Houzz Tours 1,006 Ideabooks

Many people would like high ceilings in their home. But Australian couple Nigel Martin and Louise Clarke required the extra headroom. Circus performers with Bamboozled Productions, the couple... more »

Abbotsford, a suburb of Melbourne, is dotted with Edwardian houses that reflect a more modest style of architecture following the ornate Victorian architecture of the 19th century. The Edwardian houses make for pleasing streetscapes — and those streetscapes... more »

It’s fitting that John Eastman uses a vintage freight elevator to access his home. As a large-scale abstract painter and maker of reclaimed-wood furniture for his company, Eastman... more »

The owners of this midcentury modern house in New York's Hudson Valley liked the casual nature of the original 1952 design, but they wanted a stronger connection to the landscape. Jeff... more »

The hundred-year-old bungalow Melissa Glover bought had seen better days. Layer upon layer of numerous remodels had left the home a messy mix of styles. But its best days were yet to come. As a first-time homeowner, Glover poured her heart,... more »

Vintage shopping is an art — usually you either have a talent for it or you don't. I fall into the latter category. Generally, I feel lucky if I end up with a funky postcard when I leave a flea market. But when Jutta... more »

The first night Jennifer Hodges spent in her 1950s Santa Cruz, California, beach house, she cried herself to sleep. These were not tears of joy or the result of sand in her eye. She was distraught. "All I saw was work everywhere," Hodges says. "Shag carpeting,... more »

Years of experience as a buyer for some of the largest retailers in the Netherlands — including Dutch department stores de Bijenkorf and Loods... more »

Can modern architecture be used to enable a family's traditions and heritage? The knee-jerk answer might be no, since early-20th-century modernism ignored tradition in a number of ways. But given that today's modern architecture combines modern style... more »

With a passion for surf and sun, Stuart Gasner and Kate Ditzler built a dream second-home retreat for themselves, their five kids and friends on a vast meadow hidden in the mountains of Aptos, just south of the surfing community of Santa Cruz in California.... more »

A beautiful home isn't an uncommon sight in Montecito, California. But this house hides a secret under its luxurious exterior — it's one of the first LEED Platinum-certified homes in the area. Designers... more »

For 30-year-old Lauren Bunton, finding ways to modernize her traditional, century-old Toronto home and collection of rustic antiques became her biggest remodeling challenge. "I walked into the living room one day and realized... more »

When a brother and sister and their respective spouses reached retirement age, they decided they wanted to carry on a long tradition of large family gatherings on their property on Camano Island, Washington. They had grown up vacationing on a small cabin... more »

Log cabins tend to be dark. It's just often a fact when the space is all wood; the interior tends to be moody. That's what Sam Wotring and Nicole Ray were expecting before they stepped inside this 1920s log cabin... more »