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  • A Stunner of a Stairway

    Vertical steel rods and cantilevered treads may look delicate, but this stairway is hefty and strong.

  • FourPlans: Big Bonus Spaces

    These four plans kick the trend toward flexible spaces up a notch with extra-big spaces that give buys all kinds of possibilities for future expansion. Home theater? Guest apartment? Housing for a bounce-back kid? It’s their choice, and one that doesn’t even have to be made now.

  • FourPlans: Modern Marvels

    As one of the 10 top design trends of 2012, modern layouts are a fantastic way to differentiate your plans from existing homes. Here are four plans with funky, fun exteriors and very smart open layouts.

  • 8 Kitchen Design Trends to Take Home

    At this year’s International Builders’ Show, kitchen trends focused on the ever-evolving great room.

  • Mars and Venus Face Off on Home Design

    When it comes to what's important in a home's layout, the battle of the sexes isn't much of a fight.

  • 21 Big Ideas for Home Design Today

    One of the most popular seminars at last year’s show, a Trend Slam, was reprised this year. Here are the takeaways.

  • Head-Turning Design Trends for 2013

    In a telling shift, the focus for this year is less about cost savings and more about wowing buyers.

  • Traditional Good Looks Still Going Strong

    A survey of top prize winners of this year's Best in American Living Awards prove that buyers are still mad for trad.

  • Exposed beams, rustic yet refined

    Exposed wood scissor trusses feature industrial fittings.

  • A gorgeous, hard-partying kitchen

    The new Chancellor's Residence at North Carolina State University features a kitchen that's as hardworking as it is beautiful.