.

Andrew Magnes’s hanging screen composed of aluminum circles and lines, cut with a CNC water jet, separates the entry from the staircase and rear kitchen area.

Designer Christiane Hogner, Bruxelles

Raymond takes a break on the master bedroom’s interior balcony, which is cantilevered over the dining area.

To access a secret play area in the 2 Bar House by Feldman Architecture, children clamber up climbing holds purchased from a local sporting goods store.

@mattkatzenson: #dodla #thatssopotted #mattkatzenson #succulents at the Dwell event in the potted booth, very inspiring.

Maryanne Moodie’s Woolen Wall Art A portrait of the artist and her work to provide scale. “It’s like coloring in with yarn,” she says. “I like that I sort of get to be a child and use as much color as I like.” Photo Courtesy of Maryanne Moodie

Arbel’s “14” sconces spot the wall to ethereal effect in the master bedroom. “I wanted this place to be habitable. One of my greatest criticisms of modern architecture is that it often forgets to make things cozy.”

Hynam built additional storage along one angled wall of the bedroom loft and beneath the skylight.

Six-year-old twins Nicolas and Constanza use Pentimento as their “little battleground,” says Pasternak. “They have some options here that they will not find anywhere else.” Among those options are a climbing wall offering easy access to the roof.

A pair of matching Idea lights by Vesoi over a dining room table and chairs, both locally-made.

A Boston loft in a former textile factory receives a minimal, efficient kitchen at the hands of Bunker Workshop. The client wanted to be able to prepare meals efficiently, so a red steel pegboard backsplash lets him easily access cooking utensils. The cabinets are IKEA.

An IdeaPaint wall in full effect in a family's kitchen. The company, which is exhibiting at Dwell on Design (booth #1009), is recruiting their onsite artist, Derek Cascio, to create a special wall for kids to color and scribble on in the Modern Family Pavilion (booth #901) Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31.

Bob sits in the entry courtyard with his dog, Goya.

Plant Wall Design created a custom, self-sustaining vertical green wall for the show.

Graphic Novelty A textile designed in 1998 by Scandinavian designer Carl Johan Hane serves as an artful accent to the guest bedroom. Neely found the patters--Mobile, created for the Swedish textile company Kinnasand--as Skandium, in London. "I wasn't sure how best to display it. Then a painter friend of mine suggested I have it stretched across a wooden frame, just like artists do with raw canvas," he says.

Pink & Brown’s Corkscrew Pendant Lamp lights the stair leading to the family room

Images by Raw Color hang in a room upstairs.

The couple initially painted partition walls between the children's room and their own with black metallic paint creating both a writing surface for the children and a magnetic bulletin board for notes. However, "the black looked too oppressive," Astrakhan says. So they applied several coats of lively lime green paint to brighten up that section of the house.

Ando, a Shiba Inu, was in the first Puppy Cam litter.

Reik added greenery to the space by suspending a tree branch to the wall. Miniature cacti in planters hang from the branch with fishing line. The hallway leading to the bedroom is adorned with antique mirrors, postcards, and personal photos.

Designed by local architect Pedro Domingos, this four-bedroom abode in Portugal opens up with whitewashed concrete walls and geometric forms. Integrated amongst hundreds of olive, almond, and cork trees on a site that once held ancient ruins, the space opens up to the landscape with an array of patios, rooftop terraces, and large central courtyard with swimming pool. The midcentury fireplace seen here was designed in 1965 by Spanish architects Alfonso Mila and Federico Correa.

"Detail of a gorgeous fiber wall hanging by Gabriella Farkas at #dod2014 (aisle 600)."

Gunta Stolzl, 5 Chore jacquard wall hanging, 1928.