Styles & Staging

A shade-filled yard with mature trees is an invitation to relax and enjoy time outside, even on the hottest days. Too often though, the deep shade, tree roots and layout challenges keep homeowners from making the most of these spaces. …Read More

When a family decided to upgrade their San Jose, California, backyard, they had specific goals in mind: They wanted spots for dining, relaxing, playing and working — all while enjoying the natural beauty of drought-resistant plants around them. Natalie Tan …Read More

Farmhouse style is hard to pin down. It means different things to different people. And within the style is a range of looks, from classic-leaning to looser and more modern. We’ll cover the latter in a future article. Here we’ll …Read More

The owners of this kitchen in Bellevue, Washington, love to cook and would regularly host gatherings of more than 20 people. The couple, who also love modern architecture, knew their cluttered kitchen wasn’t cutting it. They clicked with April Bettinger, …Read More

When you’re planning a new living room or swapping out furnishings for a refresh, a sofa is one of the key design decisions. With so many sofa colors, styles, sizes and materials to choose from, you might not know where …Read More

Moving from Missouri to Austin, Texas, these homeowners wanted a place that could accommodate extended stays for visiting family members. They found the right spot on a ridge overlooking the rolling tree-covered hills of the Barton Creek Greenbelt in West …Read More

Hot Home Trend: Paint it Black Black accents are giving a bolder look to home designs. By:  Melissa Dittmann Tracey

The owner of this apartment inherited it from relatives who were mining engineers and worked as professors at the Ural State Mining University in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The owner and his wife are translators. Although he had lived most of his …Read More

These homeowners had a beautiful view of an adjacent golf course from their backyard and some fantastic mature existing trees. But their outdoor spaces were uninviting. “This was an old, tired backyard with a basic little patio and no real …Read More

Whether or not you enjoy doing laundry, having a pleasant environment for washing and folding can certainly make the task less of a chore. And achieving that is often a matter of combining the right details. Here, designers share the …Read More