new york times home and garden articles

Bedbug-sniffing dogs are the new and furry front line in an escalating domestic war.

With new devices making it easy to stream Internet content to a television, more people are watching cable shows for free.

The couple behind Workstead, an architecture and furniture firm, surround themselves with sophisticated objects that have a story to tell.

When the software mogul Mitch Kapor won planning approval for his 10,000-square-foot house in Berkeley, Calif., neighbors were surprised that it will qualify as “green.”

The chef Chris Santos, a judge on the reality show “Chopped,” sought out attractive ways to store knives at home.

At the Manhattan restaurant Collective, visitors will see design that responds to concerns about the environment and the recession.

A new line from Bholu and Porter’s Original Paints was inspired by the artwork of underprivileged children in Ahmedabad, India.

The design duo has created a line of outdoor fabrics for Link Design Solutions, a manufacturer of teak outdoor furniture.

Marcus Tremonto is the latest artist to customize figurines from Kidrobot, the toy and apparel company, with a series of illuminated figures called Lightbotz.

Sales at Kartell, Gracious Home and on the 2Jane Web site.

Adam Levy lives in a 10-story building that he converted into seven spacious floor-through apartments, including his own duplex penthouse that he finally completed last fall.

Surrey, a county to the southwest of London, suffered a real estate setback in 2008, after years of steady price increases.

A cabin in Heber City, Utah, a Gothic revival in Seneca Falls, N.Y., and a condo in Milwaukee.

A team from the magazine placed 40 blue chairs around the city as part of a promotion for its March issue, which is devoted to the color blue.