Rebecca Robertson lives in a renovated South Street Seaport loft with her husband Marco, their son Luca, their cat, and two lovebirds. More

You see your smartphone's lock screen a lot, right? So why not use it for something useful? Trade out that photo of your kitten or those tropical flowers and set your home or lock screen to an oft-used reference, your class schedule, or a list of names you need to memorize. More

Apple fanatics know all about the White Cord Blame Game. When your boyfriend and roommate and nephew and cousin and plumber all have the exact same white iPhone power cord, it's easy to get them confused. And you can bet your iPad that if one ever goes missing, it's always the other person's charger, right? More

Today's One Minute Tip comes from Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, founder of Apartment Therapy. More

Setting up a first studio at home doesn't have to be a daunting affair. With a few inexpensive solutions, you can photograph small objects with terrific results. And you can take the principles of this contrived setting out with you into the world when shooting outside of your studio. Here's what you need… More

Today's Reader Tip comes from Cate Griffin, Office Manager at Apartment Therapy. More

Today's Coffee Tip comes from Katie Deedy of Grow House Grow, and goes out to all those hard-working, multi-tasking parents, artists, and home-dwellers, doing everything they can to go after their dreams. More

You know those beautiful super-macro photos that turn something tiny—like a matchstick head — into a detailed and developed and gorgeous work of art? Yeah, you totally don't need a fancy camera to take shots like that for yourself. All you need is a smartphone (really!) and an old keychain laser pointer. More

Every little bit counts. That's why we pick pennies up and use time-saving tips like this one: set a list of text-expansion shortcuts in your smartphone. You already spend huge chunks of your day texting, surfing the web and composing emails on your phones and mobile devices, so why not try to shave it down a bit? More

Today's One Minute Tip comes from Cate Griffin, Office Manager at Apartment Therapy. More