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5 Kitchen Details One Designer Always Recommends (8 photos)
Of all the rooms in your home, it’s your kitchen that demands the most planning — and often the better part of your budget. Drafting a priority list can be a bit of a head-scratcher. From lighting to appliances, there’s a wide range of elements to carefully...

Before and After: 3 Bathrooms With a Spa-Like Feeling (14 photos)
Designers often say their clients were looking for a “spa-like feel†when renovating their bathrooms. Spa-like luxury inspires a feeling of calm and relaxation. This can mean a space is light and airy, composed of materials that feel luxe and pleasing to the eye....

4 Top Furniture Trends From the Spring 2021 High Point Market (21 photos)
High Point Market was back in full swing this week in North Carolina, with furniture and accessory makers presenting their latest products under the theme “Remix, Refresh, Reimagine.†Designers and manufacturers continued to build on trends of recent years, with...

Yard of the Week: Lakefront Retreat for Relaxing and Entertaining (13 photos)
After collaborating with LandWorks for their main home in Shorewood, Wisconsin, the owners of this property turned to them again when they purchased 3½ acres outside of Port Washington, about 30 miles north of Milwaukee. “They got a million-dollar lake view with...

5 Ways to Open Up a Windowless Bathroom (13 photos)
When planning the interior architecture of a home, whether it’s a cozy house, a slick condo, or something in between, usually the bathroom is one of the last places to get precious window real estate. That leaves many of us with a windowless bathroom that feels a...

New This Week: 5 Fashionable Dining Rooms (5 photos)
Many people are beginning to dip a toe into the water of social gatherings, if not plunging right in. And that means at-home dinner parties are making a comeback. If you’ve neglected your dining space — or used it over the past year as a home office or dumping...

How to Transition Your Spring Garden Borders Into Summer (11 photos)
After the flush of spring blooms has passed and temperatures begin to creep upward, gardens can start to look a little tired, like bouquets past their prime. Don’t fear — you don’t have to start over and replant a fresh garden border for the summer season....

Kitchen of the Week: Preserving a 1970 Home’s Modern Flavor (11 photos)
Homeowners Dan and Kristen Chaddock love their midcentury modern-style house and their neighborhood in Reston, Virginia, so they recently decided to invest money into updating the kitchen in their forever home. Built in 1970, the home was designed by noted local...

9 Dreamy Decks for Dining Alfresco (12 photos)
When the weather’s right, there’s nothing like a leisurely meal enjoyed under the open sky, with soft breezes wafting through and views of the garden or — if you’re lucky — a lake or seashore. As we move into prime outdoor living season, it’s time to make...

15 Ways to Create Separation in an Open Floor Plan (26 photos)
The “open-plan layout†is a generic term used in interior design and architecture for any floor plan that makes use of large, open spaces and minimizes the use of small, enclosed rooms. They are, for the most part, free of interior walls or partitions. Open floor...