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DIY: Sarah's Cardoon Swag
At our recent Remodelista Dinner, our friend Louesa Roebuck decorated the dining table with cardoon thistles. I loved the furry burrs so much, I took several home with me. This year, instead of making...
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A Secret Courtyard Garden in Piccadilly, Ancient Tree Ferns Included
A small, dark courtyard with an awkward shape: this is urban gardening for many of us. A new garden in the middle of London's Piccadilly is just such a place, with the added disadvantage of an...
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Art and Photography: The Flowers of Isabel Bannerman
Garden designer Isabel Bannerman works on the grand scale. A forthcoming London spring show at Park Walk Gallery, Chelsea will showcase her flower photographs, with prints 5 feet high. With husband...
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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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The Ultimate Snow and Ice Melting Device
Expecting holiday guests? Snow shovels and brushes are no match for the thin layer of ice that can greet them, with perilous results, when they walk up your steps on a wintry evening. Imagine a heated...
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Single-Ingredient Holiday Decor, 10 Ideas
Some of us are geniuses at Remodelista when it comes to floral arrangements (Alexa, are you reading this?). Others, not so much (self included). That's why I gravitate toward the single-ingredient...
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DIY: A Menu for Christmas Morning
Everyone knows that starting the day with a well-balanced breakfast is a good idea and as far as I'm concerned, this is especially true on Christmas. It's a day when, if I'm not careful, I might...
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Gift Guide: For the Apiarist or Honey Bee Lover
Whether you know someone who dons the white suit and does the noble work of beekeeping, or someone whose relationship to bees is more one of admiration from afar, here are gifts for the bee-loving set....
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Shopper's Diary: The New Craftsmen in Mayfair
The New Craftsmen is a pop-up shop in London's Mayfair. Its temporary home is a former stable in a muse behind South Audley Street, and the original interior (tiled walls, floors with drainage)...
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DIY: Holiday Window Boxes, Instant Gratification Edition
When IÂ installed three window boxes on my San Francisco apartment several weeks ago, I dropped in an easy mix of plants for instant gratification. I eventually got more creative and put together a...
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The Week in Review: 10 Days of Christmas and a Poinsettia at Gunpoint
It was a big week of news, with the Mafia threatening to corner the poinsettia market. Plus, we discovered the eight best woodsy-scented holiday candles:Â Â Above: A different take on ornaments....
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Easy, Elegant: It Must Be Old Man's Beard
Florist Dundee Butcher (aside from having one of the best names out there) boasts an impressive floral pedigree and counts Kensington Palace, Claridge's Hotel, and the Victoria and Albert Museum among...
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The Wreaths of Brooklyn: A Neighborhood Tour
Every weekday morning, before sitting down to work, I slip on a pair of old sneakers and take a quiet half hour walk to see what’s happening in my Brooklyn neighborhood. These walks have become...
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DIY: Bottle-Fed Paperwhites
Chilly weather means that I spend a lot more time inside than I'd like to. Happily, I've found one January treat that brightens even my most homebound days: paperwhites. Most years, I've grown my...
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Domestic Dispatches: The Death of the Dining Room
I think we can all agree by now that the most worthless space in a conventional house is the dining room. I have lived in seven houses, and in all of them, this was a sad and misused place, a room you...
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DIY: Holiday Window Boxes, Urban Edition
It can be hard to know what to do with a window box as the weather gets colder. Some of my Brooklyn neighbors will let their boxes sit empty for the coming months, while others will plant miniature...
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Hike of the Week: A Winter Wonderland in Maine
Photographer and Bar Harbor native Jennifer Steen Booher recently captured one of Acadia National Park's popular landscapes as most summer tourists seldom see it: in the glory of a winter storm. At a...
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DIY: Maidenhair Fern for Bathroom Greenery
As far as bathrooms in rental apartments go, we're pretty lucky. With a palette of white and more white, we were saved from the Pepto-Bismal pink tile and glitter-flecked vanities that I've seen in my...
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Sofas: How Low Can You Go?
Is there anything scarier than a sofa? I've been reluctant to buy one since my last blunder, a Ralph Lauren leather sleigh so large that our feet dangled. The back and arms were high and swooping; it...
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Leave No Trace: A Gathering Place in the Winter Woods
Like the nomadic huts of our ancestors, a modern structure that feels as if it's one with the land can be an irresistible gathering place. And after the people move on? There will be no sign that it...
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