Ethan Waldman quit his job, left his large house and spent $42,000 to build a 200-square-foot home that costs him $100 a month to live in

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In a beautiful, secluded New Zealand valley, a vacation house buit from reclaimed materials pays homage to traditional agrarian structures

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One look at these showers with glass block, frameless glass, tile and more, and you may never settle for a basic brass frame again

A sleek addition to a New Zealand villa adds to its sense of enclosure

Balance, enclosures and the forms of nature combine in serene Japanese garden design. Bring the look home with some of these principles

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