A boring builder-grade kitchen is far from warm and inviting. These spaces often feel cold, plain, and lack personality. It's up to homeowners to customize a builder-grade kitchen to make it feel ...

Bright living room featuring a red front door, yellow sofa with colorful pillows, and floral curtains. Color consultant Brandi Katherine Herrera, founder of A Lively Manner, completed a gut renovation ...

The attraction of modern cottage house plans comes from their ability to establish inviting, personal spaces that feel both enduring and contemporary.

Katie's kitchen makeover cost about $800, and she "learned that just because ugly features (such as [her] ceiling light, countertops, and floor tiles), can't be replaced, doesn't mean you have to live ...

Brandi Katherine Herrera (@alivelymanner) went with bright green in her Omaha cottage’s dining room makeover. But the space ...

A historic cottage in Glencoe, which once served as the temporary home of Frank Lloyd Wright patrons and in recent years was saved from demolition, is being renamed because of the original owner’s ...

The state Coastal Commission will rule in August 2025 whether this tiny oceanfront cottage in Cambria can be removed and replaced with a much larger structure. Noted architectural designer/builder ...

The Tovrea Carraro Society marked the re-creation of Carraro Cottage and the Caretakers’ House. Here's how these buildings preserve the castle's history.

Color consultant Brandi Katherine Herrera, founder of A Lively Manner, encourages clients to bring color into the spaces “they live, work, and play in.” And she practices what she preaches, bringing ...