BALA at 40: Honoring the First Winners

All homes start with good design. And it touches every facet of home building —...

2007 BALA Trends

1994 BALA Design Trends

Trend spotting is a favorite American pastime, especially when it comes to what is put...

2007 BALA Design Trends

Every year, the BALA judges reflect on the applications and designs that they have poured...

Home Improvement in the 1990’s

This visual is from the December 16, 1996, edition of Nation’s Building News, NAHB’s official...

A Builder Checklist, 1999

I’ve been a member of NAHB’s design committee for a few years.  This year, as...

7 Design Lessons from the 1997 BALA Awards

Excerpted from 7 Lessons from BALA, originally published in the January 1998 edition of Professional...

Design in the 2010s: A Decade of Innovation and Individuality

The 2010s marked a transformative decade for interior design, witnessing the emergence of innovative concepts...