Direct from the pros to you: Our annual guide to the places insiders go for those unique and hard-to-find home items

  Roger Cook's tips on how to buy the perfect tree, and what to do with it when you get home

  Essential gifts for your new neighbors

  All of these tasty home improvement-themed treats prove one thing: the way to a handyperson's heart this holiday season is, indeed, through his or her tummy

  Lightning-fast repairs you can get done before the first holiday party guest arrives

  Give the gift of clutter control

  Jazz up the buffer between the fire and the floor with colorful new tiles

  I have a 30-year-old concrete (shotcrete) house with metal siding that is in need of being replaced. I am considering stone and Hardi Plank combination but am not completely sure if there are better options. Recommendations?