When Eric Zelwian, owner of Gemini Cut Glass, claims that his skillful workers “can handle any chandelier,” he’s not kidding.

Seating plan: Breathe new life into an old sofa with a custom-made slipcover.

You know what they say about good things and packaging. These stylish stocking-stuffers are designed to provoke outsize outbursts of gratitude from their recipients.

Spring for these sparklers or go for the gold and you can't go wrong. Then again, some of the season's stunning bijous are made of paper, porcelain -- even plastic.

Tired of looking like an amateur in your own kitchen? You've come to the right place. Restaurant-rich New York is also replete with chefs ready to instruct you in every kind of culinary feat, and some of them even make house calls. Here, a full-course menu of the city's best cooking classes.

When time seems to have run out on your heirloom clock or the warped Georgian secretary has left you unglued, these masters of the broken arts will return them to pristine condition.

Catching Frisbees is fine, but there are four-legged altruists with the time and inclination to do more.