Like many do-it-yourself decorators, I’m always on the lookout for ways to bridge the gap between my limited skillset and the world of...

Thanks to all who sent in congratulatory notes after my column from a few weeks ago announcing my 20th anniversary of writing this weekly...

I like interesting stories and I like interesting homes. I also like to believe I tell the former and have the latter. (Don’t we all?)...

So, while talking to the host of The Midlife Makeover podcast, who is interviewing me over Zoom about rightsizing, I notice that this...

Today I am going to try to lead by example. That’s pretty funny as I am neither a leader nor a good example setter, but as the hero of...

Warning: I might get a little sentimental today. This is the 20th anniversary of my, well, really our, weekly column. In addition to...

On a recent Saturday morning bike ride with friends, the subject of what we were each going to do the rest of the day came up. One friend...

After “I need your help,” my good friend Susan texted from the Denver airport. She was dashing off to visit her son in Los Angeles. He...

In my finger-wagging moments, when I am (I hope kindly) chiding folks for buying too much stuff and not getting rid of enough, when I am...

I know we’re not supposed to care, but don’t we all kind of want to know what’s going on in other people’s houses? As least décor-wise?...