Articles by Becky Harris

If you’re stuck on where to begin a room design, can’t figure out a functional furniture layout, are confounded by window treatment options, need advice on where to hang art, feel completely helpless when choosing colors — or all of the above — e-dec…

This Seattle homeowner planned to have Bruce Parker of microhouse create a modest accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, as a rental income investment in his backyard. Originally he planned on some entertainment and workout space on the first floor for hims…

These Southern California homeowners needed professional help to make their three-story condo family-friendly and conducive to working from home. They enlisted the help of interior designer Rachel Chulew, whose strategies included using durable fabric…

This Abington, Massachusetts, couple has been working with interior designer Tracy Parkinson on a room-by-room basis for years. When it came time to fully renovate the kitchen and add a new deck, architect Caitlin Struble joined the design team. “The …

This 1990s home in North Vancouver, British Columbia, needed a refresh. The homeowners plan to overhaul their home in phases, and the kitchen was their top priority. “They enjoy spending lots of time in the kitchen, but the finishes were very heavy a…

These homeowners in Vancouver had some wonderful maple trees in their modest-size backyard, but runoff and standing water on the patio were creating a big problem. A comfortable lounge area, a dining area and a play area for their two children were on…

This family of four in Oak Park, Illinois, wanted to be able to hang out and cook together in the kitchen, but the closed-off and cramped room in the Victorian home thwarted those plans. The homeowners had architectural plans for an addition drawn up,…

Economist Ev Ehrlich and scientist, engineer and educator Nancy Ehrlich had decided they were going to spend their retirement years in their home just outside Washington, D.C. Thinking of the ideal country house they’d imagined for years, they hired a…

This Trending Now story features the most-saved home office photos uploaded to Houzz in spring 2020.For many people, working from home is the new reality. In fact, nothing in recent memory has transformed how we use and think about our homes quite lik…

In 2005, a couple bought this New Jersey home, which was converted from a factory that used to produce marine engines and other products. But as their family grew to six, their house was bursting at the seams. They loved their home and their neighbor…