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They're perfect for the kitchen.

If your weekend calls for a dose of interior eye candy, allow us to alert you to the existence of Home Again. The latest Nancy Meyers produced film with droolworthy sets (including a stellar kitchen, obviously) is in the...

Start brushing harder, kids: It sounds like the tooth fairy is done putting up with half-hearted dental hygiene. And one 8-year-old boy had to learn that the hard way. When …

Pottery Barn has been going through quite an evolution this year. As average home sizes grew in the last half of the 20th century, so did their furniture. Now, the retailer is returning to their roots and catering to a s...

Jamie DeMent comes from a great plate-making tradition, that pillar of Southern hospitality that dictates whenever a family member or friend, stranger or preacher happens by and crosses the threshold, …

In 1997, when the North Carolina Museum of Art began presenting concerts at its outdoor Joseph M. Bryan Jr. Theater, it was a fairly modest undertaking. Most of the bookings …

Hurricane Irma is already larger, stronger, and potentially more fatal than Harvey – and it’s not over yet. Irma has sent the Caribbean and several southern States into crisis mode after reportedly destroying ’95 p...

There are plenty of books and articles out there that can tell you exactly how to clean and organize your home, but do you want to understand your clutter better? After all, understanding your habits is one of the keys t...

Budget-friendly décor just got even more affordable.

Beautiful custom built-ins are unicorns for renters: more myth than fact. If you want to up your storage game, without spending a lot of money, try making freestanding units look like they were born where they currently ...

If you've ever contemplated living that horse whisperer life, perhaps you'd like a farm with an A list pedigree. Johnny Depp owns a 41 acre farm in Kentucky, and he's auctioning the property next week.

When you think of the ideal big city in the U.S., do you automatically think of New York? The Big Apple is a dream city for most people, but as it turns out, New York may not actually be the best big city to live in. At ...

Roughly 143 million people are at risk.

It's all in the family.

As Hurricane Irma roars north, anxious storm-watchers in the Triangle are clearing the shelves of water bottles, buying up batteries by the 12-pack and scavenging stores for the last available …

I have a confession: Sometimes using power tools scares me. I know - that's embarrassing for a DIY-er to admit. But I also know, deep down, I can't be the only one who feels this way. So, what if I told you that you coul...

San Francisco Magazine Sheryl Nonnenberg Courtesy of the Artist and Catharine Clark Gallery On display at Stanford this fall.

Summer over, which means I can't write any pool posts for a while, so I thought I'd squeeze in one more while I still can. And this time I've decided to go for broke. These 10 pools are far from your average backyard wat...

Students are notoriously strapped for cash--that's why student discounts are often lifesavers, allowing those on a limited budget to make the most of their budget. Well, Hulu and Spotify, two of the biggest streaming ser...

Tricia Wilson's first book, "Adopting Grace: A Parenting Journey from Fear to Freedom" (Library Partners Press), is the memoir of a mother who needed to make big changes for herself …

San Francisco Magazine Rachel Howard Bethanie Hines, Photo Illustration by Clark Miller Dance? Music? Poetry? Marc Bamuthi Joseph is brewing up something unique at YBCA.

It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment everyone became obsessed with all things Moroccan--poufs, lanterns, tagines, tea tables. But when it comes to textiles, the picture is a little bit clearer. A few years ago, interio...