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The article offers tips from designers Naeem and Ranjana Khan on how to prepare dinner for visiting friends and family.

The article presents information on designer Dennis Basso.

The article discusses the approach taken by Blair and Alistair Clarke in decorating their apartment in New York City.

The article presents an interview with interior designer Suzanne Kasler. She thinks that the houses in Sea Island, Georgia tend to be more formal for a beach cottage because of the community's historical longevity. Kasler says she worked with architect Keith Summerour to design the house using a simplified Mediterranean Revival architecture. She admits that she is a believer that both ceilings and walls should have the same shade.

The article presents an interview with interior designer Sally Markham about decorating a house in Greenwich, Connecticut. She discussed how he gave a youthful feel to the house by using rather eccentric light fixtures like Moroccan lanterns, Art Deco flapper fringe sconces and a gold mirrored ball. She explained why he used bright colors for the children's bedrooms. She described how he achieved the subtle glow of pink in the master bedroom.

This article interviews several party and event planners, including Colin Cowie and Sean Driscoll.

The article profiles actress Patricia Clarkson. The actress is known for her professionalism and it is shown by how seriously she takes punctuality. At forty-six, an age when most actresses have difficulty finding work, Clarkson is busy enough that her performances tend to arrive in bundles. An Emmy Award winner for playing Ruth's Bohemian sister on television series Six Feet Under on HBO and an Academy Award nominee for her role in Pieces of April, Clarkson is contracted to shoot three movies in 2006. Until now, Clarkson's annus mirabilis was 2003, when, after being praised for playing Julianne Moore's best friend in Far From Heaven, she was in four movies debuting at the Sundance Film Festival: The Station Agent, Pieces of April, The Baroness and the Pig and All the Real Girls. She wanted to be an actress from an early age. At fourteen, she won a citywide drama competition. As an undergraduate, she studied theater at New York's Fordham University; then she attended the Yale School of Drama.

The article features the remodeled house of Brenda Grosbard and Robert Grosbard in Manhattan, New York City designed by Thomas Vail of Vail Associates Architects and Joe Nahem of Fox-Nahem Design. It was a 19th-century townhouse in Manhattan transformed into a glamorous and urbane family home. Townhouses are at such a premium that even those that are nearly rotten to the core attract eager buyers.

The article features young furniture designers Jonah Zuckerman, Robert Martin and Scott Braun from Brooklyn, New York City. Zuckerman graduated with a master's degree in architecture from Harvard University. Martin makes pared-down tables, benches, desks and bookstands from uncommon woods such as mesquite or tiger maple. Braun perceives his designs as functional art that can be handed down to children and grandchildren.

Focuses on the interior design of a stone house in Westchester County, New York. Information on the furniture in the house; Color schemes of the house; Reason for using paint brushes instead of paint rollers for painting the walls.

Details the interior decoration of a loft apartment in Los Angeles, California owned and designed by Kenneth Brown, decorator and host of the television program "reDesign." Description the apartment prior to the renovation project; Advantage and disadvantage of the rolling garage door in the living room; Effect of adding dark curtains in the windows framing west coast sunsets.

Presents information on the renovation of a house owned by couple Bob and Nancy Bean in Anguilla. Interest of the couple on open-to-nature architecture; Number of structures that were built; Use of roof tiles from Thailand.

Features Sherri Donghia, executive vice president of design and marketing for Donghia Furniture/Textiles Ltd.

Focuses on the remodeling of a classic-inspired house designed by the late architect William Wurster in Piedmont, California. Professional achievements of Wurster; Description of the house's interior design prior to its renovation; Color scheme of the walls in the entryway.

Features the house of couple Michael and Zee Wiener decorated by designers Albert Hadley and Harry Heissmann in Roxbury, Connecticut. Reason behind the change in the position of its rooms; Challenge for Heissmann regarding the rooms; Remarks from Michael on the color schemes used.

Features four interior designers and their work at the 2004 Kips Bay showhouse in New York City. Randall Ridless; Elizabeth Martell; Eve Robinson; Eric Cohler.

Presents information on the renovation of a summer cottage in Southampton, New York. Evolution of design ideas; History of the cottage; Retention of some architectural designs.

Describes the renovation of a house by architect Robert Keller and interior decorator Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz in New York City. Condition of the house prior to the renovation; Colors used in the decoration; Preferences on furnishings.

Describes the interior design of a Tudor-style house in Washington, D.C.

Features the design of the home of Eve Robinson and Joshua Wiener in New York City. Details on the color scheme; Types of house furnishings deployed; Theme of the design.

Features the house of decorator James Andrew in Manhattan, New York. Design of the furnishings; Sources of materials used; Ambiance of the place.

Provides information on the interior design of a house at the Ford Plantation in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Description of the house; Background on the plantation; Plan of owner Susan Weiss for the house; Involvement of Weiss in decorating the house.

Describes the interior decoration and of a house in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania. Design of furniture used; Proportionality of spaces; Display of works of art; Various themes and design influences.

Presents the modernist interior decoration of a Victorian mansion in Key West, Florida.

Features the interior decoration and architectural design of a renovated 1895 house by designer Thomas Jayne and architect Peter Pennoyer. Design specifications; Details on retained facilities and furniture; Description of the 1895 Shingle-style cottage prior to renovation; Information on design principles applied in the renovation such as conservation and furniture recycling.

Highlights the artworks and attractions in Saint Louis, Missouri. Total area covered by the Forest Park; History behind the establishment of the Gateway Arch; Features in the museums in the area.

Presents several pointers when planning to wear a tuxedo. Proper color; When to wear a cummerbund; Right shoes to wear with a tuxedo.

Describes the apartment of fashion designers Scott and Kathy Formby in New York City, New York. House furnishings; Comments from the Formbys; Wall palette used; Where they shop for furnishings; Design inspirations for their home.

The article discusses the philanthropic work of actress Marlo Thomas.

The article suggests ideas on distinguishing between different forms of benefaction.

The author relates how he created a tabletop made of wine-corks. According to him, he started arranging the wine-corks from the table's outermost edge and worked steadily inward, squeezing a line of wood glue on each cork and quickly pressing it into place. He says that eBay and www.corkstore.com sell recycled wine corks for ten cents each.

Features Hughes N'Cho-Allepot, design director of New Antique Design, a Brooklyn, New York City-based manufacturer of sleekly minimalist home decor.

Discusses factors to be consider when shopping for expensive items.

Provides advice on renovating a house or apartment.

Introduces several turtleneck wardrobe for men. Wardrobe designers; Prices.

Presents tips on how to keep conversations about religion amiable. Religious intolerance; Reason people are intolerant about things religious; Explanation offered by Dale Martin, a Yale University professor of religion.

The article offers information on juban kimonos, made from recycled garments that are worn for Japanese ancestorworship festival.

The article discusses the author's experience with a father who has an Alzheimer's disease.

Discusses the cost of living in New York City.

Provides information on surveillance and protective devices for homes.

Focuses on the personalized image of private banking. Reasons for the repositioning in private banking; Comments from some bankers.

Offers advice to wealthy individuals on how not to attract undue attention. Awareness of being observed and watched by other people; Choosing of luxuries wisely; Hiring of aides that have social manners; Giving to charity.