Articles by Julie Sheer

This modern home built in 1967 in the hilly Chautauqua area of Boulder, Colorado, has sweeping views of the surrounding mountains. But inside, it needed work to make it more functional for the current homeowners, a couple with two children. They turne…

This modern home built in 1967 in the hilly Chautauqua area of Boulder, Colorado, has sweeping views of the surrounding mountains. But inside, it needed work to make it more functional for the current homeowners, a couple with two children. They turne…

If you’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, you’re not alone. It helps during a stressful time like this to take good care of yourself and others. It’s spring, so going for a walk — at a safe distance from others of course…

Many new tile products in 2020 feature geometric and floral patterns, a continuing trend. And recent overall design trends like dark walls, muted tones and the color blue have made their way into tile design. “We are seeing lots of large-format tiles….

Rachel Sexton and Brian King lived in a house in Kansas City that they gradually outgrew as their family expanded. “We added on and added on. Every time I got pregnant, we made it work. Then it was not working,” Sexton says. They found a Colonial Revi…

Hundreds of wildfires in Australia that began in September 2019 have killed at least 26 people and destroyed more than 1,800 homes. About 15 million acres have burned, mostly in the southeastern states of New South Wales and Victoria, regions that hav…

After living in a modern duplex in Chicago, Hannah and Ryan Hamburger were ready for a comfortable place to call home. “It was great for living in the city, but definitely not home. We wanted to find something that felt homey. It was really a feeling …

Having lived in Chicago, Elise and Bill Fox didn’t think a move to the suburbs was in the cards for them. “We wanted a home that felt unique. It was a struggle I had. Moving into the suburbs felt like there would be a lot of sameness,” Elise says. It …

Having lived in Chicago, Elise and Bill Fox didn’t think a move to the suburbs was in the cards for them. “We wanted a home that felt unique. It was a struggle I had. Moving into the suburbs felt like there would be a lot of sameness,” Elise says. It …

As an interior design professional who loves to entertain, Tarek Mohamed-Aly knows the importance of working with what you have. In his own rental apartment in Oakland, California, Mohamed-Aly has used clever design solutions that utilize light, patt…