Most patterns in life emerge by happenstance, or, at least, without conscious thought. After all, you don't plan to date the same loser four times in a row, or take the wrong job six times in a calendar year. So it was with me and playroom storage. I didn't mean to recreate the (almost) identical set up many households over--at first. Rather, the playroom pattern began naturally, with the certain storage units being inevitably most ...

If we could build the perfect room from scratch, what would it look like? What features would it contain? Let’s have ourselves a little daydream… Dish drying racks continue to a kitchen staple. Undeniably useful, they're also commonly bulky, unattractive, and generally countertop hogs. So, much of the conversation surrounding them up until now has focused on how to choose more compact, stylish racks. But, what if there was a way to change the game? ...

We are a creative lot, this little internet family (that's you and me). We prize originality, ingenuity, and cleverness. Which is why I think it is that posts highlighting alternative uses for common household objects are inevitably so well received (case in point: that bit about binder clips that practically caused a fever). And so, in the grand tradition of new and/or alternate applications, I move that we discuss the picture ledge in such a light. ...

It takes my mom, assisted by a caretaker, approximately two hours to get out of bed, showered, and dressed. That's every day of the week, and every day of her life; every movement involved in the task of rising to greet the day is a laborious effort. If you're the one helping her to get up and ready, you're so tired by the end of it that you're about ready to go to sleep. Usually, ...

The little cottage we're spotlighting today had location going for it all along; situated on the Italian Riviera between Bordighera and San Remo, its views of the Mediterranean are ones most of us will only ever hope to replicate by way of paintings and photographs hung on our walls. In this case, the art lies beyond the window frames. But besides the luxury of vantage point, the home boasted little other amenities (read: it had approximately ...