Articles by Kate Burt

The key to getting a new landscape design on the right track is choosing what you want to include — and, just as important, what you don’t. Covering items from essentials such as plants and boundaries to extras such as sheds and standout lighting, thi…

The owners of this contemporary space hired landscape designer Henry Scott to turn an unusable, sloping section of their side yard into a spot where they could relax and entertain. They also needed help siting and designing around a newly purchased ba…

The owner of this Victorian house in Surrey, England, had downsized and squeezed the contents of a much larger previous home into this smaller one. She loves Victorian style and had lots of period pieces in her collection, but she didn’t know which to…

The owner of this Victorian house in Surrey, England, had downsized and squeezed the contents of a much larger previous home into this smaller one. She loves Victorian style and had lots of period pieces in her collection, but she didn’t know which to…

Your television and its related equipment may be well-used, but you might not want it to be the main feature in your room. Instead, what your screen sits on or in can be the star of the show when the TV is off. Designers on Houzz have devised creative…

This 15-year-old apartment in London’s Canary Wharf had previously been rented out. The decor needed a post-rental refresh to revive the space and tailor it to the tastes of the owners — a couple who live abroad but visit frequently, and their daughte…

This 15-year-old apartment in London’s Canary Wharf had previously been rented out. The decor needed a post-rental refresh to revive the space and tailor it to the tastes of the owners — a couple who live abroad but visit frequently, and their daughte…

This 15-year-old apartment in London’s Canary Wharf had previously been rented out. The decor needed a post-rental refresh to revive the space and tailor it to the tastes of the owners — a couple who live abroad but visit frequently, and their daughte…

When landscape designer Jilayne Rickards was hired to work on this shady urban plot in North London, it had already been landscaped, and a patio and gravel area were in place. Some established bamboo and a large apple tree also were in situ, but the p…

When Alexandria Dauley of Dauley Design and Sophie Ashby of Studio Ashby founded their U.K. charity, United in Design, their…