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We regularly ask readers to share how much they spent on a given item, service, project, or upgrade in the home. We hope this information proves helpful to anyone needing to get a basic sense of how much something costs,...

Sarah scooped up this basic rattan chair for $10, but thought it could use a little more interest. She tried her hand at recreating a classic pattern for the chair back; see how it came out:

Do you have an obnoxiously catchy song lyric stuck on repeat in your brain? New research suggests that the secret to getting rid of these "earworms" may be as simple as chewing a stick of gum. According to a new study co...

Wilco The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2015 ended its first day with a bang. And a series of lightning flashes. Then torrential rain, but not before headliners from Wilco to Keith Urban to Jimmy Cliff worked in a...

The opening of the Whitney Museum of American Art building designed by Renzo Piano has been an awaited event. The inaugural exhibition, "America is Hard to See," includes 600 pieces from 1900 to today. It opens next week...

Cass & Carla's Elegant, Playful Home Do you love the good ideas and fun transformations of certain design shows but grit your teeth with rage at the unrealistic turnarounds and manufactured drama? We feel you. So what ca...

Name: Katy Minton and Emily Stroud Location: Nashville, Tennesee Size: 600 square feet Years lived in: 1 year When entering Katy and Emily's home, you know their personality right away. Eclectic with a side of whimsy and...

Last week, French artist Vincent Lamouroux used a water-soluble whitewash to transform a motel, including about a dozen Mexican fan palms that surround it. The Silver Lake building has been vacant for over a decade, and ...

While there are certainly any number of design "rules" one can live by to ensure their home feels balanced, coordinated and lovely, there are plenty of times when you can do something a little different and have it work,...

Another year, another White House correspondents' dinner. You can witness all the weirdness that is this annual Hollywood-Washington mash-up: President Obama performs a stand-up routine. A celebrity host (this year, "Sat...

Last week's cliffhanger left me feeling pretty emotional. This week's turn of events just has me angry.We'll get to that. I should mention that my anger is tempered by my amusement at an absurd plotline involving Sally L...

Directly after Bruce Jenner officially came out as transgender during an interview with Diane Sawyer -- telling the ABC news anchor "for all intents and purposes, I am a woman" -- his family shared their emotional reacti...

And there's Chuck Leavell on the keyboard at the pre #WHCD "correspondents jam" pic.twitter.com/qEocjQEqAvTo call the dance floor at the Fairmont hotel on Friday night an "only in Washington" kind of scene would make Was...

An edited excerpt from Post TV critic Hank Stuever's weekly online chat about all things TV. On the minds of readers this week: The season finale of "The Americans," updates on Showtime's "The Affair" and why critics hav...

I love spring, but I am no gardener. Instead of kneeling in the dirt in my backyard, nurturing the earth, you'd probably find me making one of these paper plants or cacti instead. They are fun and colorful, without the c...

I am so excited to have an honest-to-goodness backyard! This summer will be nothing but hammocking, fireside chatting, and dining al fresco-- there's no room for mosquitoes and yardwork in my daydreams....

When you think of modern architecture, you may think of a sleek, white building, or maybe a sleek white building with grey accents so light they might as well be white. But color and modern architecture can co-exist in t...

The White House Correspondents' Dinner is always a spectacle, if only because it's a place to wonder what Michelle Obama and Joel McHale could be talking about, or the conversation between Eric Holder and Questlove.

Name: Violette (3) Location: Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom My little girl is turning 3 in April, and it was time for a real big girl bedroom. The room is teeny tiny, so it was definitely a challenge! I wanted the ro...

So loud at the pre-#WHCD garden brunch, we're getting shushed for the toast. pic.twitter.com/1pD1TTgqcbOne of the best things about the annual pre-White House correspondents' dinner "garden brunch," hosted by a handful o...

Name: Suna Location: Santa Cruz, California I have lived here for eight years. When my realtor showed me the house my heart stopped. It had fallen out of escrow and was suddenly back on the market. Despite its quite gran...

Look -- there's a star! You know: the guy from that show!It was Friday, the night before the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, and a TV actor had made an untimely entrance at a kickoff party hosted by Googl...