More Details Announced For Craftsman Farms Celebration

It's shaping up to be one of the most memorable Arts & Crafts weekends of the year.

On October 15-16, the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms will be hosting a number of exciting events marking the centennial of Gustav Stickley's Log House in Morris Plains, NJ. Their event coincides with the first leg of the traveling exhibition, "Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement," at the Newark Museum from September 15-January 2.

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Finding Affordable Arts & Crafts Stained Glass

When people think about stained glass from the Arts & Crafts era, they invariably envision a Frank Lloyd Wright geometric window designed for one of his Prairie School commissions or one of Louis Comfort Tiffany's famous lamps or rare spectacular windows.

Odds are none of us is ever going to have either in our modest homes.

But stained glass windows give Arts & Crafts collectors a wonderful opportunity to bring splashes of color into rooms often dominated...

Easy Solutions For Squeaky Hardwood Floors

In an earlier feature I wrote about making some serious repairs to a damaged hardwood floor. One of our readers responded by asking about a less serious, but annoying problem with her hardwood floors - they squeak.

I grew up in a 1919 house with hardwood floors and the ones that squeaked the worst were the stairs. My father, though, made no attempt to fix them, for he claimed that was the best way he had of knowing when, as teenagers, each of us was getting home late...

"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished."

Despite the fact that I love using this line, I'm far more inspired by what has become my favorite bumper sticker:

"Practice random acts of kindness."

People have done so much for me over the years, most of whom I never properly thanked, that I decided the best way to show my appreciation is to do what I can to help others.

No, I didn't fly to Haiti after the earthquake or even fill sandbags in Nashville. I'm no Mother Teresa. I help...