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10 Easy Pieces: Glass Bottle Vases
The first thing to do after the car pulls up to the house is to pick a few wildflowers, fill a simple glass bottle with water, and plonk down the perfect summerhouse arrangement in the middle of the...
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Bee's Wrap: Just like Plastic Wrap, Minus the Plastic
In my kitchen--and in my home in general--I try my best to avoid plastic of any kind. In fact, this past winter I purchased my very first roll of plastic wrap, all in the name of seed-starting. But...
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A Tiny Backyard Guest Studio (Sleeps One)
Designed as overflow quarters behind a summer house in northern Sealand, a tiny prefab plywood studio has one of everything: a door, a window, a skylight, a shelf, a table, a bed. Copenhagen-based...
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Vintage-Style Flower Frogs—Finally
At flea markets, I always look for old flower frogs—glass ones to hold fat tulip stems in place or wire cages for arranging low, flat centerpieces. I hardly ever find the spiky, metal-pronged ones that...
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The Perfect Picnic Basket
When it comes to picnic baskets, I'm a traditionalist (think wicker). The Danish-designed New Norm Multi-Basket has me reconsidering. Load it up for an afternoon snack at the beach, drop the handle and...
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10 Easy Perennials for the Seaside Garden
When I bought my Cape Cod cottage by the bay, I dreamed of an English country-style garden, all lush and wild. And so for years I fertilized and watered, and replanted, and fertilized and watered some...
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Steal This Look: A Charleston Pool Pavilion with an Outdoor Shower
With the weather heating up, cooling down is essential. And if you're somewhere like Charleston, South Carolina, you've got to have a place to swim. We like this pool pavilion designed by architect...
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The Ultimate Creekside Cabin, Northern California Edition
Above a babbling creek, a vintage weekend cabin in northern California got modernized without sacrificing period details. How? Sonoma-based architect Amy Alper essentially wrapped the old building in a...
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Gone Wild: Tinkering With Turf
"Low maintenance" is often at the top of a client's wish list when a garden designer is called in. A formal garden, with topiary that only needs an annual clip might be considered a low-maintenance...
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DIY: Giant Porch Swing
The only thing that stops me from hanging a huge glider on the front porch is the knowledge that I would end up as one of those crazy porch swing addicts who refuses to do anything except nap, read,...
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Cult Planters By Way of West Elm
A few week ago we wrote about tiny Sprout Terracotta Planters designed by Swedish company Cult. At the time the products weren't available in the US, but luckily the irresistible planters can now be...
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Weatherproof Gear for the Well-Dressed Gardener
When we ran a post last summer on The Carrier Company's gardening smocks, there was some incredulity in the comments section. Gardening in a smock? Were we mad? Personally, I'd always choose loose...
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An Instant Backyard Room For Summer Guests
Designed by Australia-based ArchiBlox, there instant Backyard Rooms—well, practically instant—create extra living or studio space (no building permit required). All you do is pick a size, configure,...
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The Adirondack Chair Reimagined
A modern take on the Adirondack chair by Eric Pfeiffer for SF-based Council Design has us rethinking our outdoor seating. Made with durable, treated Southern pine (a product from Perennial Wood) and a...
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Flower Arranging 101: Effortless Takes Effort
In week two of my flower arranging class—Flower Arranging 101, with Chelsea Fuss—I admit that I almost threw in the towel. But after the first week of formal flower arranging taught me the need for...
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Summer Screened Porch Roundup
Forget air conditioning: the most effective way to combat summer heat (and facilitate summer cocktail parties) is the screened porch. Here's a roundup of some favorites. Above: A midcentury modern...
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10 Easy Pieces: Summer Drinks Dispensers
Today marks the summer solstice, so we thought we'd round up the ten best drinks dispensers to keep yourself (and your dinner party guests) properly hydrated all season long. What are you planning to...
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Peach Cobbler, Flowers for Strangers and Wedding Gifts: It's Officially Summer
After a weeklong love affair with beautiful summerhouse gardens, the season is finally upon us. Cue the chaise longues: We're taking our laptops and working outside for the next three months. Or we may...
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Summer Roundup: 12 Great Pool Houses
Now that it's finally summer, we're ready to break out the SPF 85 and brave the sun. Here are 12 of our favorite pool houses from the Remodelista Gallery (most were designed by members of the...
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Architect Visit: Celebrating Downtime with Andersson-Wise by Lake Austin
In our busy harried lives, “downtime” is a cause to celebrate; exactly what this boathouse on the steeply sloped banks of Lake Austin does. Approached by a narrow footbridge over a deep ravine and most...
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