Houzz Buying Guides: How to Choose All Things Home

Relaxed and simple or elegant and sophisticated, make your vanity the focal point of your redo by choosing one that fits your space and your style. From size and color to premium features and more, our eight-step bathroom vanity buying guide will walk you through everything you need to know before you “add to cart.”

Whether you’re updating your bathroom lighting or starting with a blank slate, knowing how to choose bathroom vanity lighting that works for your space, taste, and budget is essential for a well-lit room. This bathroom lighting guide will present key information on both general and specific planning, including vanity light size guidelines, how to figure out the right vanity light height, the best lumens for a bathroom, and much more.

Most of us gaze into the bathroom mirror at least once, if not several, times a day. When you choose a bathroom vanity mirror that fits your personal style, you create an inviting atmosphere that transforms your bathroom into a stylish and functional oasis. 

In this guide, we’ll share practical tips on how to choose a bathroom mirror, including a vanity mirror size guide. We will also discuss how lighting can work with bathroom mirrors to help with functionality and create a pleasing overall ambiance.

Although every bathroom faucet is a functional element with the same purpose, bathroom faucets aren’t universal in terms of size, style, and configuration. Here we’ll explain the different types of bathroom sink faucets, installation considerations, and various bathroom faucet styles, so you can choose a faucet that’s right for you.

While a rug can add color and pattern or be a focal point in a room design, it also plays other important roles. An area rug can provide comfort by covering up a bare floor, reducing noise or creating a soft and safer landing spot for toddlers and children. But it’s important to know how to choose the right rug, one that has the right dimensions and the right pile height along with the best rug color, material, and style for your room. Here we’ll cover everything you need to know for choosing an area rug, along with using a rug pad correctly and our best practices for placing an area rug under furniture.

Whether it’s an elegant design dripping with crystals or a minimalist design with clean lines, a chandelier is an eye-catching finishing touch to any interior design. With so many different types available, finding the best chandelier for your room can be complicated. In this guide, we will explain the types of chandeliers and help you choose the correct chandelier size, shape, style, and height.

While accent chairs and armchairs serve a functional purpose in a living space, they can also create a focal point and add personality to an interior design. Selecting one for your living space can be challenging with so many accent chair styles. This guide on how to choose accent chairs explains the different types of living room chairs, how to place accent chairs in a living room, ideas for matching accent chairs, and more. Whether you’re looking for a statement chair with a bold color palette or extra seating in neutral colors, you’ll learn how to find the perfect accent chair for your living room.

A coffee table is more than a spot for holding drinks and snacks. It can display decorative items, be a handy piece with storage options, and give the living space a focal point. How do you select the perfect coffee table with so many choices? Here we’ll explain how to choose a coffee table, including coffee table styles, coffee table size guide, and popular questions about height, distance from the couch, and much more.

A dining table is the centerpiece of the dining room and the key design element. However, finding the ideal table is challenging, given the wide range of materials, styles, and sizes. 

Here, we’ll share how to choose a dining table that works for you and creates an inviting atmosphere, whether planning intimate meals or big special occasions.

Whether you have a formal dining room or a casual dining area in the kitchen, buying the right dining chairs is key to enjoying meals and creating a space that looks its best. Before you purchase any chairs, learn how to pick a dining chair in a color and height that will work for your needs, aesthetic, and decor. We also share how to determine the best space between dining chairs, the best fabric for dining chairs, the most comfortable dining chair features, and how to mix and match dining chairs. 

When you’re looking for bar or counter stools to work with a kitchen island, home bar, high table, or counter, consider how many bar stools will comfortably fit in the space and provide enough elbow room, what width and height your stools should be, and what style would work best for both functional needs and your personal preferences. 

In this guide, we share all the information you need to choose bar stools, including height and size guidelines and advice on choosing the most comfortable option and best material.

With so many types of bathroom sinks available, how do you pick the right one? In this guide for how to choose a bathroom sink, we’ll share details about bathroom sink styles as well as how to determine bathroom sink height and size. And if you’re wondering, “What are bathroom sinks made of?” you can learn more in the materials section. Let’s dive in.

Soaking away stress and making a home more attractive to buyers are just some benefits of having a bath in your home. A bathroom with only a shower, toilet, and sink is considered a three-quarter bath versus a full bath, and not having a full bath can be a dealbreaker for some buyers. 

Ready to buy a bathtub but want bathtubs explained fully to make an informed choice? Here we’ll explain bathtub types, materials, and how to measure to get the right bathtub with enough space for relaxation and storage, even in smaller bathrooms. Learning how to choose a bathtub has never been easier!