Hardscaping 101: Solar Paneling Primer
If you're looking to reduce your utility bills and your carbon footprint, solar power could be the way to go. The big question: will the savings in your energy bills eventually outweigh the investment...
View ArticleRemodelista LA Market Spotlight: Edible Gardens LA
Who: Lauri Kranz is LA's go-to organic vegetable gardener. The former singer-songwriter, in her own words, "builds, plants, and sustains organic vegetable gardens," helping families, chefs, and schools...
View Article5 Easy Pieces: A Weeknight Holiday Party Menu
Everybody loves a good holiday party; whether the theme is ugly sweaters or fancy sit-down dinner. What's not to love is the prep and the scheduling. (Everyone's weekends are usually booked far in...
View Article10 Favorites: Scandi-Style Christmas Ornaments
I would not part with a single one of the 4,263,193 glittery, sequin-crusted, sparkly tree ornaments my brothers and I made when we were little. But if I were decorating a Christmas tree that had room...
View ArticleOutbuilding of the Week: Tiny Pool House, Big Views in Sonoma
Originally conceived of as just a 500-square-foot box, a modest Northern California pool house in Sonoma got bigger after architect and owner Neal Schwartz started thinking about how to block views of...
View ArticleRequired Reading: The Wreath Recipe Book
"When it comes to making wreaths, it's pretty easy to make a gourmet-looking one with a humble pantry of ingredients," say Jill Rizzo and Alethea Harampolis, the creative team behind the San Francisco...
View ArticleRemodelista LA Market Spotlight: De Jong & Co.
Who: Three talented siblings—an interior designer, a woodworker, and a photographer—create modern, functional handmade wooden pieces for the home. What: De Jong & Co. specialize in what they dub...
View ArticleGift Guide: Gardenista Editors' Picks
Our loved ones say we're the hardest people to shop for. Allow us to remove the guesswork. Dear Santa, Michelle wants a vintage hand fork. Cheryl wants a peony-arranging class. Christine wants a bell....
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: LA Story
This week, Julie and the Remodelista editors are in LA, making house calls. They toured a Mediterranean revival, a Palladian pool house, and a cantilevered hillside bedroom with views of the Hollywood...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Season's Greetings
Take a look at what's on our radar this week. And if you're in Los Angeles, head to the Remodelista Market at Big Daddy's Antiques. We'll be here today from 10 am to 5 pm. Above: One sleek barn house...
View ArticleA White Christmas, with Potted Cyclamen
You can make it snow indoors with pots of white cyclamen. There are quite a few kinds of cyclamen—nearly two dozen species—beyond the common, florists' cyclmen for sale in supermarkets. And yet. The...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Utilitarian Glamour
Just because something is useful doesn't mean it can't look luxurious. This week we explore the intersection between function and good looks in outdoor design—and offer a few suggestions about how to...
View ArticleGarden Designer Visit: A 17th Century Farmhouse in Devon, by Arne Maynard
UK garden designer Arne Maynard has never met a walled garden he didn't like. And with good reason. The structure and severity that stone imposes is just stern enough to cut the sweetness of his...
View ArticleDIY Poinsettia: A Common Christmas Plant Goes Luxe
Ubiquitous at this time of year, poinsettias are often dismissed as too common, or worse, too tacky. (The fact that their pots come swathed in garish foils doesn't help.) This holiday season, I set out...
View ArticleField Guide: Mistletoe
Mistletoe; Viscum album: The Endless Embrace It hardly bears repeating that mistletoe reminds us of Christmas and kissing. But if we find ourselves under mistletoe at a party, certain companions are...
View ArticleDesigner Visit: Grow Outdoor Design's Drought Tolerant Garden in Bel Air
There's no lawn in this ranch home in Bel Air, and it's not missed. From the front lines of LA's drought-conscious, low-water garden movement, landscape designers Ryan Gates and Joel Lichtenwalter of...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Outdoor Holiday String Lights
It gets dark around here before 5 pm in December, so even if Christmas didn't exist I still would rig up some twinkly outdoor lights to welcome me home. But the holiday season gives me a good cover...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Stylish Stoop for a Nantucket Saltbox
When architects Eric Rosenberg and Michele Kolb of NY-based Rosenberg Kolb renovated their 1,700-square-foot 18th century Nantucket saltbox, the goal was to give the house low-maintenance finishes to...
View ArticleShopper's Diary: Vintage and Modern Meet at A New Leaf in Chicago
On the corner of Wells and Lincoln in Chicago, A New Leaf floral shop invites curious shoppers inside with a front stoop that spills over with decorative gourds and pumpkins, baskets of pinecones,...
View ArticleShed Story: 10 Stylish Sanctuaries for Gardeners
When it comes to winter potting sheds, we say dream big. Shelves, storage, and style: gardeners need shelter from the storm. Here are 10 sanctuaries for serious gardening: Above: Though this little...
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