Working With Pros211 Stories
Remodeling GuidesConstruction Timelines: What to Know Before You Build
Learn the details of building schedules to lessen frustration, help your project go smoothly and prevent delays
Full StoryWorking With ProsHow to Hire the Right Architect
Your perfect match is out there. Here’s how to find good candidates — and what to ask at that first interview
Full StoryContractor TipsLearn the Lingo of Construction Project Costs
Estimates, bids, ballparks. Know the options and how they’re calculated to get the most accurate project price possible
Full StoryDining RoomsInside Houzz: Taking a Dining Space From Plain to Polished
By-the-hour design advice helps a homeowner define a dining area in an open floor plan and give it a decorator look
Full StoryWorking With ProsHow to Commission Custom Wood Furnishings
Can't find just the right table, shelf, desk or what have you? It's woodworkers to the rescue
Full StoryColorPaint-Picking Help and Secrets From a Color Expert
Advice for wall and trim colors, what to always do before committing and the one paint feature you should completely ignore
Full StoryWorking With ProsInside Houzz: An Architect's Photo Sparks a Dream-House Breakthrough
Conveying a design vision seemed hopeless for this homeowner — until she put the power of Houzz to work
Full StoryWorking With Pros10 Things Architects Want You to Know About What They Do
Learn about costs, considerations and surprising things architects do — plus the quick route to pinning down their style
Full StoryWorking With ProsInside Houzz: New Rustic Style for a Mountain Cabin's Kitchen
A North Carolina couple takes a log cabin kitchen from knotty-pine tear-down to modern-day knockout with rusty tin and reclaimed barnwood
Full StoryRemodeling GuidesMust-See Mock-ups for Your Remodel
Avoid 'oops' and 'oh, no' with real-life tryouts of any design elements in question
Full StoryInside HouzzInside Houzz: Ideabooks Aid Design Collaboration in Seattle
Homeowners find their designers on Houzz, use ideabooks to communicate their remodeling ideas, and get the home they'd longed for
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