http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/ All Lifestyle en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:09:56 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12041/1209332-30-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml NAPLES -- When Gino Di Mare and Alberto Billeri bought a small apartment in the dilapidated Quartieri Spagnoli district of Naples six years ago, they were betting on improvements to a neighborhood notorious for dirty streets and petty crime. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12041/1209333-30-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml NORTH ELMHAM, ENGLAND -- When the current owners first saw the Chapel, a former church in a secluded setting in the eastern county of Norfolk, it was filled with pigs. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12041/1209334-47.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml When the French designer Christophe Pillet created the interiors for Hotel Sezz, in St.-Tropez, which opened in 2010, he focused on simple pleasures. "What are the best, strongest emotions when you talk about vacation?" Mr. Pillet asked. "You have, for example, the smell of your skin when you're sunburned, the noise of the waves and the shadows of the trees that come inside your room." Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12041/1209335-47-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml DURHAM, N.C. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12041/1209336-47-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml The home renovator is well served on the iPad and iPhone, with apps that do everything from measure square footage to provide information on more than 150 kinds of wood. But what about the architecture geek, who longs to spend hours scrolling through the blueprints of a Case Study House? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12041/1209337-47-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Q. How can I make my front porch more appealing to buyers? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209102-30-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml PITTSBURGH Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209103-30-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml DALLAS Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209104-30-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml FOUR-STORY STONE VILLA NEAR DUBROVNIK WITH VIEWS OF THE ADRIATIC SEA Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209105-47.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml ANDREA PANICO, a jewelry designer, often finds that small-scale treasures grow out of studying larger things. Her company, Pico Design, in Montclair, N.J., makes what she calls "little architecture": earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings and cuff links inspired by notable buildings and bridges. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209106-47-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml HAMDEN, Conn. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209107-47-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml AS the national unemployment rate starts to fall, signaling a strengthening economy, some bullish Americans may buy something especially sweet for their sweethearts this Valentine's Day. Others who are feeling the economic thaw may spend money on something notoriously expensive, if less romantic, which they have been putting off: a divorce. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209108-47.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Bed and table linens, pillows and an assortment of decorative accessories will be up to 75 percent off at Ann Gish, Feb. 11 to 18 (the queen-size quilted coverlet in Irongate, regularly $750, will be $195); 4 West 20th Street (Fifth Avenue), (212) 727-2122, anngish.com. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208684-51-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml As thousands of students reach their high school years, levels of stress continue to increase. This is especially true for females; in my school, when I took a survey of 24 students (a group of 12 boys and 12 girls) that asked them if high school is stressful for them, 11 out of the 12 girls responded "yes," while only 50 percent of boys seem to let high school bog down their spirits. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208530-28.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml After riding among a caravan of bright blue bikes up Oakland's O'Hara Street Thursday, University of Pittsburgh senior Micah Toll said he wasn't surprised by the attention from onlookers. Especially considering that they were gliding up the inclined roadway at about 15 mph without pedaling. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:46:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208542-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml The Big Apple will get a bit busier when the who's who of the fashion world descend on Lincoln Center Thursday for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, eight days of runway shows and presentations previewing the trends that will make a splash in stores next fall and winter. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:33:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208543-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Help your honey smell extra sweet as you're snuggling cheek to cheek this Valentine's Day with fragrances for him and her. There are many new scents on the market this month, as well as new places to purchase some longtime favorites. So rather than -- or in addition to? -- the usual candygram, give a gift that will last a bit longer and that you both can enjoy, without the calorie guilt. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:22:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208541-314-0.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml If hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, imagine how a scorned woman who loves to shop feels! In a very bad case of adding insult to injury, a postcard Saks Fifth Avenue sent to its cardholders last week has managed to inflame more than one customer with its insensitivity. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500