For years, open concept floor plans ruled new-build design, and tearing down walls topped almost every renovation wish list. But now, closed floor plans—once considered dated—are making a stylish ...

Hold on to your seats; it’s kitchen week! For many Blockheads, this is the main event of the entire show. Kitchens are the heart of the home and where most people spend most of their time, so they can ...

Though watching home renovation shows depicting near-instant transformations is certainly satisfying to a degree, figuring out how to actually design a kitchen yourself is another story. Renovation ...

A floor plan is a two-dimensional drawing to scale that shows a room or building from above. Imagine looking down on a dollhouse without its roof. A floor plan is often used as a planning tool and it ...

Excel in Office 365 is a very versatile app. The built-in features of Excel make it able to be the building block for so many projects. While we cannot predict or avoid all disasters, our response to ...

Kitchen layouts can be tricky to navigate. Your kitchen is the most demanding room in the home balancing plenty of storage with working counter space, hardwearing materials with areas conducive to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Lauren writes about interior design and real estate. A beautifully designed kitchen is essential for several reasons.

In a traditional multistory home, the kitchen and living area are on the first floor, and the bedrooms are upstairs. An inverted floor plan swaps the floors, putting the bedrooms on the first floor ...