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Thanksgiving Recipes: 5 Reasons to Be Grateful for Squash
In a withering landscape, the stout curves and painterly colors of winter squashes are a sight for sore eyes. My stockpile of international heirlooms, grown by a local farm, doubles as a gorgeous and...
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Secret London: The Bees of Buckingham Palace
On the roof of London's legendary shop Fortnum and Mason live four colonies of bees. The flat, noisy space, with air vents and cooking odors, is lacking in glamor. Do the bees like it? The ornate...
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Trending on Remodelista: Hello, London!
Julie and team are in London, ready for tomorrow's Remodelista Market at The New Craftsmen. How have they spent the week? Yes, there's been a little shopping. Plus a lot of sleuthing. Design dispatches...
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Current Obsessions: Family Time
Take a look at what's on our radar this week and then, if you're in London, head to the Remodelista Market today at The New Craftsmen. (We'll be there with more than 20 makers and artisans, from 10 am...
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The Best Vegetables You'll Ever Taste
"This is a very clean place," says Jane Scotter of Fern Verrow in Herefordshire, a remote farm overlooked by the English and Welsh Black Mountains. "The air is clean and it's all irrigated by spring...
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Table of Contents: The Family Farm
The place in many people's minds that represents a life of authenticity is the family farm. But you don't need acres to be a modern farmer. Whether you live in the city or country, you can grow food,...
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The Country Rental: A Floating Farmhouse in Upstate New York
New York architectural designer and builder Tom Givone is on a mission to explore "the contrast between historic and modern and play these extreme elements against one another." Case in point: Givone's...
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DIY: A Winter White Holiday Bough
In floral design, I love the challenge of working with new and unexpected materials. So when I spotted some cotton branches at my local Whole Foods, I was immediately intrigued. Their fluffy, white...
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Field Guide: Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea): "The Dark Horse" Unwieldy in the garden, controversial in the kitchen, Brussels sprouts have to work twice as hard to win our approval. And yet those who love them...
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Black Mountain Farm: The Angora Rabbits of West Marin
Call it the soil-to-skin movement. In Northern California, Marnie Jackson of Black Mountain Farm raises and shears angora rabbits for their fibers (which are finer and softer than cashmere). As a...
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Steal This Look: The Last Outdoor Dinner of the Season
Is it just me, or do most outdoor dining and glamping scenes seem a little out of reach? Maybe too good to be true? That's how I feel when I'm actually camping, when all my nice cookware is smoked out...
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10 Easy Pieces: Tree Stump Stools and Tables
DIYers have been transforming felled trees into furniture for years. But the process required both patience and brawn. After hauling home a heavy stump, you had to dry it for weeks and then strip its...
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Sheds and Pegs: Storing Outdoor Furniture in Winter
How do you store your outdoor furniture in the winter? Designers John and Wonhee Jeong Arndt of Studio Gorm in Eugene, Oregon suggest hanging it up on a wall. Perhaps next to the tools in your shed....
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Heckfield Place: London's Hottest Chef Heads to Hampshire
Londoners love Skye Gyngell, the chef who won a Michelin star while installed in a hut at Petersham Nurseries. Shortly thereafter, she packed her bags and went underground. In fact, she was very busy...
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Modern Farmer: 9 Backyard Gardens with Chickens
Is a backyard garden complete without a coop? The last few years have seen a surge in popularity of chicken-keeping, making chickens as much at home in the city as on a rural farm. Here are our...
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DIY: Make a Roaring—and Eco-Friendly—Wood Fire
Winter in New England comes suddenly. We've already had our first snow in Rhode Island. It took us by surprise, and only those with a fully stocked wood pile were ready to battle the cold. Learning...
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10 Easy Pieces: Firewood Log Carriers
Around this time of year, when my sisters and I migrate home for the holidays, we become what my dad calls "fire gloms." We can't help it. My parents' house is never exactly toasty, and the roaring...
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Hardscaping 101: Root Cellars
Anyone hunting for a home in the last decade was sure to get an earful about the wine cellar. It was the room de rigueur when it came to home renovations. No home was complete without one, so they...
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Recipe Roundup: 10 Ways to Host Your Best Thanksgiving, Cocktail Edition
Deviate from Thanksgiving standards at the table, and face the wrath and whining from all ages. You don't mess with sacred dishes. But with cocktails, we will be taking total creative license. Here are...
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Designer Visit: A Gray and Green Garden at Tiger Glen
When the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY built a new wing, architect Pei Cobb Freed & Partners was hired to expand on the classic I.M. Pei design from 1973. A...
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