Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

December 1, 2020

That Home You Made With Your Ex? ‘Say Goodbye to Everything’

When Lindsay Weiss began renovating her home on the edge of Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn, it wasn’t just an opportunity to give the place a new […]
November 23, 2020

In a Pandemic, Even Minimalists Need Space

For years, Erin Boyle wrote about living in a tiny apartment on her blog, “Reading My Tea Leaves,” detailing the creative, thrifty ways she made a […]
October 28, 2020

Yes, You Can Learn to Speak the Language of Plants

The plants are trying to tell us something — if only we’d learn their official language, botanical Latin. “I am the Allium with just one leaf,” […]
October 27, 2020

In New York, Roommates Make a Comeback

In New York, where high rents, small apartments and vibrant social lives were, until recently, hallmarks of life, roommates were seen by many as a financial […]
October 19, 2020

Shopping for Beds

When you’re designing a bedroom, there’s no piece of furniture more important than the bed. “It’s everything,” said Jake Arnold, a British interior designer based in […]
October 14, 2020

If You Enjoy Bird-Watching, It’s Time to Give Something Back

The first juncos are back in my Hudson Valley garden, and the white-throated sparrows, too — birds that summer in forests farther north. At Julie Zickefoose’s […]
October 14, 2020

Tips on Bird Feeders

The first juncos are back in my Hudson Valley garden, and the white-throated sparrows, too — birds that summer in forests farther north. At Julie Zickefoose’s […]
October 9, 2020

Looking for Escapist TV? Try Home Design Shows

A few minutes into an episode of “Dream Home Makeover,” a home improvement series premiering on Netflix on Oct. 16, an anxious homeowner frets about a […]
October 6, 2020

Kim Cattrall’s Hamptons Home for De-Stressing From the City

Kim Cattrall, one of the stars of the HBO series “Sex and the City,” is selling her longtime home in East Hampton, N.Y., a beachfront cottage […]
October 5, 2020

The Sunset Strip Stirs Again

Few patches of America have had a greater influence on pop culture than a storied 1.7-mile stretch of Los Angeles, where movie stars, mobsters and musicians […]