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Steal This Look: Floral Arrangement in Cocktail Glasses
We recently spotted an arrangement from this year’s Salone del Mobile by Milan-based shop owner and designer Rossana Orlandi, and I immediately sought to replicate it. Orlandi arranged six different...
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Garden Tools: Which Trowel Is Best for You?
Garden tools can be as addictive to collect as shoes, but how many hand shovels do you really need? When it comes to trowels, diggers, and weeders, there are a few rules of thumb. Narrow blades are...
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Trending on Remodelista: 5 Artful Ways to Go Minimalist
Minimalism isn’t for everyone, but these five examples of pared-down prettiness, all culled from this week’s Remodelista posts, may compel even avowed maximalists to give it a try. 1. Bare Walls Above:...
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Current Obsessions: Florals, Elevated
Bookmarked this week: spring markets, London Craft Week, Picasso’s vases, and more. Take a look. Above: Rethinking delicate spring anemones. Photograph and styling by Chelsea Fuss. A twist on...
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Chic Modern Doormats, Starting at $21
West Elm carries a surprisingly robust array of doormats (22 currently for sale on their website). Many of them have a kitschy charm, but there are also a few that are a little more understated and...
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The New Gravel Backyard: 10 Inspiring Landscape Designs
We’ve pondered over our neglected backyard for years now. Our garden deserves more than a weed-filled lawn and a few patches of dirt. This year we hired a landscape architect to help put our ideas to...
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High/Low: Westport Chairs (The OG Adirondack Chairs)
When you think of Adirondack chairs, you likely envision the type with sloped seat and multiple planks making up the back, the type that immediately telescopes rustic New England charm. The original...
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Gardening 101: Clematis
Clematis: “The Queen of Vines” People who love flowers pretty much agree on their adoration of the exuberant blooms of the clematis vine. What they (and seemingly everyone else in the world) definitely...
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A Room of One’s Own: Build this Backyard Studio (Sold on Amazon) in Just 8...
In the department of “What CAN’T You Buy on Amazon?”: With the click of a button and for as little as $3,000, you can can order a kit to build a one-room guest cottage in your backyard. (Just please...
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9 Ways to Create Curb Appeal with Flowering Vines and Climbers
Short of standing in front of the house with a plate of chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven, there is no more welcoming way to greet visitors than with a bower of flowers. Here are nine ways to...
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Object of Desire: Moon Calendar for Gardeners
Moon gardening is an age-old technique based on a simple idea: The gravitational pull of the earth affects water levels in the earth as well as in the oceans. Just as tides rise and fall as the moon...
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DIY: Make Your Own Wildflower Seed Bombs
Seed bombs are the main weapon guerrilla gardeners can use to spread flowers in bare spots, creating pockets of beauty and habitats for pollinators. Gardening without permission is another way of...
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Steal This Look: A Big Green Egg, at Home in an English Garden
For an object lesson on how to create a charming first garden on a tight budget, we take you to a small backyard in London’s Crofton Park neighborhood. There food writer Mina Holland and musician...
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Trending on Remodelista: 5 Bold (Yet Tasteful) Ways to Add Color to Your Home
We learned valuable lessons on Remodelista this week on how to use color in subtle yet surprising ways: 1. Practice restraint with bright hues. Above: Susie Tompkins Buell, the co-founder of Esprit,...
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Current Obsessions: Design Icons
From four botanical books to a natural wine pop-up, here are 13 things on our radar this weekend. Above: Photograph by Clare Coulson from Sleeping at Sissinghurst: An Overnight Stay at England’s Most...
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Wedding Flowers: 10 Foraging Ideas for Bouquets and Arrangements
In my family, foraging for DIY wedding flowers has become a tradition. It started when my mom had the idea to grow potted centerpieces for her big day. Great idea, but when the flowers arrived nothing...
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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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10 Easy Pieces: Architects Favorite Exterior Color Palettes
Exterior paint palettes are tricky. Colors appear different in both direct sunlight and full shadow (making neutrals tough to decide on). Color can’t stand out too much, but avoiding a sad, drab, and...
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The Garden Decoder: What Are ‘Short-Lived Perennials’? (You May Have Them in...
I’ve devoted Garden Decoder columns to “annuals” and “biennials” before, and in defining those terms, I also ended up defining “perennials.” I figured I knew everything I needed to know about a plant’s...
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Bride on a Budget: DIY Wedding Flowers for $20
Wedding flowers are expensive. But they don’t have to be. Sometimes all you need to make a special arrangement are simple flowers and some outstanding ribbon. With this idea in mind, Boston-based...
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