"Bring back kitchens that have their own rooms. I loathe the open kitchen concept — the whole house smelling like dinner, ...

Amanda is a home improvement and lifestyle writer with over 10 years of experience. In addition to her writing, you can find Amanda hosting national and local TV segments across the county. Her work ...

Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.

Carpeting doesn’t line up well with contemporary styles, and while rugs are used, they’re often used as accent patterns or colors. (iStock / Getty Images Plus) Wanting a home that looks stylish and ...

Not everyone lives in a glass box, but the trend in architecture and interior design is skewed toward modern contemporary, with all that implies: sleek surfaces, clean lines, minimal fuss. And the ...

Over the past couple of years, contemporary home design continues to grow in popularity. And we see it expanding everywhere not just in our homes. This widespread ever-growing design reflects itself ...

Defined by clean lines, natural materials and minimalist decor, modern home design is one of the most well-known interior design styles. In the living room, the aesthetic translates to a space that ...

We all have a picture of the "traditional" Southern home in our minds -- rows of white columns, verandas and balconies. As romantic and beautiful as those architectural elements might be, many were ...

About five years ago, at the peak of a rustic Texas-Tuscan-Mediterranean design frenzy in San Antonio's luxury-homes market, the reaction by a neighborhood's architectural control committee to a ...

If you ask midcentury modern home enthusiasts about the objects of their affection, followers speak in rapturous tones about expanses of natural light, airy spaces and natural materials. They admire ...