Home & Garden
Terminal 3's mesh appeal
Singapore's newest airport hotel, the Crowne Plaza Hotel at Terminal 3 (T3), has been open for only a few weeks but it is already taking off as not just a haven for jet-lagged travellers, but a place for Singaporeans to visit.
Ten best horticultural designers
The Chelsea gold medalists you can hire for your own patch - if the price, and site, are right
Nesting instinct: A Shanghai collective is fostering socially aware designs
In these increasingly eco-aware times, it's not often China gets bathed in a positive light when it comes to environmental issues. Yet one Shanghai-based design collective is setting out to prove that chic, modern, China-made products can go hand ...
Thieves target farm diesel supplies as prices soar
LORENZO, Texas (AP) — With the price of diesel skyrocketing, farmers and ranchers around the country are being targeted by ne'er-do-wells armed with syphon hoses and pumps.
Home and Garden Advice, and a Little Music Besides
While Amazon’s Kindle seems to have grabbed the most attention lately, there are plenty of electronic book readers out there that are worth a quick look — or read.
Fabulous faux: Stone veneer gives new look and luster to older homes
Lori Cox is moving from a run-of-the mill brick ranch house in Northbrook to a European villa without leaving home.
Crisis and Renewal
“I’M sad that you see Argentina like this,” Pola Oloixarac, my new Argentine friend, said one night in November 2003 as we passed a cluster of figures picking through heaps of garbage bags on the otherwise deserted streets downtown. “It’s because ...
Pasadena Takes Lead in Green Home Design
City officials, environmentalists and contractors don't usually gather with a homeowner a ceremonial groundbreakings. They did so in on June 11 in an unsual event for an unsual home, dubbed the "Pasadena EcoHouse."
The 50 Best Furniture Shops
1. Fine Art Society - "Steeped in history, this establishment provides a perfect forum for art and design from the past 200 years" says Simon Alderson. "This is one of the few antique dealers that provides a highly informed platform for postwar B...
Interiors: Go with the flow
When most of us think Scandinavian furniture, we think of Ikea. We shouldn't. Scratch the surface of that lacquered-pine unit housing your top-of-the-range hi-fi – maybe you will discover something more profound.
The Ten Best Sofa Beds
Frances Hunt - £215 - Comfy and compact, Frances Hunt's sofa bed is ideal for kids. It comes in 18 different fabrics, from sweetheart pink to sailboat blue, and the bed part has an easy fold-out motion
Design: Season to taste - tips for perfect outdoor dining
There's nothing nicer than eating outside when the weather is fine – anything from an early morning breakfast in the cool morning light, to an impromptu lunch or meticulously planned barbecue. We Britons are gradually waking up to the fact that li...
Restoration joys of Capheaton
CONSERVATORY, landscaped park, walled flower and vegetable garden with extensive soft fruit greenhouses, woodland walks and teas in the village hall.”
Grow your own food with easy container gardens
Want to grow herbs, tomatoes and flowers with no fuss? All you need is a few pots and a place in the sun. "Real Simple" magazine shares important information on how to plan the ultimate edible garden:
Photographer to Watch: David Duncan Livingston
Photographer David Duncan Livingston shoots interior and exterior spaces, portraits, fine art, and still lifes, and also has experience location scouting and styling, among other things
Five Weeks with No Oven
After fifteen years of great service, my GE double wall oven died a relatively quiet death. After a day or two of spontaneous beeping, we flipped the circuit breaker and took it off life support. The estimated cost of repair was higher than we tho...
Kitchen kinetics
BeauxArts, a new concept in kitchen design, allows homeowners to mix and match elements yet still create a seamless kitchen suited to their individual lifestyles