Home and Garden
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When working from home goes wrongNov 02, 2012 3:35 pm - NEW YORK — Nearly every office dweller fantasizes about the joys of working from home: Dressing in PJs instead of suits. Eating from the fridge and not the vending machi...
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Plant selection is key to a dazzling winter gardenNov 02, 2012 3:00 am - When it comes to garden design, the vibrant colors of spring and summer are the first things we consider. After all, that’s when we use our gardens the most. But with ju...
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Designing a couple’s luxurious bedroom getawayNov 02, 2012 1:00 am - Lesley and John moved into their house six months ago with their blended family. The bungalow is a busy place with four kids in residence. Unfortunately, all of those ki...
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Aunt’s dining set not worth much todayOct 28, 2012 4:24 am - Q. Enclosed are photos of a dining-room set composed of a dining table, seven chairs (six straight and one captain’s) and a large mirrored sideboard/china cabinet. The s...
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Woody plants for the winter gardenOct 28, 2012 1:00 am - The first few frosts mark the end to routine summer maintenance like weeding and fertilizing and the beginning of fall chores like raking and mulching. The glorious colo...
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Getting creative with candy cornOct 27, 2012 6:00 am - One of the most enduring of Halloween icons, candy corn is now more than 130 years old. Back in the early 1900s, when the little striped treat was one of a variety of fo...
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Palatine townhouse gets a bachelor pad treatmentOct 27, 2012 1:00 am - Known as the “affordable” interior designer, Marya Taylor achieved this four-room makeover from planning to installation in just eight weeks on a conservative budget. Th...
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Cutting gardens can yield beauty inside and outOct 26, 2012 1:00 am - Cut flower gardens are attractive options for those who don't like removing the best blooms from their borders and beds for indoor display. The bouquets also open new a...
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Traces of author found in remodeled Didion HouseOct 26, 2012 1:00 am - For a century, the large, white home has lorded over its corner of Poverty Ridge here. Perched several feet above its surrounding streets, its white-columned porch becko...
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Glass items in antiques store were actually newOct 20, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I am very interested in some satin-glass articles I acquired around 1954 in an antiques store in Kansas. I have been told the glass is in the “Cabbage Leaf” pattern. ...