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Curb Appeal: Architects’ 10 Favorite White Paints
At the risk of stating the obvious, it’s hard to find the best paint color for your house’s exterior. White is a classic, but choose the wrong shade and you’ll end up with a very expensive mistake. We...
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Easter Cactus: A Succulent with Springtime Flowers
After years of coaxing a Christmas cactus to bloom on schedule, you may be surprised to learn there also is an Easter cactus that flowers in springtime. I know I was the other day when I came across a...
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Trending on The Organized Home: Spring Forward
With springtime upon us, The Organized Home editors got down and dirty with outdoor organization. Here’s a look. Above: Gardeners are constantly bringing the outdoors in, but this time we’re not...
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Garden Designer Visit: Annika Zetterman’s Ode to the Swedish Coast
Swedish garden designer Annika Zetterman, author of New Nordic Gardens ($30.59 on Amazon), brings to life gardens that seamlessly extend the natural Swedish landscape. For clients on the island of...
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Object of Desire: Birch Bristle Doormat
New doormat, new you. Welcome springtime (and its muddy shoes and boots) with enthusiasm: Above: Handmade in Sweden, a Birch Bristle Doormat is available in two sizes; $128 to $198 at Terrain. Suitable...
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Everything You Need to Know About Roses
Is there any flower more abundant in sensory overload than a rose? Good looks, delicious scent, wonderful for cutting, easy to grow (so long as you give them a good mulch every winter, for they are...
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Landscaping Ideas: 10 Ways to Save Money During a Garden Remodel
Whether it’s a new patio or a complete garden overhaul, any landscaping project can quickly outgrow its budget unless you plan ahead. I speak from experience. In the five years since I moved into my...
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10 Easy Pieces: Wrought Iron Front Gates
What does your garden gate say about you? A front gate announces your intentions with its proportions, style, and materials. Whether your aim is privacy, security, or to welcome visitors, a wrought...
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Gardening 101: Love-in-a-Mist
Love-in-a-Mist, Nigella damascena: “The Romantic” As Love-in-a-mist’s name implies, this old-fashioned garden annual has lovely flowers that appear to be encased in a delicate misty web of bracts....
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The Floral Society: Great-Looking Garden Gear and Kits from a New York Florist
Floral designer Sierra Steifman learned her trade on the job. New to New York, the New Hampshire native worked for an event planner and saw a business opportunity. With a florist friend, she launched...
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10 Easy Pieces: Single Stem Bud Vases
When I was 16, my very first job involved placing tiny stems of flowers in bud vases and I took it very seriously, carefully deciding which direction each stem was going to lean. It seems almost too...
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Everything You Need to Know About Lavender (Plus 5 Kinds to Grow)
Everything you need to know about lavender is a lot. Remember the Encyclopedia Britannica? The final hardcover edition—with 32 alphabetized volumes and 32,640 pages of cold, hard facts—was about the...
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Royal Wedding: The Self-Taught Florist Behind the Scenes
In the midst of foreboding international news, Brits are currently lapping up every frothy detail of the impending nuptials of Prince Harry and his American bride-to-be, Meghan Markle. The latest is...
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Key West Classic: A Vintage Beach House with Modern Curb Appeal
Welcome to Key West, where a 4-foot-high white picket fence is part of the everyday landscape. By law.”In Old Town, our historic architectural review commission has jurisdiction and you have to do the...
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Gardening 101: Blueberries
Blueberry, Vaccinium spp.: “Ornamental Superfood” Blueberries were the first fruit I grew in my first Brooklyn garden on a tiny fifth-floor terrace in Brooklyn. I expected a lot from my collection of...
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Steal This Look: A Modern Courtyard in East Flanders, Belgium
In the Belgian town of Tielrode, two artists transformed an inherited property, a former inn and café, into a nature retreat called Good Repose. A major part of the renovation was the south-facing...
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Trending on Remodelista: Luxe on a Dime
Anything you buy for your home should be well made and useful as well as beautiful—that’s a Remodelista mantra. But that doesn’t mean you have to spend more than you can afford on pricey items. See...
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Required Reading: New Nordic Gardens
In recent years, Scandinavian countries have been lauded as leaders in design. Among admirers of a minimalist design aesthetic, Scandinavian fashion, graphic, and interior design have been praised for...
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Current Obsessions: In the Greenhouse
Among the things on our radar as we head into Sustainable Design week? A hotly anticipated plant fair (the premiere plant event in Brooklyn this spring). Plus, Michelle’s take on the kitchen design...
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10 Garden Ideas to Steal from Superstar Dutch Designer Piet Oudolf
If the world of gardening has rock stars, Piet Oudolf qualifies as Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Prince rolled into one. The Dutch landscape designer—whose work is instantly recognizable for its dreamy...
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