I still remember the look of horror and disbelief when my young son discovered I had finally washed his aging baby blanket.

The king of the water-heater market is the conventional storage water heater — the big, white cylinder filling up a faux closet.

The sleek and stylish home of Allan and Lynn Resnick off the top of Strawberry Lane in Ashland recently became the first LEED-certified residence in Southern Oregon — and will be the main...

Last year our family chose to install new flooring in the kitchen and dining room.

Home insulation, which has always been pink, is getting "green" now, meaning it's becoming indoor air-friendly, using more recycled materials and is demonstrating environmental responsibility at the...

CORVALLIS — When chopped or ground, the leaves and seeds of fresh herbs release their oils and make food tastier.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says indoor pollution is two to five times worse than outside air. Because we spend 90 percent of our day indoors, that's an alarming statistic.

How many among us have not, at one time or another, climbed into the oppressive heat of a summertime attic? Open that door or ceiling access and enter a stuffy, often musty, space heated 20 degrees...

While renovations and upgrades can enhance a home's marketability to a wider range of buyers, making the right improvements can increase the selling price.

Incentives, rebates, future savings, renewable energy and a healthier planet: Seems like solar technology has a lot of benefits.

Garages have been known to inspire greatness. It was in a garage that Hewlett-Packard was born. Ditto Apple.

Looking at David and Ronit Gibb's bright and friendly living room, you'd never guess they camped out here for months back in 1990, their son's baby crib within arm's reach.

It's summer, and for most of us our energy bills rise right along with the temperatures as we try to cool our homes and offices.

Father's Day has come and gone, and for many men the annual holiday leaves a flood of new neckties in its wake.

When Moni and Tom DuBois decided to spruce up the old, boring kitchen of their new house in Ashland, they envisioned a countertop that would be unique and artsy, but it also had to be tough,...

Are you stuck with drab, tacky ceramic tile in archaic colors like avocado green, mustard yellow — or a color better suited for a fruit bowl?

Artists Lilli Ann and Marvin Rosenberg have been recycling for more than 50 years — incorporating found objects into murals and sculptures for public buildings.