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The 10 Most Popular Bedrooms on Houzz Right Now (10 photos)
This Trending Now story features the most-saved bathroom photos uploaded to Houzz since July 1, 2019.
The 10 most popular bedrooms from the past three months differ in many ways, but they all have one thing in common: a soft, neutral color palette. Colors like dove gray, crisp...
The 10 most popular bedrooms from the past three months differ in many ways, but they all have one thing in common: a soft, neutral color palette. Colors like dove gray, crisp...
Modern Function and Vintage Flair in a 19th-Century Home (20 photos)
When interior designer Jennifer Messina of Dreamlife Design was brought in to help renovate a large Victorian home in Northern California for a family of six, the clients wanted just a few updates. As work got underway on the 19th-century house, however, the homeowners noticed more areas...
See How This Cookie-Cutter Kitchen Gets Infused With Personality (10 photos)
While these homeowners loved the neighborhood of their recently purchased home just outside of Philadelphia, they were much less enthusiastic about its early-1990s cookie-cutter kitchen. “The cabinets were too small, the refrigerator was in the wrong location and the island cooktop was a little dangerous,”...
10 Ideas for Easy Fall Entertaining (10 photos)
With crisp weather, school back in session and farm stands brimming with produce, fall is a great time to nurture community with a cozy gathering in your home. But since fall also tends to be a busy season, it helps to have a few back-pocket tips you can rely on to make any gathering feel extra-special...
Backyard of the Week: Inviting Garden Retreat in the City (11 photos)
Extra-efficient solutions for privacy, planting and space planning come into play in this San Francisco side yard and backyard, where landscape designer Steve Ritchey created two outdoor spaces that allow the homeowners, a couple that entertains often, to enjoy and experience outdoor living in under...
9 Tips for Mixing and Matching Tile Styles (11 photos)
For tile fans such as myself, the more tile, the better. But though I’d happily cover every surface with it, there are certain things to consider when combining tiles of various sizes, shapes and patterns on walls and floors. Because tiling large areas requires a sizable investment, it’s worth getting...
These Spectacular Views of Fall Foliage Will Lift Your Soul (5 photos)
Everyone has heard about the incredible leaf colors that blanket parts of New England and the Midwest during autumn. But to actually see the red, yellow and orange leaves glowing like embers along hilly landscapes, around glassy lakes and dappled among harbor towns is another thing entirely....
New This Week: 4 Contemporary Kitchens With Wood Cabinets (4 photos)
Mention contemporary-style kitchens and many people immediately think of glossy white cabinets. But contemporary kitchens can have all the warmth and interest of other styles too. Just look to wood. Bringing the grain patterns and tones of wood, or the simulated look of wood, to contemporary-style slab...
8 Ways to Elevate a Basic Bathroom (8 photos)
Adding interest to a standard bathroom doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune. By working in one or two key elements, you can lift the look and feel of the space and make the design feel more luxurious and considered. Take a look at these ideas to see how you could turn a functional bathroom into a...
Kitchen of the Week: Chic Style for a Designer and a Chef (10 photos)
Vanessa Deleon is an interior designer who has designed many restaurants; her husband, Bobby Bournias, is a chef and restauranteur — and both of them are TV personalities in their respective fields. So Deleon knew the pressure was on to make the kitchen in their Edgewater, New Jersey, townhouse special....
Cottage-Meets-Craftsman Style in a Michigan Lake House (20 photos)
After their kids had grown up and moved out, this couple decided to build their forever home on Gull Lake near Kalamazoo, Michigan. The design pros at Visbeen Architects and its in-house interior design firm, Vision Interiors, created a 2,781-square-foot house that feels much larger than it is and has...
How to Create a Joyful, Clutter-Free Bathroom (9 photos)
Imagine entering your bathroom to see clean, clear surfaces, freshly folded towels and just a few carefully chosen bath products beside the sink. A small vase of flowers brightens up the windowsill, and a tray resting over the tub holds a candle and essential oils, awaiting your next leisurely...
14 Beautiful Native Plants for Shade Gardens (15 photos)
If you’re looking for planting inspiration for a shaded area of your garden, look no farther than the natural woodlands of your region. There, native plants such as lush ferns, delicate foamflower and wild strawberries thrive under tree canopies and in shaded canyons. If you choose to plant native perennials...
How to Protect Your Home From Wildfire (8 photos)
This time of year, wind-driven wildfires can break out where abundant grasses and brush have baked dry after the long, hot summer, often igniting homes that border wildlands. Such fire events predominate in the western U.S., but wildfires can be a threat to many residential areas that are close to open...
The 10 Most-Loved Living Rooms on Houzz Right Now (10 photos)
This Trending Now story features the most-saved living room photos uploaded to Houzz since July 1, 2019.
13 Alternatives to Plain Wood Flooring in the Kitchen (17 photos)
Wood flooring laid in a straight pattern can be a beautiful option for a kitchen and continues to be popular in photos we see uploaded to Houzz. But what if you want a kitchen floor that’s a bit more distinctive? The pros who created the following 13 kitchens demonstrate creative use of materials — including...
