A New Breed of Guard Dog Attacks Bedbugs

By PENELOPE GREEN

Chad Batka for The New York Times

Cruiser, a puggle, sniffs for bedbugs.

Bedbug-sniffing dogs are the new and furry front line in an escalating domestic war.

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Louis Sorkin, an Entomologist and Bedbug Expert, Answered Readers' Questions »

Gerald Ortega watches TV shows on his computer, using his iPhone as a remote control to search for programs on the Web.

Changing Channels, From Cable to the Web

By DOUGLAS QUENQUA

With new devices making it easy to stream Internet content to a television, more people are watching cable shows for free.

Sidebar: Internet TV: The Basics

On Location

Their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, apartment is furnished with a mix of things Robert Highsmith and Stefanie Brechbuehler collected, inherited and made.

A Cobble Hill Apartment Where Provenance Presides

By AUDREY TEMPELSMAN

The couple behind Workstead, an architecture and furniture firm, surround themselves with sophisticated objects that have a story to tell.

Slide Show

Susan and Chuck Fadley, neighbors of the site where Mitch Kapor wants to build a house, at the site. They think the proposed house will be too big to be considered green.

How Green Is My Mansion?

By FRED A. BERNSTEIN

When the software mogul Mitch Kapor won planning approval for his 10,000-square-foot house in Berkeley, Calif., neighbors were surprised that it will qualify as “green.”

Shopping With Chris Santos

Chris Santos at JB Prince, a chefs’ supply store in Midtown Manhattan.

Proof That Storing Knives Doesn’t Have to Be Dull

By JULIE SCELFO

The chef Chris Santos, a judge on the reality show “Chopped,” sought out attractive ways to store knives at home.

Interactive Feature

Currents

Rooms

Trash Recycled as Art

By TIM McKEOUGH

At the Manhattan restaurant Collective, visitors will see design that responds to concerns about the environment and the recession.

Décor

Children’s Artwork Inspires Line of Wallpaper

By ELAINE LOUIE

A new line from Bholu and Porter’s Original Paints was inspired by the artwork of underprivileged children in Ahmedabad, India.

Outdoors

Brothers Doug and Gene Meyer Design Cushions for Outdoor Furniture

By RIMA SUQI

The design duo has created a line of outdoor fabrics for Link Design Solutions, a manufacturer of teak outdoor furniture.

Lighting

Homunculights

By RIMA SUQI

Marcus Tremonto is the latest artist to customize figurines from Kidrobot, the toy and apparel company, with a series of illuminated figures called Lightbotz.

Deals

Lighting’s Moment

By RIMA SUQI

Sales at Kartell, Gracious Home and on the 2Jane Web site.

On Location

On the lower level of Mr. Levy’s 6,000-square-foot apartment is the living
room, dining area, bedroom, kitchen and three baths.

Bringing a Taste of New York to Johannesburg

By DAVID KAUFMAN

Adam Levy lives in a 10-story building that he converted into seven spacious floor-through apartments, including his own duplex penthouse that he finally completed last fall.