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Marni Jameson

Clearly better: Advances in window film, transparent coverings that coat glass, let you get all the beauty of natural daylight, minus the heat, glare and damaging UV rays.

Abundantly clear: Window films can save money invisibly

April 27, 2016 at 4:47 p.m.

Abundantly clear: Window films can save money invisibly

Designer Richard Ostell is partial to linens like these from Rough Linen, of Marin, Calif. The linen doesn't come cheap: Rough Linen sells queen-size sheets for $154 each, a queen duvet cover can run $350, and napkins cost $20 to $24 each.

Linen lovers, rejoice: Wrinkled and rumpled is the new elegant

April 28, 2016 at 12:38 a.m.

Linen lovers, rejoice: Wrinkled and rumpled is the new elegant

Layering Mom's fine china (hand-painted in Random Harvest pattern, which Dad bought in Japan in 1952) on mine let me create a Christmas table that kept family memories and traditions very much in the present.

Precious breakables: How the professionals pack them

April 27, 2016 at 8:47 p.m.

Precious breakables: How the professionals pack them

Unassuming intelligence — this smart home in Lake Nona, Fla., a new health-centric community in southeast Orlando, is a prototype of the home of the future. It has built-in technology to help those who live there be healthier.

Confessions of an empty nester: a year of letting go and learning

April 27, 2016 at 4:54 p.m.

Confessions of an empty nester: a year of letting go and learning

Gorgeous sofas like this don't just happen, but are the result of a dozen careful decisions. This red tufted beauty is not for everyday crashing, but would be sumptuous in a more formal space or a library.

Home design: A half-dozen lessons from first half of 2013

April 28, 2016 at 9:08 a.m.

Home design: A half-dozen lessons from first half of 2013

Sherwin-Williams' Exclusive Plum pairs elegantly with copper and white in a feminine bedroom. "It has enough gray in it that it doesn't look like it a kid's purple," said the company's director of color marketing Jackie Jordan.

Home design: Power to the purples of 2014

April 29, 2016 at 6:47 a.m.

Home design: Power to the purples of 2014

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“Downsizing up:” More homeowners looking for less space, more meaning

April 29, 2016 at 3:48 a.m.

"Downsizing up:" More homeowners looking for less space, more meaning

Home design: Don’t just spike the drinks, spike your rooms — subtly

April 28, 2016 at 10:08 a.m.

Home design: Don't just spike the drinks, spike your rooms — subtly

Think pink (or blue, or black, or purple) for your novelty tree. This one's from Treetopia.

Christmas-tree rebels: To keep traditions and break them, double down

April 28, 2016 at 4:37 a.m.

Christmas-tree rebels: To keep traditions and break them, double down

Don't underestimate the power of natural light streaming in your home. It makes you feel better, and perform better, says Maureen Anderson, radio host of "Doing What Works."

Turning the tables for home advice

April 29, 2016 at 4:06 a.m.

Turning the tables for home advice