Articles by Julie Sheer
California Wildfires: How You Can Help (6 photos)
Several fast-moving wildfires burning in California have displaced hundreds of thousands of residents, destroyed thousands of homes and caused dozens of deaths. The Camp Fire has burned most of the town of Paradise in Northern California. It has burne…
Houzz Tour: Bright Refresh for a 1900 Santa Barbara Home (14 photos)
This home is located in Santa Barbara’s Mission Canyon, a leafy neighborhood of older homes at the base of the foothills near the California city’s historic mission. Designer Lauren Christine Henno’s goal was to reinvigorate the 1900 home. The house had beautiful features such as hardwood floors, wainscoting…
Stylish Makeover for a Garage Office in Colorado (7 photos)
This office above a garage in Boulder, Colorado, got a much-needed update for a couple who use the space for their home-based business as app developers. Drew and Shayna Larson called on designer Megan Daughtry to oversee the transformation of the dar…
Houzz Tour: Zones Give a Family Home a More Functional Layout (14 photos)
The family of four knew that the layout of their one-story home in Mill Valley, California, didn’t work. The entry opened directly into an underutilized living room; there was no mudroom, quiet zone or cozy get-together space; and the two preteen daughters lacked privacy.
“The homeowners wanted…
“The homeowners wanted…
How You Can Help Volcano Victims (6 photos)
Volcanic eruptions in Hawaii and Guatemala have destroyed homes and displaced thousands of residents. About 600 homes have been destroyed by lava flows from Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island. Flows of lava and ash from an eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano have killed more than 100 people, and…
