10 Outdoor Furniture and Lighting Trends for 2024 (21 photos)
If you want to see the new furniture and lighting designs coming soon to yards, patios and poolsides near you, a great place to look is the trade-only High Point Market in North Carolina. One big takeaway from this spring’s show (April 13-17): Many indoor trends are venturing outside....
Bathroom of the Week: Improved Style for Mom in 45 Square Feet (7 photos)
When Mom comes over, you want to ensure your home is looking its best. So in preparation for having her mom move into their updated in-law suite, this homeowner and her husband set out to make the basic and boring 45-square-foot bathroom something Mom would be proud to use. To do so, they hired...
Kitchen of the Week: Tall, Dark and Handsome (10 photos)
East meets West, industrial meets earthy, cool meets warm — all these contrasts ultimately resulted in a style that interior designer Linette Dai calls urban glam. In the kitchen of this new build in Southern California, Dai combined striking marble with dark-stained wood, along with nods to traditional...
Houzz Tour: Weekend Country House Becomes a Full-Time Home (17 photos)
A New York City couple bought this 18th-century farmhouse upstate in Dutchess County about 25 years ago as a weekend home and hired interior designer Paul Stuart Rankin to help them put it together. A few years ago, they began to think about how their weekend home could better suit them as a full-time...
Patio of the Week: Rustic Hideaway for Hosting Friends and Family (12 photos)
A couple who live full-time in Toronto were looking for a relaxed and cozy getaway in the country where they could host overnight guests, when they discovered an 18-acre property in southern Ontario’s Prince Edward County. “[The area] emerged as the idyllic spot for their new...
8 Beautiful Blue Paint Colors for Home Exteriors (8 photos)
Blue is an exterior color that works well for a variety of architectural styles. Whether it’s a dark, moody shade of navy, a light, coastal-inspired hue or something in between, there’s a blue that’s right for you and your home. We asked designers, architects and remodelers...
Yard of the Week: Layers of History in Virginia (16 photos)
Vegetable, herb and cutting gardens. Chickens, alpacas, dogs, mini horses and cows. A refurbished 1800s log cabin. These are all things this Northern Virginia family of four had no idea they’d enjoy so much when they were initially planning to build their new home. But once they had completed the first...
4 New Kitchens With Sophisticated Backsplash Ideas (4 photos)
A kitchen backsplash has a practical purpose in providing an easy-to-clean surface that protects against splashes and splatters. But the often large, vertical surface also presents an opportunity to add style to a space. If you’re looking for a backsplash that’s impactful yet not too distracting, consider...
Look Out for These Hidden Costs When Remodeling Your Bathroom (10 photos)
Bathrooms are often the smallest rooms in the house, yet remodeling them usually involves almost every trade, from plumbers to tilers and painters to plasterers. There are so many people to manage that the key to getting it right and staying on budget is organization.