Karen Klages

Plasma TVs as energy guzzlers? The average household, measured in greenhouse gas emissions? Allison Arieff, editor in chief of dwell, throws out some interesting numbers and facts about the average...

We know what we want this year (a Brangelina wedding) and what we're giving (something cheap and tacky). All jokes aside, Q wondered what certain well-known citizens have on their...

Maybe there's magic in that storefront. The place certainly cast a spell when it housed Hydrangea, the Wilmette tea room that made you feel like you had pulled up a...

1. DON'T BE SCROOGE WITH THE VINO. Make sure you have enough -- and enough open bottles -- of wine, says Tribune food and wine reporter Bill Daley. For a...

Here's more information about the gift ideas from the Home&Garden staff featured on our cover. Letter perfect You can really personalize that holiday wreath gift, right down to the recipient's...

Michael Zuller was redecorating his Long Island, N.Y., digs when he hit the wall. Instead of making new holes in the plaster to move artwork a couple of inches, he...

We throw a black-tie party every year," says John Peterman. OK, he adds with a grin, "it's not always black tie. One time, everyone had to come in period costume."...

It's like sleeping under a dollop of meringue -- the prized down comforter. But what should you know when shopping for one? Stephen Palmer, co-president of United Feather & Down...

The Chimney Safety Institute of America offers these tips for building a safe fire in your wood-burning fireplace: 1. All clear up top. Keep tree branches and leaves at least...

PROJECT: 21-by-20-foot dining room in a Bannockburn home PROJECT GENIUS: Barbara Posa, interior designer with Toms-Price Home Furnishings, 374 Old Orchard Center, Skokie, 847-675-9400, ext. 1588 THE CHALLENGE: "There are...