Learn how to balance your budget and set priorities to get the home features you want with the least compromise

Leaf blowers, trucks or noisy neighbors driving you berserk? These sound-reduction strategies can help you hush things up

Find out how to ask guests for less traditional wedding gifts

Here’s how to handle the age-old entertaining conundrum to protect your furniture — and friendships

If workers around your home are doing things that bother you, there’s a diplomatic way to approach them

Safety and beauty go hand in hand when you light landscape stairways and steps with just the right mix

Whether you favor contemporary, classic or beach reads, do the long and lazy days of summer bring out the lit lover in you?

Design — and the desire for more space — turns humble garages into gracious living rooms

See How a Little Extra Glass Lets in Light, Air and Style

This low-maintenance, high-impact houseplant fits in with any design and can clear the air, too