By Joanna Delson
It’s winter, it’s cold, and it’s hard to stand out in the park with the children. Ice skating is fun, if the children are old enough, but most of the time, there is indoor playtime during these long, cold, and dark winter months. For folks who don’t have [...]
Keep the Living Room the Living Room, Not the Playroom
By Tamara Moscowitz
“Style and function, similar to a loose fitting garment,” enthused a happy customer upon purchasing several Space Savers wall systems one of the most innovative and technically advanced lines of transformable furniture sold exclusively in the U.S. at Resource Furniture on the Upper East Side.
Space Savers are manufactured [...]
The holiday season is in full swing. Before you begin decorating, especially if you are a pet owner, it is best to recognize the hazards that many Christmas, Hanukah or Kwanzaa decorations pose to a dog or cat, and plan accordingly.
Dogs and cats are curious by nature. They explore everything [...]
By Tamara Moscowitz
Shoppers with a discriminating eye, boundless energy, and a determination to find the perfect hard- to-come-by object, need look no further than a one stop shopping mecca right in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Center 44, open to the trade and public, represents seventy-five international dealers who offer [...]
By Joanna Delson
The ghosts of Halloween have gone back to the graveyard. It is time for the ghosts in your kitchen cabinets to do the same! The holiday season is approaching quickly. For many folks there is a lot of cooking, entertaining, and decorating to be done. Before you begin [...]
By Joanna Delson
Fall is, sort of, upon us. One day, there is a nip in the air (for at least part of the day), another day is warmish and muggy. Still, in some homes, the quilts have come out and it really isn’t sandal weather any longer. It’s time [...]
By Tamara Moscowitz
Sustainable living, green living, eco-conscious are no longer ideas being bandied about, but are concepts that have become ingrained in the public’s mind as the need to preserve our planet and conserve natural resources grows more urgent every day. As people’s awareness deepens they are making sound environmental [...]
By Joanna Delson
As you rearrange your closets and drawers and check all the pockets in your suitcases before putting them away for a while, read the following column. It offers good advice for how to clean and organize as summer vacation ends and the fall begins. Hold onto [...]
By Tamara Moscowitz
A good mattress can last anywhere from ten to fifteen years or more and provide many nights of heavenly sleep. At prices ranging from $200 to $15,000 for a full mattress— depending on materials, craftsmanship, the construction process and tailoring—we’re talking about a major investment. So before buying [...]
About one year ago I separated from my husband, changed careers and took a pay cut. I was stressed paying a mortgage and maintenance on a smaller salary, and decided to rent out the two vacant bedrooms in my condo. Unfortunately, one of my boarders brought along some unexpected guests—bedbugs.
Bedbugs [...]
