Learn how to balance your budget and set priorities to get the home features you want with the least compromise

See where it makes sense to invest in durable essentials and focal pieces, and where to economize on other things

Check out these tricks from vets and landscape designers for keeping your pets and plantings safe in the backyard

Bibliophiles across the globe reveal their top books and favorite reading spots, from a 2-story library to an artfully curated book nook

For Father’s Day, we’d like to hear from the men. What part of your house makes you feel most like yourself — grounded and alive?

See where the European design world is headed with this trend report from Houzz’s international editors

Small and multiuse spaces benefit from beds that appear only when they’re needed

Take cues from nature for placement, materials, shapes and patterns, for a house that sits well in its surroundings

Elegant porcelain antlers and more now emerge from an Atlanta outpost where critters once roosted

Break free from beige with a couch designed to bring fiery color, fierce pattern or a surprising shape to your living room