With their stunning framed views, intricate tilework and cutting-edge fixtures, these 50 showers offer plenty of design inspiration. Any of them would be a great place to start your morning. To see the photos in a slideshow format, click the first ima…
New This Week: 3 Ways to Balance a White Kitchen (5 photos)
White continues — and will continue — to be the overwhelmingly popular choice for kitchen cabinets. Some 42 percent of homeowners will choose white cabinets this year, according to a recent Houzz…
Houzz Tour: 17th-Century Monastery Is Reborn as a Stylish Retreat (17 photos)
A 17th-century Italian monastery, which underwent several transformations over the years, has evolved into a spacious villa. This difficult and complex renovation by Lazzarini Pickering Architects took about 18 months and resulted in a vacation residence that’s a mix of past and present. Inside, ancient…
Shop Houzz: Up to 75% Off Rugs by Hue (148 photos)
Make a statement and create defined spaces with area rugs that suit your style. This collection of fashionable floor coverings will protect hardwood and tile while offering a pop of color or pattern. Save big on these area rugs grouped by color and fi…
How to Navigate a Seed Catalog (12 photos)
Nurseries, home improvement stores and even grocery stores may have racks of seeds available when it’s time to start gardening, but there’s nothing like looking through seed catalogs, especially when it comes to choosing edibles. They’re filled with a dizzying array of vegetable varieties, more than…
Kitchen of the Week: Open Concept Brings In Light and Views (9 photos)
Two San Diego designers helped these homeowners transform their 1970s home overlooking a national forest into a fresh, European-style escape. The kitchen originally was not on the couple’s to-do list, but they soon decided to remodel it too. The plan required removing a wall to get an open-concept kitchen….
Houzz Tour: A Modern California House Opens to the Outdoors (19 photos)
Architect Malcolm Davis was worried. His client had called to tell him that she and her husband had bought a property and wanted to tear down an original farmhouse on the site and build a new house. “I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, an old farmhouse would be really cool,’” Davis says. “I was conflicted…
Chinese New Year Must-Haves for the Home (18 photos)
The rooster rules the Chinese zodiac roost in Lunar New Year 2017, also known as Chinese New Year. As the 10th animal zodiac sign of the lunar calendar, it takes over from the mischievous monkey, the animal for 2016. (Read more about the Chinese anima…
Picture Perfect: 45 Epic Homes That Celebrate Australia (50 photos)
To help celebrate Australia Day — the country’s Jan. 26 national holiday — Houzz has pulled together a collection of 45 homes from across the continent that demonstrate the diversity of Australia’s natural landscape and residential design. From modern marvels teetering on the water’s edge to classic…
Houzz Tour: Color Makes This House a Home (12 photos)
The vibrantly colored accessories used throughout this Minnesota house make it easy to overlook the fact that it’s actually mostly white. “The whole family was willing and ready for us to add a lot of color to their home,” interior designer Rebecca Toleno Van’t Hull says. Everyone…
