AIKEN — Chaz Harpman’s business slogan is “make yourself at home with me.” The phrase is on display prominently above the entrance to his new shop, Scotch + Hutch, which made its downtown debut this ...

The moment you step into the Crowded Closet in Iowa City, you realize this is what happens when a thrift store decides to stop playing around and get serious about the business of amazing deals. This ...

Tucked away in the college town of Starkville sits a secondhand paradise that has bargain hunters making pilgrimages from every corner of Mississippi.

He was the choreographer who dared to trade the stage for the drawing board, a self-taught maestro who didn’t just join the Indian fashion world — he willed his way into its heart. In the narrative of ...

Steve Stringer works his dream job out of a shed in Melrose Hill. The 500-square-foot outbuilding wasn't where Stringer, an L.A.-based ceramicist, imagined setting up shop. The day he found it, he was ...

Nicole Gray discovers that you don't need a huge budget or a team of professionals to pull off a stunning transformation.

You can find vintage goods, which often have held up beautifully over the years because of expert craftsmanship. Or score some new pieces. Many home stores are carrying caned furniture in ...