I haven't been in John L. Johnston's home for five minutes before he invites me to stand on the furniture. He gets up on a boot bench, and I look at him inquisitively. "Go ahead," the architect urges.

Of all the interior design trends to pop up, you'd be forgiven for overlooking cardboard as a textile you'd want in your home. However, a rise in sustainable living coupled with some epic designs has ...

Be honest: How many cardboard boxes do you have languishing down in the basement, stuffed up in the attic or flattened and tucked in a hall closet? After a move (or thanks to an insatiable Amazon ...