Furniture

Photo: dinos.co With its pitched roof, barn-red clapboards and classic archway, Snoopy’s house is arguably the most famous dog house in the world. Of course, it’s also famous for the Sopwith Camel fighter plane that scorches the skies in pursuit of the Red Baron, and for its award-winning, over-the-top Christmas lights. Yet even in its … Read more

Astana – For centuries, the nomadic rhythm of life was characterized by mobility and practicality through to the choice of housing. Also referred to as kiyiz ui (felt home), the Kazakh yurt is a portable, weather-resistant, eco-friendly home that enabled traditional Kazakh herders to maintain a nomadic lifestyle of spending winters on pastures and summers … Read more

The Iowa House delegation this week focused on transportation and supply chain issues, while Rep. Zach Nunn snagged a key committee assignment and Senator Joni Ernst targeted Planned Parenthood. Midwest House members address supply chain bottlenecks The Iowa House delegation sent a letter to Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman asking him to lift a … Read more

You probably already know why you should buy vintage furniture: it’s better for the planet, lends a character that something mass-produced just can’t do, and it’s often of a much higher quality than what’s available in big department stores. But with so much of it being traded online or through social media accounts, another question … Read more

By Alessandra Malito Do you have questions about your own retirement provision? Email us at HelpMeRetire@marketwatch.com. Dear Marketwatch, I recently made a panic decision to withdraw all my money from a retirement account and I’m closing a house (about $200,000) now in February. I am 36 years old, married and have a 1 year old … Read more

Agnes Heinrichs, wife of Heinrich Heinrichs, purchased property on the southwest corner of Jefferson and Capitol from the Jefferson City Land Company in 1857 for $2,097. The Heinrichs built a house and a furniture factory on this property. This business eventually grew into Jefferson City’s first funeral home. The Heinrichs, originally from Prussia, came to … Read more

1.Lex, our foreign editor, had to send an unusual email to the Embassy of Finland in London this week. “Have you perhaps found swimming trunks lying around the bar?” he asked. Lex had been invited to a session in the embassy sauna, cleverly used as part of this nation’s soft power campaign (it’s an opportunity … Read more

Wayfair’s sales have plummeted over the past year, and on Friday CEO and co-founder Niraj Shah announced he would cut 1,750 jobs, or 10 percent of the company’s global workforce. With layoffs focused on managers, human resources and engineers, Boston operations lost 937 employees, nearly double the percentage taken at the company as a whole. … Read more