Houzz Tour: A Toronto Home Comes Back From the Brink When interior designer Stephane Chamard moved from Paris to Toronto for his husband, Philippe, it was an act of love. When he took on the renovation of an old home in Toronto that had been abandoned for more than 30 years,... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25970622/ZTRlMDE0/n485/v1/nllc/g0/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Life Lessons From 10 Years of Living in 84 Square Feet About 10 years ago, Dee Williams was living in a 1,500-square-foot, three-bedroom house in Portland, Oregon. She had a $1,200-per-month mortgage, which she split with housemates to help make ends meet. The 1927... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/26019810/ZWI5NmJh/n485/v1/nllc/g1/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Houzz Products: A Special Spring Tea Party Tea has a history of bringing people together. Dont we all savor the conversation and memories made over tea as much as the sweets and drinks? Anytime is a good time for tea with friends. Make it extra special this spring... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/26206303/Y2ZjOTVi/n485/v1/nllc/g2/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ My Houzz: Ease and Coziness in Rural Australia Cherie Hausler was working as a freelance food writer and stylist in Sydney, and her partner, Damien Feuerherdt, was a freelance sound engineer and musician, when Feuerherdts mother found a 150-year-old bluestone farmhouse... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25665851/NWFhM2E1/n485/v1/nllc/g3/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Make Your Own Barn-Style Door in Any Size You Need I have a thing for barn doors and often photograph random ones while sightseeing. I live in New England, so theyre easy to find on old barns in seaside towns or farmhouses in the country. I love the look of industrial... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25360748/MTA2MjEw/n485/v1/nllc/g4/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Simple Pleasures: Digging in the Attic A rainy spring day when you cant dig in your garden is the perfect opportunity to dig for buried treasure... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25961289/NzFhOGY1/n485/v1/nllc/g5/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Kitchen of the Week: Warm and Industrial in New Hampshire Kitchen designer Karen Swanson of New England Design Works and the owner of this New Hampshire kitchen found each other on Houzz. She... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25746939/OGY5ZDhh/n485/v1/nllc/g6/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Unleash Your Guerilla Gardener Ill let you in on a little secret I am a mass polluter. Every fall I walk through my small garden and gather seeds from the... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25523728/MDA4ZjZk/n485/v1/nllc/g7/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Houzz Tour: A Metaphor and 18 Bikes Inspire a Modern House Can a house convey human feeling through its design? Architect Lisa Chadbourne thinks so. Her Seattle firm makes a point to get to know clients to create a home thats not only functional, but also expresses a more personal,... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25719687/NDE5ZTJh/n485/v1/nllc/g8/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ The Enduring Appeal of the Egg Basket On Easter Sunday candy-colored baskets will be out in full force. But as anyone who raises chickens knows, these are the distant, tarted-up cousins of the real egg baskets the sort that people use for daily egg... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/26336290/MmE0NTJk/n485/v1/nllc/g9/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Unifying and Beautifying a Washington Island Landscape Tish Treherne, principal of Bliss Garden Design, creates beautiful landscapes for a living. But this project on Bainbridge Island, Washington, was a particular labor of love, since its her own home. ... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25082666/YTJiNTNh/n485/v1/nllc/g10/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ My Houzz: Midcentury Decor Personalizes a 1902 Charmer After a short stint in Los Angeles, Brad and Flavia Naves were drawn to the family-friendly San Francisco neighborhood of Cole Valley, tucked next to Haight-Ashbury. I had lived south of Market Street before and loved... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25908064/YWVlM2Y4/n485/v1/nllc/g11/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ 10 Ways to Open a Kitchen to the Outdoors The... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25786490/YmNmMjA0/n485/v1/nllc/g12/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Room of the Day: Cheery Cottage Style for a Master Bedroom One antique stained glass window was the driving inspiration for this cozy master bedroom redesign. In addition to their desire to show off their antiques in the best light, these homeowners wanted a comfy, family-friendly... