This photo provided by Ashton Woods shows a residential family room with natural wood beams as part of the ceiling in the Ashton Woods GlenPark community in Raleigh, N.C. (William ...

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Ceiling fans are the jacks-of-many-trades, useful in nearly every home space and in virtually every decor. They are also a necessary element for homeowners looking to cut utility bills. If you need a ...

I've seen plenty of smart retrofits and conversions for door locks and light switches. But ceiling fan conversions are harder to find and often clunky. At CES, my colleagues and I saw Hunter Fan ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

If you've watched any HGTV, I know you've heard on countless occasions a potential home buyer or flipper complain about outdated popcorn ceilings. These textured ceilings were incredibly popular ...

Controlling the lights by voice once felt like a futuristic dream, but now no smart home is complete without it. The best smart lights come in various forms, from lamps and light strips to bulbs and ...

The ceiling — sometimes referred to as a room's fifth wall — often gets short shrift in decorating schemes. Walls and furnishings take center stage while the acreage overhead receives a coat of ...