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Jennifer Block Martin, Contributing Editor

Design Ideas for Kitchen Spaces

No matter how you slice it or dice it, the kitchen is the hub of the house. Here, seven different ways to think differently about the most used room of the family home.
May 1, 2007

A Kid's Castle

Kids' bedrooms have undergone a makeover. No longer a box for sleeping, homework and dressing, they've transformed into whimsical, fantasy-driven or bigger-than-life ...
March 1, 2007

Sweetening Suite Design

No longer just practical rooms for bathing, grooming and sleeping, master suites act as well earned retreats both for relaxing and reenergizing. With this in mind, many builders...
April 1, 2006

The Sky is the Limit

While regional styles and weather variations may preclude all custom builders from, say, building a Nantucket shingle house in Houston, builders throughout the country may be...
March 1, 2006

Details of Award Winning Homes

After reviewing hundreds of entrants for the 2005 Best in American Living Awards, this year's judges discussed a number trends that emerged both regionally and around the...
Jan. 1, 2006