I purchased a box at an estate sale years ago and it was stuck shut at the time. When I finally got it open, I found there was a family album built into it, with many photographs including Civil War and family tintypes. It is made of curly maple. ...more

February 15, 2009

Margaret Hoggatt was overwhelmed after her mother died in 2006. It wasn't just the grief of losing a beloved parent. Her mother, Rosemary, had lived in a small house on Tropic Boulevard in Largo for nearly 30 years. The 1,300-square-foot home was crammed with the things she collected and adored - elephant knickknacks, angels, ceramic roses, kitchen gadgets, cookbooks. ...more

August 24, 2008

You grab the dog; I'll grab the computer. Until recently, that was our family disaster evacuation plan. ...more

July 20, 2008

Transform your book collection from clutter to a personaldisplay space with ideas from a Tampa decorator. ...more

July 14, 2008

When a St. Petersburg couple hired an interior designer for help redecorating their vast living room, he looked around at their floor-to-ceiling bookcases and declared: "Get rid of the books!" ...more

July 12, 2008

Just out of high school and married barely a week, 18-year-old Winifred Dean saw her husband off to war in 1944 and boarded a bus for home. While Walter J. Dean joined his World War II field artillery unit bound for Okinawa, Japan, Winifred Dean prayed for her husband's safety. ...more

November 21, 2007

Many family photos capture memories of the old family car - that old Plymouth or Ford that our parents drove and proudly posed next to for a place in the family album. Some might remember the cars of their grandparents. ...more

September 17, 2007