FEATURES
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KEEP IT COOL Options for Shade From Summer Sun
“I’ll be waiting for you in the shade of the old apple tree,” wrote Harry Williams in 1905. It is a song that evokes images of a peaceful setting ...
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Historical home is host to modern fun
By Patricia C Held Celebrations seem to be a part of the history of Lochwood Hall. According to owner Tom Beach, there were costume parties, elaborate dinner parties, dances, and ...
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Home Office
By Ashley Blanchard The afternoon light is spilling through the window while I sip hot tea and check email from my white sofa—a luxurious oasis in a house with two ...
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Smart Homes
By Amy Coutee What is a Smart Home? If you’ve got three or four home automation systems tied together—a security system, lights, heating and air, and audio, for example—feel free ...
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Fragrance Garden
By Erin Parkhurst The smell of warm pine needles returns me to the Midwestern summers of my childhood and the unfettered joy of exploring the woods; the insistent sweetness of ...