Residents who look beyond themselves

By Robert Friedman
Posted on January 19, 2017

Today, so many retirement communities take such good care of their residents, you might think they were waited on hand and foot, as my mother liked to say. Restaurant-style dining, a plethora of clubs and activities, pools, golf courses and state-of-the-art exercise facilities, movie theaters, beauty salons — you name it, and there are places that offer it. But a seldom-heralded... READ MORE

Convert a spare room into a dream closet

By Melissa Rayworth
Posted on January 03, 2017

Longing for a bigger closet? The simplest way to convert a small room is by lining the walls with clothing racks on wheels and with free-standing wire shelving units. You can customize the space by adding colorful bins and baskets. To fill the center of a room that Sherrod converted to a closet, she brought in two large bureaus of the same height and arranged them back-to-back. She... READ MORE