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Name: Vicari Vollmar and Jordan Conley Location: Lansing, Michigan Size: 600 square feet Years lived in: 4 months, renting Vicari is a senior designer for a public policy firm with an affinity for fitness, bold color, an...

This week I was in Seattle, visiting with folks from Amazon, and looking for some good Fantastic Finds down in Pike Place Market. I didn't find any! Turns out there's a lot of good food, but it's overly touristy and also...

(Image credit: Vivian Johnson) Project by: Clara Jung of Banner Day Consulting Location: Oakland, California Clara's clients had a weird little nook in their home that sat unused, just begging for something to do. They d...

(Image credit: Marisa Vitale) From Kitchn ' 8 Things to Do for a Good Morning Commute

Classic cookbooks are usually easy to spot on a shelf. They're the ones with the softened spines that seem to open on their own to a few tried-and-true recipes, the …

Maybe it's your first time booking a professional cleaning service, or maybe you've been hiring house cleaners for years--in any case, there may be some things you don't know (or that you may not have considered) that on...

Are you looking for a new best friend? Now might be a great time. The Wake County Animal Center, 820 Beacon Lake Drive in Raleigh, is full and in need …

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One of North Carolina's most well known and storied barbecue restaurants is turning 70, and barbecue fans are invited to join the celebration. The Skylight Inn, founded in 1947, will …

(Image credit: Design4Corners) You might associate a double-sink with huge McMansion-style houses. (After all, you need the spoils of excess square footage to have one.) But, if you're lucky to have the space, you don't ...

After five years in Vegas, Shana Tucker was ready to come home. She'd accepted a job offer from Cirque du Soleil in 2011. The high-profile production company needed a cellist …

Some words become a part of our collective lexicon with such zeitgeist that it's hard to believe there was ever a time when they weren't part of the English language. And some are so definitive of an era that simply seei...

Have a chair that's been sitting around waiting for you to reupholster it (::cough : not guilty)? Want to cook up some new pillows for your sofa or bed? In need of some new draperies but looking for something just a litt...

June Foray, the queen of American voice acting, has died, just weeks short of her centennial. We mourn her life even as we smile because she gifted the world with …

Name: Flora Tsapovsky and Tom Kolinski, plus Theo the cat Location: Berkeley -- California Size: 720 square feet Years lived in: 2 years, rented "Every morning I stand here with my cup of coffee and soak in the views, ev...

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(Image credit: Refuges Périurbains) If roughing it in the French wilderness sounds like your idea of adventure, then here's a reason to book your next flight to France tout de suite: the company Refuges Périurbains (pe...

Family-friendly options around the Triangle this weekend include a Disney stage show, games from the early 20th century, art, poetry and the conclusion of the annual independent businesses-oriented "Where's Waldo?" …

(Image credit: Built Custom Homes via Houzz) Tight corners, the space under your stairs, the tops of cabinets--these awkward spaces are the great equalizers of design. We all deal with some or all of these things in our ...

Meera knew she was going to have to get extremely crafty with her son's new room. The previous owners had made some questionable (and potentially dangerous) choices that needed to be fixed immediately, and Meera was able...

Vintage (and vintage looking) textiles are all the rage right now. Used as upholstery, on walls, floors, windows or accessories, they can add that much-needed dose of color, texture and pattern to a space. But what if yo...