A Home That Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Books

Surrounded by his expansive library and exquisite objects, a collector whose aesthetic helped shape America’s idea of minimalism has built a maximalist nirvana.

The Hand-Embellished Countryside Homes That Helped Define Scandinavian Style

The houses of two of Sweden’s most influential artists and designers, Carl and Karin Larsson, came to shape the country’s national identity — and now represent an aesthetic ideal.

A Peeling 17th-Century Palazzo and the Man Who Was ‘Crazy Enough’ to Buy It

The fabric designer Raffaele Fabrizio found a way to mine the past — both his own and his country’s — by moving into a sprawling Italian villa and (for now, at least) refusing to renovate.

Inside the Sky-High New York Apartment That Became an Artist’s Entire World

Lucas Samaras lived and worked on the 62nd floor of a Midtown building, transforming the space into a creative retreat unlike any other.

Have You Seen a U.F.O. in Brooklyn? It May Have Been the Roof of This House.

Two Greek-born architects transformed an 1899 building into a light-filled home designed for play.

Could You Live in an Acid Green Apartment?

The jewelry designer Bea Bongiasca’s Milan studio is a celebration of color and creativity.

A New York Home Designed for a Real-Life Couple and Their Imaginary Muse

How to revive an 18th-century upstate farmhouse without resorting to cliché? By pretending a made-up person lives there too.

In the Rural Philippines, a House Unlike Anything Else on the Islands

An international dealer of objects and jewelry wanted to refurbish his family’s faraway beach home — but only if he could do it his own way.

A 300-Year-Old Manor That Epitomizes British Maximalism

In the gentle hills of the Cotswolds, the accessories designer Lulu Guinness has indulged her magpie tendencies.

A Moody, Gothic Writer’s Home on Long Island

Uninterested in beachy blue and white, the designers behind Roman and Williams filled a traditional Hamptons house with rich wood and saturated color.

In Brazil, a Family Found a Way to Live Together — and Apart

A furniture designer and her adult children share a modern mountainside compound outside of São Paulo.

He Fell in Love With a Venetian Palazzo. But Why Did It Seem So Familiar?

On the eve of leaving the city for good, an English art dealer found himself captivated by a 17th-century apartment.

Jamaican Homes That Showcase the Island’s Creative History

The hotelier Sally Henzell helped bring reggae to the world. More than 50 years later, history continues to echo through her houses.

In the Swiss Alps, a 16th-Century House Filled with a Lifetime of Art

The dealer Gian Enzo Sperone now prefers to spend his days at his remote mountain retreat, far from the influential New York gallery he opened in the 1970s.

And, this year we revisited our favorite rooms for the Great Spaces series.