EYE ON DESIGN

Thursday, July 13, 2000
How-to articles routinely proclaim that the correct way to hang pictures is at "eye level." Okay, whose eye level? Shaquille O'Neal's or Dr. Ruth's?

Thursday, July 6, 2000
A deck or patio can be a plain, flat outdoor expanse or an inviting retreat as comfortable and attractive as any room indoors.

Thursday, June 29, 2000
An old-fashioned front porch may be the best place ever invented for chilling out on a sultry summer day.

Thursday, June 22, 2000
"The only thing worse than not having an outdoor storage shed for stowing stuff like bikes, rakes or giant garbage cans is having one that's an eyesore," says Anthony Wilder of Anthony Wilder Design/Build in Bethesda.

Thursday, June 15, 2000
Warm, cheerful and perennially popular — yellow has always been a classic color choice for walls.

Thursday, June 1, 2000
This may be the ultimate hand-me-down: an outdoor play space designed especially for kids when they're kids, then turned over to parents for outdoor dining and entertaining when they're not.

Thursday, May 25, 2000
Better living through chemistry has hit a bump in the road, and seat covers everywhere are about to get sloshed with something likely to leave a stain.

Thursday, May 18, 2000
It's safe to say that few of us need more stuff. But there's a handful of fresh ideas out there that can improve our, er, interface with technology. Here are a few of them.

Thursday, May 11, 2000
Long before Y2K rolled around, professional trend spotters were proclaiming celestial blue the color of the new millennium — a shade as hopeful as a bright blue sky.

Thursday, May 4, 2000
Hallways get no respect. Whether ushering us in the front door, out the back or along a lineup of bedrooms, corridors are one of the most important but least improved spaces in the house.

Thursday, April 27, 2000
The call for decorating help came from a couple in Silver Spring whose living room had all the charm of a doctor's waiting room.