Starting from scratch? Consider your shelves' height. When building your built-in bookcases from the ground up, carefully consider how big you want them to be. The two major details to nail down ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In this family room, designer Cameron Ruppert took a cozy stone space with wood beams and added style and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Installing built-in shelves is one of those home renovation projects that can completely reinvent a space, instantly making an interior feel ...

Built-ins are essentially pieces of furniture or storage spaces that are permanent parts of the home — such as a bench seat nestled below a window or a set of bookcases flanking a fireplace. Built-ins ...

Custom built-in closets can cost a fortune to create and install. However, you can get the same functionality using store-bought shelving for far less money.

As a writer and designer, I am terrified by the blank page and the blank wall — both of which I feel obliged to fill with style and purpose. That can be daunting. If you want to experience full-body ...

Designers Kim Haddou and Florent Dufourcq took the term "built-in furniture" literally in their project for this year's interior design festival Design Parade Toulon. The grand prize–winning space, ...

At what point in a project, readers often ask, should an interior designer be called in to help. I can only respond, "Before it starts to hurt." Professional designers don't come cheap, it's true, but ...

When I’m packing for a trip, I spend way too much time arranging every single item I’m taking with me for maximum space efficiency, folding, rolling, and cramming my stuff into a complicated puzzle ...