Beth Luberecki

Renovating a dark, 1,300-square-foot ranch-style house isn’t easy, no matter what you see on HGTV’s “Property Brothers.” So when Sherry Petersik’s husband, John, suggested blogging about their DIY home-improvement efforts in Richmond, Va., she wasn’t…

On Nicole Brown’s built-in bookshelves, novels and political memoirs mix it up with framed personal photos, sculptural knickknacks and pieces from shops around town. A pair of silver platters “were actually thrift store finds,” she says. “They were…

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Growing up, your mom probably preached, “Better safe than sorry” more often than you wanted to hear it. But now that you’re an adult with an apartment of your own, it might not be a bad idea to listen to her advice. Safety is something all renters…

clockThis article was published more than 8 years ago Kevin Ryan’s Cleveland Park efficiency is small enough as it is. So he didn’t want to add a chest of drawers or wardrobe for storing his jeans, T-shirts and other clothing, fearing that it would…

Sometimes the plumbing in Jamie Grigg’s apartment acts a little funky after she’s been on vacation. “And my kitchen window is drafty, so if it’s ever really windy it tends to howl and whistle,” she says. Despite these quirks, she loves living in her…

clockThis article was published more than 9 years ago Shannon Smith may have downsized last year, but she didn’t have to think small when it came to decorating for the holidays. Sure, it was a major change for her and her husband to go from a…

Corrie Allen never bought enough food to fill the sizeable pantry in her one-bedroom Petworth apartment. So she came up with another use for all of that space. “I moved the food to one of the cupboards over the counter and converted the pantry to a…

If you’ve ever thought that Cinderella Castle might be a good place to hang your hat or that Main Street, U.S.A., is someplace you’d like to call home, you might be a major Walt Disney World fan.

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