Houzz Tour: Historic Portland Home Gets a Modern Makeover (22 photos)

When Sandy Riedman and her husband, Aaron Matusick, bought an American Foursquare house in Portland, Oregon’s Historic Alphabet District — a neighborhood of beautiful homes where trees line streets named in alphabetical order — there were layers of dust in the 1907 home, which hadn’t been updated in…

11 Ways to Improve Your Home Entry Way (Foyer)

Your entryway should welcome visitors and let them know exactly what to expect from the rest of their home. Whether it’s sleek and modern or warm and inviting, it should set the tone for the rest of your décor. Too many people make the mistake of throwing a coat rack in the corner and calling […]

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80 Home Office Design Statistics

These home office design statistics are a result of analyzing 147,000 home office designs. In a nutshell, below you’ll see data and percentages for many aspects of home office design.  The percentages refer to the percentage that home offices have of each variable. For instance, under home office style statistics, 25.87% of home offices have […]

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100 Helpful Bathroom Design Statistics

Welcome to our highly informative bathroom design statistics page. Below you’ll find data in the form of percentages for many bathroom design aspects including style, colors, materials and types. In a nutshell, our data tells you what percentage bathrooms have for each variable. We obtained this data from analyzing 1,091,000 bathrooms. Bathroom Interior Design Style […]

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Houzz Call: What Are Your Summer-to-Fall Home Rituals? (3 photos)

Labor Day is almost upon us and with it the unofficial end of the summer — and the start of fall. There are plenty of things outside the home that remind us of the shifting season: kids returning to school, leaves turning, days getting shorter. We want to know what do you do inside your home (or…

Try These 6 Verdant Greens for a Fresh, Fabulous Bathroom (12 photos)

When thinking of an accent color for the bathroom, green might not be the first color that comes to mind. Often, the go-to choice is blue coupled with white — an aquatic-inspired palette often meant to channel the serenity of a beautiful lake or an ocean view.
But verdant green can also bring

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How to Create a Relaxed, Nearly White Palette (10 photos)

There are lots of ways to work white into your home. If your vision leans more toward relaxed and beachy than clean-lined and glossy, let these inviting interiors give you some ideas. By layering textures, incorporating architectural salvage or even displaying a pair of pajamas, you can create a room…

Kitchen and Great Room Celebrate Wood, Steel and Natural Light (7 photos)

How to Deadhead Roses and Other Garden Favorites (12 photos)

Dying flowers detract from the beauty of garden borders and beds. Deadheading, or snipping them off, directs a plant’s energy into stronger growth and therefore more blossoms. I often get asked about why we need to deadhead plants, especially how and when to do it. This isn’t about pruning exactly, but…

What to Know About Adding a Deck (13 photos)

Good weather should be enjoyed to its fullest extent. To do that you have to actually go outside. But if your home lacks an enticing outdoor living space, there’s little incentive to venture out.
Outdoor living is seeing a bit of an explosion lately: Adding

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