Warm air rises, so it's no surprise that your home's second floor is often hotter than the first floor. But that doesn't help when you want to stay toasty on your home's first floor. Find out how to ...

If heading downstairs in your home feels like swapping a cozy cocoon for a chilly fridge, you are not alone. Heating the bottom floor of a house can be tricky given that heat naturally rises – but ...

First-floor bedrooms are so rare in some areas of the U.S. that adding one offers the owners not only the ability to age in place but a good financial investment should they choose to sell instead.

Q: I’m moving into a new apartment, and while I’d have preferred to be on a higher floor, the only apartment available in the complex I chose is on the first floor. I live alone, and I’ll admit that I ...

A first-floor master suite is popular in some parts of the country, such as Texas. But in the D.C. area, they’re less common except in active-adult communities where the houses are built for residents ...

Today everyone wants to create new apartments in lively neighborhoods, where residents will live a short walk from shops, restaurants and other services. “In urban and semi-urban locations all the ...