Avoid a potluck faux pas by remembering these etiquette tips
A potluck faux pas could lead to a frazzled host, angry guests and a trashed kitchen. Although these gatherings are by nature casual affairs, that doesn't mean there isn't an...
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This fall, drop the decor cliches
Instead of the traditional oranges and burgundys, Oliver takes inspiration from the subtle changes of color and texture she sees in the rolling hills and the fading gardens around her...
Laundry 101
Everything we know about doing laundry we learned in childhood. "Most people will cook the way their mothers cooked. We learn laundry basics the same way - from our parents,"...
At home with the one-percent
A former parking garage reborn as a five-story, $49.5 million limestone townhouse opened its doors earlier this month, inviting you to wander through and imagine yourself as a one-percenter. Here...
Obamas’ $367,258 state china draws inspiration from Hawaii and past sets
At Tuesday's state dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the "good china" being used is finally the Obamas' own. The Obama state china service, 320 11-piece place settings made...
Stuff it: Millennials nix their parents’ treasures
A seismic shift of stuff is underway in homes all over America. Members of the generation that once embraced sex, drugs and rock-and-roll are trying to offload their place settings...
Spare change for small space
The first thing you notice about Kiera and Michael Kushlan's one-bedroom co-op is how they've pulled it together to be both modern and classic. The second is how spacious it...
A head start on spring design
The TV effect "I get a lot of inspiration for the looks we show from the fashion collections," says Gary Babcock, vice president of Arhaus. And British TV period dramas....
As non-drinkers know, a cup of good cheer needn’t be liquor
Liz Scott tells the tale of a Christmas party she attended earlier this month, where the first thing she noticed was a festive martini bar, complete with sparkling glassware, swizzle...
Original domestic diva’s decor back in fabulous style
When I rented my first Washington apartment in 1976, I hadn't a clue who Dorothy Draper was. But it turned out that the bold green, black and white lobby and...