From the Editor

What Makes a Home Great?

There are lots of ways to build a house — or remodel one. For proof, just page through this end-of-the-year issue of Smart HomeOwner, which we’ve dubbed our Great Homes issue. You’ll see a wide variety of homes in varying sizes, with different layouts and built in different styles,...

The Tipping Point

Most homeowners today recognize the fact that, sometime in the past few months, we reached a tipping point — a threshold when gathering pressures beyond our control have forced us into a period of rapid change. It’s happening all over the world, and in our own homes. It’s happen...

The Incredible Shrinking House

Could the McMansion be a thing of the past? Perhaps, says a Home Design Trends Survey released recently by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Rising energy costs are causi...