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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year, much of our time was spent at home, and lingering motivations to make our spaces more comfortable, liveable, and ...

A little magical thinking can go a long way. I’m a sucker for instant gratification. But frankly, some of my just-for-now purchases—those things I bought to scratch the itch until I could swing the ...

This year’s crop of Oscar contenders is filled with memorable performances, meditations on life and death, nail-biting suspense and, yes, valuable decorating lessons. If you’ve ever sat through a ...

We're ready to move in! Exhale. Splash. Relax. That’s pretty much the routine when Jess Cooney steals away to her Lake Garfield home in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts. Walking into the living ...

When planning an outdoor event, have a backup plan in case the weather doesn't cooperate. (Photo courtesy of Danielle Tauffer.) Every year about now, I review my columns from the past 12 months and ...