Here are 10 homes that raise the stakes, plus advice on when you might want to do the same

Set the right mood, focus a view or highlight architecture with long, narrow windows sited just so on a wall

Share pictures of your home and yard this summer — we’d love to feature them in an upcoming story

Talk about convenience. Better yet, get it yourself after being inspired by this Texas bath

Check out the gorgeously designed and furnished new space now that the paint is dry and all the pieces are in place

West Coast natives: The blue flowers of drought-tolerant ceanothus draw the eye and help support local wildlife too

Blackened steel, glass, teak and a color-shifting staircase make this home a contemporary feast for the eyes

Splurging selectively and saving elsewhere, a Canadian family gets a posh-looking home that matches their vision

He loves bold; she loves soft. It took a designer’s intervention to create a space that pleased them both

Sun beating down on your sandy gravel? Thick shade darkening your clay soil? There’s a ground cover here for you