Consumer Reports National Research Center recently reported that given a choice between a product made in the United States and an identical one made abroad, 78 percent of Americans would rather buy the USA product. The survey noted that people want to keep American manufacturing strong and are often concerned about the quality of products made outside the USA. Craftsmanship...

Office design trends are changing – for the better. Traditional office spaces where executives are positioned in corner offices and cubicle farms are reserved for the “rest” of the crew, are becoming a thing of the past. Today, you may find a CEO in the center of a large collaborative space, just like everyone else in the company. Small conversation...

Gone are the days when if was okay for Dad to throw up some wood paneling, get some carpet scraps for the room and plug in the television set that no one else wanted, and call it a day. Today, many man caves are decorated as carefully as every other space in your home. Men (and their significant others) want...

We’ve all been there. A truck pulls into your driveway. The delivery person rings your doorbell and grumbles about how hard it’s going to be to get that new piece of furniture into your home. Most of the time, they get it into the house and then it’s your problem to get it to the right room and position. But...

It’s just not possible. The new backpack smell is still lingering in the hallway. The new athletic shoes are still clean and the lawns are still green. But as the stores begin to fill up with holiday décor and television commercials are pushing layaways, it is, indeed, time to get ahead before the most wonderful time of the year is...