Marni Jameson

Washing area rugs properly is a multistep process that includes removing dust via tumbler, washing and rinsing and finally a stint on a giant drying rack, pictured. (Courtesy of Marni Jameson)

At Home: Here’s how to unlock dirt and clean your area rugs properly

March 3, 2023 at 1:49 p.m.

Steam cleaning at home is certainly one option for your area rugs, but when your rugs are really dirty or pet or food stained, a rug washing facility is the...

Empty nesters Thad and Katie Seymour are selling their Lakefront Florida home and using the proceeds to buy two smaller 鈥渓ock and go鈥� homes in Wisconsin near family and in Florida for the winter sunshine.(Courtesy聽Thad Seymour)

Downsizing or re-sizing? This couple bought two homes for the price of one

February 20, 2023 at 9:49 a.m.

Thinking about empty nest downsizing? This Florida couple took a different approach.

Dear Diary: 鈥淪aying good bye to material items is part of the downsizing story, and journaling about the process is a way of honoring the act,鈥� said author and grief therapist Patrick O鈥橫alley.

Jameson: Good grief 鈥� journaling can help those who feel sad about losing their stuff

June 15, 2017 at 9:31 p.m.

鈥淭he stuff has stories. What happens to the stuff becomes part of the story, the story of the stuff. By journaling, you get to serve as witness your own life.鈥�

New power tools are easier to use, have longer life

June 10, 2017 at 5:45 a.m.

New power tools are lighter than ever, and lithium batteries and brushless motors are extending their lifespans.

All Fired Up: Of the 10 percent of grill owners who have outdoor kitchens, one third plan to add to them in the next few years.

Jameson: Getting fired up about a new outdoor grill

June 30, 2017 at 3:30 p.m.

I started salivating the minute the truck pulled up with our new outdoor grill, an electric wood-pellet cooker that looks like a cannon and weighs just as much. 鈥淥ver here,...

Hot new trend: Traeger came out with the wood-fired grill, which burns 100 percent hardwood pellets and works like a convection oven, in 1987. But they鈥檝e only recently begun to catch fire with consumers.

Gas, charcoal, electric? How to choose a grill

May 27, 2017 at 7:01 p.m.

DC threw some grill options at me -- from gas to charcoal to electric wood-pellet -- that I didn't know existed.

鈥淲e were clueless,鈥� said the owner of this fine, handmade silk rug from Turkey. Now this rug is the centerpiece of our home.

Jameson: Readers share their yarns from Turkish rug bazaars

May 18, 2017 at 6:59 p.m.

What began with me in a rug shop in Kusadasi, Turkey, -- I was curious but highly suspicious -- ended with me turning into an unrepentant rug snob, a poorer...

The Price of Knowledge: Once you see the difference a better rug makes in your interior, as shown here, you may never go back. Developing a taste for finer furnishings, like handmade rugs, has its rewards and also its costs.

Jameson: The meaning of value — it’s important for high-end furnishings (and buyer’s remorse)

May 12, 2017 at 12:22 p.m.

Buyer's remorse sets in the day after Marni buys a pricey hand-woven rug for her great room.

Fifth generation rug merchant Hakan Zor with the author in the Florida great room transformed by a hand-knotted wool rug Zor brought over from Turkey.

Jameson: The best way to buy a rug from overseas is at home

May 5, 2017 at 4:42 p.m.

When I first heard the voice message, I played it two more times to be sure I鈥檇 heard right. Hakan Zor, the rug merchant my husband and I met six...

Jameson: Rug Deals, part 2: the finer points of fine rugs

April 28, 2017 at 12:09 a.m.

Good thing I was sitting down when my husband, DC, leaned over and asked if we should buy one of the handwoven rugs being flung at us at a rug...

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