Articles by Becky Harris

This Trending Now story features the most-saved exterior photos uploaded to Houzz between June 15 and Sept. 15, 2025.This countdown of the 10 most-saved new exterior photos on Houzz showcases homes that make a strong first impression. With classic Shi…

As they reached a certain age, this Newton, Massachusetts, couple decided it was time to make their 1923 Craftsman house work for them in the long term. Their bedroom suite was upstairs and their washer and dryer were in the basement — not ideal for a…

Mosquitoes, biting yellow flies and countless other insects and critters make screened-in porches a must for comfort on the Florida panhandle. A couple living in Atlanta hired architect Danny Martin to design a home for their retirement in a new panha…

The kitchen in this Minneapolis-area rambling ranch wasn’t cutting it for a home cook who loves to prepare meals for her family. Armed with inspiration images from designer Emily Pueringer’s portfolio as well as a favorite blogger’s kitchen with a ve…

This Saratoga, California, couple chose a home that had great bones and good light and was located near family. However, they knew it wasn’t big enough for their growing family or for hosting extended the family who would be visiting from out of the c…

This Austin, Texas, couple loved their home, but they did not love that it had no covered parking or place to safely store electric bikes, throw an outdoor party or let their French bulldog, Cash, roam free. They embarked on a long design journey with…

Ready for retirement, this Seattle couple sold their business and headed to an island in Puget Sound. The heavily wooded, 5-acre waterfront property they purchased on Camano Island had spectacular views across the Saratoga Passage to Whidbey Island. …

This Seattle-area family enjoyed daily casual meals and cooking together. But as the family grew to six, the kitchen seemed to be bursting at the seams. So the homeowners hired interior designer Harmony Weihs to figure out how to enlarge their kitchen…

These Littleton, Colorado, homeowners knew exactly what they wanted to get out of their bathroom renovation, right down to the cabinet hardware. In fact, they presented interior designer Bonnie Bagley Catlin with the most thorough Google Doc design sh…

In this traditional New England Colonial home, kitchen and bath designer Whitney Nelson helped her Concord, New Hampshire, clients keep things classic but with an edge. “This room is truly transitional in a timeless way,” Nelson says. “We kept it trad…