Barbara Ballinger

As professional pundits predict everything from the economy to politics and food, design experts gaze, too, into their crystal balls. Some of our favorite influencers think our homes will be...

Winter doesn't mean bone-chilling temperatures everywhere, but it can mean gray skies, more rain and certainly shorter days due to darkness descending early. Yet, there are many ways to counteract...

The best hotels pamper their guests and make them want to return. Some homeowners have a similar knack of creating cocoon-like havens where friends and family nestle into a bedroom...

Your renovation agenda? Enacting a little reform in the kitchen. Our roster of designers has the sage advice to keep you on track. Julia Buckingham: Founder, Buckingham Interiors + Design,...

Messiness doesn’t really hurt anyone. Unless you count the kick to the shins your mom gave you last time she glimpsed your kitchen. Maybe it’s time to tidy things up....

Once upon a time — namely, in the 1950s — televisions were big and clunky, yet also status symbols that warranted a prominent spot in America's living rooms. Then came...

Before air conditioning became widely available, screened porches were the sought-after place to escape summer heat. Ceiling fans circulated cooler air, wicker and wrought-iron furniture with plump cushions offered a...

When it comes to decorating, millennials are charting their own course. "This is a generation with a well-developed sense of taste, that follows fashion and style, but also wants good...