5 Questions to Overcome a Decluttering Roadblock (6 photos)
Let’s face it: For many of us, decluttering is really hard. First you have to find the time. Then you must make difficult decisions about what to keep and what to let go. Next you must figure out what to do with everything, whether that involves storing, selling or donating. And finally, you must follow...
Bathroom of the Week: Modern Family Bath in 85 Square Feet (10 photos)
With 3-year-old twins and a newborn, this Toronto couple needed to make their shared bathroom perform for the whole family. They wanted the space to be durable and functional for young children and they desired a warm, modern style for the grown-ups. The design team at Two Fold Interiors gave them a...
It’s National Book Month — Give Your Reading Spot Some Love (10 photos)
October is National Book Month, so it’s a great time to treat yourself to a refreshed reading area. With temperatures dropping and the sun setting early, a throw blanket, a good reading light and a space for a hot cuppa will be assets. Find your favorite spot for reading and give it a fluffing before...
How to Make the Most of Your L-Shaped Kitchen (11 photos)
As the name implies, an L-shaped kitchen is formed of two adjoining runs of cabinets, often referred to as the legs of the L. It can vary in length according to the area available, and is suitable for both large and small rooms. Learn the main design principles for creating a successful...
Not Ready to Remodel Your Bathroom? Try a Mini Makeover (9 photos)
When walking through staged or model homes, I love to see a clean, beautifully styled bathroom — it makes me feel relaxed, as if I were at the spa. But as a professional organizer, I see a lot of real homes, making me well aware that most of us don’t have bathrooms that look like those in the model homes....
Simple Pleasures: Celebrate Fall With These Special Traditions (10 photos)
Apple picking, baking, crunching through piles of leaves, sipping warm drinks by the fire — these are just a few of the many simple pleasures autumn has to offer. Traditions like these become rich with meaning when returned to year after year, and sharing them with family and friends only makes them...
The 10 Most Popular Kitchens on Houzz Right Now (10 photos)
Looking to remodel your kitchen? The 10 most-saved kitchen photos uploaded to Houzz in the last three months can give you some winning design ideas. In this countdown, you’ll find the colors, styles and other features the community is loving. Here’s one hint: Every kitchen here includes an island.
Designer Secrets: 10 Pros Share Their Favorite White Paints (10 photos)
You might think all white paints are pretty much the same, but nothing could be further from the truth. Most white paints have an undertone that can skew them cool or warm. The same white paint will look different in different parts of the world, and even at different ends of the house. A paint that...
Should You Have One Sink or Two in Your Master Bathroom? (9 photos)
One sink or two? This is the classic debate for couples renovating a sizable master bathroom. There are pros and cons to both. So what’s right for your bathroom? I spoke with architect Thayer Hopkins, who offered up what you need...
How to Design Your Landscape to Sink Water Into the Ground (6 photos)
Sinking water, which is also called infiltrating and percolating water, enables water to pass through the soil in your home landscape, rather than sending it downstream through pipes and storm drains. This creates less runoff downstream and naturally cleans water to protect our water supply, recharging...
A Light, Bright Basement Inspired by Midcentury Design (14 photos)
This Toronto couple wanted to transform their partially finished basement into a big hangout for entertaining and for their kids to enjoy. Their wish list included a TV lounge, office space, a full kitchen and a full remodel for the existing 1970s bathroom. The creative team of Luca Campacci and Vinh...
Perennial Borders Transform a Lake House Garden (8 photos)
Located just a stone’s throw from the edge of Cazenovia Lake in upstate New York, this home and garden nestle among deciduous woodland, with grounds that extend to the water’s edge. While the proximity to the lake has always been the property’s biggest draw, beautiful new perennial borders provide another...
Your Guide to a Beach-Style Kitchen (11 photos)
Whether you’re tackling a kitchen remodel with the help of a kitchen designer, architect or contractor,...
5 Ways to Put Fall Leaves to Work in Your Garden (8 photos)
In fall my town holds leaf collection days, when homeowners (or their landscape services) blow or rake fallen leaves off their properties into big piles in the streets. Later a truck comes and vacuums them away. What I see being vacuumed up are dollar bills, the money these homeowners will spend next...
Mar. 25, 2019
Small Spaces: Unique Uses of Wood Brackets
When you live in a small urban apartment, like me, often times the apartment does not come with much overhead lighting, and if it does come with overhead lighting, it’s overbearing fluorescent light from the 70’s that provides no ambience or hygge.
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May. 23, 2019
AWFS 2019 – July 17th-20th – Booth #4872
Come see our new products at AWFS 2019! We will be at booth #4872. Schedule a meeting with us to get a walk-through of our booth and receive a Starbucks gift card at the meeting. More information on AWFS can be seen here.
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May. 4, 2019
ICFF May 19-22nd, 2019 : Booth 385
Visit us at ICFF in New York May 19-22nd. We are excited to be showing our new cut-to-size decorative wire grilles program, brass bistro shelving and a new line of acrylic, chrome and wood furniture feet.
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