Articles by Suzanne Ennis

Most designers would balk at welcoming a client into their home to live with them during a renovation. But when Shelley Morris’ daughter and son-and-law purchased a nearly century-old stone cottage a couple of miles from her house in Westport, Connect…

Most designers would balk at welcoming a client into their home to live with them during a renovation. But when Shelley Morris’ daughter and son-and-law purchased a nearly century-old stone house a couple of miles from her house in Westport, Connectic…

Scientists have identified more than 1.5 million animal species in the world, and after combing through Houzz’s photo feed, we’d wager that dozens of them are featured on wallpaper. (Talk about a rabbit hole!) Why not pick your favorite critter and co…

Eight years ago, architect Geoff Campen and architectural designer Diana Ruiz zipped 2½ hours up Highway 1 from their home in San Francisco to The Sea Ranch, a planned community that’s become a favorite destination for design enthusiasts and lovers of…

“You call that small?” tiny-living purists might ask about any kitchen that accommodates more than a hot plate and a fork. But U.S. kitchens are expanding in size and offering increasing amenities, making what was once considered a small kitchen seem …

Laundry rooms tackle dirty clothes and muddy paws, store cleaning products and tools and serve as dumping grounds for backpacks and shoes. And since these multipurpose spaces are no longer relegated to basements and garages — not to mention that we sp…

KK and Ryan McKenzie are Texas natives with strong family connections to the city of Sulphur Springs, which sits an hour and a half east of Dallas. So it made sense that when it was time to build a home for themselves and their three daughters, they c…

Sometimes, the best way forward starts with a look to the past. That was surely the case for these kitchen remodels, which pay homage to a range of designs, colors and materials popular during the 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s but also incorporate fixtur…

On the Upper West Side of Manhattan, architect Ben Herzog recently completed an extensive renovation that transformed two dark duplex apartments into a single light-filled home for a family of four. The project took place in one of the city’s most sto…

On the Upper West Side of Manhattan, architect Ben Herzog recently completed an extensive renovation that transformed two dark duplex apartments into a single light-filled home for a family of four. The project took place in one of the city’s most sto…