Mary Daniels

Living in Morocco: Design from Casablanca to Marrakesh By Lisl and Landt Dennis Thames & Hudson $29.95 The husband-and-wife writer and photographer team Lisl and Landt Dennis celebrates the decorative...

The Lincoln Park Conservatory Council's 4th annual "A Hothouse Holiday" from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday is a silent and live auction of approximately 60 holiday wreaths and other decorative...

Here are a few home-enhancing ways to support the fight against breast cancer during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Waxing poetic A soft pink candle, fragrant with Water Blossom scent...

Summer is nearly over, but we don't need to say goodbye completely to the beauty of nature in the months ahead. Contain yourself until spring comes again by complementing the...

It's no longer just tool time at the National Hardware Show. The show that took place last month at McCormick Place has grown to such mammoth proportions that there is...

The three elegant coffee/tea servers shown here originated in parts of the world with very different design aesthetics: France, Italy and England. But what all have in common is each...

For folk-art lovers, a visit to The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum is the second-best thing to a shopping trip south of the border. That's because the museum opened a...

When it comes to design versatility, nothing stacks up quite like ottomans and footstools. If you have one, you can take a seat when you don't want the bulk of...

For the cookout chef who has stood there amid the smoke and sizzle and wondered if the steak, burger or chicken was done, help is at hand. A new generation...

Late spring and early summer mean forays into the garden, dashes through sudden showers, hikes down woodland paths. When you finally make your retreat indoors, leave mud and dirt behind...