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

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

Safety and beauty go hand in hand when you light landscape stairways and steps with just the right mix

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

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

Industrial style for this artist's live-work loft in Pittsburgh starts before you even walk through the door

A Massachusetts couple gets increased lounge space, improved views of the backyard and much-needed privacy with a home addition

Designers solve a common privacy problem — and create some unexpected play — with a clever screening solution

An Australian interior designer updates a 1900s home for escapes from the city

Refreshingly basic silhouettes and materials make saltboxes a simple architectural pleasure