Articles by Suzanne Ennis

When remodeling your new vacation house, giving your interior designer a budget and letting her run with it takes a lot of trust. Almost as much trust as letting your spouse choose the house without setting foot inside it yourself. But that’s exactly …

A fireplace can be a statement-making focal point or a more subtle element of a harmonious design. To go in one direction or the other, designers play with furniture arrangement, decor and other features. Here, designers share how they created stylish…

Renovating homeowners who opt for white or wood kitchen cabinets may be in the majority, but their color-loving counterparts are a loud and proud minority. If you’re considering joining their ranks, take inspiration from these cheerful kitchens circli…

For all their advantages, open floor plans — especially those that fuse living, dining and cooking zones — have their drawbacks: They’re prone to being noisy and hard to decorate, for starters. To help tear down the walls between you and a layout that…

A kitchen that’s elegant yet unpretentious and only gets better with age? Sounds like a fairy tale. But, as you’ll see in the following photos uploaded to Houzz, it does exist: Behold the quintessential English country kitchen.Boasting vintage stoves,…

There’s no better place for connecting with nature and getting away from the grind than a snug cabin surrounded by trees. But it’s almost as relaxing to peruse these photos of woodsy and stylish vacation homes uploaded to Houzz’s photo feed. Take a ga…

Whether your idea of the perfect unplugged vacation focuses on fishing and canoeing or curling up with a book on a screened-in porch, your happy place exists at one of these lake homes found on Houzz. Dotting the country from Washington state to North…

Wood-finish cabinets can add warmth and a natural element to any style kitchen. And while they’re timeless, they’re also enjoying a resurgence in popularity right now. Here, pros share how they…

Wood-finish cabinets can add warmth and a natural element to any style kitchen. And while they’re timeless, they’re also enjoying a resurgence in popularity right now. Here, pros share how they…

Pegboard has been popular for decades, organizing everything from our tools to Julia Child’s shiny copper pots. But while it’s certainly satisfying to see screwdrivers and kitchenware lined up just so, the modular, perforated board-and-peg system is t…