Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine

Starting October 1, nominate the people and local businesses that make your home beautiful, your landscape lush or your lifestyle luxurious. Must be local/originate in Arizona. We will eliminate national chains/out-of-state franchises. Entrants that secure the most nominations will make the finals. Vote on the finalists starting November 1. Winners will be announced/published in the 2027 February/March issue of Phoenix Home & Garden and on phgmag.com.

Two decades after acquiring the property, a couple builds a timeless, modern masterpiece near Camelback Mountain. By Nora Burba Trulsson | Photography by Kevin Brost Sometimes, plans for a dream house take time to incubate. Raising a family, running a business and life in general tend to make calendar pages fly off, like in an old black-and-white movie.

A gracious central Phoenix home’s design hinged on the use of Lego building blocks. By Nora Burba Trulsson | Photography by Ian Denker Frank Lloyd Wright famously played with Froebel Blocks as a child, crediting the geometric wood toys with piquing his interest in design. Other architects name childhood hours spent with Lincoln Logs or Tinker Toys as inspiration for their careers. Like many architects of more recent generations, Michael Higgins crafted whole cities with Lego as a youngster.

A view-focused home in the McDowell Mountains brings retired homeowners a dramatic departure from traditional. By John Roark | Photography by Eric Kruk “We met walking our dogs,” says homeowner Susan Rippinger of interior designer Amy Klosterman. “I thought, if she’s a dog person, she must be cool.” The winding roads of North Scottsdale’s Ancala community, where both women live, are a natural setting for wandering, exploring and making friends with neighbors and their canine companions.

A north Phoenix home renovation balances architectural heritage with modern living. By Michelle Jacoby | Photography by Kevin Kaminski The house had lived many lives. What it needed wasn’t another reinvention. It needed someone to listen. Tucked into a quiet north Phoenix neighborhood near the Phoenix Mountains Preserve, the residence sat behind vine-covered walls and sun-washed courtyards, its Santa Barbara-inspired architecture hinting at the promise beneath years of piecemeal renovations.

Chandler’s Organic Architecture + Design Archives saves the works of Frank Lloyd Wright and his protégés. The Chandler storefront is unremarkable, presenting a blank face within a generic strip mall.

A roundup of inspiration for the heart of your home. ORGANIC EXCELLENCE Interior designer: Stephanie Larsen, Stephanie Larsen Interior Design This renovation was driven by a desire to use color in a balanced, visually engaging way, while creating a layout that adapted to the homeowner’s daily needs. The existing footprint was reimagined, relocating the refrigerator from an awkwardly angled niche to a more practical location.

Elevate your interiors with statement-making indoor trees that combine architectural form and lush foliage. Dracaena Marginata ‘Freestyle’ Also known as Madagascar dragon tree, the ‘Freestyle’ moniker refers to its twisted cane trunks, rather than the single straight stem found in other dracaena varieties. Easy to maintain and beginner- friendly, it thrives in bright, indirect light, but also adapts to lower light, though slower growing.

A collection of stylish accents to dress your bath or powder to the nines. Handcrafted by forestry artisans who harvest only with scissors, never machinery, the water-based Forest Bathing Diffuser with Odai Hime Branches offers a considered aesthetic with intentional negative space. Gentle evaporation brings subtle scent with essential oils including cedar, Hinoki cypress, Japanese spicebush and Magnolia Salicifolia. Approximately 12″H by 7″W by 4″D when assembled.

Jones Studio has combined Old Testament principles with contemporary design technique in Temple Chai’s new northeast Phoenix synagogue. By Robrt Pela | Photography by Matt Winquist “I’d never worked with a Jewish congregation before,” says architect Eddie Jones about his most recent project: the new Temple Chai in Phoenix.