Friday, 1 May 2015

10 Ways to Make Mom Feel Special | Your May Home Checklist | Surprise Makeover for a Family Home

Discover what's new on Houzz this week. View in iOS app  |  View as web page This Week on Houzz Geology 101: Malachite madness How to create an aluminum ring gate Tour a home with a century's worth of charm Poll: Are antiques "hands off" in your home? To-Dos: Your May Home Checklist » May is a month for getting outdoors, firing up the grill and celebrating. Take advantage of milder spring days and schedule some much-needed home improvements this month, so you’ll be ready to savor those barbecues and evenings...  more » A Surprise Design Makeover for a Pittsburgh Family Home » At the top of the design wish list for most families is a cozy and comfortable living room. A little style never hurts as well. To make that happen for a special family of four in Pittsburgh, Houzz partnered with The Ellen...  more » What to Do for Mom Around the House on Mother's Day » My mom still laughs about that Mother’s Day in the mid-1970s, where the whole family spent the day scrubbing out the aboveground pool. It was memorable, if less than ideal. But there are a lot of better ways to spend special...  more » Take a Peek: A Peaceful Backyard Near Puget Sound » Seattle landscape designer Scot Eckley was given a blank canvas of a backyard and instructed simply to make it magical. The homeowner spends the majority of her time traveling the country in her motor home and wanted her...  more » A Designer Uses PVC Pipe to Cast a Modern Garden Gate » Seattle landscape designer Scot Eckley created a magical backyard for a client’s home near Puget Sound, Washington. For the yard’s Zen-like garden, Eckley topped the ground with permeable gravel and stepping circles filled...  more » My Houzz: A Century’s Worth of Charm in Maryland » Angelique and Dan Hoffman’s 100-plus-year-old home possesses features today’s home builders boast about: high ceilings, lots of natural light, a floor plan in which one room flows easily into the next, a large kitchen adjacent...  more » New This Week: 3 Home Offices That Know How to Work It » Even if you don’t technically do your job from home, you almost certainly work there often. Whether it’s finishing up a report, firing off late-night emails, paying bills, planning a vacation, helping a child with homework...  more » Houzz Tour: Home’s Idaho Flavor Balances Rustic and Luxe » “Rustic yet luxurious” sounds like an oxymoron. But this vacation home on Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint, Idaho, has just the right balance. The decor celebrates the local flora and fauna, natural textures and regional history...  more » Enjoy the Peak of Spring Gardening — Here's What to Do in May » Traces of winter have all but disappeared by May; the last frost dates have usually passed and blooms are vigorously pushing forth into the fresh spring air. In warmer regions it's never too early to start planning for the...  more » Let's Walk Through the Latest Door Trends » A just-right front door or interior door is a finishing touch that can really make a home sing. Interior Design Principal John Day of LDa Architecture and Interiors says, “Doors are very much moving from a utilitarian item...  more » Shop Houzz: Our Bestselling Chandeliers and Pendants Under $300 » A chandelier or pendant light can really make an impactful visual statement and tie together the design elements of a room. No matter what your style is — rustic, traditional or modern — there is a lighting option here to...  more » Houzz Tour: From Strictly Traditional to ‘Surf’s Up’ » Set on a point of land at one of California’s best surfing spots, this beach house offered the ultimate ocean access to a family of avid surfers. When they bought it, the house was a traditional shingled Cape Cod–style structure...  more » 10 Rules for Your Next Painting Project » Color has always held a special place in my heart. When I was about 9 years old, my parents came up with the great idea that they would let my brother and me redecorate our bedrooms. For me, a young, creative and somewhat...  more » Geology 101: Malachite Madness » Malachite and malachite-inspired decor have long been popular interior design resources due to the mineral’s special characteristics. From antiquity until the 1800s, malachite was used as mineral pigment for green paint....  