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Kyle Schuneman: West Coast meets East Village

May 22, 2012

Up-and-coming interior designer Kyle Schuneman’s tips for maximizing small spaces.

Gear up in the city of bikerly love

May 15, 2012

Busybee Homestore has plenty of bike-inspired accessories to get your home decor wheels turning.

Elizabeth Kiester on her black, white and red all over apartment

May 15, 2012

If you were to combine Coco Chanel's trademark black-and-white aesthetic with the pop quality of, say, a Diet Coke can, you'd get the eye candy that is Elizabeth Kiester's New York apartment.

How to get your vertical garden started

May 08, 2012

A vertical pallet garden makes the most of tiny city gardens.

Growing a community garden in Nicetown-Tioga

May 01, 2012

Grant will help neighbors create two more green public spaces.

Jason Saft offers tips to make the most out of small spaces

May 01, 2012

You’re never allowed to complain again about having a small pad — just wait till you see Jason Saft’s.

Create a home office in tight quarters

May 01, 2012

One of the biggest complaints full-time freelancers make about working at home is feeling like they're never able to "leave" the office.

Philadelphia Antiques Show: In with the old

April 24, 2012

Beginning Saturday, more than 50 dealers will display antiques dating from Colonial America up to 1970.

Turn your living room into a Caribbean island

April 24, 2012

Designer Malene Barnett has converted a Brooklyn townhouse into a far-flung retreat.

Consider making some green upgrades in your home

April 18, 2012

Some eco-friendly products for your home.

Five easy ways to green your home this Earth Day

April 17, 2012

Live by the adage that ‘Earth Day is every day’ by making some simple switches in your home.

Thinking inside the Paper Box

April 17, 2012

An abandoned warehouse finds new life as a hub for creative professionals in Old Kensington.

Melanie Fascitelli shows us how to organize our clothes

April 10, 2012

Getting dressed is about to get easier.

North Shore Beach Club jumps into NoLibs

April 03, 2012

The former Arrow Swim Club is getting ready to reopen with lower membership fees.

Spring-fresh Easter decor

April 03, 2012

Stuffed bunnies and plastic eggs need not apply.

Time to do some spring cleaning

March 27, 2012

We talked shop with lifestyle expert Katie Brown on how to tackle spring cleaning.

The power of house plants

March 20, 2012

Although modern cities make day-to-day living more convenient, it's not in keeping with our basic human needs.

3 tips to seal the deal on your new home

March 20, 2012

Spring sees the real estate market abuzz with buyers and sellers out to get the best deal.

Fishtown: No place like these homes

March 13, 2012

Why live in a row house when you could set your table in a former chapel?

Inside Ryan Serhant's ‘Million Dollar Listing’

March 13, 2012

It should come as no surprise that Ryan Serhant has a pad that would make any one envious.

5 rugs to spruce up your home

March 06, 2012

Boasting funky, colorful prints and chic weaves, these fashionable floor spreads are sure to spruce up your home.

This ain’t your grandmother’s wallpaper

February 28, 2012

Forget everything you already know about wallpaper, because it’s no longer a stuffy, dated eyesore from the ’70s.

Deck your home in fun prints, patterns

February 21, 2012

While print wallpaper and upholstery may read like a throwback to a bygone age, today’s prints are inspiringly vibrant and make for a room that you’d actually want to spend time.  

How stores like Target use data to read your mind

February 17, 2012

Shops know our habits from what we buy to when we buy it.

Hipcycle puts a new spin on green decor

February 07, 2012

Recycled home-goods site Hipcycle.com is as much about quality and design as it is about eco-friendliness.

3 hot home trends

February 07, 2012

We scanned the New York International Gift Fair held last week at the Javits Center and found three emerging trends to keep in mind the next time you want to spruce up your place.

Painting Germantown’s true colors

January 31, 2012

Artist Jon Laidacker knows the theme of his new mural is going to be “Germantown.” But he doesn’t know what it will look like.

The good news about CFL and LED bulb alternatives

January 31, 2012

There are two ways that you can handle the federal government’s phase-out of traditional incandescent light bulbs: You can stockpile them in fear of the forthcoming lighting apocalypse, or you...

Inhabi: Meeting your perfect match

January 24, 2012

In a city like Philly, where renters deal directly with landlords and property managers, not brokers, the apartment hunt usually entails scrolling through page after page of listings, leaving...

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