Styles & Staging

Fall days are still long and bright enough to make being outside pleasant but cooler than the summer heat, so the idea of taking on a landscape project is inviting. If you’re looking for ways to take advantage of fall …Read More

6 Emerging Home Trends to Watch From dedicated activity spaces to ultra-luxury fabrics, view some of the most buzzed about home design trends.

Many of my clients struggle to eliminate paper clutter in their homes. Often, kitchen countertops become drop zones for mail, receipts, coupons, brochures, meeting notes, political ads, school forms and real estate flyers. As a professional home organizer, I recommend …Read More

Timing was everything for this newly blended family of six. FineCraft Contractors completed construction on an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in its Arlington, Virginia, backyard just as the pandemic hit. With four children in the household, some extra getaway …Read More

When a “plantaholic” who likes to socialize inherited a small backyard with scant greenery and broken paving, there was only one thing to do: call in landscape designer Pippa Schofield and ask her to create an entertaining space surrounded by …Read More

For some people, using bold wallpaper or high-end materials in a large, prominent room like a kitchen or living room might be too risky — and expensive. But in the intimate confines of a powder room it can be just …Read More

Ryan and Elizabeth Karonka wanted a bright kitchen. What they had was the opposite. Brown cabinets, black-and-brown granite countertops, tan backsplash tile, beige floor tile and taupe walls gave their Prosper, Texas, kitchen a drab look even on the sunniest …Read More

After a few years of designing and building custom homes and handling high-end residential renovations in Houston, Stephen Heiman began rethinking the local housing market. Heiman, who dabbles in art and music in his spare time, wanted to create something …Read More

DeLisa Menton always wanted an inviting spa-like bathroom with a tub. But the bathroom she shares with her husband Mark had a tight layout that didn’t offer room for a tub, nor much opportunity to create the light and airy …Read More

Happy Hour at Home: How to Stage a Home’s Bar Area Top designers provide inspiration and tips for staging a home’s bar area.