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20.10.2013

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My Houzz: Dreamy, Organic Style in a Tampa Cottage (25 photos)

Posted: 20 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT

It takes time to create your dream home, and to find a location in your dream neighborhood. Shona and Shaun Carcary waited 17 years until their two daughters left for college to finally snag a cottage in Bayshore Beautiful, an oak-filled neighborhood in Tampa, Florida, just...

Design Workshop: Thinking Differently About Doors (13 photos)

Posted: 20 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT

The massive doors of the great cathedrals in Europe were intentionally designed as humbling constructions. That's because door size and treatment in architecture are excellent ways to shift scale with little effort. By contrast, residential construction has historically...

21 Decorating Ideas for a Chic Bathroom (14 photos)

Posted: 20 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT

Bathroom updates often take low priority, falling behind more visible rooms in the race to make our houses habitable. But having a beautiful, functional and stylish bathroom can enhance your everyday life (more than a pretty dining room, one could argue), making rushed mornings run...

10 Open, Industrial Lofts That Feel Like Home (10 photos)

Posted: 20 Oct 2013 07:00 AM PDT

I'm one of those people who can't help but drool over a loft. The industrial exposed ductwork, brick walls and banged-up hardwood floors? Swoon! To me, living in a loft is like living in a page out of history. But the fact is, turning a loft into a home is a lot more difficult than it looks. A lack of...

Lessons in Living Comfortably: Embrace the Scratches and Dents (12 photos)

Posted: 20 Oct 2013 07:00 AM PDT

Do you remember when English country style was all the rage? I pored over magazine photos of chintz-filled homes, with their centuries-old furniture and baker's-dozen dogs sprawled across rich silk cushions. But what enticed me most was the tattered upholstery, the scratched and dented floors,...

Guest Picks: 21 Creative and Kitschy Kitchen Chairs (21 photos)

Posted: 20 Oct 2013 07:00 AM PDT

I love the look of an antique table, but I also like when a table and chair set takes on a life of its own. Painting and resurfacing your own pieces is definitely an option; however, another great way to transform a dining room or an eat-in kitchen into something kitschy and fabulous is to trade the...

My Houzz: Brightness and Creativity in a Live-Work Townhouse (21 photos)

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 03:00 PM PDT

After living in her 1890s Toronto house for almost 30 years, illustrator Jamie Bennett decided it was finally time to create her dream home. She and her husband, Alex Wittholz, creative director at Helios Design...

Will Cork Float for Your Bathroom Floor? (5 photos)

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 03:00 PM PDT

There are a lot of factors to consider when picking out a material for the bathroom floor: price, aesthetic, installation, maintenance, sustainability and more. Cork is an especially hotly debated material choice for bathrooms. Although it's often used for its natural mildew resistance, there are...

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