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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Houzz Tour: A Faded Midcentury Home Regains Its Glamour (33 photos)

In a historic neighborhood in midtown Tucson, Arizona, a circa 1967 house had an enviable assortment of original midcentury modern-meets-Hollywood Regency details, including original steel St. Charles kitchen cabinets, a sweeping staircase and ornate brass hardware. Surely it was the belle of the block...

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11 Ways to Age-Proof Your Bathroom (15 photos)

If you’re planning to stay in your house for the rest of your life, consider renovating your bathroom with accessibility in mind. Along with kitchens, bathrooms are one of the spaces homeowners use the most. They also happen to be wet zones. Reducing slip hazards and ensuring adequate lighting and maximum...

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