QTwo light fixtures in our house are impossible to reach. One hangs from a cathedral ceiling, and the other is above the stairs in a two-story entryway. Both are filthy (and one is shaped like an ...

Most people who live with 8- to 9-foot-high ceilings have to bring out the measuring tape before they decide on tall Christmas trees or long ceiling fans.

Q. I'm planning a room addition to our home and would like to make the ceiling a sloping, cathedral one. In the past few months I've been hearing about people building roofs like this without any ...