You don’t have to own your home to surround yourself in your personal style. Renter Erin Shirley, of Silver Spring, Maryland, showed how she used plants, paint and creative choices to turn her ...

Before holiday preparations overload already-busy lives, it’s a good time to freshen up our homes for our guests and ourselves — and that doesn’t have to mean breaking the bank. Some simple switches ...

When I purchased this odd, 1940s bungalow in Palm Springs, Calif., it was painted a stark white and sat amid a barren field of rocks and a few citrus trees. The entry looked like a glorified trailer.