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Set the right mood, focus a view or highlight architecture with long, narrow windows sited just so on a wall

Check out the gorgeously designed and furnished new space now that the paint is dry and all the pieces are in place

Designer Phoebe Howard creates earth-toned elegance for a family's Florida beach getaway

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Upgrading your bathroom? Here’s how to place all your main features for the most comfortable, personalized fit

Keep your bathroom looking sleek and uncluttered with an extra storage column

Low ceilings? Here are a baker’s dozen of elements you can alter to give the appearance of a taller space

Cup plant provides structure, cover, food and water to help attract and sustain wildlife in the eastern North American garden

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