Karen Klages

OK, we just happen to appreciate ordinary home products that do what they are supposed to do-and then makes us smile a little too. Take a look at three things...

Toile has made a huge comeback, landing on everything from women's capri pants to serious bed and table linens. First introduced in France in the 18th Century, the printed (usually...

When your alfresco festivities go into the night, some essential table light is necessary to distinguish the salsa from the insect ointment. Take a look at some stylish enlightenment. Trick...

Cindy Crawford did one. So did Julia Roberts, Todd Oldham, Christy Turlington and Robert Rauschenberg. Seems like the entire world of People magazine is designing plates these days--but for a...

We liked the sculptural quality of this moss centerpiece, which we spied in an Ethan Allen Interiors catalog. And according to Jane Pryor, the senior designer/stylist who created it, it...

Bored with your place? People of style long have had the fix: red. Add a jolt and watch things perk up. But here's the thing. These days, people of style...

We found some wonderful extras (objects and decoration) at this year's Chicago Design Show, an annual home furnishings fair that focuses on all things contemporary. The show marched on earlier...

Imagine a dressing room with no mirrors--just you, a blue-screen backdrop, a discreet little camera and a computer with a database full of luxurious locations. And with a touch of...

Agility gives these three objects a delightful sense of form meeting function. Turn, turn, turn The shade on the Melampo Terra table lamp by Artemide adjusts three ways--from down as...

Here's an idea for a useful housewarming gift--"The Home Owner's Journal: What I Did & When I Did It" by Colleen Jenkins for Blue Sky Marketing. As the name implies,...