I love every part of my home, but my favorite place by far is my outdoor covered patio. As soon as the weather permits, I am the first...

I don’t know about you, but as far as aging goes, I have a plan. Plan A is I will not age. Plan B is, if I must age, I will go down...

Here I lecture you all the time about properly storing and organizing all that matters, so it’s safe and accessible, as if I had all that...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...