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Historic Form, Modern Function

With a blend of stunning design and impeccable functionality, this Illinois kitchen is the perfect gathering place for family and friends.

Romance Great

In this charming and nostalgic 1926 cottage, each room receives a festive dose of holiday cheer.

Easy Outdoor Gatherings

It’s time to take it outside! By rethinking your garden spaces and having a few simple staples on standby, you can gather outdoors in a pinch for some safe and simple social distancing.

The Joy of Handmade

Tiles, knobs and drawer pulls—oh my!

A Feast for the Eyes

Learn how to create an inspiring setting no matter how large or small your guest list.

A tiny challenge Just for the LOVE of it At Home

The last thing I needed was another house — even if it was just a tiny house.

Vintage Christmas Vignettes

Learn how to showcase your classic collections for the holiday season.

The Little House That Could

This playhouse was transformed into a grown-up she shed, perfectly decorated for Christmas.

Nostalgic Noel

Vintage collectibles and ornaments hark Noelback to an old-fashioned Christmas.

Rusty the Snowman

No snow? No problem. Here’s how to create a snowman that won’t melt away.

Light & Bright for the Holidays

This Scandi-Dutch home, built by a florist and her husband, sparkles and shines even more at Christmas.

Keeping the Past Alive

An Illinois designer channels holiday peace and love from the 1970s through mementos and collectibles.

Have a Holly Jolly Cookbook

It’s the tastiest time of the year! Enjoy the holidays at home with divine recipes that will brighten your table and heart.

From Memories to WREATHS

Celebrate this Christmas season with handmade wreaths brimming with vintage finds.

A Vintage Christmas

Vintage elves, jadeite, ironstone and Santas are just a few of the holiday treats inside this North Dakota farmhouse.

A Holiday Haven

An Ohio homeowner uses her neutral décor style and lovely antiques as the perfect backdrop for a holiday escape.

MODERN HISTORY

Nearly two decades ago, Anne and Brad Bishop searched for a family home. They found one that charms everyone.

Talented Twosome

If you can dream it, this husband-and-wife team will tweak it, build it, and lacquer it.

The 10 Most Beautiful Homes IN ST.LOUIS 2020

How do you define a beautiful home? Is it in the architecture or the setting? In the mix of building materials or the assemblage of stylistic influences? It wasn’t until our search for beautiful homes ended this past summer that writer Amy Burger and I recognized how our instincts drew us to properties with incredible landscaping and gardens, to places where homeowners place a premium on outdoor spaces and details: window boxes in bloom, statement-making walkways, a passion for the front porch, which, this year above all others, proved its hero status as the place to connect with neighbors and nature alike. –VERONICA THEODORO

Welcome to the Neighborhood

BETSY BLANCETT NACRELLI, owner of Collections by Joya, entered 2020 on a high note.

DISCO QUEEN

Whether she’s decorating her home or building a small business, Abbey Eilermann does it with joy.

Breaking the Mold

Before she could create her line of jewelry, designer Taylor Saleem had to forge a new path.

A Common Thread

Two women—one a baby boomer, the other a millennial—share more than just a love of design.

Home in 3-D

Tech tools are simplifying the sale and renovation of homes.

Small Treasures

Stylish, tactile, and colorful Arts & Crafts tile.

Repairing Pebble-Dash Stucco

Maybe your old house has stucco with the rough, pebbly finish that’s often referred to as “pebble-dash.” Or maybe it’s the variation accurately termed “roughcast.” The difference lies in the aggregate (pebbles) and the method of application. True pebble-dash requires that the wall be finish-coated with fresh stucco while pebbles are literally thrown (dashed) onto the wet surface, where, with any luck, they’ll stick. Most pebble-dash finishes use sharper gravel to aid in the binding process. Roughcast, on the other hand, is a bit easier for the homeowner to achieve. Either sharp gravel or pebbles may be used since the aggregate material is added to the wet stucco topcoat during the mixing. Once applied, the thin surface slurry can be removed with a soft sponge, or even by using a misting spray from a hose.

Framing a Pocket Door

For rooms where space is at a premium, pocket doors neatly slide in and out of a wall cavity.

Clean Living

It’s never been more important than now.

The Art of Juxtaposition LIVING LIGHTLY IN A HISTORIC TOWNHOUSE

This Victorian-era brownstone is deeply appreciated by its owners for its fine craftsmanship and age. “My clients respect the house for the same reasons I do,” says interior designer Deborah Mariotti, a transplant to Brooklyn from Italy. “We were responsible for its continued preservation, wherever it remained authentic. In areas where it was not original, though, we had no doubt that we would design contemporary space. It wasn’t even a question.”

THE CHINABERRY KITCHEN

Strong color unifies a revival kitchen in a 1910 Seattle house. A NOT-TOO-BIG HOUSE WITH CURB APPEAL WAS WHAT MARISA MUNOZ WAS LOOKING FOR WHEN SHE CAME UPON THIS ONE ON QUEEN ANNE HILL IN SEATTLE. THE 1910 HOUSE, A TRANSITIONAL FUSION OF LATE-VICTORIAN AND CRAFTSMAN ELEMENTS, HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING SHE WANTED: STEEP GABLES AND PRETTY WINDOWS; ORIGINAL MOULDINGS, HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND A ROMANTIC WINDING STAIRCASE. WELL MAINTAINED, THE HOUSE GENERALLY WAS IN MOVE-IN CONDITION . . . EXCEPT FOR THE KITCHEN.