For outdoor living spaces and privacy, consider wings around a garden room

Originally plain and boxy, foursquares now incorporate Craftsman features and other charming architectural details

Carpets can artfully define spaces and distinguish functions in a wide-open room — if you know how to avoid the dreaded clash

Great remodeling potential and generously spaced sites make ranch homes ever popular. Is one of the many variations right for you?

Guest cabins, a barn for parties and a spacious communal bathroom make a couple's coastal home an entertaining dream

Living areas are in one building and private sleeping areas are in another. A kitchen bridges the two structures

Get the most out of this flexible layout, which works for many room shapes and sizes

A bigger share of new homes sold in 2015 were 4,000 square feet or more compared with before the recession. But that could change

Garden access and a bright green backsplash bring color and light to this British kitchen — and the new dining room opens things up

These fresh, open spaces are just as spare as those of early American settlers — but a lot more relaxing