Bathroom of the Week: Airy With a Warm Spa Feel for Empty Nesters (10 photos)

This empty-nest couple liked the overall layout of their bathroom. But the abundance of basic 1990s finishes hardly gave them the soothing spa feel they wanted. Tired of the glass-block-enclosed shower, standard white vanities, a massive built-in jetted tub and loose and chipped beige tile, they hired...

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To Manage Stormwater Sustainably, Understand Your Site (8 photos)

The key to creating a truly resilient and sustainable stormwater management plan for your home landscape is to understand your site. Look at how water works in your landscape and how it fits into the big picture. Identify existing issues and opportunities for improvement, and respond to your site’s stormwater...

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A Basement Renovation for Work and Play (11 photos)

When this entertainment executive suddenly had to work from home, she used the dining room of her midcentury ranch as her home office. But she found that the tangle of computer cords and the distraction of household tasks, particularly in the adjacent kitchen, made it a less-than-ideal spot to...

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How to Choose a Paint Color You Can Live With (17 photos)

While many homeowners are attracted to bright colors, I often find my clients are most concerned with making sure the palette in their home feels “livable.” After all, a color you love in a stunning photo may not be a color you will love to see on your walls every day. With that in mind, here are some...

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Yard of the Week: Colorful Refuge for a Couple Who Love to Cook (8 photos)

These homeowners were hoping for a bright outdoor space where they could grow vegetables, cook outdoors with friends or sit quietly beside a water feature, and they wanted it to be full of bold, appealing plants They hired landscape designer Jackie Gough to fulfill their wish list, and the result is...

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6 Common Causes of Clutter and Their Cures (10 photos)

If you have clutter in your home, you’re certainly not alone. Most of us hang on to unneeded things and struggle to keep our homes clutter-free. But if we could identify the root causes of the clutter, could we make it go away?
In my professional opinion as a home organizer, identifying the cause

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Before and After: 3 Bathroom Remodels Add a Curbless Shower (12 photos)

Adding a curbless shower is a great option for increasing accessibility in a bathroom. It provides seamless access that doesn’t require stepping over a curb and easy maneuverability for a wheelchair or walker. Here are three bathrooms renovated for homeowners with a wide range of needs. Their design...

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6 Bar Stool Styles That Work in (Almost) Every Kitchen (28 photos)

Islands and peninsulas are the hub around which daily activities revolve in many modern kitchens. And that means bar and counter stools experience more wear and tear than almost any other seating arrangement in the house. If you’ve been living with stools that are...

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Kitchen of the Week: Deep Green Cabinets and Mediterranean Flair (11 photos)

After raising two daughters, these empty nesters were ready to update their aging 1980s kitchen. They particularly disliked the standard honey brown cabinets and small island with a large induction cooktop that left virtually no countertop space. They appreciated the way the terra-cotta flooring and...

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Before and After: 3 Bathroom Renovations Add a Curbless Shower (12 photos)

Adding a curbless shower is a great option for increasing accessibility in a bathroom. It provides seamless access that doesn’t require stepping over a curb and easy maneuverability for a wheelchair or walker. Here are three bathrooms renovated for homeowners with a wide range of needs. Their design...

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Bathroom of the Week: Light and Airy With a Warm White Oak Vanity (8 photos)

At first glance, this couple’s primary bathroom looked and functioned OK. But a deeper consideration revealed many pain points that frustrated the young professionals. A massive built-in jetted tub ate up way too much floor space. A standard white vanity with a muddled beige granite countertop lacked...

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10 Times to Hire a Design-Build Firm (10 photos)

Wondering if it’s time to hire a design-build firm? Unlike the more traditional path (known as “design, bid, build"), which involves hiring a designer and a builder separately, hiring a design-build firm gives you design and construction services under the same umbrella. Whether led by an architect or...

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10 Ways to Design a Kitchen for Aging in Place (17 photos)

Maybe you’ve found the house you want to grow old in. Perhaps you foresee your elderly parents moving in with you one day. Or maybe you require wheelchair accessibility. When you’re designing a kitchen with these needs in mind, the following 10 tips will help make it safer and easier to navigate.

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Houzz Tour: Family Friendliness for a Manhattan Apartment (16 photos)

Parents of two toddlers purchased this apartment in Manhattan knowing they would complete a big renovation. This included a full redo of the kitchen and bathrooms and adding new wood flooring throughout the home. They enlisted the help of interior designer Julia Mack, who helped them with the finishes,...

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25 Old-Fashioned House Details Worth Keeping or Reimagining (26 photos)

Some architectural details and finishes in old houses are merely vestigial, such as servant buttons and coal doors. But those we’ve gathered here continue to be beautiful and, in many cases, practical elements of a home, whether they’re original or added with a modern purpose in mind. Take a trip down...

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Patio of the Week: Large-Scale Elements in a Small Courtyard (6 photos)

Landscape designer Jay Sifford recently made a big life change: He moved from a house in Charlotte, North Carolina, with an expansive and elaborate garden he designed, planted and tended, to a townhouse with a small courtyard in nearby Davidson. This brought him a half-hour closer to his beloved second...

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Tour the Historic Homes of Trailblazing African Americans (13 photos)

When you step inside someone’s home, you open a window into their life and experience. In the case of the eight homes shown here, you can see where the foremost figure of the civil rights movement was born, how a philanthropist and America’s first female self-made millionaire inspired generations...

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