Room of the Day: A Colorful Nursery Plays With Pattern This boldly animated nursery, says interior designer Karen B. Wolf, “is not the nursery we grew up with.” Rather, the room is the product of her Livingston, New Jersey, clients’ love of graphic patterns and colors. The couple,... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47823886/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g0/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Houzz Quizz: What Kitchen Countertop Is Right For You? I’m often asked to assist overwhelmed homeowners with picking out their kitchen countertops. Usually all it takes to guide them toward a winning material is to suss out some of the project’s details, such as their budget,... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/43799138/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g1/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Say Hello to Minion Yellow, Pantone’s Newest (and Happiest) Color What do singer Pharrell Williams, the movie franchise Despicable Me and global color authority Pantone have in common? Well, if you’ve seen the first two films in the series, then you probably know that Williams wrote and... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47913797/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g2/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ What Mom Wants for Mother’s Day We asked more than 750 moms about what would please them for Mother’s Day this year. A special meal and time with you took the top spots, but hold that dinner reservation for a moment — nearly half of the moms said their... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/48137780/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g3/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Houzz Tour: Change of Heart Prompts Change of House The couple who owns this Mill Valley, California, house had hired a design team to help transform a small ranch house into a larger family home. As one of the owners says, “We wanted a ‘forever house.’” He’s from the East... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/44968785/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g4/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Creative Ideas for Small Front Yards Whether you live in an urban area or a beach cottage on the coast, if your home is sited close to the street, landscaping the front yard can pose quite a challenge. Let these thoughtfully designed petite front yards inspire... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47784420/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g5/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Design Workshop: Is It Time to Let Basements Become Extinct? Should we build basements at all? In light of our evolving energy codes and a genuine interest in doing the right thing environmentally, it’s a question architects are frequently asking themselves and their clients. To properly... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/46473146/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g6/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Houzz Tour: Color Reigns Supreme Near Seattle If you’re going to use every color of crayon in the box, it’s a good idea to have plenty of sheets of crisp white paper for the job. This was the approach that designer Kimberlee Gorsline implemented for her latest project... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47748819/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g7/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Elephants of the Kitchen? What to Know About Concrete Counters Concrete countertops are a little like elephants. The obvious similarities are the gray color and heavyweight nature. And when you work with the material for a while, you learn that it has an extremely long memory. Concrete... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47558799/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g8/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ My Houzz: Artists Find Their Dream Home in the Country Talk about a change of scenery. Creative couple Susan Buret and Faye Sampson — both artists and avid gardeners — moved from inner-city Brisbane, Australia, to the quaint country village of Burrawang, Australia. In return... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/46774101/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g9/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Shop Houzz: When Life Hands You Lemons You never know what life will throw your way, so remember to have fun with your designs. No color can brighten your day more than yellow, so introduce pops of sunshine and citrus into your home. These picks from the Houzz... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47177890/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g10/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Houzz Tour: Coastal New England Style Meets Pacific Northwest Modern At retirement time this Seattle couple decided to move to their weekend house on an island north of the city. But first the beach house needed some updating to become a comfortable full-time home. “The house was built in... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47434700/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g11/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Birch Plywood Keeps Things Light in a Cotswolds Kitchen This Cotswolds kitchen was a little different from the projects Sam Shaw of Sustainable Kitchens usually designs. “We do lots of oak-fronted, Shaker-style kitchens,” Shaw says. But the owners of this kitchen, part of a newly... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47804589/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g12/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ 10 Ways to Lift a White Room With Rainbow Brights Introducing bright color into your home can seem intimidating if you’ve chosen a palette of pale shades. But rainbow brights really sing against a plain background and can transform an all-white room into something spectacular.... