Articles by Becky Harris
What Does Your Attic Want to Be When It Grows Up? (12 photos)
If you’re dreaming of expanding your living space but can’t expand your home’s footprint, look up — to your attic, that is. Attic spaces have odd-angled ceilings and nooks and crannies. Don’t let those features intimidate you; embrace them instead. Here’s how six different homeowners have made…
Houzz Tour: Contemporary, Eclectic and Family-Friendly (24 photos)
“We had been living in a beige box,” says Michelle Berkey, homeowner and mother of three. And she and her family wanted the opposite of that for their new home. She and her husband, Grant, wanted their Austin, Texas, house to feel more like their favorite local staycation…
Before and After: New Media Wall and More in a 1920s Townhouse (16 photos)
This family, which lives in the first three stories of a five-story 1920 townhouse in Harlem, New York, was ready for a refresh, which included the parlor-level gathering spaces and backyard. The home had last been renovated in the 1980s. “They wanted to enhance what was already there,” project architect…
Before and After: Redo Includes a New Media Wall and More (16 photos)
This family, which lives in the first three stories of a five-story 1920 townhouse in Harlem, New York, was ready for a refresh, which included the parlor-level gathering spaces and backyard. The home had last been renovated in the 1980s. “They wanted to enhance what was already there,” project architect…
Before and After: Redo Brings Out the Best in a 1920s Townhouse (16 photos)
This family, which lives in the first three stories of a five-story 1920 townhouse in Harlem, New York, was ready for a refresh, which included the parlor-level gathering spaces and backyard. The home had last been renovated in the 1980s. “They wanted to enhance what was already there,” project architect…
Reworking a Two-Story House for Single-Floor Living (15 photos)
Architect John Conroy sat down with a New Jersey couple to discuss renovating the kitchen in their midcentury Cape Cod-style home. But after listening carefully to them during an initial meeting, he realized there were bigger issues with the way they …
Reworking a Two-Story House for Single-Floor Living (15 photos)
Architect John Conroy sat down with a New Jersey couple to discuss renovating the kitchen in their midcentury Cape Cod-style home. But after listening carefully to them during an initial meeting, he realized there were bigger issues with the way they …