Add an exotic touch with Moroccan tiles in everything from intricate patterns and rich colors to subtle, luminous neutrals

Refreshingly basic silhouettes and materials make saltboxes a simple architectural pleasure

Great design stimulates all the senses, including touch. Check out these great uses of texture, then let your fingers do the walking

Leaf blowers, trucks or noisy neighbors driving you berserk? These sound-reduction strategies can help you hush things up

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

Gas or charcoal? Front and center or out of the way? We want to see how you barbecue at home

Give your joints a break while you're standing at the stove, with these resilient and beautiful materials for kitchen floors