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/26002520/Yzg5MjVi/n485/v1/nllc/g13/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Houzz Tour: A Modern Art Showcase in the Hamptons Interior designer Alice Black enjoyed working on this house so much, she would love to have another project like it. In many ways, she says,... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25808569/MGM4ZDRm/n485/v1/nllc/g14/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ 7-Day Plan: Get a Spotless, Beautifully Organized Bathroom Wet towels and dirty clothes dumped on the floor, the sink littered with products, soap scum caked on every surface In the daily rush to get out the door, the bathroom often fares the worst (and thats not even mentioning... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25315191/YzBmNDlj/n485/v1/nllc/g15/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Going Solar at Home: Solar Panel Basics Solar-powered homes were a rarity as recently as a decade ago. But a plethora of federal and local tax incentives along with increasing worries about climate change have made them commonplace. Installing solar panels... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25762570/MzA4MmU3/n485/v1/nllc/g16/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Budget Bathroom Beautifiers The bathroom is perhaps one of the most important rooms in the house, but it never seems to get the respect it deserves. We spatter it with mud after rainstorms and leave heaps of wet towels on its forgiving floor. Its... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25463536/YmNkMDk5/n485/v1/nllc/g17/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ You Said It: Photovoltawhata? and More Houzz Quotables This week on Houzz, an underlying theme stood out: how to make major lifestyle changes via your home. Sometimes the changes were born from how people reacted to disasters. Others were from conscious changes to lessen carbon... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/26322771/M2E4NzM2/n485/v1/nllc/g18/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ 6 Ways to Harmonize Different Home and Garden Styles Eclecticism in designing a garden is trickier than it seems. Combine several styles or elements together, and the risk of nothing standing out is great as is the risk for, well, a cacophonous mess. But what if... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/24275527/NTg5Nzll/n485/v1/nllc/g19/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ The Cure for Houzz Envy: Master Bedroom Touches Anyone Can Do Ah, some of the luxury master suites on Houzz they have fireplaces, they have TVs that disappear into trunks, they have bathrooms that are bigger than the first floor of my house. Heres the thing: I dont envy the... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25368325/ZmE5ZGVi/n485/v1/nllc/g20/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Step Away From the Wallpaper: Why Decorating Risks Are Overrated In popular design shows in which designers compete against one another, safe is usually code for boring its all about making a statement and standing out from the crowd. But your home is not a design... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25919141/YzEyOWFj/n485/v1/nllc/g21/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Basement of the Week: Gaming and Jamming Near Toronto This basement was designed with two teenage boys in mind one a musician, and the other a gamer. Although the basement was previously finished, interior designer Paula... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25929654/NWJkNDYx/n485/v1/nllc/g22/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Fireplaces That Catch the Eye Remember that polar vortex that swept across much of the U.S. earlier this year? Even in California, it left us thinking about basic needs: food, water and warmth. However, wouldnt it be nice if those had a touch of... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/23271082/ODVlODVl/n485/v1/nllc/g23/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ How to Choose the Right Window Shades Although the lines of distinction are not that clear, for simplicitys sake its safe to say that shades are the warm, fuzzy version of blinds. Whereas blinds are made of hard substances, like wood and aluminum, shades... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25727434/YzM1YTcy/n485/v1/nllc/g24/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Guest Picks: Get Your Head in the Clouds As a child I loved to lie down on picnic blankets and watch the clouds roll by. I always had fun looking for shapes and imagining fanciful stories. Luckily for me, whimsical clouds are a popular motif in home decor, so we... http://www.houzz.com/r/1/25613822/NjEyNTdk/n485/v1/nllc/g25/u/txk4Oi8qQYdYKMJoaTRVkg ------------------------------ Don't want to receive Houzz updates? unsubscribe here: http://www.houzz.com/optOutEmail/oo=newsletter/uname=jeeproject/sig=NzY2NTE5MjRhYzU4ZTJkZDk3NGQyNjAyZTRjYmU2OGE=. View our privacy policy here: http://www.houzz.com/privacyPolicy (C)2014 Houzz Inc.