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20 Fun and Inventive Homework Areas

September 12th, 2018

Kids seem to get more homework with each passing year. You can make children’s study time at home more pleasant and productive with a homework area or desk designed for them. These 20 study areas in bedrooms, shared spaces and reading rooms can provide you with plenty of ideas and inspiration. Jamie Nesbitt-Weber Interior Design 1. Going PlacesWith its wall-size map of New ...

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Choosing Color: 5 Fun Options for 1 Sunny Entryway

September 10th, 2018

I’m a big proponent of putting a bold paint color on the exterior side of a home’s front door. But this often begs the question from homeowners: “What color do I paint the interior side?” The answer is, it depends. If the room just inside your front door is chock-full of bold color or covered wall to wall in artwork or decorative accessories, then perhaps white or another neutral hue is bes ...

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Modern Texas Home Embraces a Local Tradition

September 5th, 2018

Mountains, a deep canyon, spectacular sunsets and the lights of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, are just some of the amazing views enjoyed by this Texas home. Not to mention the action of the red-tailed hawks, golden eagles, deer and rabbits that pass by. Perched on a mountainside almost a mile above sea level, the home becomes part of the landscape, with just one portion jutting out in dramatic fas ...

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Anne Dérian’s Art Emerges Piece by Piece

September 3rd, 2018

Anne Dérian worked in various architectural offices in Paris and felt deceived somehow: Creativity, which had been at the center of her studies at school, represented only a small fraction of her everyday professional life. Her dissatisfaction grew until the day she first saw the work of the mosaicist Mathilde Jonquière. It was a moment that would change her life forever. Anne ...

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Fun and Color Everywhere in This Sausalito Houseboat

August 31st, 2018

Back in 2007, a globe-trotting international lawyer decided she was fed up with city life after lengthy stints in London, Boston and San Francisco. When a friend suggested she move to Sausalito, California, she joked that the only way she’d live in Marin County would be on a houseboat. So on a lark, they drove up to a real estate showing at Sausalito’s Liberty Dock, and she was sold from th ...

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A Child’s Magical Fairy-Tale Bedroom

August 29th, 2018

When interior designer Gita Jacobson’s clients asked her to redecorate their daughters’ bedrooms in Redwood City, California, Jacobson went right to the source and asked the little girls for their input. “They really wanted the girls to be involved and to help design it,” Jacobson says. “The girls were very excited and came to me with ideas.” For the family’s youngest daughter, she created ...

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Our Favorite Kitchen Storage Ideas Now

August 29th, 2018

If you can’t find a lid for every pot, your herbs are a jumble, your baking sheets are buried and everyone’s charging devices have taken over your kitchen countertops, this ideabook is for you. Kitchen and cabinet designers are constantly coming up with solutions to make working in your kitchen easier and more functional. Here are some of the best ideas they’re sharing on Houzz. ...

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A Mini Dino Park for a 3-Year-Old

August 27th, 2018

Garden designer Simon Orchard has worked on a wide range of gardens for clients all over London, but when he was asked to construct this patch, he had to face his most challenging client yet: his 3-year-old son, Finley.“I think I can say this is the smallest garden I’ve designed,” Orchard says, “and for my most difficult client!” Simon Orchard Garden Design Who lives here: ...

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To-Dos: Your June Home Checklist

May 21st, 2018

Summer officially begins June 20 this year, but why wait until then to get into the summer spirit? Get a jump-start by prepping your home and garden for warm weather, setting up the perfect drip-dry spot for beach towels, reorganizing the kitchen (hello, smoothie bar), and more. These 18 to-dos cover all the bases, so you can enjoy the season to the fullest. Jeff Herr Photograp ...

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3 Sizzling Color Palettes for Summer Gardens

May 20th, 2018

Color palettes can be powerful tools for creating a harmonious look among different areas of the landscape and setting a mood for the garden as a whole. Most hot-colored planting palettes that rely on deeply saturated reds, oranges, purples and pinks are considered energizing and have the bonus of being favored by pollinators. Have a look at the following three warm-season color palettes an ...

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