We click open invitations and RSVP via text, but a handwritten thank-you is sometimes still best. Here's how to tell

Design advice, inspiration and observations that struck a chord this week

Don't have an 'I'd rather be cleaning' bumper sticker? To keep your home bearably tidy when the kids are around more, try these strategies

An old outbuilding gets a new purpose — several purposes, that is — thanks to careful efforts by stonemasons and architects

A Cold War relic is now a modern home, thanks to an Australian architect with a flair for the unusual

This modest backyard garden provides its owner with fruit and vegetables all year round, thanks to an innovative low-maintenance approach

Industrial style gets a rustic, personal edge in a historic Chicago building, thanks to lots of wood and meaningful collections

Elbows and cell phones? Maybe. Forgetting to say 'thank you'? No way. Our mealtime etiquette guide takes the guesswork out of group dining

On some holidays you are just thankful when it’s over

Lucky grandchildren get a camp all to themselves, thanks to tents and a bathhouse with beds in their grandparents’ backyard