Have trouble decluttering, sticking to a budget or avoiding impulse buys? We all have picked up valuable tips over the years about how to renovate, decorate and maintain a house, but putting them into practice is another matter altogether. Here are so…
Adding More of a Good Thing to a Midcentury Modern Home (15 photos)
I love how midcentury homes often fit beautifully into their neighborhoods. Many are only a single story, with low-pitch roofs and subdued color palettes. The homes also tend to be small and are often in need of enlarging to accommodate contemporary h…
Spark Wonder in the Garden With These Family-Friendly Ideas (12 photos)
With interactive touches and sprinkles of whimsy, you can transform your garden into a place that engages and delights kids (and adults too). These 12 ideas — including involving the little ones in the magic of growing a plant from seed, incorporating play spaces and building in “secret” hideaways —…
Spark Wonder in the Garden With These Family-Friendly Ideas (12 photos)
With interactive touches and sprinkles of whimsy, you can transform your garden into a place that engages and delights kids (and adults too). These 12 ideas — including involving the little ones in the magic of growing a plant from seed, incorporating play spaces and building in “secret” hideaways —…
How to Create a Feature Wall (Without Going Back to the ’90s) (10 photos)
The feature wall found favor in the 1990s, when a slew of home renovation TV shows started adding this decorative device to made-over homes week in and week out. Perhaps as a result of this overkill, the idea eventually fell out of favor — until recently. But this time, it’s all about using paint and…
Trending Now: 4 Ways to Design a Home Office (12 photos)
Houzzers, not so long ago your favorite home offices were a collection of beautiful rooms that looked like they’d been styled solely for photography or a show home and may never have been touched for actual work again. Many of us dreamed of that lovely drawerless desk that had no apparent room for plugging…












