(ARA) - Most of us have developed a unique personal style and we know what fashions work for us. But when it comes to decorating or remodeling our homes, particularly our kitchens and bathrooms, style preferences can be harder to pin down. Take one step into Jill Heller’s four-bedroom Upper East Side apartment and you’re transported to a Chelsea art gallery. In the foyer, a bright green Sam Durant lightbox greets guests with the words “Welcome Back.” “It’s a political statement,” says Jill, who purchased it at a Democratic fund-raiser, “but my kids think it’s a personal message for them.” Jill, 36, a former Esquire ...(ARA) - Ah, the bathroom - it's far more than just a room where we take care of business. For many of us, it is a sanctuary of solitude, a room for relaxation, and an investment for that day (however distant or close) when we'll need to wow potential buyers with a knockout bath.The shark was ten feet in length and only inches away. Now if I were wading the saltwater flats with a fly rod this would prompt me to return to shore — quickly. However, Karen and I were standing in a glass tube in the shark tank at the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks, Okla.NATCHEZ — The estate of Jimmy Pippen — one of the most legendary and renowned interior designers and antiques dealers in the South — will be sold the weekend of October 3-4 at the Natchez Convention Center in Natchez. Pippen recently passed away at age 53, of a massive heart attack.Bob Rice enjoys the challenge that comes with restoring a historic home. The ideas were flowing when he first saw the Manor House at Glenview Springs, this year's Bellarmine Show House, and he knew the beautiful landmark could be grand.This home deserves rave reviews.The Port Clinton Women’s Club and P.E.O. Chapter A1 will be hosting a Tour of Homes, 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14 at Marsh’s Edge on Catawba Island.Decorating a bedroom is a personal pursuit. This is a private room, where you spend important hours resting and relaxing, and the mood you create should always enhance your feeling of well-being. NARRAGANSETT — With chandeliers and antique furniture and aisles named after local streets, the Belmont Market at Narragansett Pier was supposed to provide anything but a ho-hum grocery experience.