Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

April 28, 2020

Shopping Your Garden

Armed with a Japanese weeding knife and my favorite trowel, I’m currently shopping in my own garden, as I do each spring, carefully scouting for the […]
April 28, 2020

Finally There’s Time to Read (or at Least Organize Your Books)

Looking to make the most of time spent stuck at home, many of us are turning to books. And with good reason: Reading a new novel […]
April 27, 2020

A High-End Building That Seemed Ideal for Young Performers

For Shannon Guse and her children, Ignacio Rosado, 12, and Liliana Rosado, 11, it was the over-the-top amenities that clinched it. The children were adamant: They […]
April 24, 2020

Are People Who Live in Dog-Friendly Buildings Happier?

People who own dogs live longer. They’re healthier. They’re calmer. Their children are less prone to allergies. And they have government-sanctioned reasons to leave the house […]
April 24, 2020

The Easier Way to Make a Garden Bed

I’ve tried various methods of making a garden bed. Years ago, I invested in building a raised-bed vegetable garden with rot-resistant 2-by-12 lumber. It has served […]
April 23, 2020

7 Things You Need for Better Video Calls

I’ve been sharing my home office with my daughter for the past couple of weeks, and I cringed at her first few eighth-grade remote-learning sessions done […]
April 21, 2020

The Latest Fashion Accessory in Miami: A Luxury Condo

Pop stars and perfume. Athletes and sneakers. Big-budget movies and toys. When it comes to cross-promotional licensing deals, there are few pairings that marketers haven’t tried […]
April 21, 2020

In a Chaotic Season, Where to Begin Your Spring Cleanup?

Despite my decades of gardening practice, I feel frantic every April — and never more so than in the chaotic spring of 2020, when the normally […]
April 21, 2020

After Years of Watching It Fall Apart, the Home Was Finally Theirs

Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill first saw their new home in the early aughts: an 1871 farmhouse with a big red barn and stone walls, sitting […]
April 21, 2020

Restoring a 150-Year-Old Farmhouse

Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill first saw their new home in the early aughts: an 1871 farmhouse with a big red barn and stone walls, sitting […]