Consider the finish. High contrast means dirt, dust, and grit are more likely to show—especially on the white squares. Matte finishes, darker grout, or tone-on-tone variants (like gray and cream) can ...

A Michigan couple transformed their home's basement into a 1950s-style diner and theater for the 25th wedding anniversary. Take a tour inside. Debra and Tedd March dreamed for decades about building a ...

When Annalee and Evan McCord bought their 1950s-era home more than a decade ago, they knew that someday they’d renovate to get the place the way they really wanted it. Years passed, and the McCords ...

To say that Keri Petersen has a knack for stylish bargain hunting as part of her design process would be a gross understatement. Point to nearly any furnishing in the interior designer’s new home and ...

When you move into a house, your first instinct is often to update and upgrade it, bringing in modern decor. While this can be great if you aren't planning on selling any time soon and you love the ...

A 25-year-old woman who lives in an “untouched” 1950s-era home has opened the doors to her historic space—while revealing why she chose to maintain the property’s original fixtures and appliances, ...

This renovated 1952 house in the San Fernando Valley was transformed for around $100K, and hides two bold color surprises: a ...

Some of these styles from the past century have cycled back into fashion today. Chris Edwards; Styling: Kendra Surface Trends are cyclical. Whether it is fashion or home decor, trends that were once ...

This Venice bungalow takes the concept of do-it-yourself projects to a whole new level. When renovating the 1950s home, a former owner learned how to use computer-aided design software to realize his ...

It’s been a little over five years since actor Adam Goldberg doled out $2.5 million—$200,000 over the asking price—for a renovated 1950s home in Los Angeles. Now The Equalizer star and his ...

Sequoyah Hills features plenty of eclectic architecture dating back a century, but it has only a few examples of the somewhat unusual midcentury-modern style. And one of these, the home at 911 ...

The midcentury era has carried over a few polite practices into our present-day routines, offering us easygoing wisdom and lasting insight on modern-day hospitality. But are these traditions truly ...