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Garden Roundup: 10 Perfect Party Spaces in the City
You can make a party in the city just by hanging out on the stoop. But what if you don't have a stoop? Maybe you're lucky enough to actually have a city garden? Here are 10 great spaces on the east and...
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10 Easy Pieces: Labware Vases
Were you the kid who asked Santa for a chemistry set every year because you dreamed of filling glass beakers and flasks with colored potions that would fizz and give off puffs of acrid smoke? Or was...
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Garden Visit: At Home With Canada's Favorite Garden Writer
Gardening is not in my family or in my blood. But one fine morning nearly 30 years ago, the sun slanted seductively into my Toronto backyard and my garden suddenly seemed the most glorious place on...
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Hardscaping 101: Clay Roof Tiles
I still remember the first time I saw roofs made of red clay tiles. I was visiting my grandmother in Santa Monica one hot summer, and I was enchanted by the city's combination of terra-cotta roofs,...
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Outbuilding of the Week: A Tiny Glass Studio in Barcelona
High in the hills above Barcelona, floral designer Manuela Sosa works in a tiny glass greenhouse, with the sky for a ceiling and expansive views of the city below. A recent story about Manuela's...
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Trending on Remodelista: Block Party
This week, Remodelista editors have been celebrating the start of July by rounding up the ingredients for easy summer gatherings: screened porches, parade stools, folding tables, and festive bunting....
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Current Obsessions: Height of the Season
Take a look at what's on our radar this week: Above: We love this linen hold-all for hauling fresh loot from the farmer's market. Above: Washington, D.C. has a handful of off-the-grid (and...
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Send Us Your Photos by Monday at Midnight
On Monday at 11:59 pm, we'll close the entries to the 2014 Considered Design Awards. Don't miss your chance— share your garden with us! Our contest is open to both professional designers and amateur...
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Table of Contents: Summer Bunkhouse
Got a tent? Well, how about a teepee? We can definitely help you with that. We're ready to sleep outdoors anywhere there's a breeze. Join us this week as we explore manmade swimming holes, bunkhouses,...
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Architect Visit: Olle Lundberg's Scavenged and Salvaged Cabin
Back in 1996, San Francisco architect Olle Lundberg responded to a classified ad about a property in Cazadero, CA (population: 354). Little did he and his wife, Mary Breuer, realize they were embarking...
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Field Guide: Cosmos
Cosmos, Cosmos bipinnatus: "Mexican Aster" With their perfectly ordered petals arranged around golden centers, cosmos flowers look a bit like planets radiating around the sun. It's easy to see why...
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Entries Close at Midnight Tonight! Plus, a List of the Lightest Categories
Entries to our second annual Considered Design Awards are due by midnight Pacific time tonight, Monday July 7. Here's what's required: Just upload as many as six photos of your project, with captions,...
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Garden Visit: The Hobbit Land Next Door
I think I probably would have bought my house in Mill Valley, CA, even if Linda didn't live next door. Or if she hadn't been the sort of gardener who turns a dusty rectangle of dirt into a mossy...
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Steal This Look: A Boho-Chic Backyard Patio in LA
Creative director Sarah Samuel, who blogs at Smitten Studio, recently revamped the patio at her house in LA. We're smitten by its modern bohemian vibe. If you like it too, here's how you can recreate...
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High/Low: 5 Teak Garden Classics
One rule of thumb when buying outdoor furnishings: Metal looks good against a backdrop of green plants, but wood looks good anywhere. Enter our old friend teak. Here are five weather-resistant teak...
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On Blue Mountain Lake: The Hedges
Every summer we went to the lake—four kids under the age of eight piled in the backseat, bickering about whose turn it was to sit by the window and threatening each other with Indian rope burns for the...
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10 Easy Pieces: Canvas Teepee Tents
Technically a teepee is shaped like a cone, but we're willing to expand the definition to include any peaked pyramid shape, whether it has a square floor or a round one. Here are 10 we'd love to camp...
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DIY: Modern Mothballs (No Chemicals Included)
Summertime shouldn't be synonymous with the pungent smell of mothballs, but for anyone lucky enough to have a summer house, it too often is. People use mothballs to protect woolen clothes and blankets...
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Gardenista Roundup: 8 Nap-worthy Summer Bunkhouses
For many of us, summer vacation means the gift of sleep. Sure, we like to go swimming, scarf down a few lobster rolls or hot dogs, and read a book (or four). But being allowed to lie down for a...
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Architect Visit: A Portable Beach Cabin, Sleds Included
New Zealanders call them "baches"; small, simple wood vacation houses for no-frills holidays by the sea. One definition of a bach is "something you built yourself, on land you don't own, out of...
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