If you have a house filled with windows, getting them clean is a whole-day cleaning activity. And once you're finished putting the shine on all that glass, the dirty screens are even more visible.

Why do people so often ignore the importance of blinds, drapes, and curtains when they are chief among the elements that make a house a home? For one, window dressings are not essential. You can ...

Part of the adoption process for my cat, Frank, was a virtual tour of my apartment using FaceTime. When we got to the living room, the shelter employee asked me to show how the windows in my apartment ...