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9 Self-Care Practices to See You Through the Holidays

December 28th, 2016

From travel to overbooked schedules to colds, the holiday season can become less than joyful. But with a few health and wellness self-care routines in place, you can regain your center and enjoy a peaceful, joy-filled season. Here are nine self-care ideas to try during the holidays. Add your own in the Comments. Material Design Build 1. Find a sauna. Whether you choose to ...

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Colorful and Pattern-Happy in California

December 27th, 2016

Once Joan Schubert and David Fletcher outgrew their home, they decided to return to the Sacramento, California, neighborhood where Schubert grew up, and where she still has family. But before they could move into the 1930s Tudor-style house, the couple needed to do a major renovation. Before Photo “After” photos by Michelle Drewes PhotographyHouzz at a GlanceWho lives here ...

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A Daughter Restores Her Stunning Childhood Home

August 30th, 2016

Suzanne Gray hadn’t thought much about her childhood home in California’s Ojai Valley since the day she left it and headed east after high school. But after losing both her parents and recently retiring from the banking world, she was faced with the decision of whether to sell the home or move back into it. When the house was built in 1959 by midcentury designer and builder Rodney Walker ...

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A Federalist-Style Home Lightens Up

August 29th, 2016

Landscape designer Cedar Baldridge is anything but traditional. Raised in Mexico, she grew up around cacti and cowboys and lots of color. So when she purchased a traditional Federalist-style home in Houston, Texas, she knew she had some work to do. With the help of Dillon Kyle Architects, she knocked down walls in her living room, kitchen and laundry to create an airy, bright feel — and th ...

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10 Most Popular New Dining Room Photos

August 28th, 2016

Whether you’re looking to create a beach-inspired supper hot spot or want to redesign a kitchen corner for hosting dinner guests, these trending dining rooms on Houzz have you covered. Here are 10 popular dining rooms, as measured by the number of people who’ve saved photos of them to their Houzz ideabooks in recent months. Tell us in the Comments which space you’d most want to host a dinne ...

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Open-Plan Design Makes All the Difference

August 27th, 2016

Dimity and Ed O’Leary wanted to move from an apartment into a home where they could settle in and start a family. But the house they bought, an old worker’s cottage built in 1910, sat on a narrow, sloping lot that presented a challenge for their architects. Carterwilliamson Architects kept the front and demolished the back to make room for a modern, open-plan layout. carterwill ...

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A Home Opens to the Outdoors

August 26th, 2016

Maneesh Jain and Nadya Ramsaroop had already started remodeling their San Francisco home when they had a revelation. After tearing down the walls in the back of their home to construct a new kitchen-dining area, they realized that they could also install a bifold door on the rear wall to connect the new open-plan space to their backyard. And so their whole-house renovation — designed to cre ...

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25 Bedrooms We’d Love to Fall Asleep In

August 24th, 2016

Most of us want a calm, soothing vibe to permeate our bedroom. So it’s no surprise that the 25 most popular bedroom photos uploaded recently to Houzz portray that kind of atmosphere. A quick review of the key elements found in the following photos reveals some recurring design moves that deliver the relaxing look. When in doubt, employ gray and gray-blue tones, wood accents and layers of th ...

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16 Smart Ideas for Small Homes From People Who’ve Been There

August 23rd, 2016

Constraint breeds creativity. And in no place is this more true than in not-big homes. Give someone 1,000 square feet or less and he or she is bound to come up with clever design decisions that make home life more enjoyable. Here are 16 tricks from space-savvy homeowners to help get your creative juices flowing. Sushiiphoto Sushiiphoto 1. Reconsider corn ...

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Dream to Done: How to Refine Your Renovation Vision to Fit Your Budget

August 22nd, 2016

Part 2 in “Dream to Done,” a new series on how to remodel a home, from the initial vision to completionMatching your renovation dreams and dollars can sometimes feel like a challenge. But there’s a lot you can do to get the look you want at the right price. In the first story in this series, we laid out the steps in choosing the pros you will work with and setting an initial budget. Here we ...

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