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Outbuilding 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...
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Required 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...
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Remodelista 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...
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Gift 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....
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Trending 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...
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Current 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...
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A 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...
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Table 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...
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Garden 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...
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DIY 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...
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Field 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...
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Designer 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...
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10 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...
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Steal 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...
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Shopper'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,...
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Shed 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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Required Reading: Shrubs, An Old-Fashioned Drink for Modern Times
After tracking cocktails from sticky sweet fruitinis to bitters, Michael Dietsch, blogger at A Dash of Bitters and contributing drinks editor at Serious Eats, felt the world is ready for a book on...
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Coming Saturday to SF: DIY Holiday Workshop
Join Gardenista editor in chief Michelle Slatalla and our workshop sponsor, Terrain, at this week's San Francisco holiday market, where we'll make Scandi-style blooming bulbs for Christmas. We'll be...
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DIY: Gilded Holiday Decor
Creating holiday greenery with foraged plants and a little gold paint is easy and fun. The true beauty of this project lies not only in the results, but in the fact that the outcome—depending on where...
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Garden Designer Visit: Jinny Blom in Primrose Hill
People don't hire Jinny Blom just so they can have a "Jinny Blom garden." Besides being reliably lush and gorgeous, it is difficult to pinpoint a specific look, as each is approached in a completely...
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