11/19/2013 23:36
Between the endless stream of holiday music, window displays and festive events, the holiday season can sometimes feel like a never-ending parade of opportunities to blow the budget. But when yo...
[Cases] How to Fix Up a Thrifted Lamp
11/19/2013 23:30
It's not often that I step into a retail store to look at furniture or lighting. The other day, as I was picking up a shower gift from a popular home furnishings store, I got stuck looking at th...
[Cases] 6 Design Ideas for Happy Pets
11/19/2013 23:29
Being around nonthreatening animals, domesticated or otherwise, calms humans. The reason for this seems buried in our prehistory: Back then if we were around other creatures and all was peacefu...
11/19/2013 23:28
In family life so many things are mythologized and sentimentalized and too often we parents feel depressed — even ashamed — because the experiences we try to create for our kids don't measure up...
[Cases] A Garden With a Love Story
11/19/2013 23:22
Some gardens have a story to tell, and some are so highly personal that they are extensions of those who create them. Other gardens seem to work in concert with Mother Nature, where the human ha...
