Articles by Gwendolyn Purdom
Keeping Your Pet Calm and Carrying On During Fireworks (7 photos)
For many people, Fourth of July fireworks mean an annual celebration marked by barbecues, family gatherings and enchanting bursts of colorful light. For many pets, though, those same bursts of light and sound can be terrifying and disorienting, causin…
Keeping Your Pet Calm and Carrying On at Home During Fireworks (7 photos)
For many people, Fourth of July fireworks mean an annual celebration marked by barbecues, family gatherings and enchanting bursts of colorful light. For many pets, though, those same bursts of light and sound can be terrifying and disorienting, causin…
A Porthole Into Houseboats as ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ Turns 25 (10 photos)
This article is part of our Design Pop series.
Is there anything more romantic than the moment in Sleepless in Seattle when Meg Ryan’s hopeful reporter, Annie, and Tom Hanks’ lonely architect,…
Is there anything more romantic than the moment in Sleepless in Seattle when Meg Ryan’s hopeful reporter, Annie, and Tom Hanks’ lonely architect,…
5 Things to Think About Before Adding an In-Law Suite (10 photos)
After their parents put a roof over their heads for years, some adult children may consider returning the favor. Creating a distinct space at home for an aging parent to move into — whether it’s a separate backyard unit, a converted basement or bedroom or an added-on…
‘Queer Eye’ Designer Bobby Berk on Meaningful Makeovers (8 photos)
There’s an episode in the first season of Netflix’s rebooted Queer Eye series where the show’s style experts make over an overworked father of six who has a cluttered, dysfunctional house.
For Bobby Berk, the Los Angeles-based designer…
For Bobby Berk, the Los Angeles-based designer…
Love Lasts: Where Dad Looms Large at Home (12 photos)
Robin Breuer lost her father to cancer at only 13, but a reminder of him sits nestled next to her bookcase. “My most cherished memory is of sitting on his lap in this leather chair, while he relaxed after work with a martini, roasted…
Love Lasts: Dad’s Imprint on Our Homes (12 photos)
Robin Breuer lost her father to cancer at only 13, but a reminder of him sits nestled next to her bookcase. “My most cherished memory is of sitting on his lap in this leather chair, while he relaxed after work with a martini, roasted…
Inspiration for an Eye-Catching Eid (12 photos)
When Reem Sayes was a little girl, her parents would drive her around to see the twinkling Christmas lights that set the houses in their suburban Chicago town aglow. Sayes, who is Muslim-American, remembers wishing the Islamic holidays her family cele…