1,040 Ideabooks by Becky Harris

This Minneapolis couple needed more living room: a space where they could hang out together, where they could entertain, something that could double as a guest suite. But their lot size and city restrictions would have made an addition difficult, if not...

When a San Francisco couple was looking for a second home in Sonoma, California, they saw past the dark and awkward spaces in this 1940s ranch house, the former home and office of a beloved local doctor. They knew a renovation, master suite addition,...

By snapping up the teardown next door, this retired Texas business owner was able to expand her garden to the east side of her Fort Worth home. "East-side gardens are very desirable in Texas, due to the intense afternoon sun from the west; now her house...

A while back we took a peek at the groovy lounge-like basement where this bachelor homeowner entertains during winter weather;...

This homeowner called interior designer Lisa Konjicek-Segundo of Olive Juice Designs at the last minute, or rather, the last trimester, to transform a junk room into a nursery. They didn't...

Town to town, up and down the dial ... Janice and Greg Raab's careers in radio meant a lot of moves — 14 homes in all since 1983, including in Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and Atlanta. The couple has embraced these relocation...

Have you been bitten by the Scandal bug? I have. While Showtime's Homeland is my favorite drama, ABC's Scandal has it beat in sets, fashion and chemistry,...

I've been looking at the trends that were sweeping design blogs when I started at Houzz several years ago, charting their tipping points and how designers are freshening them up after their ubiquity. One trend that has hit its peak is incorporating charming...

Cutting-edge style can cover a range of looks, from the glamour of polished alabaster to the grittiness of a graffiti-covered urban street. Whether inspired by the mainstreaming of subculture via films like Exit...

Technology has taken our movies, TV shows and printing into three dimensions, and now it's taking tile there. Tile not only has taken on textures like damask, stacked stone and textiles in its new looks, but has also become an integral part of architecture,...

When a Washington state family was reconfiguring their small kitchen and entrance, a little news story gave the design team a big idea. "The design team was inspired by an image we saw of someone who had used signage to side cabinets," says...

You may not have the space, budget or zoning to create a dreamy guest cottage, but believe it or not, you can create the same feeling in the basement. When a single woman in Bethesda, Maryland, wanted some private space for visiting family and friends,...

The 2013 Coverings trade show in Atlanta showed the latest in tile trends from around the world, some brand new and some familiar but twisted into something new. Besides...

The story of this vacation home began when one of the inventors of paintball, Charles Gaines, bought about 50 acres around a small lake in Alabama. He created an informal compound of his favorite outdoorsy people by selling off plots to family members...

The bold colors, use of space and rhythms of Piet Mondrian's work are not only a major influence on serious modernists, but they can also provide a lot of fun for the kiddos. At least architect Stephen J. Vanze of Barnes...