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The House Beautiful reader is someone whose home is her bedrock. She is always improving it because the process – and result – delights her. Happiness in her home comes from easy luxury and highly personal style. Her home is a gift to share with family and friends.

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Q: What’s the one thing someone should know before embarking on a renovation? • Everyone knows they often take longer than expected and can cost more than budgeted for. But only designers know what the average homeowner might not think of.

Through the Mud • While the addition of a mudroom is hardly a new concept, it’s become somewhat of a nonnegotiable in modern homes. “In our new construction projects, they have become the number one request; so much so that builders now treat it as a standard feature,” notes Chip Gruver, president of Virginia-based home build firm Gruver Cooley. Here, designer Jennifer Hunter outfitted the mudroom of her Connecticut Colonial Revival home with functional yet stylish cabinetry, color-drenched in Farrow & Ball’s Brinjal for a dramatic dose of contrast.

It’s Time for a Mini-Makeover • From graphic stair runners to colorful iron doors, these designer-approved tweaks deliver major impact at every price point.

The Ultimate Guide to Laundry Rooms • Daily chores become downright delightful in a space that’s as beautiful as it is functional.

Perfect Composition • A nine-month transformation turned this 4,500-square-foot Toronto house into a forever home.

The Leftovers • Where most saw castoffs and clutter, designers Leanne Ford and Grace Mitchell envisioned the beginnings of a one-of-a-kind farmhouse.

At Home in the Heartland • Bold maximalism collides with prairie sensibilities at this pattern-packed Oklahoma estate.

Proper English • British aesthetics meld with American sensibility to transport a Maryland home to the Cotswolds.

Let the Sun Shine in • A former weekend home gets reinterpreted for daily living, with natural light as the guiding force.

A Full Circle Moment • Some would have started over, but one family came around to rebuilding the home they already loved from the inside out.

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