Tackle Big Messes Better With a Sparkling-Clean Dishwasher (12 photos)

It may seem redundant to clean a dishwasher, but that’s exactly what housekeeping experts advise to ensure that your hardworking machine stays in top shape. Cleaning every four to six weeks will help reduce the buildup of lime scale and soap scum and eliminate food particles that can diminish the machine’s...

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Home Professionals Bracing for Impact of Market Shifts (2 photos)

The quarterly U.S. Houzz Renovation Barometer asks more than 1,000 construction and architecture and design firms on Houzz about their expected, current and recent business activity. The just-released Q2 2025 Barometer, fielded March 14-28, was expanded to include questions...

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Home Firms’ Optimism Wanes After Mixed First-Quarter Performance (18 photos)

After kicking off 2025 feeling bullish, construction and design professionals have tempered their optimism about business activity in the second quarter of the year. This follows a significant dip in Q1 performance among construction firms and relatively stable performance among design...

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Bathroom of the Week: Refined Rustic With a Custom Sauna (8 photos)

This Minnesota couple sold their existing home and vacation cabin to build a beach-style lakeside house in the Twin Cities area, where their extended family could easily gather. To complete the “lake life” experience and nod to Minnesota’s Scandinavian heritage, they requested a bathroom with a traditional...

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The Top 10 New Laundry Rooms So Far in 2025 (10 photos)

This Trending Now story features the most-saved laundry room photos uploaded to Houzz between Dec. 15, 2024, and March 15, 2025.
Many people want a laundry room that’s a pleasure to be in and provides functions for washing, drying, hanging, folding and soaking clothes. Each of those elements

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10 Times to Hire a Contractor (9 photos)

Wondering if it’s time to hire a general contractor? These pros are experts at managing all aspects of a project, including applying for building permits, hiring subcontractors, overseeing work and cleanup, and more. If you’re thinking of undertaking a major home improvement project, remodel or...

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Before and After: 3 Freshened Up and Flourishing Yards (11 photos)

You don’t always need to tackle a massive renovation to get a yard that suits your needs and pleases the eye. Sometimes making over a few key features will do the trick. See how creative design moves involving plantings, pavers and patios took these yards from tired to revived without starting from scratch....

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