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Home buyers with school-age children face a greater challenge than ever as they search for a place that's both affordable and meets their family's aspirations. "Parents carry with them long...

He was an ambitious ophthalmologist in his mid-30s, in practice just a few years but already making well over $100,000. An avid golfer, he decided to build a house next...

Six years ago, financial planner Michael Knight and his wife decided it was finally time to fulfill their dream of a custom-built house replete with spacious rooms and a waterfront...

Why do so many of us settle for the same old white-paint approach to decorating ceilings? When it comes to walls we texture them and apply glazes, wallpapers, stenciling and...

At its most over-the-top expression, the look is pattern-on-pattern, curvy, decidedly feminine, definitely lacy, going for Baroque. At its most restrained, it's a vintage ecru doily slung over the back...

For years, the choice between an urban or suburban home was easy for many families. They opted for the cleaner, greener, quieter and roomier suburbs, not to mention the generally...

During the salad days -- those fleeting but glorious weeks between late spring and mid-summer -- lettuce is at its peak of quality and abundance. Packaged salad blends notwithstanding, truly...

If you cook healthy food, it stands to reason that you would want a healthy kitchen. Which means avoiding plywood and particleboard, which give off gaseous formaldehyde, and steering clear...

Which comes first: The color on the wall or the color in the fabric? Like the chicken versus the egg, the question is open to debate, but design pros tend...

You've watched dozens of remodeling shows on television and clipped photographs from countless magazines. You've set aside spare cash for months so you'd have a decent project budget. You've scoured...