more » Patio Details: A Modern Pergola Stands Up to Nebraska’s Climate » Architect Steven Ginn can attest to the climate challenges homeowners and designers face in Nebraska. “Omaha goes through 60 really hard freeze-thaw cycles a year,” he says, and temperatures can swing up 40 degrees from below...  more » Houzz Tour: Run-Down Victorian Gets a Manhattan-Style Makeover » Reed Kingsley, president of furniture maker Brownstone, believed that the ramshackle Victorian he came across in the heart of San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood had potential. His real estate agent had only two...  more » Kitchen of the Week: Professional Chef Style Meets California Warmth » When a professionally trained chef brings Napa Valley style to Dallas, spotless stainless steel appliances are warmed by touches of live-edge walnut, handmade tile and smoky pear wood laminate. A special set of shelves and...  more » How to Hide the Toilet » What is the one item that no one wants to be the star attraction in the bathroom? Yes, you guessed it — the toilet! Camouflaging a toilet in a bathroom is surprisingly easy. If you have the space for the toilet to be separate,...  more » Flower Shows Sow Ideas for Your Garden » If you’re looking for inspiration for your garden, annual flower shows are a great source. The Royal Horticultural Society’s famous Chelsea Flower Show, in London, is in May, and there are lots of other great garden shows...  more » Houzz Tour: A Divided London Home Comes Together Again » Comfortably housing a family of seven is always going to be a challenge, and particularly in an urban Victorian home previously converted into flats. However, designer Eleanor Weaver was determined to create a cohesive home...  more » 12 Breakfast Nooks Cool Enough for a Dinner Party » Nothing brings a family or group of friends closer together than sharing a meal. It’s even better when they are comfortably rubbing shoulders as well. Kitchen nooks and dining alcoves are ideal for such intimacy, making the...  more » My Houzz: A Private Library Becomes a Functional Family Home » Leslie Winston and her husband, Ray Mendez, wanted to establish roots in a family-oriented community rather than in the touristy one that their Vinegar Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, was becoming when they started...  more » Pattern Focus: Polka Dots » With their fun-loving persona, polka dots are a go-to pattern for decorating nurseries and kids’ spaces. But they’re not just for kiddos. Check out the benefits of using polka dots to create a bright spot in your home.  more » Shop Houzz: Eclectic Style for the Bedroom and Bath » Eclectic design pushes boundaries when it comes to color, scale, pattern and finishes. The bedroom and bath, often left behind closed doors, are great places to practice mixing and matching bold colors with bolder patterns...  more » Great Design Plant: Carex Sprengelii » Blooms are beautiful, but more and more I’ve been thinking about the less exuberant plants. That’s where our native sedges (Carex spp) come in. They have a subtle beauty like grasses, but their role in a low-maintenance garden...  more » See what Houzzers are working on and add your advice! » Ugly silo house  — I'm in the process of buying this house with great bones and  more » by kristipatterson1357  ·  40 comments POLL: Do you have adult children living at home?  — Do you have adult kids that have returned to live with you o...  more » by Emily Hurley  ·  5 comments POLL: Do you share fence costs with neighbors?  — Let's say your fence needs to be replaced. Do you put up a n...  more » by Emily Hurley  ·  3 comments POLL: Woodwork - Paint it or Stain it?  — Do you prefer the natural look of wood with a stain to prote...  more » by Emily Hurley  ·  3 comments How did you learn to keep house?  — Did you learn by watching how your parents handled running a...  more » by Emily Hurley  ·  21 comments i need help for living room  — hello guys , i have to option to build my living room , i ha...  more » by seragz  ·  2 comments Wall color suggestions  — I've had Sherwin Williams "blonde" on my walls for 10 years.  more » by spiwilson  ·  3 comments Should I Paint An Accent Wall?  — We have lived here for a year and our main living floor cons...  more » by Jyn Meyer  ·  6 comments Don't want to receive Houzz updates? Unsubscribe. Your Houzz |  FAQ  |  Mobile Apps    © 2015 Houzz Inc. |  Privacy Policy Houzz Inc. 310 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

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