When you don't have a lot of space to work with, choosing the right furniture for your patio or deck can be a real challenge - especially if you use the space both for hosting guests and for soaking up a little sun by yourself. The best furniture for a crowd is definitely not the best furniture for lounging (and vice versa), and in a smaller back yard, you might not have the luxury of bei...

Setting up a home office can be tricky, especially if you're a little short on space or don't work from home enough to justify dedicating a whole room to the task. Most desks are designed to be part of a permanent, dedicated home office, which means they're too big and bulky to just stick in the corner of a multi-purpose room, and desks that are designed for intermittent use are usually uncomforta...

When the weather warms up and the sun comes out, it's only natural to want to shed your winter layers and head outside to soak up a little summer. But everyone enjoys being outside in different ways (and often in different degrees!). So to make the most of your outdoor experience, you want to find an outdoo...

It's that time of year again: when everyone is getting ready to whip their outdoor spaces into shape in preparation for summer. But if you've got limited space for your back yard bashes, all this talk of new decks, outdoor kitchens, and landscaping projects is probably lost on you. Even if you only have a small deck, patio, or even balcony, though, you can still entertain guests - you just need to...

Everyone uses their dining room a little differently. For some, a dining room is a large, separate room where you gather your extended family and friends for large holiday meals. For others, it's a small space where you and the people you live with share a quiet, intimate meal. But having a separate dining room isn't a given, and w...

We accept armless chairs as a staple of current dining room furniture, but have you ever thought about why? Dining chairs are necessary furniture in our homes, but rarely get thought about in comparison to flashier, bigger pieces like couches and beds. Designers love trying to make the dining chair step up to the plate with bold, e...