Perhaps to alleviate the dreariness of long northern winters, Scandinavian style tends toward folk-art florals, crisp checks, plaids and stripes, and wood furniture left natural or painted in colors that evoke the region's natural beauty.

As a motorcyclist, my safety focuses on my personal readiness, my gear and my motorcycle — skills honed at TEAM Arizona.

As the new year begins, bringing new colors into our homes can help refresh and recalibrate our spirits. This spring, blues may be just the tonic we need.

IKEA Tempe has redecorated its cookware, bedding, bath, lighting, home organization and textiles with the most current display layouts and standards.

You don’t have to go to the North Pole to be an elf this Christmas season. Just volunteer to help out with Tempe Community Action Agency’s 8th annual Holiday Toy Shoppe, sponsored by IKEA, Dec. 14-20. The agency needs helpers to sort toys and work in the shop. To volunteer, email Darlene Pany at dpany@cox.net.

The army invading the United States in "Red Dawn," an ill-advised remake of the campy 1984 original, was changed in post-production from Chinese to North Korean. With a few snips here, a few re-dubs there, the filmmakers re-edited and re-shot, fearful of offending China and its increasingly important movie-going market.

Through Dec. 29 soft toys purchased at Ikea will help provide quality education to children in developing countries.

With nods to nostalgia, exotic motifs and tailored contemporary looks, the fall season in decor has lots to inspire home decorators.

With nods to nostalgia, exotic motifs and tailored contemporary looks, the fall season in decor has lots to inspire home decorators.

For many college kids, the dorms are home for all four years, and they’re happy campers. But for many others, the opportunity to move off-campus, into an apartment or house, is a welcome lifestyle change.

Riders of the 540 Express Bus say they are tired of fighting every few months to keep their bus route, but without it many would be unable to get where they need to go.

Riders of the 540 Express Bus say they are tired of fighting every few months to keep their bus route, but without it many would be unable to get where they need to go.

Leave the car in the garage and hop on your bike for Tempe’s 21st annual Bike to Work Day on Wednesday.

In home decor, there’s something about the start of spring. When life’s renewing itself outdoors, we feel the urge to revive our interiors too.

In home decor, there’s something about the start of spring. When life’s renewing itself outdoors, we feel the urge to revive our interiors too.

A model "home within a home" in a parking lot near IKEA and Dick's Sporting Goods is hoping to attract enough attention to make the NextGen home by Lennar a success in communities across Arizona.

Before your holiday calendar gets full, be sure to mark down the fourth annual Holiday Nights of Lights event 6-9 p.m. Dec. 9 on the Gilbert Civic Center grounds, 50 E. Civic Center Drive.