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When you're in the middle of a renovation, it's sometimes hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel (especially if things aren't going according to plan!). Here's some great advice from our Renovation Diary homeowne...

We know all you crazy color lovers followed along with our annual Room for Color contest, celebrating the best, the brightest and the most vibrant rooms around. Well, we think these great entries deserve a second look.

Plants are a vital part of any beautiful home. They bring cheery green color to blah corners, they cheer us up by being lovely and they even make our air a little fresher, too. We've rounded up the best tips and ideas of...

Want insight on where you can find the best materials, most useful tools and great DIY deals when planning projects around the house? Or maybe you just need some moral support and/or a swift kick in the booty for motivat...

The year 2014 was a stellar one for spaceflight, what with ESA's Rosetta mission putting a robotic lander on a distant comet and NASA successfully testing its Orion spacecraft. But 2014 was also a great year for space ph...

The kitchen, moreso than any other space in the house, needs to be clean and functional... but that doesn't mean it has to be boring. These kitchens are some of our favorites of 2014, not least because they managed to pa...

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Cary designer gives 1930s home in Five Points a fresh and colorful look for a family of four.

TV designer Vicki Payne offers ideas for serving cocktails with style in your home.

I love everything about holiday parties except for the dress code, which I'm never quite sure how to get right.

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As usual, Christmas week had a weird mix of pop culture news -- but in this case, three of the stories perfectly encapsulated important takeaways from the entertainment industry this year. For example:* "The Interview" m...

A deadly animal disease and a bonanza of acorns mean fewer deer sightings in your garden. But it won't last forever, says wildlife biologist Greg Batts…

An elaborate Asian doll occupies a spot of honor in Juanita Frady Walker's Raleigh home.

Peter Hotton answers readers' questions about home repair and maintenance.

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Fred Lerdahl, composer and theorist, has written three string quartets a cycle that are important to the literature for this medium in the 21st century. There is a pedagogic nature to the writing, as the pieces teach you...

In the grabby haze of Christmas shopping, it seems completely logical to get Mom a Fitbit, and your little brother an Anki Drive, because obviously, everyone needs a robot. For the kids: An Xbox One, because seeing the c...

Actress Andrea Suarez Paz. Pic: Andrea Suarez Paz Currently, up-and-coming actress Andrea Suarez Paz takes on the role of an immigrant mother in New York City, whose autistic son, marvelously depicted by Jesus Sanchez-Ve...

Why Brad Kunkle's paintings stick with us doesn't really need to be explained. They just do. They are arresting. When I learned about his latest solo exhibition at Arcadia Contemporary I made it a point to go, as I sugge...

Meryl Streep. Amy Adams. Christoph Waltz. Reese Witherspoon. Sound familiar? Might as well start engraving the Oscar statuettes for them now. Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Alicia Vikander. Randall Park. Lily James. Nothing? Just give...

Meryl Streep. Amy Adams. Christoph Waltz. Reese Witherspoon.Sound familiar? Might as well start engraving the Oscar statuettes for them now.Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Alicia Vikander. Randall Park. Lily James.