GET IT
Q&A with Karim Rashid
His modern, playful designs have made him a hired gun for such companies as Umbra, Alessi, Samsung, Dirt Devil and Audi.

GROW IT
Indian corn
They're as beautiful as jewels and often just as precious and rare. The uses for Indian corn go way beyond ornamental.

FIX IT
Click-together floor
Jeanne Huber reveals the best way to fix sliding and unlocking in click-together wood floor panels

MAKE IT
Hardware chic, fitting fixtures
Stephen Antonson and Kathleen Hackett see the potential in hardware stores to turn pipes and pegboard into modern decorations.

REDO IT
House Calls
With color, window treatments and a new furniture arrangement, designer Gloria Borza turns an awkward room into a sophisticated space.

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Home Front chat
Join Local Living staff writers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza in their weekly live Q&A to help you in your quest to achieve domestic bliss.