Articles by Becky Harris

The town of Lexington, Massachusetts, conjures up images of the Revolutionary War and Colonial architecture. But it is also a place midcentury modern architects from MIT and Harvard (including Bauhaus School founder Walter…

Squeezing everything her clients needed into this 50-square-foot hall bathroom presented a challenge to kitchen and bath designer Alison Griffin. The designer used her skills to make the once-cramped space feel more open and airy — even though she…

“My client’s work keeps her very busy. She wanted a calm outdoor space where she could chill out at home,” landscape architect Sander Freeman says. The home, in Toronto’s Forest Hill neighborhood, is done in contemporary style, with rustic accents lik…

Once their youngest child had flown the nest, this Phoenix couple traded in their suburban home with a big yard for life in a new brownstone in the city’s downtown. “My clients loved the idea of being able to walk to restaurants, shops and museums and…

When I was planning my bathroom renovation, I knew that one of my issues was towel storage. In my existing situation, they wound up smushed in the vanity underneath the sink’s P-trap, crowded…

When interior designer Joni Spear and her husband, Dan, relocated from St. Louis to Smithfield, Virginia, they bought an 1890s home that had been sitting on the market for years. It was easy for them to see why it was a tough sell. The shotgun two-sto…

In the process of remodeling the first floor of this split-level house in Brookline, Massachusetts, design-build firm New England Design & Construction did some smart bathroom rearranging. The homeowners wanted to expand an existing half bath off …

A new year inspires us to work on organizational home projects, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to begin. Warm up by doing something that’s satisfying and easy: purging things you don’t need or want. Pick a few things from this list to get rid o…

There’s a new design challenge that goes along with today’s glass shower enclosure trend. Many people like to wipe down the glass walls with a squeegee right after a shower to keep the glass free of spots and streaks. But where do you keep the squeege…

This Trending Now story features the most-saved pool photos uploaded to Houzz since Jan. 1, 2019.Based on the following countdown of the most popular pool photos on Houzz this year, a clean-lined, simple rectangle was the most desired design for pool …