Trending on Remodelista: Holidays Ahead
"The relaxed route" is the way to go this holiday season. The turkey turned out fine—and we're excited for the festivities ahead. Thanks, Julie and the editors at Remodelista, who devoted this week to...
View ArticleDIY: Snowballs for the Christmas Tree
Maybe your family's favorite holiday ritual involves grandma's fruitcake, or wacky stocking stuffers, or football on the lawn (what are you, Kennedys?). At my house, we make ornaments: every year since...
View ArticleTable of Contents: California Dreaming
Christmas in California, anyone? This week we're bound for LA, where we'll be hosting a Holiday Market at Big Daddy's Antiques (join us and make a kokedama with Michelle!). We'll also detour to Joshua...
View ArticleCyber Monday 2014: 11 Best Deals and Steals for Gardenista Readers
We're doing our holiday shopping early this year. Thanks to some of our favorite online shops, we've curated a Cyber Monday sale with special picks for Gardenista readers. Read on for deals (and act...
View ArticleArchitect Visit: Net-Zero Getaway Ranch in Northern California
In the Northern California county known as the birthplace of America's open space movement, a net-zero cluster of buildings on a knoll celebrates the views. Sausalito-based architects Turnbull Griffin...
View ArticleDIY Wreaths: 11 Favorite Florists' Holiday Decor Workshops
The best kind of DIY project is one that looks harder to pull off than it actually was. Holiday wreaths, garlands, and swags fall into that category. All it takes is some greenery, some wire—and a few...
View ArticleFarmshop: LA Style Lands in Marin County
Let's be honest: Northern California's Marin County is fab in many ways. World's most beautiful landscape? Check. Birthplace of the mountain bike and the hot tub? Check. Stomping ground of the Grateful...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Buffalo Plaid Work Shirts
Call it the Kinfolk look. Although your classic red and black buffalo check work shirt is seen more frequently these days on Brooklyn hipsters than lumberjacks, the old-fashioned pattern is still one...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Deer-Proof Garden in Hollywood Hills
In Hollywood's hills, garden designer Lauri Kranz of Edible Gardens LA conceived a chic enclosure more reminiscent of the Apple store and modernist aeries than of deer fencing. "The screens are large...
View ArticleRequired Reading: Vita Sackville-West's Sissinghurst
"What's it like to live in one of the most famous gardens in the world, when you have your own strong views on gardening?" I once asked Sarah Raven as we stood by the entrance arch at Sissinghurst....
View ArticleRestaurant Visit: Roy Choi's Commissary, Inside a Greenhouse in LA
In the middle of Koreatown's office buildings, strip malls, and karaoke bars is Commissary, a new produce-focused restaurant, co-owned by celebrity chef Roy Choi. It's perched on the second-floor roof...
View ArticleGift Guide: Best Books for Garden Lovers
Gardeners, as we all know, are a breed apart. They count as time well spent hauling rocks, hoeing weeds, and digging in the dirt. If the weather is too cold and wet for those activities, then they are...
View ArticleRemodelista LA Market Spotlight: Wrk-Shp
Who: Airi Isoda and Ryan Upton are the couple behind wrk-shp, an LA-based, multi-disciplinary design collective devoted to both architecture and fashion design. What: In addition to interiors and...
View ArticleDIY: Burlap Christmas Tree Skirt
I am not going to lie. Making this beautiful burlap DIY Christmas tree skirt involves sewing. But don't be scared. I came up with an easy, no-fail, you-will-fall-in-love-with-sewing pattern. The...
View ArticleDIY: Plant Your Christmas Tree in the Garden
Ever been intrigued by the idea of a live Christmas tree that you can plant in your yard after the holidays? Us too. This year we decided to give it a try. For help, I turned to my local experts at...
View ArticleShopper's Diary: Canyon Culture—and Cacti—at Hollyflora in LA
Hollyflora Market & Courtyard in LA makes you feel as if you've walked into a perfectly curated artist's loft; unique ceramics sit alongside art books you want to look through, and handmade chairs...
View ArticleHardscaping 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...
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