Back home in Washington, D.C., The New Yorker writer Kyle Chayka and his wife, Jess, cook “constantly and elaborately,” he ...

If you want durable countertops but enjoy a lived-in feel, this is the right countertop material for you. It comes in shades of gray and darkens over time.

Concrete floors get a bad wrap for being cold, hard, and industrial-looking. Still, they can be finished in many ways with ...