Nafeesah Allen, Ph.D., is a writer for Better Homes & Gardens and a global real estate expert, specializing in home improvement, maintenance, and design. She has covered a wide range of topics, from ...

Dabney is a Southern-born, New England-raised, current Midwesterner. Her dog Grim is part terrier, part basset hound, part dust mop. Let’s face it, baseboard radiators are ugly. They’re boxy, often ...