Julie Lasky

Almost three years ago, when George Kontaroudis and Meg Metzger, a Brooklyn couple, bought an 800-square-foot house on the Greek island of Skopelos, there was good news and bad news, and it wasn’t subtle.Ms. Metzger and Mr. Kontaroudis with their daughters, Thalia (left) and Artemis. D. AndrianopoulosGood news: The century-old house, which sat on the

“I’m swimming almost every morning, even now when it’s starting to be very cold,” said Soren Hvalsoe Garde, speaking in October from Scandinavia.Mr. Garde, 62, the founder of Garde Hvalsoe, a Danish company that produces cabinetry and furniture, was not talking about dipping a toe into a heated pool. He was talking about lowering himself

A couple in Barcelona sought openness and privacy for their growing family. Their architect, a friend, knew just how to provide it.In 2003, Monica Aguirre and Victor Ferrer inherited a four-story house in Barcelona that was more than a century old and in poor condition. When they decided to move in four years later, they

A new documentary called “The House From …” explores what happens when a home becomes a star of film or television.Imagine strangers dropping by to smoke weed in your yard, throw a pizza on your roof or pose on your porch with a pumpkin. That’s the reality for the residents of houses appearing in the