Articles by Suzanne Ennis

Eight years ago, architect Geoff Campen and architectural designer Diana Ruiz zipped 2½ hours up Highway 1 from their home in San Francisco to The Sea Ranch, a planned community that’s become a favorite destination for design enthusiasts and lovers of…

“You call that small?” tiny-living purists might ask about any kitchen that accommodates more than a hot plate and a fork. But U.S. kitchens are expanding in size and offering increasing amenities, making what was once considered a small kitchen seem …

Laundry rooms tackle dirty clothes and muddy paws, store cleaning products and tools and serve as dumping grounds for backpacks and shoes. And since these multipurpose spaces are no longer relegated to basements and garages — not to mention that we sp…

KK and Ryan McKenzie are Texas natives with strong family connections to the city of Sulphur Springs, which sits an hour and a half east of Dallas. So it made sense that when it was time to build a home for themselves and their three daughters, they c…

Sometimes, the best way forward starts with a look to the past. That was surely the case for these kitchen remodels, which pay homage to a range of designs, colors and materials popular during the 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s but also incorporate fixtur…

On the Upper West Side of Manhattan, architect Ben Herzog recently completed an extensive renovation that transformed two dark duplex apartments into a single light-filled home for a family of four. The project took place in one of the city’s most sto…

Whether you want a climate-controlled room for showing off your valuable vintages or a simple rack for stashing bargain-bin finds, your under-the-stairs space may be just the spot to build in an over-the-top-stylish wine storage system. (Just keep in …

A grown-up Harry Potter would feel right at home mixing a cocktail at one of these bars, which transform the often-wasted space under the stairs into hubs of in-home entertainment. To help you work magic with your staircase, we’re serving up 25 shots …

Anyone who’s refereed a spat over a borrowed hairbrush or sink access knows that thoughtful design can help preserve family harmony. Ample storage and good circulation are paramount in bathrooms used by siblings, for example — and they’re appreciated …

When a pair of Minnesota empty nesters set out to build on an idyllic lakeside property that the husband’s aunt had owned for more than 80 years, they opted to remove a small on-site cottage and repurpose many of its elements, from the shutters and ki…