Tim McKeough

Designers show us how to turn what used to be the most formal area of a home into an inviting, multipurpose space.The living room used to be considered a formal entertaining space — a room filled with fine furniture that was largely off-limits until the company arrived. But we’ve come a long way.“I grew up

A couple bought a second home with friends, and then decided that being neighbors would be much more fun.Aya Maceda and Kurt Arnold really didn’t want a second home in the country — or so they thought. But that was before the pandemic coaxed them into sampling rural life in upstate New York.“It was never

During the early pandemic, two architects found most of their jobs on hold. It was time to get creative.For years, Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang thought about building a vacation house. But the couple, who live in Brooklyn and run an award-winning firm called nArchitects, never seemed to have the time.It wasn’t until the summer

Why professional designers swear by supermarket décor.The price of groceries is up — no doubt about it. But compared with the cost of decorative accessories or professional floral arrangements, the things you can find at a supermarket are a relative bargain.And that’s just one of the reasons you should try decorating with them, say Miles

Many of their friends from Grand Rapids were “moving back home and telling us how great it was.” So they followed suit.When Nick and Rebecca Gray lived in New York City back in the 2010s, they made a lot of new friends. What surprised them was how many came from the same place Mr. Gray

The best ones have several things in common, according to the pros. Here’s how to design yours.When a window has a beautiful view or floods a room with sunlight, it’s tempting to pull up a chair and sit next to it. A better idea? Build a window seat.“I’m into comfy things, and a window seat

When Daniel Walsh left a 20-year career as an English teacher and administrator for the New York Education Department, he was looking for the same thing many people are: a little excitement.“I knew I wanted to do some travel, and a life on the road in the U.S. full-time was an option,” said Dr. Walsh,

There are so many reasons to want a little house on the Russian River.For Mark Jensen and Johanna Grawunder, the draw was partly sentimental: Mr. Jensen had spent part of his childhood in the area around Healdsburg, Calif. Also, his San Francisco-based architecture firm, Jensen Architects, had built projects there. And it was an easy

As they raised three children in Hoboken, N.J., Joan and Kyle Enger faced all the usual stresses of busy family life, stretched between work and parenting. But one reassuring constant was the knowledge that each summer there would be time to kick back in Amagansett, N.Y.The Engers had been vacationing in the area for more

Framing artwork is just the first step. Figuring out how (and where) to hang it takes some doing.When you have a lot of art to display — or you just can’t decide which pieces to hang where — a salon-style gallery wall could be the answer.“It creates so much interest,” said the interior designer Kelly