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47728896/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g13/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Edible Gardening Essentials: Watering Tips Worth Soaking Up Watering is essential for any landscape, but it’s at the top of the to-do list if you’re growing an edible garden. Most edibles require regular watering. If you live where summer rainstorms are common, Mother Nature might... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/27368798/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g14/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ 11 Essential Herbs for Your Edible Garden This summer enhance your recipes, eliminate extra trips to the grocery store and cultivate a connection with nature with a few sprigs or leaves from an herb plant you’ve grown yourself. Herbs tie all gardeners together, whether... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/27663387/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g15/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Ask an Expert: How to Decorate a Long, Narrow Room When you’re clicking through images of gorgeous rooms to gather inspiration for your home, does it sometimes seem as though the ideas will work only in large or pleasingly proportioned rooms? The truth is, when a room is... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47382101/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g16/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Garden BFFs? Why Your Vegetables Are Begging for Companion Plants No one likes to see precious garden vegetables eaten away by bugs. What if you could keep those damaging insects away from your edibles without using insecticides? All it takes is a few helpful plants, better known as companion... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/8107034/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g17/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ My Houzz: ‘Pavement Pickings’ a Happy Fit in a Period Home Whether it be perusing Parisian flea markets, trawling eBay or keeping an eye out for curbside treasures, Lize Smeaton-Fox has long enjoyed the pursuit of adding that next item to her collection, and making an art out of... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47986882/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g18/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Great Design Plant: Chrysogonum Virginianum Green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) is a tough woodland native wildflower that can handle a wide range of conditions, from dry shade to full sun, in moist soil. It blooms in midspring, after the earliest wildflowers,... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47375040/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g19/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ My Houzz: A Creative Home Bursting With Dark Colors “I love darkness, and I love dark interiors,” says Fiona Ellis, and her home in Berkshire County, England, is a testimony to the veracity of that statement. Draped in sumptuous fabrics, atmospheric dark hues and vivid accessories,... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47862906/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g20/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Shop Houzz: Add Charm With Milk Glass and Jadeite Milk glass and jadeite are exquisite types of opaque glass that have an undeniable vintage appeal. Those in the know are pairing them, since mint green and frosty white are perfect for spring and summer. Whether you like... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47142825/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g21/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Great Design Plant: Amelanchier Signals Spring With Airy White Blooms The beautiful white clouds of serviceberries (Amelanchier spp) in bloom are one of the first signs of spring here in central Massachusetts, flowering in the New England woods in mid-April, even before the daffodils bloom.... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/46564099/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g22/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Room of the Day: An Eclectic Bedroom With an Edgy Vibe Wanting to give his simple, no-fuss modern bachelor pad master bedroom in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco more warmth and character, a twentysomething tech executive collaborated with designer Sara Cosgrove... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47404078/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g23/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Great Design Plant: Acer Rubrum Brings Shade and Beauty If you have room for just one large tree, consider red maple (Acer rubrum). Well adapted to the acidic soils of the East Coast, this beautiful shade tree provides beauty and interest through the seasons, starting with glowing... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/47463322/ZmI3OTQ5/n1245/v1/nllc/g24/u/AdFoqJRVKW4eC9cFevjXFQ ------------------------------ Don't want to receive Houzz updates? unsubscribe here: http://www.houzz.com/optOutEmail/oo=newsletter/uname=jeeproject/t=19/id=1245/sid=4926b058-212b-4f4a-b07b-3fd9121d4060/sig=ZjliNWU3MDFkMTczNGM1OGIxNTZmN2RlZTFiZGE5YjE=. View our privacy policy here: http://www.houzz.com/privacyPolicy (C)2015 Houzz Inc.Don't want to receive Houzz updates? unsubscribe here: http://www.houzz.com/optOutEmail/oo=newsletter/uname=jeeproject/t=19/id=1245/sid=4926b058-212b-4f4a-b07b-3fd9121d4060/sig=ZjliNWU3MDFkMTczNGM1OGIxNTZmN2RlZTFiZGE5YjE=. View our privacy policy here: http://www.houzz.com/privacyPolicy (C)2015 Houzz Inc.