How interior designers are lending a classic design detail a more personal, contemporary twist—one plate at a time.

A designer and ceramicist set out to build a house in New York’s Hudson Valley region that her family could live in forever.

Don’t Forget the Connectors Structural connectors are designed to hold framing members to the foundation and to one another. They help a building withstand heavy loads, strong winds and earthquakes.

Visitors driving into Rågeleje, a resort town north of Copenhagen, are greeted by pastel-striped beach huts against a ...