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Cathy Hocking wasn't particularly worried about her daughters driving through the night from Phoenix to watch the Good Friday sunrise over the Grand Canyon. She was more anxious about what …

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Even if the prospect of owning an exceptionally extravagant abode is far from your reality, it's still fun to peek inside the homes of the extremely rich, particularly if it's the most expensive property in Malibu's hist...

Name: Will, Florent and Dolly, a Mini Holland Lop bunny Location: West Hollywood, California The basics: 10 months renting Will and Florent's Hollywood abode is full of small, unexpected moments of delight (spot the bunn...

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Credit can be a great tool, if used wisely--and that means avoiding sticking yourself with debt that will take decades to pay off. Follow these guidelines for what to charge and you can make your credit cards work for yo...

The idea of spring cleaning is daunting -- a whole season devoted to ambitious housework. So this week we're breaking up home maintenance into a bunch of workable parts. Try combining everyday chores with these 20-minute...

From Kitchn ' 10 Surprising Things You Can Clean in the Dishwasher

About 18 girls and boys put on new ballet shoes and mirrored an instructor's movements. They turned out their feet to demi-plié - down, one-two, up, three-four - and they …

N.C. State student Laura Wyker never intended to be a fashion designer. The senior studying art and design already has a degree - in biology - and served a stint …

The spring trunk show season marches on with everything from accessories to gowns this week. Here's the lineup: Main and Taylor in North Hills will have new spring styles, as …

When it started in 1988, MerleFest had its late-April weekend time slot pretty much to itself. But the live-concert industry has changed drastically since then, and the nationwide festival circuit …

Mountain Park Hotel in Hot Springs, near Asheville, held hundreds of Germans who were on ships in American ports when the war began in 1914. …

After five years of drought, this spring's deluge has turned California's "Salad Bowl" into a soggy agricultural mess. That's created stratospheric prices for lettuce, broccoli and other salad ingredients grown …

A few weeks ago, after waking up with neck pain for the third day in a row, I realized it might finally be time for a new pillow. I wasn't happy about it -- I loved my pillow dearly. But it was lumpy, and it leaked feath...

Name: Meg Woodcheke and Conor Acomb Location: Oakland, California Size: 1,000 square feet Years lived in: Rented 8 years by Conor (Meg moved in 2 years ago) Meg doesn't find much fun in buying furniture sets for her apar...

Well, here's a tale that's bound to get your book club buzzing. Thanks to Google staffer TL ("Tea") Uglow, eager bibliophiles are now imagining what it would be like to read A Universe Explodes, an experimental, limited-...

Leather, whether real or faux, is the ideal material for projects you plan to live with and use every day. Durable and beautiful, leather drawer pulls can be tugged at thousands of times without breaking, while a leather...

My hair has a life of its own. Along with being oily, limp, and color-treated, the texture is super fine--meaning it's prone to tangling, frizzing, and generally being all over the place. I've rocked the bedhead look for...

(Image credit: Channel 4) First there was Downown Abbey. Then there was Sherlock. Now you can add another British television import to your list, America. Rejoice, design lovers! Britain's favorite home design show is on...

Project by: Karen Nepacena of Destination Eichler Location: San Leandro, California Karen was tasked with opening up the kitchen and dining area of a 1940s bungalow. The space had a ton of natural light that was going to...

(Image credit: Goodbye, Things / Fumio Sasaki) Marie Kondo is more than a household name. She's crossed over to the next level and has become a verb for those of us who write, think and obsess about all things home. Yes,...