Lisa Skolnik

When asked for wedding gift suggestions, think about how you will want to entertain family and friends in your home over the years. Kitchen accouterments, electronics and appliances are practical,...

Company's coming, so get the guest room in shape. Here are some inviting essentials to help guests feel at home.

Looking forward to some groovy gifts from the `rents for the holidays this year? We`re willing to bet you know exactly what you want, but that doesn`t mean you`ll get...

Games can be engaging in more ways than one. They're all entertaining, but some make a design statement.

1. COLD: Same as cool, or that's bad. 2. EPIC: Great or fantastic. 3. FRONT: To put on an act in front of someone, or lie, which is similar to...

Fold, tuck, gather, pucker and pleat your way to a glorious table with the remarkable array of napkins and napkin rings that are available today. Ironically, these alluring table dressings...

Anyone who has ever been to a baby shower knows there's a run on kiddie gear these days. From big-ticket items such as video monitors that show a sleeping baby's...

No doubt about it, even the best of friends get into fights. And making up is hard to do, but it's inescapable if you want to have friends. Plus it's...

Designing furniture that will be equally at home in kids' rooms, affordable housing projects and ritzy summer homes may seem like a schizophrenic undertaking. But Chicago architect Peter Landon, whose...

The moans were palpable when longtime antiques dealer Gary Marks closed the doors of his eponymous North Milwaukee Avenue shop late last year, for the cavernous emporium had a large...