Coffee and chats have long been linked. Studies show that if your next java-fueled catch-up was served in NotNeutral’s clever Conversation Piece espresso set ($78, 2modern.c...

Terrariums — with their bitty plants, mini-mosses and near-microscopic garden gnomes — add both green space and hipness to your pad. West Elm’s new line of jars comes in...

When he’s not catching air and performing half-pipes, snowboarding great Shaun White likes to — design housewares? His gnarly new line for Target just swished in with Alpi...

Rugged men who hate shopping might feel differently about a store displaying vintage Playboys and gin. At Federal (2216 14th St. NW), workwear labels (Levi’s, Red Wing) are ...

It’s the most difficult time of the year, particularly if you’re one of the lucky few who shops resort collections in December. You must ask: “It is warm on this glitzy ...

Your attempts at having a “Game of Thrones”-themed holiday have been only partially successful. Not-so-cool: wearing a Ren Fest codpiece and tights to your office party. B...

Giving someone a share in a Himalayan goat/Mexican cow amounts to both a feel-good and do-good holiday present. But it is possible to give something fair-trade and flashier th...

This week’s twist in the ongoing global financial meltdown led central banks to funnel cash to European countries in need. Quick, friends! Grab the euros! Onward, to the Cha...

Donatella Versace's formaggio-orange tan would take many spendy trips to Capri to achieve. Her label’s colorful, print-mad clothing isn’t cheap either, unless you stand in...

Some people express hometown pride with body ink (which explains all the three-stars-and-two-bars tats strolling around Columbia Heights). But custom silver necklaces ($180 ea...

Dwell Studio’s patterned fabrics — orange peacocks strutting in teal trees; ikats in snazzy gray and mustard; Moroccan tile-inspired geometrics, shown — have put the Hol...

Target, to our annoyance, never did cough up that $39 Missoni sweater we “ordered” online. But hope springs eternal that it won’t be so hard to score one of the new wome...

When a sore throat, sinus infection from hell or deathly allergy to Mr. Whiskers hits your homestead, it’s not a reason for celebration, exactly. But plucking Kleenex out of...

In five years in D.C., Shaw’s Redeem (1734 14th St. NW; 202-332-7447) has gained a rep for bringing edgy, Cali-meets-CBGB’s style to buttoned-up D.C. The his-and-hers bout...