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Economist Ev Ehrlich and scientist, engineer and educator Nancy Ehrlich had decided they were going to spend their retirement years in their home just outside Washington, D.C. Thinking of the ideal country house they’d imagined for years, they hired a…

Most of us have been going through a roller coaster of emotions these past few months in response to sheltering-in-place orders. Many of us also have learned more about ourselves and our partners, kids and roommates than we ever thought possible — or …

“The difficulty with wide, shallow gardens is you don’t really have a direct focal point,” designer John Brennan of Yorkshire Gardens says, “so you have to send the eye left or right.” This backyard had the added challenge of being on a steep slope, s…

“The difficulty with wide, shallow gardens is you don’t really have a direct focal point,” designer John Brennan of Yorkshire Gardens says, “so you have to send the eye left or right.” This backyard had the added challenge of being on a steep slope, s…

There’s no doubt that the past few months have been some of the most unusual and challenging in memory for homeowners, companies and society as a whole. After months of social isolation, some countries have started easing restrictions and reopening to…

There’s no doubt that the past few months have been some of the most unusual and challenging in memory for homeowners, companies and society as a whole. After months of social isolation, some countries have started easing restrictions and reopening to…

Heather Phillips spent 17 years thinking about her dream kitchen. “I used to sit in the family room and stare into the kitchen and think of the things I wanted to do to it,” she says. She and her husband, Tom, purchased their Colonial-style home in su…

In this episode of Houzz TV Live, interior designer Mindy Laven of Mindy Laven Home talks about the design decisions she made to create vintage modern style for a client’s home in Anaheim, California. Laven highlights the…