10 Easy Ways to Refresh Your Living Room (11 photos)
Are you looking to freshen up your living room decor or even give the room a completely new look? The good news is that you can make huge improvements without a full renovation or a big budget. Here are 10 simple but high-impact strategies for giving your living space a style upgrade....
10 Creative Coffee and Beverage Stations (10 photos)
That first cup of coffee or tea sets the tone for the whole morning, which is reason enough to give it a dedicated spot. A beverage station keeps machines, supplies and mugs in one place, frees up the main kitchen workspace and makes the routine a little more effortless for family and guests.......
Sunny Patio Meets Shaded Woodland Retreat in a London Yard (16 photos)
This backyard had little in the way of plants beyond a failing lawn, but it did have one irreplaceable gem — a beautiful, mature English oak tree. “That really shaped the whole design,” says landscape designer Shelley Hugh-Jones. “I decided I wanted around two-thirds of the space to be woodland.”The......
7 Fresh Furniture Trends for 2026 (15 photos)
Designers, buyers and manufacturers gathered April 25-29, 2026, in North Carolina for High Point Market, the world’s largest home furnishings event. Across showrooms, an emphasis on color saturation, nature-inspired accents, classic motifs with a twist and layered details revealed a broad and varied......
4 Designer Secrets to a Luxurious Bathroom Look (7 photos)
If you’ve ever looked at a beautiful bathroom and wondered what takes its design to the next level, you’re not alone. Many homeowners want to know how some bathrooms get that mysterious designer je ne sais quoi. I’ll let you in on a few secrets. Because the overall material costs are low in a......
5 New Living Rooms Where Built-Ins Make a Big Statement (5 photos)
A well-designed built-in unit can transform a living room, giving it focus, function and a sense that the space was made to last. Custom millwork brings architecture and personality to a room in a way freestanding furniture simply can’t. For these five new living rooms, designers share how......
Italian-Inspired Cottage Kitchen Full of Warmth and Craftsmanship (5 photos)
When design-build pros Ron and Elisa Scarpa added a new structure to their historic Winter Park, Florida, property, they wanted a kitchen built around the way they actually live. Elisa, who grew up in Italy, shaped the open layout around a social cooking life — lots of entertaining, lots......
Pros Share Their Top Plant Picks for a Low-Maintenance Yard (10 photos)
Putting the right plants in the right spots is the foundation for any low-maintenance landscape. We spoke with 11 landscape professionals from seven design firms in different regions around the country to learn the plants they recommend to homeowners looking to create an easy-care (or easier-care) garden......
12 Trends Spotted at the 2026 Milan Furniture Fair (27 photos)
Comfort and well-being were the keywords of the 2026 Milan Furniture Fair, or Salone del Mobile, held April 21-26. More than 1,900 exhibitors — over a third from outside Italy — presented their vision of contemporary living at the trade show.......