Lisa Skolnik

We're cool to gas guzzlers, warming to a blaze of red, and sweating through Bikram Yoga. The winds of change may shift, but our trend forecast ensures that you'll weather...

A good life lived on a grand scale takes bold planning with a sense of adventure. Successfully introducing "the bold concept" in a home environment-riotous color, overscaled proportions, fused tastes-comes...

Long drives don't have to be dull. Tune up for your next road trip by packing a back seat-survival kit. Here's what we suggest: Basics: a compact tape or CD...

When you're looking for fun in the sun, get out a grill and throw a party. But nothing conventional, mind you. Get inventive and add some attitude to the equation....

In the last decade, women adorned themselves with subdued, dainty jewelry or no jewelry at all. Now big and bold baubles have returned--minus the shine and showiness of the '80s...

Eager to entertain but pressed for time, we tune in, log on and hire out It was another routine workday for Suzanne Williamson, author of "Entertaining for Dummies" (IDG Books)...

Ready to take the plunge and get a pooch? We asked three respected dog trainers for guidance, and all said the same thing: Consider your lifestyle and don't fall for...

Showing off a collection and storing it often go hand in hand, and there may be no better way to do both than with a display case. It has all...

Two experienced homeowners/design writers approach decorating and home improvement quite differently. One will do without until she gets exactly what she wants. The other may splurge now and then on...

Wanderlust inspired the latest wave of chic French furnishings developed by two Parisians searching for inspiration beyond their own city. Both collections are now available in Chicago. Jerome Abel Seguin,...