10 Gorgeous Sunrooms Bring In the Outdoors Year-Round (11 photos)
Light-drenched sunrooms are a welcome feature in homes and help foster an indoor-outdoor connection. These window-lined rooms are alluring at any time of the year, but in winter we’re perhaps the most likely to crave more sunlight in our homes and to dream of cozying up next to a fire while looking outdoors....
The 5 Layers of a Well-Lit Kitchen (7 photos)
When planning a lighting scheme for a client’s kitchen, I like to think about cake. Let me explain. On my birthday, a red velvet cake always comes my way, and it includes four layers with a cherry and icing on top. Just like that cake, a well-lit kitchen should also have four layers for different lighting...
5 Steps for Hiring Home Pros During the Pandemic (9 photos)
Last spring, the COVID-19 pandemic caused some businesses to shut down temporarily and home remodeling projects to be put on hold. But in the months since then, renovation and design projects have gotten back on track and people have learned the drill when it comes to mask wearing, physical distancing...
Where to Carve Out More Pantry Storage (23 photos)
Planning a dream kitchen and facing reality can be two different things. In a perfect world we could have endless pantry storage at our fingertips, but sometimes fitting a pantry into the kitchen (or elsewhere in the home) takes some compromising — or at least a little creativity. Here’s a wide range...
Got Frost-Damaged Plants? How It Happens, and When and How to Prune (12 photos)
Freezing temperatures can cause brown, crispy growth on plants that are susceptible to frost damage. Frost damage can occur when temperatures dip to or below the freezing point, 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius). And both cold-hardy plants and tenderer plants that do best in warmer temperatures...
How to Declutter Your Garden Shed, Greenhouse or Potting Bench (9 photos)
Before you succumb to the flats of annuals at the garden center, take a tip from articles that stress cleaning, decluttering and reorganizing your home and do the same for your garden work area — whether it’s a potting shed or greenhouse, small potting bench or shelf in the garage. Not only will you...
How to Care for Engineered Wood Flooring (6 photos)
Strong, durable and often less expensive than solid wood, engineered wood flooring has been a staple in our homes for quite a while. To help you keep yours in tip-top condition, three experts share their advice on installation, protection, cleaning and repair.
Before and After: Family Home Refreshed for a New Lifestyle (18 photos)
Several factors influenced the renovation of this 24-year-old home outside Atlanta. First, interior designer Laura Freeman had renovated the homeowners’ master bathroom a few years earlier, and they were ready for the rest of the house to be as pretty and updated as that bathroom. Second, their needs...
10 Great Home Design Ideas From Best of Houzz 2021 Award Winners (19 photos)
What makes a home well-designed? Most of the time it’s not one single element but a collection of countless details that create style and function within every space. After all, it’s these small design decisions you interact with on a daily basis, not the house as a whole, and that’s what...