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2017 is a new year, which means another of fun year of watching all the ways IKEA stuff gets wrangled and reshaped by its buyers. Janel previewed her top picks from the new catalog last year, and now I'm predicting all t...

Editor's note: Andrea Weigl seeks recipes from Triangle restaurants requested by readers. We just ate at the scrumptious Mothers & Sons in Durham. What a joy to have such authentic …

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) Q: I just purchased my first dining table -- a beautiful, Amish-built farmhouse table with clean, simple lines. I have been looking for chairs to go with it but I cannot decide which sty...

Name: James Type of Project: Kitchen Remodel Location: Prospect Heights -- Brooklyn, New York Type of building: One Bedroom Co-op How did the estimates stack up against the real life costs? Let's find out. The Renovation...

When I was in high school, I was hardcore into scrapbooking (nerdy, I know). I loved being able to document memories in a fun and creative way. I considered taking up the hobby again in more recent years, but when I reme...

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It's the new year and you're feeling fresh and ready to move forward with positive intentions in 2017. Sadly, your house is probably feeling a bit stale in the aftermath of all the holiday celebrations. Which makes it th...

Q: You wrote almost a year ago about your deep personal loss with the death of Father Tom Hartman. All who have lost such a close, personal, human connection - …

Cary's Tribeca Tavern is hosting a five-course beer and bourbon dinner at 7 p.m. Jan. 24. The cost is $75 per person. Here is the menu: Fried green tomato with …

Saving up money is no easy feat, and a down payment on a home is not exactly a small amount to tally up, especially if you're looking to buy a home in an expensive city. You could keep all your savings in one account, bu...

There are certain places that feel like home even though we've only seen them on a screen. Whether it's a restaurant, coffee shop, hotel, a home, or some other edifice, the locales from our favorite nostalgic movies and ...

I've never been one to work from home successfully. I could blame a lot of things: the close proximity of my desk to my bed, my tendency to stay in pajamas, the constant availability of snacks, etc. But the biggest (and ...

That dark-eyed, bearded bartender who poured you a Hopslam at Person Street Bar last month, that guy you remember from Raleigh Times, that one you're pretty sure used to work …

Have you ever thought about how much fun it would be to live next door to your best friend? Four couples in Texas have made that dream into a reality with 'Bestie Row', a grouping of four tiny wilderness cabins where the...

We're seeking more questions from gardeners for our monthly Ask the Gardener column. If you send us a question, you could win a book. Please send your gardening questions, including …

Name: Kate Sykes Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Size: 840 square feet Years lived in: Rented 2.5 months To find her new apartment, Kate bypassed typical rental search engines and opted to drive around her ideal neighb...

Few things are as fun as letting loose with a registry scanner. It's a little like the fantasy where you get locked up in a supermarket and can eat whatever you want--that is, until you realized you've got a tummy ache f...

Home ownership is a big life step -- and a big investment. Here are the cities expected to see the most growth in the coming year.

Finding a desk chair that's comfy enough to type away in for eight plus hours a day is no small task. And if you also want it to match your stylish office space? Now we're talking a near-impossible challenge. To jump-sta...

San Francisco Magazine Lauren Murrow Bryant Place Where once there was a safari tent, now a Norwegian-inspired cabin calls. Images and Captions: Schedule Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 10:43

Taking a night away from media (tv, social media, internet, etc) has long been a part of the Cure, and an assignment which meets with some resistance each time. (It always comes as a little bit of a surprise to me - I ju...