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Cary Grant is hilarious as a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape the confines of his family’s tiny midtown apartment. So he designs his dream home in the suburbs and discovers the project wasn’t as easy as it seemed. The house gets larger. The bills get bigger. The problems just won’t go away. Eventually, the whole affair becomes a nightmare-a very funny nightmare-that left audiences laughing in 1948 and will have you in stitches, too. This i… More >>

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

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Ethan Allen and HGTV may have plenty to say about making a home look right, but what makes a home feel right? In House Thinking, journalist and cultural critic Winifred Gallagher takes the reader on a psychological tour of the American home. By drawing on the latest research in behavioral science, an overview of cultural history, and interviews with leading architects and designers, she shows us not only how our homes reflect who we are but also how they influence … More >>

House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live

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“My story,” writes Dominique Browning, the editor in chief of House & Garden, “is about the way a house can express loss, and then bereavement, and then, finally, the rebuilding of a life.” Around the House and in the Garden is a moving narrative, culled from Browning’s much-loved monthly editorial column, about the solace and sense of self that can be found through tending to one’s home. From building a high stone wall in the garden to learning that every kitchen … More >>

Around the House and in the Garden: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Healing, and Home Improvement