Pleasingly understated design and fine woodworking belie the expert engineering that went into this new house on the Oregon coast.

In metals from bronze to zinc, and artistic hoods once were (and still are) used over fireplaces. Increasingly, the idea has moved to the kitchen range.

Yanked, pulled, slammed—the bits of metal, wood, and glass that allow drawers and doors on cabinets and furniture to operate smoothly at the touch of a hand are overlooked works of art.

Bats were a big design motif of the Arts & Crafts movement.