Kitchen of the Week: Colorful and Moody With Industrial Roots (8 photos)
This couple purchased a pied-à-terre in Chicago’s Holden Block building, an Italianate-style landmark dating back to the rebuilding period following the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. Designed by architect Stephen Vaughn Shipman and built in 1872, the building is a standout, as many other Chicago commercial......
How to Create Privacy in Your Yard With Plants and Structures (12 photos)
If you feel exposed in your outdoor space, or simply crave a sense of seclusion, there are plenty of ways to tackle the issue, depending on what you’d like to screen out and the setting and size of your yard.From planting tall or dense foliage to erecting strategic decorative screens or adding......
Bathroom of the Week: Open, Airy Update With a Curbless Shower (10 photos)
When it came time to refresh their dated primary bathroom, this retired Keller, Texas, couple turned to a familiar face. Three years earlier, they’d found design-build pro Chris Chumbley on Houzz and hired him to update the kitchen in their 2006 traditional-style home. Now they called him......
Know the 3 Zones of Kitchen Storage (22 photos)
How much kitchen storage space do you need? The trick to answering this question is to assess what you own and decide how you will store it for convenient access. Carefully consider this challenge because poorly organized spaces often become daily irritations, impeding the pleasure of being at......
8 Furniture Trends That Will Be Big in 2026 (14 photos)
Designers, buyers and manufacturers gathered Oct. 25-29 in North Carolina for High Point Market, the world’s largest home furnishings event. Elegant silhouettes, handcrafted accents and eclectic vignettes on the trade showroom floors signaled a clear trend for 2026: Furniture will be all......
How to Get Your Home Ready for Casual Winter Entertaining (12 photos)
When we think about winter entertaining, we often focus on the big holidays. But we host plenty of other gatherings this time of year — cookie-baking and football-watching parties, casual dinners, chats over a cup of coffee. Here’s how to make your house cozy and welcoming for you and your guests this......
12 Ways to Turn Your Yard Into a Wellness Retreat (12 photos)
Time spent in nature can be good for your health. “According to the Mayo Clinic, it can be an effective tool for managing stress, even for a few minutes a day,” says Jamie Gold,......
10 Bathroom Vanity Features Pros Always Recommend (24 photos)
A vanity is the workstation of a bathroom. Washing, brushing, primping, storing — a lot happens here. So when choosing a bathroom vanity, you want to make sure you’re maximizing its potential. Design and remodeling pros have some ideas. We asked more than 40 home professionals which bathroom......
8 Questions to Ask Before You Hire an Architect (8 photos)
A good relationship between client and architect is vital to the success of a project. This goes deeper than skill or artistry — it’s also about that personal connection, how you’ll work together and whether your goals align with their processes. How do you......