Many couples register as soon as they become engaged so friends and family may purchase engagement gifts. If someone is throwing you an engagement party or a bridal show...
Cotton is the most popular fabric for towels, with linen a distant second. Towels vary in pile height, density of loops, suppleness of yarn, and other details that deter...
Amid all of the excitement in the weeks surrounding your engagement, there are a few tasks you'll want to take care of right away. Here, five must-dos and, most importan...
Martha and the editorial director of Martha Stewart Weddings, Darcy Miller, answer questions from audience members enjoying a live taping of "The Martha Stewart Show...
Earthenware is made of clay fired at low temperatures, making it fairly fragile and quite heavy. Majolica, faience, delftware, and slipware are all varieties of ea...
What other time than the months leading up to your wedding can you walk into a department store and indulge your whims without worrying about what it will do to your ban...
For many engaged couples, just the idea of registering for wedding gifts can seem daunting. When almost anything can be yours for the asking -- garden tools, wine, furni...
China and silver may be the registry items destined to be the dazzling stars of the dinner table. But what about kitchen tools Working behind the scenes, the right vege...
Copper is often considered the ultimate material for cookware. It is an excellent heat conductor. Copper reacts with acidic foods, so many pans are lined with tin ...
Sheets and pillowcases are normally made of linen, cotton, or a cotton-polyester blend. (New technology, in which a cotton shell is woven around a polyester core, h...