Home Design
Remodeling Like a Pro
The best renovation tips revealed by NKBA kitchen designers
Lighting Design
Partner Content: Illumination, simplified. Consider these four elements when selecting fixtures for your kitchen and dining areas
Get an Instagram-Ready Indoor Jungle
Green up your interiors with our guide to choosing the right houseplants for every room
Paint Your Own DIY Abstract Mural — With Kids!
The plan? No plan. For artist Jennifer McHugh, letting kids take the lead on an abstract mural makes for gorgeous results
Meet the Winners of the 2019 NKBA San Diego Star Design Awards
The annual NKBA San Diego Star Design awards celebrate kitchen and bathroom design in San Diego
5 Ways to Decorate With Style—and a Sense of Humor
Expert (and fun) decor tips from whimsical, storied artists Jean Lowe and Kim MacConnel
Art as Home for Jean Lowe and Kim MacConnel
Two artists challenge conventions in their Encinitas home, where nothing stays the same for long and art is everywhere
What's Hot in San Diego Vintage Shops Right Now
Local antique and thrift purveyors dish on the antiques that are hot right now, and how to find them
Tried and True: Designing with Vintage Pieces and Antique Decor
Add a bold, storied statement to your decor with vintage and classic pieces with the help of vintage experts and local designers
Timeless Elements
Partner Content: Keep it classic with Design Studio West
Easy Cleaning
Partner Content: Take the dirty work off your plate
Perfectly Cooked
Partner Content: Put an end to overcooking with Signature Kitchens Suite ranges at Expressions Home Gallery (plus: a sous vide steak recipe)
Our Macabre and Spooky Style Hot Finds
Deck yourself and your tables with goth glamour and macabre touches for sophisticated Halloween—or any time—spooky style
DIY: Celestial Napkin Rings and Crystal Ball Place Cards
A tutorial for the Pretty Little Details Co. celestial place settings and table decor. (Since when is baseball goth?)
10 Ways to Update Your Tuscan-Style Home
Our tips on how to update Tuscan style and give the Old World a touch of the new
Tuscan Style, Contemporary Beat
An Old World-style home gets a harmonious overhaul with touches of contemporary minimalism and modern farmhouse
Paint Your Own Dramatic DIY Tree Mural
A 17th century etching becomes a "paint-by-number" style mural using a projector
Flashback to a 1982 Rob Quigley Cover
A legendary architect and rediscovered design ideals make this older home—last seen on our cover in 1982—new again
Spaces We Love: A Backyard Nook
A cozy backyard cubby becomes a happy hangout spot
Japanese Garden Design 101
Get to know the elements of a Japanese garden—including which plants grow well in San Diego—and add some Eastern influence to your own landscape
5 Reasons to Bring the Outside in Using LaCantina Doors
[Partner Content] Priority Door and Window carries LaCantina's extensive collection of door styles, formats and materials
How to Spruce up Your Space with Houseplants
Our guide to picking and placing indoor plants according to your commitment, decor needs and space considerations
9 Ideas for Blank Walls
Creative ideas for those big white spaces
4 Ways to Use the Spectrum of Color in a Room
Boost creativity—and productivity!—by decorating with the rainbow
Jenna Pilant is Living in Color
How one homeowner brings her home to life—one room at a time—with all the shades of the rainbow and a can-do attitude
This Shed is Chic
A canyon outbuilding in Bay Ho becomes a captivating sanctuary
Outdoor Tile with Style
Clever installations set the foundation for chic exterior spaces
Around Town in #Scandifornian Style
The couple (with Scandinavian roots) behind local purveyor Norden shares the places they go in Encinitas to shop and dine
