Home Design

There are many types and styles of shower faucets, but the most common is a wall-mount faucet over the drain. Learn about body sprays, automated temperature controls and more in our shower faucet guide.

Ever wonder what your home might look like in another 30 years? Here’s your chance to have a sneak peek into the future of home design!

Countertop selection is an important part of designing or remodeling your kitchen. Should you go with Granite or natural stone, ceramic tile or an engineered countertop material? Read on to learn what you should look for when picking countertops for your kitchen.

Since granite countertops are naturally porous, they can stain, but with regular cleaning and maintenance it is not much of a concern. Learn why granite is such a popular material for countertop surfaces in today’s home kitchen.

Choosing colors for you bedroom is very personal. Color has a huge affect on the mind and your mood, so understanding the psychology of color can help guide you in selecting the best color scheme for your bedroom!

A Tuscan style bathroom should use natural materials and can be either understated like a typical farmhouse in Tuscany or grand like an Italian Villa. Colors of the sea, earth and pastoral fields of the Tuscan countryside are typical.

If you work from home, then designing, setting up and decorating your home office will make a big difference in how happy you are with your working environment.

From specialized work stations to cabinetry that looks more like fine furniture, trends in kitchen design are changing rapidly. Read more about today’s top kitchen trends.

The first true A-frame house was built in 1957. Since then, it has become a popular style for cottages, particularly in cold regions with a lot of snow.
The distinctive roof with its steep slope make it well suited for snowy climates. However, the roof shape makes the interior fairly small, so the style isn’t well [...]

Bungalow style architecture has many offshoots. This style developed in the early 20th century and was heavily influenced by the architecture found in Indian summer homes.
The Bungalow is defined as a small home, one and a half stories tall, with an affordable and efficient floor plan. Design wise, it can be influenced by almost any [...]

Tudor Revival homes first gained popularity in the late 1800s and are still commonly built today.
Because it integrates many medieval elements, the style is sometimes called Medieval Revival. It’s also sometimes called Tudorbethan or Mock Tudor.
Tudor Revival homes may be small in size like a medieval cottage or grand structures reminiscent of a medieval castle.
They [...]

Colonial Revival homes gained popularity in the late 1800s and remained popular through the mid 1900s.
Colonial Revival architecture was heavily influenced by earlier Georgian Colonials and Federal style homes.
This style is distinguished from the original Georgian Colonials by the elaborate front door, clustering of windows into groups, and addition of sun rooms or porches on [...]

Shingle Style homes were popular from the late 1800s into the early 1900s.
These homes were much more streamlined than the popular Victorians of that period.
Shingle Style borrows elements from a variety of architectural styles, including Queen Anne Victorian, Colonial Revival, Tudor, Gothic, and Stick.
Shingle Style homes integrate these elements into an informal and casual house [...]

Starting in the mid 1800s and continuing into the early 1900s, a fascination with Renaissance style spurred Renaissance Revival architecture in North America.
This style borrows heavily from the architecture found in Renaissance French and Italian homes and is sometimes called Neo-Renaissance.
Renaissance Revival homes became increasingly ornate: homes built after 1900 were particularly elaborate.
These structures are [...]

Pueblo Revival homes are a seamless mix of Contemporary design and the original Pueblo homes built in the Southwest.
Since they’re usually built with adobe, they’re sometimes called Adobe homes. Pueblo Revival homes incorporate elements of native architectures of American southwest pueblos such as the famous Taos Pueblo, as well as features brought to the US [...]