Articles by Jess McBride

If you’re looking to soothe your frazzled nerves or ease the tension in your household, color experts like Janice Lindsay suggest you add the color green to your relaxation toolkit. Here are 8 ways to add some green to your home and, as a result, some inner peace to your life.

What started off as a blank slate of a backyard with nary an amenity or even a blade of grass has been transformed into a backyard oasis. Landscape architect Brigitte Toy and her team sectioned the 1,000-square-foot yard in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow neighborhood into…

Sited on a deep, narrow lot, tucked out of view from the street, this grand farmhouse-style home seems to be hiding from the city around it. It’s so private, you’d be unlikely to guess that it sits in the middle of Atlanta, one of the country’s booming metropolises. A large kitchen and a fully stocked…

Sometimes you look around your home and realize it no longer suits your family’s taste or lifestyle. That’s how it happened for an artist and her family. Their antiques suddenly struck them as tired hand-me-downs, and their layout felt more confining than inspired. Hoping for a full stylistic…