New York is a city of architectural wonders, so any visitor is likely to be dazzled and confused. But one of our readers has a special quandary: Out of ... Read More

Do you use a computer software program to draw floor plans and house designs? Is it easy and fun? Or, is the program complicated and frustrating? To expand our listing of ... Read More

A visitor in our Forum wonders where his front door is. What? Doesn't he know? Well, defining the front door isn't always easy when the house has has several entrances. And ... Read More

Ever since Hurricane Katrina, the French Quarter of New Orleans has been in a financial slump. But locals say things are looking up in the "Big Easy," now that Brad ... Read More

I must be something of a voyeur, because I love to look inside other people's homes... especially when the homes are far away from my own. A new Web site ... Read More

Just when I think there can never be agreement between cultures, I see a building like the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. In Byzantine times, Hagia Sophia was a great ... Read More

When the folks at Disney World designed the Cinderella Castle, they must have been inspired by Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Germany. But, if you think about the original purpose of ... Read More

I've been browsing through the photo gallery of artists' studios posted by our About Guide to Painting, and I must say... painting is a messy business. Many of the studios ... Read More

Remember the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? Well, over the past few years, there's been a movement afoot to create another list: the New 7 Wonders of the World. ... Read More

Built two hundred years ago for a wealthy merchant in southeastern China, Yin Yu Tang is the first house brought from China to the United States. American and Chinese craftsmen ... Read More