Backyard design plucked from the past
Thick stone walls, a massive fireplace and a rafter beam ceiling open to the sky define the space of this “Farmhouse ruin” situated on one corner of this restful backyard…
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Fall maintenance gardening ideas
The winter can be hard on your landscape. Jeff Blunkosky, owner of Pittsburgh Stone & Waterscapes, offers a few important gardening ideas that can help your landscape make it through…
Dining room measurement tips
Are you ready to take the dining experience up a notch and entertain in your dining room? Here are some dining room measurement tips that will help you make sure…
Modern chic kitchen design meets contemporary elegance
Today’s kitchen is the focal point of nearly every social gathering. Families and friends unite in a space once reserved only for food preparation. Perhaps that’s why kitchen design has…
Fresh ingredients prevail in remodeled kitchens
For those looking to update their home, inspiration starts here with some of Housetrends’ favorite remodeled kitchens that run the gamut in regard to cost and creativity and will certainly…
Basement remodel a social butterfly
When Ben and Shawn purchased their Washington home three years ago, the basement was divided up into a series of rooms. “Our intention was always a basement remodel in order…
Patio ideas combine beauty and technology
Villa Linda is the perfect name for this exceptional five-bedroom, 8,700-square-foot, single-story Tuscan residence. Perfect because “linda” means “pretty” in Spanish—and this home is indeed pleasing to the eye—but also…
Beauty and brains in a master bathroom design
There tends to be a story behind every name. On the surface, Villa Linda is an exceptional four-bedroom, 8,700-square-foot, single-story Tuscan residence. But at its core is an intelligent heart…
Kitchen makeover with a (re)purpose
After 14 years, Don, Theresa and the rest of the Halpern family and their lifestyle simply outgrew their kitchen design. That is when they teamed with Dave Fox Design-Build Remodelers…
Masculine home office design ideas
When they sent the last of their six children off to college, Jeanne and Brian Jonard of Nashport, Ohio made some changes to their home resulting in, among other things,…
Bright and cheery home office ideas
When they sent the last of their six children off to college, Jeanne and Brian Jonard of Nashport, Ohio made some changes to their home resulting in, among other things,…
Home addition plans create growing room
These Pittsburgh-area homeowners had found their dream home. Or so they thought. When they bought their three bedroom, one bathroom house in 1998, they were perfectly happy, but by 2010,…