Karen Klages

A bird on the wrist is worth . . . well, wearing. We fell for this sporty watch with the happy garden theme designed by Chicago artist David Lee Csicsko....

Women of the house, hand your hubbie a vacuum-for his ego. The Soap and Detergent Association, a trade group that loves to sweep up the dirt on America's cleaning habits,...

Most of us remember Mom's decoupage knickknacks-and would prefer not to revisit them. This decoupage chest of drawers is obviously different, looking more like hand-painted furniture than decoupage, a process...

Karen Brix-Hansen was an octogenarian in Denmark who couldn't wait for her son to come over every week-and not just for the company. There were jars to be opened. She...

What is a G-bulb? A reader from Homewood was thrilled to find a pretty glass pendant lamp at IKEA Chicago in Schaumburg for just $9.95-but was stumped by the bulb...

In my family, the smell of fresh evergreen took a back seat to other, sweeter Christmas perfumes. Melting chocolate, toasted coconut, caramel, marzipan, crushed peppermint sticks, candied orange peels, jellies...

If you're in the market for gifts that will bring a special touch to someone's home, take a look at some of our favorite-and sometimes, exotic-finds. This week, the Home...

Members of the public who don't have their own interior designers can get help making purchases at this year's Chicago Design Show--even from exhibitors who sell to the trade only....

Doodles are no dribble in the bucket to Chicago's Live Bait Theatrical Co. They're the makings of a good show. On Wednesday, the small, but trendy theater company is staging...

We deserve this: A guidebook to Frank Lloyd Wright architecture that's specific to the Chicago area. "Frank Lloyd Wright: Chicagoland" (Gibbs Smith, $12.95) offers information and color photographs on 23...