Real Estate & Home

In the throes of winter, there’s hardly a more soothing place than in front of a fireplace to relax, warm your toes, sip Merlot or just watch the flickering flames. At this time of year, fireplaces are indeed hot. Read Full Article

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Please don’t call it a basement. The new lower level has gotten an upgrade. “What used to be a space of lower ceilings, mainly mechanical space, storage and perhaps a small area for recreation has now evolved into spaces that equal or exceed the amenities and finishes of the main living spaces on the first and second floors,” says Marc Spector, an architect and a principal of the Woodbury-based Spector Group, a design build firm. Read Full Article

Front porches are more than the backyard decks of yesteryear. In the days before suburbanization or air conditioning, these inviting covered outdoor spaces were shady places to rock away an afternoon sipping iced tea, mind a baby napping in a carriage and wave to or chat with neighbors passing by. Read Full Article

For Kim Hendrickson-Radovich, designing from the heart is a matter of trust. Read Full Article

I am sure by this point we are all knee deep in resolutions that we are all going to follow with the utmost discipline. We’re all going to lose weight, we’re all going to put more in savings, volunteer more and recognize the positive rather than the negative. In essence, we are going to transform from the people we are to those we can be. Read Full Article