Articles by Becky Harris

Sculptural freestanding tubs have been a popular feature in primary bathrooms in recent years. But another type of soaking tub has been gaining attention lately: bathtubs with slim decks and surrounds.These modern tubs combine elegance with everyday c…

The owner of a 900-square-foot home in Davis, California, wanted to expand the living space on her modest lot. She turned to MAK Design + Build to create a versatile backyard accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that could host visiting family. As a medical …

This Canadian couple with two young children found that the kids’ bathroom in their 1919 Tudor-style home in Kitchener, Ontario, was not particularly child-friendly. To add storage, make bath time easier and update the room for modern life,…

Although they are based near the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland, architect Cathy Purple Cherry and her husband had long dreamed of a vacation home in the mountains. When they first began searching winding country roads in western Maryland and W…

For this Toronto couple, downsizing from their house uptown to an urban condo didn’t mean giving up a garden. “They had a beautiful garden at their house, and they wanted to have one at this home,” says landscape architect Kate Fox-Whyte. Creating a s…

Conceived as a gathering place for family and friends, this lake cabin in Northern California was redesigned around a kitchen built for entertaining. “She is the hostess with the mostest,” interior designer Wendy Glaister says of…

Conceived as a gathering place for family and friends, this lake cabin in Northern California was redesigned around a kitchen built for entertaining. “She is the hostess with the mostest,” interior designer Wendy Glaister says of…

When this Bellevue, Washington, couple were ready to remodel their primary bathroom, they already had a team in place to help them do it. Architect Heidi Helgeson had worked with them on a previous home, and interior designer Kat Lawton had been helpi…

These homeowners appreciated the traditional architectural style of their hometown of St. John’s, a centuries-old city on Newfoundland island, in Canada’s easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador. But they had lived for years in Vancouver, Br…

This Portland, Oregon, couple knew their primary bathroom was on borrowed time. A poorly executed renovation years earlier had left the space in rough shape, and when the wall-mounted vanity began pulling away from the wall, it became clear a full rem…