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Houzz Tour: Midcentury Meets Mediterranean in California

October 20th, 2014

og. For many of us, personal style is not a one-note thing. It wasn’t for this couple, who love both classic Mediterranean style and a midcentury modern aesthetic. However, when they purchased a traditional Mediterranean home in Mountain View, California, they were having problems making their chosen styles jibe. They hired designer Melina Copass to help them reconcile the looks ...

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Room of the Day: Dividing a Living Area to Conquer a Space Challenge

October 19th, 2014

Karinda Tolland and husband Donnacha had rented their early 20th century terraced house in the historic heart of Dublin for about five years before deciding to buy it in 2013 and transform it into their perfect home. With friends and family visiting from all over the world — Karinda is from Australia and met Donnacha while traveling — the two were keen to transform their dark, ...

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Houzz Call: Have a Beautiful Small Bathroom? We Want to See It!

October 18th, 2014

We’ve offered plenty of professional advice on how to make the most of small full bathrooms, but now we want to hear from you. Have you designed a wonderful small bathroom this year? We want to learn from it!Homeowners: Please show us your compact bathroom and tell us what you did to add storage, increase function and more. Designers: Show us a small bathroom you’ve completed this year ...

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Room of the Day: A Playful Palm Springs Style in L.A.

October 17th, 2014

Even though Kelly Oxford chose to title her humorous New York Times bestselling book Everything Is Perfect When You’re a Liar, she wanted her midcentury Los Angeles home to be anything but fake. “I knew right away I wanted the house to be true to its design,” she says. Except for “a crazy Gaggenau kitchen remodel” in the 1980s, Oxford says, the home was in its original 1960s cond ...

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Low-Boo Halloween Decor for the Little Ones

October 16th, 2014

Interior designer Kristi Will spends most of her time creating high-end, luxury interiors. But for clients with small children, she turns her mind from custom furniture to decorating pumpkins at Halloween time. “It started last year,” she says. “Because the kids are young, the family wanted me to help them find something that was Halloween but wasn’t superscary.” That first yea ...

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Room of the Day: Eclectic and Casual in a Michigan Great Room

October 15th, 2014

“Casual” and “family” were the two keywords that drove the design of this great room in a new west Michigan home. The open floor plan allows the couple and their two young boys to be together even while doing different things, while a comfortable breakfast booth and durable finishes keep the vibe laid back and inviting. Mike Schaap Builders ...

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Houzz Tour: New York Apartment Redesign Cooks Up Good Looks

October 14th, 2014

Over its 150 years of existence, this apartment in a New York City brownstone has been home to a fashion model–actress, a renowned DJ and the woman responsible for the look of Vogue. It was Grace Coddington, longtime creative director for arguably the world’s best-known fashion magazine, who gave the two-story apartment a loft-like look. Downstairs it was one open space lined w ...

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A Place for Everything: Beautiful Ways to Style Your Table

October 13th, 2014

For ages we have been coming together around a table to eat, drink and be merry. As our culture has evolved, so has the art of setting the table for entertaining. In the medieval times of kings, queens and knights, where someone sat in relation to the salt cellar on the table indicated social standing, and people brought their own spoons and knives to dinner. There were no plat ...

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Make Your Checklist for Entertaining Season

October 9th, 2014

Fall and winter offer ample opportunities to entertain, not only on holidays (of which there are plenty!) but also with more casual gatherings. And whether you entertain a lot or a little, having a well-stocked home can take a lot of the stress out of party planning. From setting the scene to setting the table, cooking to cleanup, pick and choose from the items on our checklist ...

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9 Fun Ceiling Colors to Try Right Now

October 8th, 2014

I’m always on the lookout for creative ways to sneak fun color into a client’s home. It can be tough to pull off an intense color on all four walls of a room without making the space feel small, dark and claustrophobic, so I tend to prefer injecting high-voltage hues in smaller bits and pieces, or in unexpected ways. It’s no secret now that a bold ceiling color is a great way t ...

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Houzz Tour: Midcentury Meets Mediterranean in California

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Room of the Day: Dividing a Living Area to Conquer a Space Challenge

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Houzz Call: Have a Beautiful Small Bathroom? We Want to See It!

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Room of the Day: A Playful Palm Springs Style in L.A.

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Low-Boo Halloween Decor for the Little Ones

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Room of the Day: Eclectic and Casual in a Michigan Great Room

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