Good things in small packages
Life lessons occasionally come in neatly tied packages. Once, a group of mostly sweet 7-year-old girls gathered for a holiday gift party. They set all their prettily wrapped-and-ribboned presents under a tree while they exchanged pleasantries and sipped juice from china teacups.

Have you ever had a negative shower curtain encounter? For example, you’re in the shower and you pull the shower curtain open and the entire contraption – curtain rod and curtain – fall in the bath with you? This is most likely to happen when you are visiting a friend, or staying with your parents for Thanksgiving.
Bryan Deaner’s home is full of artful juxtapositions that express his passion for travel and collecting.
A train-loving father and his daughter remake a 1951 sleeper car
Winter is nature’s way of saying, “Build a mudroom.”
Easy ways to make your rooms more inviting during the long winter months inside.
Bored by off-white walls but not crazy for color? It’s a design dilemma. Garrison Hullinger of Garrison Hullinger Interior Design in Portland demonstrates that neutrals don’t have to be bland.
Whether you like traditional or contemporary, wood or gas, there’s a fireplace that fits your style and warms up your winter nights.