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• Assembly Required: 10 DIY Kit Homes For those who've always wanted to build their own home, the prospect may now be more realistic than ever, thanks to a new wave of kit homes. By DONNA BOYLE SCHWARTZ

• 10 Cool Shipping Container Homes Innovative shipping container homes show just how good sustainable architecture can look. By SARA CARPENTER

• 12 Unconventional Homes Inspired by Nature In recent years, architecture has seen a flurry of offbeat yet beautiful abodes with designs based on the world around us. By SARA CARPENTER

• Getting a Glimpse of the Gilded Age at the Vanderbilt Mansion Behold - the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York. Perched on a ridge overlooking the Hud... By KRISTINA GROSSPIETSCH

• Bob Vila Radio: Reclaimed Wood Imagine bringing the quality and charm of eighteenth-century wood planks into your home today. With reclaimed wood, y... By ROSEANN FOLEY HENRY

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