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If Keepsakes Could Talk ─ A New Way to Save Old Things

Today’s story begins in a crowded marketplace in New Delhi, India, in the mid-sixties. Martha Ramsay, of Bristow, Virg., had just bought...

Top Decorating Tip for New Homeowners: Practice Patience

The keys had barely changed hands when my daughter said, “First, we get a new shower.” Paige and her fiancé, Adam, had just moved from...

What Costs a Fortune New, But Few Want It? The Family Silver ─ Part Two

Would you rather have the money or the stuff? That is a question I often ask myself and my readers. The answer often comes down to a...

What to Do With the Family Silver? ─ Part One

Oh, the family silver. It’s the stuff of legends, lore, lust and lawsuits. At least it used to be. Once a requisite on every bride’s...

Finding Flatware That’s a Cut Above ― Part Two

Here’s why I will never become rich as a home design columnist. Because, far too often, when I go out to investigate some aspect of...

Finding Flatware That’s a Cut Above ― Part One

Now here’s something to chew on. What common household item do you hold and put it in your mouth 50 times a day? That’s more than your...

10 Household Items You Probably Shouldn’t Buy Online

I got spoiled during the pandemic. Yes, I know, we all had much to complain about ─ the cabin fever, the groundhog’s day existence, the...

Want to Turn Clutter to Cash? Selling Stuff Just Got Easier

Decluttering should be its own reward. Letting go leads to that lovely feeling of lightness. Those open shelves, that organized closet,...

Matters of Scale: Designers Offer Tips to Get It Right

I knew when we bought the Happier Yellow House that the outdoor carriage lamps flanking the garage would need to go, and the sooner the...

A Home on The Water, or the Next Best Thing

I’ve always wanted a house on the water. I don’t have one. Twenty years ago, I had a house in California with a pool. More recently,...