Barbara B. Buchholz

If you're tired of being told "up," "down," "left" or "right" while hanging a photograph or artwork, inventor Bo Hindall has come to the rescue. Four years ago, Hindall, the...

Yearning to get away from it all on a permanent basis? Now there's a publication to give you the do's and don't's of moving to the country. Lisa Angowski Rogak,...

When Julie Fornengo quit smoking six years ago, she needed a creative project to keep her hands busy and away from cigarettes. Living on a farm in Elmwood, Ill., 20...

Let's shed some light on candlesticks: They do not have to be mere holders of candles. In the right hands, they can be beautiful decorative elements with or without flickering...

One of the biggest pluses of buying a historic property today is the plethora of resources available. You can call your local government to find out whether your home or...

Alice's tea party may have been a hare-raising adventure but that's no reason for a real live tea party to be anything other than a civilized affair. Woodmere China Inc.,...

Chicago's in for a royal spring. On the heels of the April visit of Fergie, the Duchess of York, comes her almost-ex-cousin-in-law, Viscount David Linley. Linley, who's Queen Elizabeth II's...

While some might consider a silver polish that's kosher for Passover to be meshuga (Yiddish for crazy), not so, says Rabbi Elimelech Friedman. When the weeklong Passover holiday begins at...

If you think furniture should only be practical and made of wood, don't tell that to the participants and winners in The Chicago Athenaeum's 3rd annual New Chicago Furniture show....

Being asked to design a poster for the Lyric Opera's presentation of the "Mika-do" was special. So was designing one for the opening of the Four Seasons Hotel here, creating...