Styles & Staging

The homeowners’ shared love of books (she’s an author and he’s a filmmaker) and their shared Swedish heritage informed the renovation of their kitchen and breakfast room in Portland, Oregon. “There’s a little book-filled cafe in Stockholm that they love …Read More

The couple who bought this 1860s brownstone in Brooklyn, New York, hired Jim Hill, an architect, and Sarah Hill, a designer, both of Urban Pioneering Architecture, to help them remodel. The owners wanted to celebrate their home’s historic features while …Read More

A welcoming and stylish dining room can make mealtimes even more enjoyable, whether you’re dining solo or entertaining guests. See how these five homeowners featured in our My Houzz series worked with designers to transform their dining …Read More

Because these clients had a love of midcentury modern architecture, architect Mark Tate channeled the designers of the experimental 20th-century Case Study Houses in creating their forever home. “I tried to imagine how those architects would design a Case Study …Read More

Finding a house that would allow them to spend time with their extended family and friends was the goal for Michael and Lindsay Garea, who call Brooklyn, New York, home when they’re working in the city. The couple, who have …Read More

When I was growing up, my parents’ bedroom was fancy. It was in the “new” part of our 1920s Tudor in suburban Chicago (with “new,” in this case, translating to “added in 1988″). And it was massive, with a soaring …Read More

This series looks at the stories behind iconic designs from each decade, starting in 1900. This installment touches on the work of postmodernists including, Michael Graves…

Jennifer Gallagher had a long time to plan her dream kitchen. In fact, she had most of her life. She grew up in the house she now shares with her husband, Kelly. They bought Jennifer’s childhood home from her parents …Read More

When Luis Lara and Nate Glencer moved into their condo in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood in 2016, the rooms had recently been painted a pleasing light gray. Structural work had also modernized the condo before they bought it, so the heavy …Read More

Designer Anthony Michael jokingly refers to this newly built home in Chicago as his client’s “first big-boy house.” “He’s a young attorney who up until this point only lived in dorm rooms and apartments with friends,” Michael says. “He didn’t …Read More