By Katherine Roth
Associated Press
Living off-grid conjures images of survivalists in remote places and a rustic, “Little House on the Prairie” lifestyle with chores from morning to night. Yet only a tiny fraction of people living off-grid do it like that, and fewer still live more than ...
By Kim Cook
Associated Press
There’s always been a taste for antique furnishings. These days, a widely acquired taste.
Antiques are hot partly because of supply chain delays and higher prices for many custom or mass-market pieces. There’s also the public’s turn toward ...
By Kim Cook
Associated Press
You might think of storage cabinets as utilitarian. But designers are forever fascinated with how a simple cupboard can be built, dressed and adorned in ways that showcase craftsmanship and inventiveness.
There are sleek, low-slung consoles with jewelry-esque ...
By Ted Anthony
AP National Writer
ALLISON PARK, Pa. (AP) — Should the hanging from Thailand stay on the living-room wall where it has lived since I was born? Should we lay out the family room as it was when I was 8, when I was 17 or in a completely new configuration? Should we leave my ...
By Kim Cook
Associated Press
Setting up home in a small apartment poses all sorts of challenges.
First, there’s the floorplan: With small rooms come issues like storage, and where to put the bed.
Then there’s the furniture: Will it fit up the stairs, and will you need a toolbox and ...
By Alex Veiga
AP Business Writer
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in March to the slowest pace in nearly two years as a swift rise in mortgage rates and record-high prices discouraged would-be homebuyers.
Existing home sales fell 2.7% last month from February to a seasonally ...