Because my life is a non-stop whirl of international travel and adventure, I missed a trip to Architectural Digest Design in NYC to see new products from Jenn-Air. Understanding my …
Home and Garden
Easy to use, eco-friendly scrubber helps green the kitchen
I have a long list of things I feel guilty about — there’s the sorry state of my underwear drawer, the pile of table linens that’s been waiting to be ironed …
New finishes and features dominate kitchen design trends
Trends are trotted out and trumpeted as regularly as the seasons change, making them easy to identify. What’s harder to see is longer-term, slower-moving shifts in the way we live …
Smart thermostats make energy sense
Always love a Canadian success story. To that end, I give you two players in the smart thermostat market that are hot news. Get it, hot news? Ecobee (see pic …
Popular Ikea storage line turns 50
The first-ever Ivar unit from Ikea appeared in stores in 1968, and was called Bosse. Originally intended as garage storage, its makers were skeptical about how popular it would be. …