We asked kitchen designers to tell us the most common budget-busters they see

Learn how to balance your budget and set priorities to get the home features you want with the least compromise

Bibliophiles across the globe reveal their top books and favorite reading spots, from a 2-story library to an artfully curated book nook

Take the ecofriendly high road with a low-cost outdoor chair you make yourself

Using photos, video and email, San Francisco designer Jacqueline Palmer created a stylish living room for a New York City entrepreneur

Homeowners’ passion for their collections drives the design of these art-filled homes

Lack of space needn’t mean lack of visitors, thanks to sleep sofas, trundle beds and imaginative sleeping options

Sometimes it makes sense to ignore the conventional wisdom about furniture and make a bold, colorful statement

Newly enclosed spaces and traditional details join eye-popping murals to give a 2002 home some European gravitas

Hold on to your hat (over your humongous hair); interior design elements of the 1980s have shot forward to today, in updated fashion