Go With Your GUT

The way to someone's heart may be through their stomach, but did you know that keeping your gut healthy is the way to a strong immune system? We explain this essential link and what to eat to stay well.

PUMP up the JAMS

A smear of berry preserves adds a tangy flavor burst to toast.

SEATED & SERVED

Two winning rooms from the Nashville Design Awards were made for hosting. Take a tip or two from the spaces for your own holiday festivities. Then drop those invitations in the mail.

HOME & AWAY

THIS SEASON, STAY PUT OR JOURNEY SOMEWHERE N SPECIAL. EITHER WAY, YOUR SURROUNDINGS DOUDOUN ARE BOUND TO BE BEAUTIFUL.

Simple Subtraction

A professional organizer shows us how to make her disciplined, less-is-more philosophy work at home.

Side HUSTLE

Host smarter, not harder. When oven space is tight this holiday, power up your countertop appliances to create one or more of these easy yet elegant dishes.

POP! Goes the Pie

If your pumpkin pie wasn't polished off at the Thanksgiving table, may we suggest you turn it from a tempting leftover into an irresistible spin on the classic cake pop?

Gravy SOS

We have a rescue for any gravy pitfall.

TUDOR TIDINGS

CLASS MEETS COLOR WHEN A HILLTOP HOME IS ADORNED FOR THE HOLIDAYS

RIGHT ON CUE

A DESIGNER CALLS THE PERFECT SHOTS TO IMBUE A CHICAGO GREYSTONE WITH RICH CITY HISTORY

High-Tech Pets

Who says getting connected requires Opposable thumbs? Introducing the new wave of smart gear to keep pets happy, safe, and healthy.

WARM FRONT

Stained woods cozy up a Maryland kitchen that's rich in character and far from cookie-cutter

I Am Traditional

Darius Rucker Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist with a new album, Carolyn's Boy.

COMFORT & JOY

A YOUNG COUPLE FINDS THEIR BLISS (AT THE HOLIDAYS AND YEAR-ROUND) IN A RENOVATED GEORGIAN THAT BLENDS MODERN AND TRADITIONAL

Like Mother, Like Darling

We asked interior designer Mally Skok and her collection loving daughter, Gabriella, about their whimsical, antique layered, maximalist style.

PEAKS AND PLAYGROUNDS

ONE FAMILY MAKES A COULD-BE VACATION HOME IN WYOMING'S SKI COUNTRY THEIR ONE AND ONLY

Child's PLAY

We're fantasizing about a magical getaway where kids can be kids while the adults adult. Designer Marina Hanisch indulges our imagination with a hangout under the stars.

SEASONED WITH SPARKLE

A BATON ROUGE HOME ILLUMINATES THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT USING ELEGANT LIGHTNESS

Suzie de Rohan Willner

CEO of fashion and housewares brand Toast

From the Test Kitchen New Takes on TURKEY

Our cooking experts are here to encourage you to change up your turkey routine this year. Try one of three methods to accomplish the juiciest, most eye-catching star of the table you've ever served.

movin' on up

Welcome to our annual REAL SIMPLE Home! Come in and see how seven top designers turned a blank-canvas Brooklyn, New York, penthouse into a deluxe apartment in the sky.

Make Every Day of Vacay the Best It Can Be

How often do you get to take a trip? Probably not as often as you'd like! So let's use that time wisely. These tips can help, no matter where you're going or what's on the agenda.

When Bad Behavior Happens to Good People

Learn to spot some not-so-great conduct. Then steer things back onto a healthy and harmonious track.

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

With natural disasters growing more frequent and more intense, what can a pet owner do? Hope for the best, prepare for the worst-and include your fur babies in that plan.

Sipping Outside My Comfort Zone

I never thought bourbon was my drink. But in the spirit of adventure, I decided to give it a shot. Here's how I learned to appreciate it, and how you can too.

APPLE SPICE DOUGHNUT BREAD PUDDING

The five best words you've ever read in a recipe name? Probably!

YOUR ENTIRE SHOWER

Rub-a-dub-dub, that tub needs a scrub! And in less rhyming news, so does that grout, that liner, and all the other parts.

Baby Got Back...Trouble

If you do too, you're a member of a very large, not very fun club. You don't even get a T-shirt when you join! But you do get this advice on how to manage the pain that affects most of us at some point in our lives.

VERY SUPERSTITIOUS

Why so many of us can't resist knocking on wood, tossing salt, and more.

REST INSURED

Ah, open enrollment season the time of year that makes many of us wish we had a PhD in insurance speak. Consider this a crash course.