The no-going-back moment is forever etched in my memory. My husband, DC, and I were standing in the kitchen when our Realtor, Saint Bob,...

The beach-condo pipedream traces back to June, but really to my childhood, a big idea with a miniscule chance. Though I tried to snuff...

I have this vision of how holiday decorating is supposed to be, probably because I’ve watched too many Hallmark movies. It features a...

Here they come again. The holidays are here along with the gift buying, home decorating, present wrapping, card sending, cookie baking,...

Because I always have redecorating on my mind, when offered an advance review copy of How to Redecorate, a book just out from Farrow &...

Today’s column is a public service for all those who live near neighbors who treat their porches and patios like storage units, sheds, or...

And today’s column is a ray of sunshine piercing through the newspaper’s grim reports of war, crime, and political mayhem. You’re...

If necessity is the mother of invention, motherhood is the inventor of organization. Anyone who’s become a parent knows that if you...

“I think of you every time I buy soap,” says the young woman, a friend of my daughter’s from college. We are at a wedding making small...

Like many homeowners, my husband and I often play a game of what do you think our home is worth. My number is always higher. In matters...