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DIY: How to Turn Flotsam and Jetsam into Wall Art
We've all been there. Enticed by the natural beauty of pebbles, shells, and other treasures tumbled by the sea, we spend our beach vacations collecting and gathering to our hearts' content. Then we get...
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Summer Party Ideas: Cocktails and Caramel Corn
We've been big fans of Brooklyn baker Hannah Kirshner ever since she taught us to make Perfect Cold Brew Coffee. In the new Corner Store Entertaining issue of her Sweets and Bitters Quarterly...
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Summery Pressed Seaweed Prints
As a native Cape Codder, I've always been fond of seaweed. So when I recently ran across designer Karen Robertson's pressed seaweed DIY on Garden Design, I had to give it a try. Above: Any project that...
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Hike of the Week: Oswald West State Park, Oregon
I grew up on the Long Island Sound where the coast is mostly a calm place (mid-summer beach-goers not included). Waves lap gently along the water's edge, the sea breeze barely tousles your hair. On a...
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The Well-Appointed Potting Shed: 5 Baskets as Wall-Mounted Storage
Here's an idea we like: wall-mounted baskets as potting shed or kitchen storage (think pruners, gloves, etc.). Above: Good idea No. 4,354,243 from Martha Stewart; a wall-mounted bicycle basket for...
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A Low-Maintenance Lawn, Right at Home at the Beach
If ever there was a place where a low-maintenance lawn would come in handy, it's at a beach house. While you're there, you have better things to do than wrestle a mower, and when you're not there,...
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Family Camp: Nettly Wood Compound
Off the coast of Washington state, a 25-acre family compound on Decatur Island feels like summer camp: there's whale watching, and sailing, and hiking, and, in the distance, views of the rest of the...
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Red Pig Garden Tools, Hand-Forged in the USA
If you arrive at Red Pig Tools in Boring, Oregon and the shop looks closed, just give the bell attached to the barn a rollicking ring and chances are Bob or Rita Denman will appear and give you a...
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The Fig and I: Tips for Caring for a Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree
Nature has wired us to feel protective of babies, with their oversized, floppy heads. The big, round leaves of a fiddle leaf fig tree make it the house plant equivalent of a newborn. So it was probably...
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DIY: Stalking the Delicious Wild Radish
If you’ve noted clusters of lavender and yellow wildflowers blooming in sunny fields, you might be looking at the delicious wild radish. In late summer and early autumn, foragers seek wild radishes for...
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A Multipurpose Fire Bucket with Scandi Appeal
Norm Fire Buckets come with a removable oil container and can be used for instant bonfires—and, when the weather turns, they can be used as indoor plant pots (the handle makes it easy to suspend from a...
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Earn Your Wilderness Stripes at the Minam River Lodge
I come from a family of campers. But when I was growing up, the extent of our true wilderness experience was as far down a dirt road as our lumbering blue Dodge Caravan could manage to take us. Still,...
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10 Easy Pieces: Fire Pits and Bowls
Create an instant bonfire with these versatile fire pits, perfect for the campsite, the patio, the lawn (but not recommended for use on wood decks or surfaces). Above: Sarah swears by the Cast-Iron...
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Safari-Style Camping in Colorado, Glam Bedding Included
It was on a Kenyan safari that the owners of Cresto Ranch in Cresto, a tiny town in southwestern Colorado, figured out a new use for their historic property: they'd pitch African-style canvas tents in...
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Required Reading: Wilderness Route Finder
When writer Calvin Rutstrum's Wilderness Route Finder was published in 1967, it was described in the New York Times, rather drily, as "a camping guide." That was putting it mildly. Chapter One of the...
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10 Secret Outdoor Swimming Holes
When the sun comes out, UK natives tend to lose the plot. They dress inappropriately and look for somewhere, anywhere, to cool off. The heat wave we've been hoping for has finally happened this summer,...
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Best Made Co. at 36 White Street
If you haven't felt the solid weight of an axe in your hands recently, we suggest a visit to Best Made Co.'s new shop in downtown Manhattan. Designer Peter Buchanan-Smith founded Best Made Company in...
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Camping Gets Glamorous: Shelter Co. in California
It was bound to happen: a California events company takes camping to the next level, with European canvas tents, Pendleton blankets, leather butterfly chairs—sommelier optional. Husband and wife team...
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Gear Patrol: 10 Best Sleeping Bags for Backpacking
"Sleeping bag tech has made its way into the space age," say our friends at Gear Patrol, camping aficionados and world's most discerning judges of outdoor equipment. "Your 20-year-old sleeping bag from...
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Extreme Cycling in Norway, Sauna and Hot Tub Included
Not for the faint of heart: the Canvas Hotel, featuring extreme cycling in Norway. Founded by a Norwegian mountain bike enthusiast, the resort offers guided biking (for all levels) throughout the...
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