Marissa Hermanson Moomaw

If you want to know the age of an older home, find the kitchen. The appliances, light fixtures, cabinetry, and countertop materials are all telltale signs of a house’s era. While as a whole an older kitchen may feel dated, as old-house lovers, we can’t help but ooh and ahh over those timeless features and charming details that take you right back to Grandma’s house.

There is nothing that makes you more aware of clutter than welcoming guests into your home. Sure, smart organization systems made up of pretty bins, cubbies, and baskets are all fine and good, but let’s be honest, most days not everything makes it back into its well-intended spot, leaving you with piles of stuff here and there throughout your home.
The surprising secret to hiding all this clutter with ease? Furnishing your home with things that do double-duty as both pretty décor and convenie...

How to shut down your kitchen at the end of the day

How do you keep kids’ clothes from piling up and stop yourself from spending too much money on more stuff? Writer and mom of three Marissa Hermanson shares tips with News4’s Erika Gonzalez.

Reframing how you think of a quick tidying up before bed might make you actually do it.

Buying, organizing, storing, disposing — it’s relentless, but these tips can make life with your children’s clothing a little easier.

As the daughter of a Minnesotan and Michigander, I was raised on wild rice. For one, the long-grain marsh grass (not technically a rice) is a Midwestern staple, originally harvested by Native Americans from streams, creeks, and shallow lakes in the region, and plays a central role in regional cuisine.

Itineraries may change, and less money may be spent on food and lodgings, but road trips historically haven’t been stopped by the price at the pump.

With an autumnal ombré and cooler temperatures, fall is prime time for journeying along this Appalachian Mountain roadway.

To avoid taking on a loan, Remo Kommnick and Emi Moore rolled up their sleeves and DIYed as much as they could.

For homeowners who enjoy the simplicity of pushing a button to create instant, cozy ambiance, gas fireplaces have long been the obvious choice. But amid growing pressure to ban natural gas in homes, preferences are changing.

When my husband and I bought our house in Richmond, we knew we’d need to renovate the kitchen. The laminate countertops, off-white cabinets, 1990s appliances and dim lighting made the space feel dark and dirty. I envisioned gutting it and adding square footage. Then I got a harsh dose of reality from a contractor. My plan, he said, would cost $88,000 and take two months.
Okay, so we’d live with the layout. After some more research, I opted to have the cabinets professionally spr...

It is among the most popular houseplants, but this fast-growing philodendron can become a bit, well, monstrous

Pegboards have long been organizational mainstays in sheds and garages. But recently, the compressed wood boards once reserved for corralling screwdrivers and gardening shears have been popping up in other parts of the home, including kitchens, laundry rooms, offices and playrooms.

Honeybee colonies have been dying more frequently in recent years than they used to, in large part because of a phenomenon commonly known as colony collapse disorder. Parasites and the stresses caused by commercial beekeeping practices have contributed to the problem, according to Thomas D. Seeley, a retired Cornell University professor who studies the behavior and social life of honeybees.