How to make a very narrow home open, bright and comfortable? Go vertical, focus on storage, work your materials and embrace modern design

Expansive glass walls facing the street create openness, sun-filled rooms and closer relations with the neighbors

A retired couple builds a spacious Japanese-inspired indoor-outdoor sanctuary to enjoy with extended family

Generous glass opens this Montana home to the rugged scenery, while wood keeps the look warm and inviting

Open to the outdoors and all kinds of entertaining possibilities, this spacious renovated basement is fun for the whole family

Spiff up your living room with very little effort or expense, using ideas borrowed from covetable ones

Children ran from the scary dark walls in this spare room, but white paint and new flooring put fears and style travesties to rest

Brush away boring wood boards. A color makeover can give your paneling, and your home, new charm and flair

You need a monster-size fence to shelter your garden from deer, but it doesn’t have to look like a monstrosity

Adjusting mind-sets along with furniture may be the key to happiness for tiny-home dwellers