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DIY: Miniature Live Christmas Trees
Using scraps from a Christmas tree lot, you can make a miniature forest. We spotted the DIY project via Say Yes and are running out now to get refills for our glue gun. Photography by Liz Stanley via...
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DIY: A Wild and Foraged Christmas Bouquet
My favorite arrangements to make for the holidays are those inspired by my natural surroundings. What better way than to take a walk in the woods, on the beach, in the mountains, finding unlikely...
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Shopper's Diary: Ambre Garden Shop in Cognac, France
One day while Paul Mottorshead and Olivier Guérin were visiting Guérin's parents in Chérac, Bordeaux, they happened to drive past a small building on a narrow side street in the historic center of...
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Hardscaping 101: Backyard Ice Skating Rinks
My brothers and I thought my father invented the concept of the backyard ice skating rink. The first we heard of it was one night when he went outdoors in Chicago's sub-zero weather to spray a thin...
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A Star is Born: DIY Foraged Christmas Tree Topper
For years, I've been on the hunt for the perfect star to top my holiday tree. Most, I've found, are either too big, too plastic, or too costly. So this year I decided to make my own. With nothing more...
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Danish Twist: A Big House Looks Small in the Forest
For a new cabin in Denmark, a young family had somewhat conflicting desires: a large house that would look small, modern architecture that would blend into the forest, and open spaces for dinner...
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8 Winter Garden Greens to Grow Now
Where is the frigid grip of winter? In the Northeast we are in the disconcertingly mild cuddle of mid-December. Gardeners are beginning to scratch their heads and wonder what is going to happen to...
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Trending on Remodelista: Holiday Travels
The Remodelista editors headed abroad for holiday design inspiration this week. Here's what they found in Paris, Scandinavia, Brussels, and London: Above: dried herbs in the kitchen in An Artfully...
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Current Obsessions: Green Holiday
From new resin plant stands to a thistle-and-oak arrangement, here are a few things we loved this week. Above: A stunning tutorial on how to make living ornaments. Photograph by Yayo Abumada....
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Table of Contents: Homesteaders
We'll be celebrating self-sufficient homesteaders (and their DIY holiday gift ideas) this week. Curl up with us in front of a fire: Above: For more of this flower farm, see Garden Visit: Local Flowers...
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Before and After: A Renovated Barn by Berlin Star Thomas Kröger
In the German village of Uckermark, architect Thomas Kröger and team at TKA recently converted a 140-year-old brick-and-timber barn into a family vacation house with a separate guest apartment. "In its...
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DIY Gift: Orange and Clove Pomander
The holiday season should not feel like a race to the finish line. Avoid the frenzy of last-minute holiday shopping with homespun gifts. Here's a fragrant orange and clove pomander you can make with...
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Garden Visit: A Modern Farmer and Her 10 Acres in Australia
A few years ago Tasha Shoo and her husband, Ben, bought 10 acres of land an hour's drive from Melbourne, Australia, and moved there from the city with their three children and a dream of raising the...
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10 Easy Pieces: Firewood Log Carriers
Around this time of year, when my sisters and I migrate home for the holidays, we become what my dad calls "fire gloms." We can't help it. My parents' house is never exactly toasty, and the roaring...
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DIY: God's Eye Ornaments with a Scandi Twist
Honestly, I never imagined I'd meet a God's eye I liked. But recently, when trying to conjure a Christmas tree star (see A Star Is Born: DIY Foraged Tree Topper), I remembered the old camp craft, and I...
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Before and After: A Charred Wood Cottage, on a $45K Budget
On the coast of Brittany, architects Lucie Niney and Thibault Marca of Paris-based NeM Architectes discovered "a vacation home frozen in time." The challenge was to add a bedroom without sacrificing...
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Gardening 101: How to Use Eggshells in the Garden
Last fall, I started collecting eggshells after I read an article on Realfarmacy.com that touted their usefulness in the garden, for everything from fertilizer to organic pest control. This spring, I'm...
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DIY Gift: Potted Amaryllis Bulb
Down to the wire. If there are last-minute gifts on your holiday list, just say no to the frenzy at the mall. A DIY potted amaryllis bulb is a lovely gift—and you'll enjoy assembling it. Read on for...
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A White Christmas, with Potted Cyclamen
You can make it snow indoors with pots of white cyclamen. There are quite a few kinds of cyclamen—nearly two dozen species—beyond the common, florists' cyclmen for sale in supermarkets. And yet. The...
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Christmas in Detroit: A Pilgrimage to Gardeners' Midwest Mecca
Detroit Garden Works' motto is "Where passionate gardeners come to shop." Step through the door, and you immediately understand why shoppers from as far away as Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Iowa make...
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