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Choosing the Right Architect
Choosing the Right Architect
Each architect has his or her own style, approach to design, and methods of work. So it's important to find an architect who ...
Classic Colonial Elements Define Centerville Home
Classic Colonial Elements Define Centerville Home
Behind the Scenes - Modern Colonial
Creating Your Home Office Plan
Creating Your Home Office Plan
An organized, efficient, and comfortable home office is a must whether you have a home-based business, work a few hours a week ...
Decorating with Armoires
Decorating with Armoires
Simple design and decorating ideas for a versatile piece of furniture.
Design Contest
Design Contest
Behind the Scenes - Habitat for Humanity
Distressing New Beams for a Century-Old Look
Distressing New Beams for a Century-Old Look
As seen on Bob Vila's Home Again, creating distressed beams adds character to any space.
Downsizing Your Home: Rethinking Your Space and How You Use It
Downsizing Your Home: Rethinking Your Space and How You Use It
Whether you've chosen to live in a small home or a small space is your only option, a compact lifestyle offers many benefits.
EnergyWise House: An EnergyWise House Takes Smart Building
EnergyWise House: An EnergyWise House Takes Smart Building
We set out to build a house that was energy efficient both in the way it was built and the way it would function. Advanced ...
EnergyWise House: An Ultra Energy-Efficient Home in the Desert
EnergyWise House: An Ultra Energy-Efficient Home in the Desert
BobVila.com's "EnergyWise" project demonstrates how site, design, and materials combine to bring maximum energy efficiency to ...
Feng Shui Designs for Living
Feng Shui Designs for Living
Contemporary design theory looks at more than space, form, and color, it looks at energy and flow. As Eastern theory meets ...
Garage Plans
Garage Plans
Behind the Scenes - Dream Garage
Garden Design for Small Spaces
Garden Design for Small Spaces
Are you tired of the same old scene? Want to try some of the fancy new ideas in glitzy magazines?
Grand Tour
Grand Tour
Behind the Scenes - Loft Conversion
Growing Home: Considerations to Make When Adding More Space
Growing Home: Considerations to Make When Adding More Space
If your house suddenly seems too small for your family, moving isn’t the only option. Adding more area to your current house ...
Kitchen Design with your Lifestyle in Mind
Kitchen Design with your Lifestyle in Mind
Before you make a major investment in a new kitchen, consider how you will use the new space.
Kitchens Layouts
Kitchens Layouts
Three modest homes show how kitchen and dining areas become living space, where daily activities are central and more ...
Make a Beautiful Christmas Wreath
Make a Beautiful Christmas Wreath
Circular wreaths can be made easily from overgrown vines. Cut bare bittersweet, grape, wisteria, even Virginia creeper. Wrap ...
Miami Beach Condominium Remodel
Miami Beach Condominium Remodel
With the help of design team Pierce Allen, Bob Vila and the crew rework this one-bedroom condo to create a more open space ...
More Than a Laundry Room: The Family Studio
More Than a Laundry Room: The Family Studio
People are looking for a way to enjoy their homes, families, and busy lives. An innovative idea called the family studio moves ...
Mosaic Tiles
Mosaic Tiles
Top off a table with an easy and atttractive technique.
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