Some things I will never understand. One of them is minimal bedding. I see these modern and contemporary homes that parade their...

The busiest days of the year for Ryan Knoll is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, followed by the day before Christmas Eve. On those...

Fun news! Amazon picked my book "What to Do with Everything You Own to Leave the Legacy You Want" as a Kindle Holiday Special. On...

Ticket stubs, a set of keys, a pair of jeans, a faded airline boarding pass, a marriage proposal scrawled on the back of a receipt,...

My friend Bud, who lives around the corner from me in Florida half the year and in his North Carolina cabin the other half, recently...

Knees get cranky, backs get stiff, balance isn’t what it used to be. Age isn’t easy on us. But the right furniture can make it easi- er. ...

There comes a time when all good homeowners need to replace their outdoor hardware. The week before your daughter’s wedding is not the...

There is no energy unless there is a tension of opposites.  —Psychiatrist Carl Jung   I like spare interiors and I like beautifully...

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them...

As a girl, whenever I was impatiently looking forward to a special day, like the end of school, or going on vacation, or my birthday...