Of all the rooms in my house the "second bedroom" has been the hardest to resolve. Yes, I'm grateful for the extra space, but rather than be efficient with it, the room has mostly become an oversized storage closet — all the miscellaneous stuff gets throw

House Beautiful's annual Small Spaces issue is about to hit the newsstands and they gave me a sneak peek at their big, twelve point guide to making the most of any size home. While the whole feature is definitely worth a read, I was most intrigued by the

It's quite amazing how much background noise our brains can manage to filter out without us ever even noticing. Taking a moment to concentrate on the audible, I suddenly become aware of the sound of the refrigerator whirring from the open kitchen, the air

Inspiration comes when you least expect it. I was in London last fall for 100% Design. There were tons of beautiful things, but the plywood table that Carl Hansen built for their display (below) stuck with me. I wanted to copy it for my own dining table s