Metalheads unite! The brushed-steel kitchen fixtures you see in every design magazine, custom-built in Chinatown at Home Depot prices.

Bring your own bargain: Pick up one of this oenophile's recommendations on your way to the party, and no one will know it cost you less than the cab ride.

Hide in plain sight: This season, you must have black leather -- and these budget picks will satisfy your inner (and outer) animal.

From cool local designer shops, urban high style -- with prices that don't always match.

Renovating your living space doesn't have to mean replacing everything in it. These splashy, stylish basics -- graphic throw pillows, colorful glasses, statement-making sheets, and bold hanging lamps -- can add instant pizzazz to your plain old pad.

Looking to acquire big-label Wall Street style on a bear-market salary? An hour up the Thruway, Woodbury Common is the outlet for your ambitions.

Cozy turtleneck sweaters are the coolest thing about cold days.

Forget changing for dinner. With these cozy new sweats, hanging in your hood is chicer than ever.

Sarong, good to know ya! From Nairobi to Bali, broiling summers are a way of life. So take a cue and try the insider's way to beat the heat: Tie one on.