"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Serena Dugan had always used her time on Shelter Island as an escape from professional life. The painter, ...

UBLY — There’s little in these flatlands to hinder the winds that were blowing hard across the fallow farms, past the scattered barns and the leafless trees, and into the open doorway of the cold, ...

BAY PORT, MI - It’s a barn. It’s a house. It’s actually both. Check out this unusual $263 per night Airbnb listing located in the small Michigan “Thumb” town of Bay Port, known for its nearby beaches, ...

The seeds of this project were sown many years ago when the homeowner toured a show-house in Lake Forest, Illinois, that was designed by Chicago-based designer Elizabeth Drake. “She asked me,” Drake ...