This host/designer/ home expert is unendingly energetic, completely disarming, downright charming and, last but not least, has a wicked sense of humor.

Home device maker Nest Labs is adding Google's facial recognition technology to a camera-equipped doorbell and rolling out a security system in an attempt to end its history of losses.

When you're house hunting, location is key. But once you've settled in it's all about the nesting urge -- here are some practical decor suggestions.

Sometimes dubbed a British Martha Stewart, Chrissie Rucker - with her own home goods empire and cultish following - has brought her monochrome aesthetic to Fifth Avenue.

Is it ok to go to the movies or hang out at a bar alone? The votes are in. Millions of Americans are now happy to live a solitary existence, according to newly released research. Nine in 10 US adults are now content to be in their own company.

Perhaps it goes without saying that you are going to be happiest in a house that fits you. The concept is literally called "Person-Environment-Fit." If the fit is good, you will thrive and stay there for a long time.

Nashville, which is fast becoming the South's coolest city, is now officially about more than music. It's also become host to an energetic and creative cadre of tastemakers producing cutting edge home goods.

Just when it seemed Marie Kondo had spread her gospel on the "life-changing magic" of decluttering as far is it could go, the author - whose two previous books remain international best-sellers - is back with a different audience in mind.

No-frills toys including the paper airplane, sand and play food are among 12 finalists vying for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame.

Hurricane Irma is likely to test President Donald Trump's longtime boast that his Mar-a-Lago mansion can withstand any storm. If history is any guide, the smart money this weekend will be on the house.