Universal Press Syndicate

No matter what weather the fall and winter bring, you can keep gardening indoors. Putting together a stylish indoor garden is easier than ever. The houseplant business has grown way...

Ever since the Bush administration began to appear as losing in Iraq, the word it has fallen back on has been "diplomacy." How odd, because at the very same time,...

Eight years ago when I was traveling in the Caucasus, I decided to stop in the former Soviet republic of Armenia, a country and people I had long wanted to...

Forget the chandeliers and Oriental carpets. The room that architectural historian Catherine Seiberling Pond finds most intriguing is the pantry. "You see the layers of family life -- old flour...

For homeowners wanting to create an exceptional or upscale look for a modest home's interior, it's tempting to look for magical or miraculous solutions. Given that homes are complete environments...

In state-of-the-art homes teeming with technological toys, the notion of a daybed is almost anachronistic. Even the word seems oddly old-fashioned. But despite its quaint label, the daybed has been...

As I have watched the horrors unraveling daily on the streets of Burma these last two weeks, my thoughts have wandered back to my own extraordinary visit to that incredible...

Name some favorite foods: dark Belgian chocolate, a great steak, fresh peaches, homegrown tomatoes. These are just a few items on my short list, but I'd never mix them together...

Built in 2000, London Eye has become as much a part of the city's identity as Big Ben or Westminster Abbey. Standing 443 feet high on the south bank of...

Is it tile or not? Fabulous fakes are behind the biggest cover-up in home design. And just about any bare surface is a candidate for today's fashion-forward ceramic tiles --...