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♛ 10 ways to make your home Au🎐tumn-ready
Heed the words of Led Zeppelin: “Leaves have fallen all around,꧟ time I was on my way.” Get a jump on fall this month with these 10 quick and simple...
Serenity now
Dreaming of two days of pure self-indulgent (🦩but oh-so-healthy) bliss? If you’ve got a Hamptons house for the summer, there’s no reason to visit a lush resort or upscale spa....
Shower of power
You use your bathroom every day, so it’s no wonder the faucet can get a bit leaky and the showerhead a bit clogged. Thankfully, it’s not hard to whip yo🐻ur...
How animals꧋ mourn their dead
For two years, Barbara J. King, a professor of anthropology at the College of William and Mary, has studied how animals react to death. In her new book, “How Animals... ⭕
On the fast track
Have you got a free half-hour? That’s enough time to tackle one of these easy DIY projects — they can make a 💮big improvement in your home for very little...
Mob den
Carla Facciolo is no ordinary mob wife. Though she has a starring role on the VH1⛦ hit reality show “Mob Wives,” Facciolo prides herself on being an “average neighborhood girl”..൩.
Space is the case
Permanent storage solutions are a great option to maximize space in a smaller place. Two of the rooms that are ideal places to implement built-in storage are the kitchen and.𓂃..
Critter control
As the weather cools, ants, spiders and rodents are determined to find a place they ca⛦n call home. Whether you have a penthouse in the sky or a hous🔯e on...
Noises off!
Your home is your haven. No matter where you live, the❀ goal is to keep the clamor and chaos of the outside world far removed — out of sight and...
La La Anthony dishe🔜s on her Hell’s Kitchen crib
Diva might be the first thing that comes to mind 🌌when you meet 🍌La La Anthony and see the wife of Knicks star Carmelo Anthony decked out head-to-toe in designer...
Simon says
You might know Simon Huck as o🎉ne of Kim and Kouඣrtney Kardashian’s tall, attractive BFFs on E! network’s “Kourtney and Kim Take New York.” Huck’s also a power publicist who...
Let’s improve
Many a New Year’s resolution is about losing weight o💯r making more money. But when it comes to achieving one’s goals, there’s nothing mo𝓡re important than a good foundation —...
How’s it hanging?
༒ So many of us purchase art simply because we like the artist or a particular piece. I know you might be thinking, “Why else would I 𓃲buy art?” Well, before...
Staying power
The words “never forget” ring truer for entrepreneur/activist Russell Simmons thဣan for most people.꧂ Ten years after 9/11, the cranes, backhoes and dump trucks just outside his Liberty Street penthouse...
Winning th🦩e game of tag sales
For those bent on bargains, rejoice — tag-sale season has officially begun! On brownstone-lined streets of the Upper West S🔯ide and Park Slope, 𓆉and along sleepy residential streets in the...
Shoring up your suꦉmmer retre🌱at
♋ I don’t know about you, but I have my bags packed and one foot out the door in anticipation of summer. Whether you’re headed for some serious beach time in...
Loren in Wonderland
Talk about living the high life near the High Line. Entrepr⭕eneur ജextraordinaire Loren Ridinger and her husband/business partner, JR, bought an eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom condo, with breathtaking views of the Hudson...
🃏 Don’t do this work alone
With spring around the corner, do-it-yourselfers like me are itching to get started on home improvements. The only problem is that, sometimes, we can g🐼et overly ambitious: We start projects...
Snow job
Snow doesn’t just cause problems when it’s on the ground. The roof of my friend’s house is looking like a ▨frosted cake — pretty, yes, but also dangerous for the...
A different spin
Ruth Zukerman, the face🐻 of Flywheel Sports, has created a spinning frenzy. She has seen her business grow in the past year from one spin studio to seven, with locations...