Over the last 12 months, we’ve covered a lot of home topics, from the philosophical (the meaning of home) to the practical (preventing household accidents). As I wrap up the year with this two-part ...

Lesson: If I have learned one lesson from 20 years of writing this column — from the calamities (the custom sofas delivered with underside of the fabric facing out), the many moves (10 in 20 years), ...