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We're cool to gas guzzlers, warming to a blaze of red, and sweating through Bikram Yoga. The winds of change may shift, but our trend forecast ensures that you'll weather...
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The great escape
It seems like a smart idea: If remodeling is the nightmare that even a fraction of homeowners and professionals describe it to be, why not escape the intrusion of strangers,...
The goods on cabinets
They're intended to be functional, but few design professionals or homeowners leave the choice simply at that. Otherwise, cardboard or plywood boxes might suffice. Instead, cabinet choices have become hotly...
Below decks
The basement may be the gourmet kitchen and spa bathroom of the millennium. After being ignored or used mostly for out-of-season clothing storage in recent years, the below- or partially...
ILLNESS MADE AUTHOR AN EXPERT ON GETTING THE RIGHT CARE
Name: Julie Lerner Age: 34 Home: New York Occupation: Salesperson for the New York State Restaurant Association and co-author with her brother Paul Lerner of "Lerner's Consumer Guide to Healthcare"...
Enough already!
Is a house ever done, or finished sufficiently so that it needs no further decorating or remodeling? It depends on whom you ask, in the same way that diners disagree...
Balancing act
Are there rooms and homes that don't function properly, don't make you happy and seem to have bad karma? It may not be all in your imagination, according to feng...
Full disclosure
Mention those small long-tailed rodents named rats and one usually happy homeowner quickly loses any sense of humor and compassion she thought she had. The former owners of her house...
TRAINING’S THE THING
Many new pet owners bring home that adorable puppy and expect it to become their best friend, soulmate or surrogate child immediately, as well as do exactly what they want....
THE HOLISTIC DOG
In a recent "Dear Abby" column, advice expert Abigail Van Buren was besieged by readers annoyed by a writer's complaint about pets being listed among survivors in obituaries. The readers...