Channel the warmth, charm, and lived-in character that define English country style.

Penny Peterson can answer that question. She discovered a franchise with the motto "2 Days a Week, 2 Good to be True" and was sold. Peterson, 36, now co-owns Real Deals on Home Décor with her husband, ...

Every few decades, the Riviera seems to rediscover itself. This summer, the Côte d’Azur is slipping into a softer, more authentic kind of glamour, one defined less by ostentation than atmosphere: ...