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When booking a high-end vacation, using a travel agency can mean scoring perks and benefits that would cost hundreds, at no cost to you. After visiting the Grand Canyon with [...]

Hanging curtains or shades can have a transformative effect on a room, adding warmth and style to a drab space or hiding unfortunate views out the window. You can even [...]

Planning a ski vacation well in advance is a tricky proposition. Early birds can't possibly know what snow conditions will be several months or weeks out. And those who wait [...]

Like a bespoke suit tailored to flatter your body, custom-made built-ins can enhance the appearance of a home -- elevating the design, offering creative solutions to everyday problems and disguising [...]

Westchester 12 Hampton RoadA five-bedroom, four-and-a-half- bath, 5,014-square-foot house with three fireplaces, a master bedroom with an office, a slate patio with a gas grill and a garage, on 1.14 [...]

BROOKLYN 559 Monroe StreetA 20-foot-wide, five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath, two-family brownstone with a large backyard and about 2,850 square feet of space. Tali Berzak, 917-246-8581, Isaac Metcalf 917-734-2376, Compass; compass.comTAXES $296 a [...]

MANHATTAN 348 West 36th Street, No. 2NA roughly 900-square-foot, one-bedroom, one-bath co-op with 20 large windows, in a building with a shared rooftop deck. Ryan Garson, 561-405-0945, and Jason Angrist, [...]

MANHATTAN 415 Grand Street, No. E1303/1304A four-bedroom, two-bath apartment with new finishes and partial East River views, in a large postwar complex with an attended lobby. Jeremy Bolger, 212-381-6516, and [...]

FAIRFIELD 508 North Salem RoadA four-bedroom, four-full-and-two- half-bath home with 3,800 square feet, a screened dining porch, a pantry and wide-plank floors, a dining area with exposed beams, two parlors, [...]

There's nothing like art to bring life to your home, whether it's a valuable piece you bought in a gallery, or a collection of street art you brought back from [...]

When planning a Caribbean vacation, you might begin by sifting through the latest list of top beaches or hot new hotels. But where you ultimately decide to go often comes [...]

QUEENS 20 Continental Avenue, No. 6JKA roughly 1,240-square-foot, one-bedroom, two-bath combination, with a large master suite and a flexible guest room, at the top of a prewar co-op. Joan Lebowitz, [...]

BROOKLYN 274 Saint Johns Place, No. 2CA two-bedroom, one-bath, with a washer and dryer, in a walk-up. Lesley Semmelhack, 917-586-0621, and Amanda McAvena, 614-364-2123, Corcoran Group; corcoran.comMAINTENANCE $799 a monthPROS [...]

MANHATTAN 310 East 53rd Street, No. 4/5GA roughly 2,200-square-foot, one-bedroom that functions as a two-bedroom, with two bathrooms in a 2006 doorman building. Charlie Attias, Corcoran; 917-273-8613, corcoran.comCOMMON CHARGES $2,687 [...]

NEW JERSEY 28 Howland RoadA 6,300-square-foot, six-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath 1988 house, with a heated indoor pool and waterfall on the lower level, multiple French doors and oversize windows, two wood-burning fireplaces, [...]

NEW JERSEY 400 Passaic AvenueA 3,880-square-foot, four-bedroom, two-full-and-two-half-bath 1850 converted carriage house with beamed ceilings and skylights, a renovated master bath with a sunken tub, a semifinished basement and an [...]

MANHATTAN 7 Park Avenue, No. 23A one-bedroom, one-bath apartment in a prewar building with deep closets and a dynamic view of Park Avenue's bustle. Melissa Leifer, 917-364-1274, and George Delancey, [...]

NASSAU 86 the SerpentineAn updated four-bedroom, three- and-a-half-bath, 5,400-square-foot, 1948 home with an open floor plan, a two-car attached garage and a terraced backyard with two landscaped ponds with tiled [...]

Ever since our labradoodle, Rocket, arrived on the scene earlier this year, our furniture has taken a beating. Sofa corners have been gnawed, throw pillows have been destroyed and sisal [...]

FAIRFIELD 2 Deforest RoadA five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home with 3,866 square feet, an office with separate entrance, a four-stall horse barn and a two-car garage with studio apartment, on 3.25 acres. [...]

MANHATTAN 2 Charlton Street, No. 10DA one-bedroom, one-bath apartment with sunny northern exposure and a view of the Empire State Building, in a postwar doorman building. Steven Gottlieb, 212-300-1834, and [...]

BROOKLYN 524 Manhattan Avenue, No. 8AA 1,327-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath, duplex penthouse with a deeded parking space. Ari Harkov, 212-381-4246, and Warner Lewis, 212-381-6590, Halstead; halstead.comCOMMON CHARGES $1,018 a month; taxes: [...]

