Lisa Skolnik

A high ceiling and plain white walls are unconventional qualities to covet, but one North Shore couple craved these humble traits. "We used to live in a Frank Lloyd Wright...

Spanish tiles and stucco walls. View of the water. Floor-to-ceiling windows. It could be the Mediterranean, what with the blend of ethnically flavored furnishings. But, in fact, this family room...

Out to improve your abode? Making it into a dream home just got a whole lot easier and economical thanks to "3D Home Architect" on CD-ROM from Broderbund Software. Construct...

The past and the future mark the magnificent table furnishings made by Siecle; Philippe Chupin, the Parisian firm's co-owner, attributes it to "our approach. We're grounded in both the future...

Just like the mannequins and display items that Nancy Bramson played with as a child at her father's stores, the books she creates are memorable and intriguing. "I was always...

Carol Meltzer, an interior designer who splits her time between the two biggest bastions of hip design, tells it like it is: "Even in New York and Los Angeles, everything...

What better way to start a life together than with a bed? As proverbial "marriage beds," the queen- and king-size offerings today reign supreme, according to Lisa Rosenberg, co-owner of...

When opportunity knocked, Donna Maas of La Grange took a chance and opened the proverbial door. Today, she's cleaning up in more ways than one. For the past three years,...

Trend watchers, take note. If you want to be on top of it all, pay a visit to either of the two Urban Outfitters stores that recently opened in the...

Company coming to stay for a spell? Having trouble deciding among the sofa bed futon, sleeping bag or spare cot? Now an alternative bedding system can take the place of...