Sara and Rich Combs, the pair behind the chic getaway known as the Joshua Tree House, share their favorite haunts and hideouts in...

These cabins, domes, and houses channel the free-spirited nature of the desert.

Sitting on an enormous 45-acre lot, this modern cabin can be your own dreamy desert getaway.

After being abandoned for 60 years, the crumbling cabin has been reborn as a two-bedroom hideaway.

For this San Diego family, the phrase "putting down roots" has taken on a whole new meaning.

A couple’s handwritten note to renowned architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg results in an iconic Leviathan of a home in the...

Once a homestead cabin with no bedroom or bath, this revamped retreat now has all the essentials—plus a whole lot of charm.

Like what you see? Casa Mariposa can even come fully furnished.

Replenish your spirit in one of these impressive desert retreats.

Stepping into the holiday home of interior designer Denise Portmans is like visiting her Los Angeles design shop—a revelation in...

For $650 a night, this Airbnb mixes sustainable desert living with hotel-worthy amenities.

The perfect mix of midcentury minimalism, brilliant lighting, and sweeping desert views makes this Joshua Tree home a special...

Taking cues from the otherworldly landscape of Joshua Tree National Park in California, artist Shawn Button crafts an immersive...

Thanks to an extensive DIY renovation, a 480-square-foot homestead in Joshua Tree, California, receives a stunning new look.

Over a span of 10 months, Louis Litrenta and Natalie Saunders build an airy vacation home in the Californian desert that draws...

A tech entrepreneur goes off the grid and learns to work with his hands as he remakes a geodesic dome in the California desert.

Sara and Rich Combs, owners of The Joshua Tree House and authors of a new guide to desert living, share their design...

Currently owned by designer Lindsay Hollinger, this quirky home is already a popular Airbnb.

America’s first patented shade tree, the honey locust, is as high design as a plant can be.

When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles a few years back, its owner, an art lover...

The couple behind Mini Inno turn a 1966 ranch home into a rejuvenating retreat.

Thanks to an extensive DIY renovation, a 480-square-foot homestead in Joshua Tree, California, receives a stunning new look.

Thoughtfully inserted into the desert landscape, a low-impact, two-bedroom Cover prefab embraces the outdoors in minimalist style.

Perhaps the ultimate Airbnb, Le Chacuel in Yucca Valley is a minimalist retreat recently renovated by its design-minded owners.

These extraordinary tree houses meld sustainable materials with hospitality design, offering an innovative and adventurous way to...

Plus, the high-desert outpost is available to rent.

With an impressive kitchen and a shaded patio, this desert dwelling is sure to be scooped up.

Three friends on a tight budget transform a desert site into a charming Airstream oasis.

With greenery dwindling in urban areas, an architecture firm in Ho Chi Minh City designs a home to bring nature back to the...

Do you ever wish you could live like Tarzan - in seclusion, high above the ground, amongst trees and nature? Well, we have a...

Minutes from the capital city’s urban bustle, an architect blends steel, wood, and concrete into a harmonious retreat for a...

From Kyoto, Japan, to Austin, Texas, these dwellings take “bringing the outside in” to the next level.

In the El Peñon Reserve, architects use concrete and upcycled trees to design Casa de la Roca, a striking Y-shaped home...

Local firm Side Angle Side designs a second-story addition for a 1953 home, creating a dialogue with the stand of oaks that...

After an architectural epiphany, a family of traditionalists builds a monument to organic modernism in Austin.

The shape of a tree’s canopy inspires the expansion of a ramshackle cabin in Quebec.