Home sweet home.
For many of us, welcoming guests to our homes during the holiday season is as much a tradition as decking the halls and picking out the tree. If guests flock to your house during this busy holiday season, it helps to keep some handy tips in mind for keeping the guest room welcoming and well-appointed. Despite the seasonal mayhem, making your guests feel welcome, comfortable, and at home can be Read more
If you're hosting guests this Thanksgiving, you'll want to keep them cozy and comfortable with a well-equipped guest room. Even if your guest "room" is just a pull-out couch or an air bed on the living room floor, you can still make them feel welcome and loved with a few essential items. Want to know what's top on my list? See if you already own these basic essentials that will make any good Read more
The Stanford Inn, an eco-friendly resort in Mendocino, CA, offers an idyllic escape from high-speed city life. Burrowed in a thick redwood forest and overlooking an amazing seascape of the Pacific, the Stanford Inn is a quintessential Fall relaxation spot for nature aficionados (and is pet friendly, too). When I stayed there recently, I found the air quality to be unlike anything I have ever Read more
When it comes to HGTV, there are many things to love, not the least of which is the Urban Oasis giveaway. This year's contest will award one lucky HGTV fan with a modern urban apartment in downtown Chicago. Decorated and designed by Vern Yip, the whole space is beautiful, including this gorgeous velvet upholstered sofa. The sofa is actually a sleeper — making the one-bedroom HGTV apartment more Read more
We recently caught up with design expert Kelly Edwards, who has been featured on HGTV's Design on a Dime and Style Network's Tacky House for her scrappy style and ability to transform ordinary rooms into incredible spaces, even on a budget. Kelly's decorating and design expertise apply to any room in the house, but we were eager to hear her ideas specifically for lil ones, and she didn't Read more
Sure, it may be some serious cash, but dedicated fans may find the price of admission worth it if they can live in Leonardo DiCaprio's Malibu beach house this Summer. Recently updated and ready for Summer parties, this seven-bedroom compound — it includes a main house, loft, and guest cottage — is perfect for hosting friends and family. The listing reads: Just completed a beautiful remodel Read more
Located in the historic, turn of the century-crafted Beaux Arts Building, the W Hotel Union Square's redesign merges cutting edge style with old world decadence. The hotel’s 270 guest rooms and the Extreme-WOW and WOW suites, designed by internationally renowned firms d-ash design and Wilson Associates, are the latest additions to the hotel's massive renovations. Other recent changes include Read more
Kids and weddings don't always make the most natural partners. Brides often dislike pint-size guests' affinity for screaming out at inappropriate times and their tendency to hog the spotlight (don't they know she's the star!?), while kids can find the hours-long events mind-numbingly boring. Finding a way to make everybody happy can be tough, but follow our advice and odds are, the whole family Read more
With graduation looming for the Glee kids, a few of the characters have to do some prep for their futures this week. For Rachel and Kurt, it's their NYADA auditions, and for Puck, it's passing a test so he can graduate. While the kids get ready for their various challenges, Coach Beiste faces one of her own when we learn a revelation about her home life. I should have known from the title that Read more
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has relisted his Hollywood Hills estate for $11.985 million, chopping nearly $3 million off the asking price from late 2010, when it listed for $14.95 million. The house, which Seacrest refers to as Casa di Pace, or the House of Peace, was designed by Jeff Andrews (who also designed Khloe Kardashian's home). The house's listing describes it as "The crown jewel of Read more