MANHATTAN 333 East 68th Street, No. 6EA roughly 1,250-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath apartment with prewar details and well-apportioned rooms, in a full-service building. Sheila Starr, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices; 917-557-1173, bhhsnyproperties.comMAINTENANCE $2,488 [...]

NASSAU 2971 Shore DriveA six-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath, 6,000-square-foot, renovated house built in 1996 with a two-story living room, a den, an office and a walkout lower level, a two-car garage, a [...]

MANHATTAN 159 Madison Avenue, No. 9HA one-bedroom, one-bath co-op with a renovated kitchen and bathroom, oversize windows and high ceilings in a prewar doorman building. Maggie Chong, Corcoran Group; 405-209-4698, [...]

BROOKLYN 361 Carroll Street, No. 1EA 1,500-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath duplex with a loft, a washer and dryer and a rooftop cabana. Kris Sylvester, 646-456-5217, Tonya Benham, 347-724-1654; Halstead, halstead.comCOMMON CHARGES [...]

MANHATTAN 457 West 43rd Street, No. 5FA two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath co-op with a double-height ceiling in the living room in a prewar walk-up. Victoria Vinokur, Halstead; 917-952-3452, halstead.comMAINTENANCE $1,278 a month, [...]

NEW JERSEY 4 Combs PlaceA 6,796-square-foot, six-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bath house on 2.11 acres that back up to Farrington Lake, with a two-story entry foyer, three fireplaces, two staircases, finished basement, and [...]

Designing a room that two children will happily share isn’t easy. Still, it can be fun — provided you follow a few rules. Decorating a child’s bedroom is hard enough [...]

Whether you have an expansive foyer, a narrow hallway or just a small area around your front door, the entry to your home is important because it's the first thing [...]

Byline: MICHELLE HIGGINS Renting out a vacation home -- or even a spare room in your apartment in the city -- is easier than ever, thanks to sites like Airbnb [...]

Any experienced designer will tell you that lighting is an essential ingredient when you're decorating a room -- not the afterthought that many of us consider it. If you're tempted [...]

With summer at an end, college students across the country are taking up residence in campus housing, many of them for the first time. Getting comfortable in a tiny, bare-bones [...]

I may not have some people's talent for gardening, but I enjoy dabbling -- pulling up weeds, pruning the boxwoods. Designing a flower bed, however, is entirely beyond my abilities. [...]

Over the past decade, acres of living roofs have appeared in New York City, as commercial building owners have transformed their rooftops into meadows of wildflowers, sprawling beds of sedum, [...]

After stretching to buy a home, many buyers find themselves with little left over to fix the place up. But with a little planning and lots of patience, it's possible [...]

The one-bedroom apartment that Laura and Ian Greig bought in Miami Beach last year had something that many New Yorkers can relate to: a very small kitchen that hadn't been [...]

Pets can be good for your health, have a positive effect on your psyche and even improve your dating game. But having a furry family member can wreak havoc on [...]

After surviving the ups and downs that inevitably come with a major renovation, you deserve a vacation. But how can you afford one after blowing your budget on the kitchen [...]

Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated islands in the Caribbean last September. Six months later, how are they recovering? To find out, writers for Travel spent time in Vieques , St. [...]

Used as a selling point by real estate agents everywhere, an exposed brick wall -- the more aged and weathered, the better -- can add texture, character and a sense [...]

Buying art can be intimidating. The thought of striking up a conversation with a gallery owner can seem daunting. And the alternative -- scrolling through countless paintings and prints online [...]

If it seemed all too soon that your baby outgrew the cozy little nursery you spent so much time decorating before she was born, just wait -- next, she'll be [...]

Is your home bringing you down? As anyone who has lived in cramped, dark or tight quarters knows, your living space can have a big effect on your mood. For [...]

When Sue Yeoh bought her prewar one-bedroom in Forest Hills Gardens, a private enclave in central Queens, more than a decade ago, she had every intention of renovating the tiny, [...]

No time to hang up the lights or take out the tinsel? Don't bother. Understated is in this season. Unadorned greenery, simple rustic touches and carefully curated decorations are replacing [...]

Creating a gallery wall is a simple way to bring style and personality to any room -- no painting or wallpapering required. All you need is a hammer, some frame [...]

Setting up a home office can be as simple as placing a desk in a spare room or opening up a laptop on a kitchen table. But if you work [...]

Judging from the pages of shelter magazines and interior designers' Instagram feeds, dark colors are in. And paint companies are offering plenty of options. Earlier this month, Sherwin-Williams picked a [...]