Design - Home on Station Hill

From durable materials to glass and hardware, here is a practical, step-by-step guide to finding the perfect front door for your home.

How to choose a front door: a complete buying guide

Explore how layering different types of lighting creates a cozy and personalized home with depth and ambiance.

Layered lighting for homes without overhead fixtures

I tested a long list of moody paint colors to find the right one for my home office. Here are the ones worth considering and what I noticed on the wall.

Moody home office paint colors worth testing before you commit

We switched gears: interior to exterior! We used Photoshop to visualize paint colors and narrowed down our choices to Baby Fawn and Ice Formations.

Exterior paint color showdown (the winner is…)

We wanted an impactful entryway, so we swapped the rustic barn wood fixtures for sleek, solid brass flush mounts.

High-impact entryway despite low ceilings

We tested SW Origami White, SW Pearly White and Benjamin Moore Calm on our walls. See their real undertones in different light, and which one we chose.

Sherwin Williams Origami White review (vs Pearly White & Calm)

Paint looking different on the wall than on the chip? That's undertones. Learn how to spot warm vs. cool undertones and test swatches before you commit.

How to spot paint undertones before you buy