Painted stripes can quickly and economically add a lot of style to a room. In this episode of Houzz TV, watch as decorative artist and paint expert Shauna Gallagher demonstrates how…
Shop Houzz: 5-Star-Rated Area Rugs (97 photos)
Area rugs are the unsung heroes of home decor. Carrying the weight of tables and shoes and being a big style element, they’re practically put through boot camp every day. The rugs here have already moved up high in the ranks, so you can be at ease while choosing. Star ratings…
Selling A House Is As Easy As Pi… Or Is It?
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9 Pet Peeves of Every Real Estate Agent
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Great Home Project: Pass-Through Kitchen Window (13 photos)
As spring approaches, it’s time to think about home projects that will help us enjoy the warm weather that’s coming. If you’ve been wondering how to make your home more conducive to indoor-outdoor living, consider a pass-through window. It will cut out those precarious trips in and out the door with…
Houzz Tour: North Carolina Redo Keeps It Classy, Cozy and Cool (12 photos)
Designer Gray Walker has worked with her longest-standing clients for more than 20 years, completing multiple updates on two successive homes. When the clients were ready for a whole-house overhaul of the second home, including a total kitchen renovat…
10 Tips for Leaving a Garden Behind (11 photos)
Moving is a fact of life for most Americans. About 12 percent of us, or 1 in 9 — will move in any given year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Leaving the gardens we have lovingly designed and tended is a difficult part…
Shop Houzz: 5-Star-Rated Chandeliers (109 photos)
Flattering, soft lighting floods the room as guests chat and laugh and mingle. You keep a keen eye on the party, but you know that half the battle is won because you’ve set the perfect mood with a shining chandelier that makes your space feel dressed to impress everyone who steps into the…
Little by Little: Why Growing a Bonsai Could Change Your Life (18 photos)
A bonsai is more than a tiny tree in a pot. The Japanese adapted the skill of bonsai, which means “tree in a tray,” centuries ago from Chinese penjing, scaled-down potted landscapes often with figurines. Bonsai focuses on growing a single tree and is more formal and minimalist. The leisurely craft…
Houzz Tour: Weekend Fishing Cabin Rises in New Zealand (13 photos)
Waipahi village, a dot on the map with a community hall, is five minutes’ drive from New Zealand’s country-western music capital of Gore. It’s so tiny that it doesn’t rate its own population count. But it is famous in New Zealand’s deep south as the home of the Waipahi Gold Cup, the oldest fishing competition…
