Karen Klages

HANGERS, $3.49 for eight In 15 minutes you can transform a slovenly coat closet. Your gear: Bumerang wooden hangers. (We have used them to hang even the heaviest winter coats.)...

Often lost in the sea of nails, hooks, hammers, levels (and expletives) is the potential for glory that exists in the hanging of art on one's walls. We're talking about...

He's a veteran remodeling contractor, host of "Today's Homeowner" (7 p.m. Fridays, WLS-DT2 TV) and home expert on The Weather Channel. And, yes, Danny Lipford knows how to hang pictures...

You have the sofa. You have the chairs, the TV, the lamps. The last big piece for your living/family room is likely to be the coffee table. Or shall we...

There are accent tables, accent rugs, accent pillows. The accent chair, though, is far more particular. For the record: This four-legged creature does more than provide extra seating. It's a...

You will never houseclean again if Michael de Jong has his way with your manner of thinking. You will be Zen Cleansing the nooks and crannies of your existence --...

TRY IT Even though my colleagues scoffed and called it the "most useless thing" they'd ever seen, I was super-pleased to see Sunbeam's Hot Iron Storage Case in our office....

Towels, sheets, bowls, flatware, sweaters, slatted rugs -- just how many things can you make out of sustainable, renewable, ever-so-green bamboo? Anji Mountain Bamboo Rug Co. of St. Louis put...

Are you looking at a sea of holiday trappings that are still sloshing around your home five days after Christmas? Are you wondering what to do with it all and...

Stop counting the days till spring. Stop cursing your imminent cabin fever. We're on the edge of winter. It's cold. It's dark. It's going to snow. And at the risk...