Brick's new role as skin versus structure offers plenty of style options for traditional exteriors

Sure, painted brick can be a great look. But you need to take some risks into account. Here's how to paint brick like a pro

Learn all the possibilities for your doors, and you may never default to the standard six-panel again

Homes that consume only as much energy as they produce by renewable means are a goal for builders. Learn what ZNE means for you

They do more than pick pretty colors. Here's what decorators can do for you — and how you can help them

Plan early and be realistic to pull off a home construction project smoothly

Waterside homes can have amazing charm, but you'll have to weather design restrictions, codes and surveys

Photographs mix with social history from the architectural highlights of Long Island's suburbanization

You can add some fun to your room decor, whether your taste is traditional, contemporary or something in between

Learn about studs, rough openings and more in traditional platform-frame exterior walls