Facade Fix: 9 Ways to Add Curb Appeal with Corrugated Metal Siding
Nearly 200 years after British civil engineer Henry Robinson Palmer came up with the idea to crease thin sheets of metal to make corrugated metal siding, architects still come up with new ways to use...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Spring Awakening
The first day of spring went pretty well. (For you too?) Here's how we celebrated: Above: A house without windows on the exterior walls makes up for it with an interior courtyard. Photograph by Masao...
View ArticleAsk The Expert: Sarah Raven's 10 Tips for Growing a Kitchen Garden
British gardening and cookery writer Sarah Raven is fortunate in being scientific as well as artistic. She is also a busy person who likes to eat so her kitchen garden is organized in a way that gives...
View ArticleBefore and After: A Garden Duplex in a Historic Chelsea Townhouse
Remodeling a period townhouse means confronting the past, indoors and out. Layers of history get uncovered—along with awkward floor plans, evidence of earlier ill-advised remodels, and horror-movie...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Spring Awakening
Hang in there, Boston. Help is coming. We're celebrating the onset of spring this week with tiny potting tables, a pretty-in-pink palette for city balconies, and garden ideas to steal from Martha...
View ArticleGarden Visit: Dan Pearson's Old Rectory
Of all the old rectories and vicarages in the Cotswolds, the one with the garden by Dan Pearson is the standout. There is still scope for proper tea on the lawn, but Pearson has achieved a more relaxed...
View ArticleThe Gardenista 100: Best Mini Potting Tables
We can't help admiring how Scandinavian gardeners have it all figured out. No matter how small their living space or how short their growing season, they make room for gardening (indoors or out)....
View Article11 Garden Ideas to Steal from Martha Stewart
Remember Martha Stewart's calendar? Every month (until she discontinued it in the magazine in 2003), she kept us in tune with her circadian rhythms of domesticity, reminding us when it was time to...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Picnic Style Dining Tables
If you want to get technical about it, a classic picnic table looks the way it does—with splayed legs and cross braces—because the original was designed to support the weight of attached benches. We...
View ArticleWisteria: A Dangerous Beauty (Are You Tempted?)
The charms of wisteria are almost impossible to resist. Lounging languorously over a fence or pergola, she will beckon to you with her heady perfume. Before you know it, her nodding, pendulous blooms...
View ArticleSteal This Look: My Mini Garden Shed in a Garage
I have a vintage 1920s garage, with an original triple door that folds open like an accordion to welcome a Model T. There's only one problem. After a recent remodel, the house is so big that no Ford—or...
View ArticleDIY: Pressed Flower Bookmarks
Pressed violas have an old-fashioned air about them, which is probably why I like them so much. Here's how to make easy DIY pressed flower bookmarks: Photography by Erin Boyle. Above: The same...
View ArticleDream Landscapes: 10 Perennial Gardens Inspired by Piet Oudolf
Considered "the most influential garden designer of the past 25 years," Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf has done for perennial gardening what artist Leonard Koren did for the concept of wabi-sabi:...
View ArticleDanish Designer Soren Rose for Restoration Hardware
Copenhagen/New York-based Soren Rose may look like a cool, reserved Dane, but he describes himself this way on his Instagram profile: "Designing furniture, interiors, and an AirStream trailer. Live in...
View ArticleHardscaping 101: Design Guide for Patio Pavers
Are you agonizing over which patio pavers to pick? Good. You should. The hardscape material you put underfoot will set the tone for your garden design. It's a big decision. Let us help make it easier....
View ArticleDIY: Marble Planters
Spotted on Food52: blogger Francesca Stone of Fall for DIY covered metal cans in marble contact paper to make stylish planters. It's no secret we'd cover every surface in marble if we could, so here...
View ArticleWanderlust: 13 Airstream Trailers for Living Small
When it comes to Airstream trailers, we're like a flock of seagulls: the shinier, the better. Dreaming of your own polished aluminum quarters? Here are 10 classic midcentury examples that have been...
View ArticlePretty in Pink: 7 Ways to Use a Dogwood Tree in a Landscape
No wonder the dogwood is Miss Popularity. America's favorite flowering tree is both beautiful and compact; it looks comfortable in any city garden. Of dogwood's 60 or so species, the most common...
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: Creatives at Home
How do creatives work at home? Turns out not everyone is sitting around in pajamas at noon, as the Remodelista editors verified this week when they made house calls: Above: Charles Dickens'...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Simple Pleasures
This is what we're obsessing over this week: Above: Houseplant heaven. Photograph by Genevieve Garrupo. Building a backyard from scratch. Shaken, not stirred. Above: A writer's retreat inspired by...
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