Hand-Washables Go to the Spa With High-End Laundry Basins

Hand-Washables Go to the Spa With High-End Laundry Basins
With more consumers buying special-care apparel, manufacturers are trying to clean up in the laundry room. One new product, the 'jetted laundry sink,' is a fancy utility tub that operates like a whirlpool-spa bathtub.

Pleather Goes Upscale: What's Next in Furniture
As retailers looks for novel designs to distract shoppers from the price increases they are announcing this month, it is pinning some of its hopes on a big -- and risky -- move into faux leathers and animal skins.

The Chrysanthemum, a Standby, Gets Competition in the Garden
Mums may be the best known flowering plant for the fall but there are other options for those looking for variety in outdoor blooms this season.