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This traditional brick home offered only one location for a swimming pool and outdoor living area. Our task was to make that space work even though the rear entrance to…

Project by: Natalie Myers Location: Los Angeles, California From designer Natalie: The beauty of an Los Angeles lifestyle is that outdoor living becomes integral to your daily existence. I worked with a young couple who ...

Name: Maria Location: Washington, DC Coming by this place was a happy surprise. I was looking for something close to work, in another area of the city -- where things are smaller and more expensive. When the house I had ...

Nothing quite compares to the power of a photograph to communicate the goings on in the world. Ranging from the serious to the silly, these photos offer peeks into what happened around the globe this week. 1. A woman ent...

I'm the biggest fan of traveling just outside of where you live to see something new. I don't always have a ton of time (or even a string of days off in a row) but I can always give adventure a few hours. Even if you liv...

So you've gotten people to say they'll come to your party. You've planned what you'll feed them, what they'll drink and even how your home will look. But then what will happen when they finally arrive? A host always hope...

Looking for a great summer read? Want to find the perfect book for your beach trip? Staycation? Road trip? Need help navigating summer's lighter fare? Ask romance author Sarah MacLean. The best-selling author of the "Lov...

Looking for a great summer read? Want to find the perfect book for your beach trip? Staycation? Road trip? Need help navigating summer’s lighter fare? Ask romance author Sarah MacLean. The best-selling author of the �...

Do you love the look of card catalog cabinets but hate how impractical the storage is? So did Michelle and her husband Nate of the blog Decor and the Dog (dog Ike pictured above!). So they designed a cabinet that would o...

As writer of three "Transformers" films, including the just released "Transformers: Age of Extinction," Ehren Kruger has used his keyboard to imagine numerous giant robots, conjure pithy one-liners and, twice, destroy la...

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Do you ever just wish you could curl up with a book and just do nothing but read ALL day? Then do it! There's something so luxuriously simple (and cheap) about spending hours of uninterrupted time diving into a good plot...

This table with its great and unique shape was destined for the trash. It had a water-damaged top and was definitely taking the description "shabby chic" a little too far! But a clean-up and a refresh makes it a perfect ...

Don't just pull out the good dinnerware when guests come to visit; parade some cute DIY projects sure to put a smile on everyone's face around the table. These six charming (and fun, easy-to-make) projects will leave you...

This is the seventh installment in HuffPost Gay Voices Associate Editor James Nichols' ongoing series "After Dark: NYC Nightlife Today And Days Past" that examines the state of New York nightlife in the modern day, as we...

Where do you invest your money and time when designing a home? What items should you allow yourself to indulge in? They're questions only you can answer, but the advice given in these beautiful recent house tours might h...

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We asked you to nominate your town's main drag for an upcoming Parade cover story, and boy, did you deliver! From thousands of submissions, we selected 16 towns' charming main streets as finalists. Now it's your turn to ...

Q: What's the secret to winning the Nathan's hot dog-eating contest? --Melinda H., Waco, Tex. A: Competitive eating pro Joey Chestnut set a world record last year for scarfing 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes, and he hopes to o...

It wouldn't be Wimbledon without strawberries and cream! Guests consume more than 61,000 pounds of berries (which arrive daily at 5:30 a.m., mostly from farms in Kent) and nearly 1,900 gallons of fresh cream during the t...

Q: Is it harder to make fireworks in certain colors? --Deb S., Ava, N.Y. A: "It's harder to make blue. It's all about balancing heat and the chemical compositions," says Jim Souza, whose Pyro Spectaculars runs the Macy's...

In his smart guide, Your Perfect Presentation, public-speaking coach Bill Hoogterp spells out how to communicate with confidence. For his tips on conquering nervousness, check out the chapter we’ve excerpted below. Tak...