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Alice Waters' Edible Schoolyard
Driving past the middle school in Berkeley, California, Alice Waters assumed the place was abandoned: graffiti, dead grass, weeds growing through the asphalt. That was 19 years ago. Today Martin Luther...
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World's Most Beautiful Porch Light
Spotted in last Thursday's NY Times House & Home section: a new porch light from Accord, NY-based Deborah Ehrlich. “The idea was a jelly jar,” she told the Times. But this is no ordinary jelly jar...
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Folding Chairs for Spontaneous Summer Dinner Parties
Let's say you have a nice bottle of wine, a sunset, and a few drop-in guests who were "just passing by." What else do you need to make life complete? Two words: folding chairs. Above: New from West...
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A Leisurely Stroll Through the SF Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park
The question that occurred to me the other day, as I was huffing and puffing my way up one of the steep switchback trails that crisscross the mountain in my town, was this: Why must a hike be so...
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The Butcher's Daughter in New York City
Juice bars aren't just for Californians anymore. Thanks to Heather Tierney of the Butcher's Daughter, all of New York is addicted to concoctions of cactus pear, saffron, fennel, and more. After her...
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7 Reasons to Love Spring Like It's a One-Time Thing
The thing that amazes me about spring isn't is that similar magic occurs every year (in fact, even before you were born). We spent the week drinking it all in: Above: Magnolias, magnolias, magnolias....
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Dee's Story: From Debris Pile to Edible Garden in Four Months
In Litchfield County, Connecticut, Dee Salomon and Rob Norman bought a property on which there once stood an art school. With the building long gone, the old foundation wall was the site of a debris...
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A Shipping Container Transformed Into the Ultimate Holiday House
Sometimes when I wake in the middle of the night, I obsess about the zillions of shipping containers in the world (when I am not obsessing over bills, tomorrow's commute, or why I am not asleep). What...
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10 Mistakes to Avoid When You Remodel
The day we finally moved into our remodeled house—after the city inspector had tromped through with a picky checklist and the contractors had hauled away their debris mountain and the plumber had been...
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A Miracle Treatment to Make Your Feet Feel Like They Checked Into a Spa
Whether you've been pounding the city pavement to chase after cherry blossoms or crouching in the garden to harvest your garlic scapes, your feet have been doing most of the work. Reward them....
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Wisteria: 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...
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A Clever Parisian Balcony Planter Straddles a Railing
Last summer when Francesca spotted this ingenious Parisian balcony planter than hangs over a rail, she had to report (sadly) that it was only for sale in Europe. What a difference a year makes. The...
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The Garden Chronicles: A New York Writer Moves to New Orleans
Across the street from the Garden District mansion where vampire novelist Anne Rice used to live, writer Julia Reed bought a three-story Greek Revival house in New Orleans—barely a year before...
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Design Sleuth: Ben Wolff Black Clay Pots
We featured these succulents in black pots in a recent House Call: Herne Hill in London on Remodelista. For a similar look, consider high-fire black stoneware garden containers from Connecticut potter...
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Steal This Look: An Airy Outdoor Shower
When you build a backyard shower next door to a 25-story apartment building in downtown Toronto, questions are going to arise. Like, how can it possibly feel private? Cue the huge maple trees. They...
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10 Easy Pieces: Gardening Hats
Summer hats in my house when I was growing up weren't so much fashion accessories as they were obligations. I can't say that I always wore my wide-brimmed panama without complaint, but I have my mom to...
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I'm Heading to Paris: Where Should I Go?
We're thrilled to bring you the first installment of our Travels with an Editor series—starting with my upcoming trip to Paris. Along with my posts on house tours and designer Q and A's on Remodelista,...
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DIY: Make a Natural Fabric Dye From Wisteria
Google the phrase “Wisteria Dye” and you will get a lot of images of things like tee shirts and yarn and ribbon in gorgeous pinky-lavender colors…like the colors of wisteria flowers. However, when...
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5 Favorites: Colorful Garden Walls
Adding color to a garden wall creates a strong focus for the space. You can mix colorant into stucco or add a coat of paint to an existing wall; here are five of our favorite colorful garden walls:...
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10 Easy Pieces: Folding Camp-Style Chairs
I remember packing for family camping trips with a pair of '60s-era camp chairs in tow—they were just as comfortable, functional, and durable as the modern plastic-coated options. Better looking too....
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