Mother's Day Gift Guide: Picks from the Gardenista Market on May 9
We're holding our first Remodelista & Gardenista Market of the year on May 9—the day before Mother's Day—at the Marin Country Mart in Larkspur, California, a 30-minute drive from San Francisco over...
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: Primary Colors
This week Julie and the Remodelista team colored with all the rainbow hues in the crayon box. Red refrigerators, blue sinks, and yellow cashmere throws were among the design details they discovered. We...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Wild Horses
Read on to find out what piqued our interest this week: Above: A 19th century illustrator's secret garden. 20 seasonal salads perfect for spring and summer. Five ways to catch rainwater. Mill...
View ArticleRehab Diary: A Revived Manse in Melbourne
Hired by a young family to revive a double-fronted Victorian house in the St. Kilda East suburb of Melbourne, Clare Cousins Architects didn't do the usual tearing down of interior walls and building...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Color Stories
Sure sign of spring: we're seeing bright pops of color everywhere we look. Purple wisteria, red chicken coops, pink magnolias, and crayon-color front doors on even the tiniest houses. Join us for a...
View ArticleLady in Red: A Woodland Chicken Coop with Charm to Spare
In a sunny woodland clearing with a backdrop of redwoods and ferns, the chicken coop that Chiquita and Bob Woodard built in their Mill Valley, California, garden for their feathered brood of four (and...
View Article11 Garden Ideas to Steal to Add a Touch of Red
Think of red as lipstick for your garden. Even if you're one of those gardeners who thinks a little red goes a long way, you still need a little. We've made a study of scarlet and come up with our...
View ArticleSaigon Story: Crazy Quilt Tile in a Courtyard Garden
By putting colorful patchwork tile on nearly every inch of the walls and floors of a tiny house's open-air kitchen and courtyard garden, Vietnam-based architects a21studio transformed the miniscule...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Dungarees and Work Pants
Workwear is having a moment. We've rounded up our 10 favorites for the well-dressed gardener, from runway-worthy overalls to well-cut denim work pants (with reinforced knees and plenty of pockets for...
View ArticleDirty Secrets: 10 Ways to Improve Garden Soil
I'm a soil scientist and a faculty instructor for Oregon State University's Extension program, where I've taught and consulted with farmers and gardeners. My own half-acre garden in southern Oregon is...
View ArticleGardening 101: How to Prune Wisteria
Why won't a wisteria bloom? There are lots of possible reasons. Bad attitude, for one. This is a vine that wants its way in the garden. Show it who's boss—and persuade it to flower—with proper pruning....
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Straw Hats
Looking for a Mother's Day gift? As a longtime mother, I have three suggestions: straw hat, straw hat, straw hat. You can't beat a straw hat for stylish sun protection whether you're in the garden,...
View ArticleRequired Reading: Private Gardens of Paris
Care to stroll through the hidden gardens of Paris without leaving your home? Private Gardens of Paris by Alexandra D'Arnoux, Bruno De Laubadére, and Gilles De Chabaneix will take you behind gates and...
View ArticleGarden Designer Visit: A Burst of Color in the Green Mountains
Garden designer Julie Moir Messervy, the author of Landscape Ideas That Work, has put some of her best suggestions to to the test—and proved their value—in her own terraced garden in southern Vermont....
View ArticleHardscaping 101: Eco-Friendly Paving Solutions
Asking for holes in pavement may sound as logical as wishing for holes in your head. But, using pervious surfaces is the smart and environmentally friendly thing to do. As more land gets paved,...
View ArticleWedding Season Gift Picks from the Gardenista Market on May 9
We're holding our first Remodelista & Gardenista Market of the year on May 9th at the Marin Country Mart in Larkspur, California. Just in time for wedding gift season, we're bringing together more...
View ArticleOn the Road: For $75K, a Tiny Luxe House on Wheels
"Home is where you park it" is the motto of Tiny Heirloom, a Portland, Oregon-based manufacturer of luxury travel trailers. For $75,000, the company will build you a house on wheels you can tow around...
View ArticleShop the Bklyn Designs Fair in Greenpoint from May 8 to 10
Join us at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint next weekend, when we'll be kicking off NYCxDesign week as a media sponsor of the Bklyn Designs fair celebrating the borough's best artisans,...
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: Kitchen Confidential
The Remodelista editors dedicated the week to discovering and sharing the best kitchen storage ideas (hidden microwave, anyone)? Meanwhile, Justine set the table for Mother's Day. We took notes: Above:...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: May Flowers
Read on to see what we obsessed over this week: Above: Boiler room turned guesthouse in San Francisco. Photograph by Cesar Rubio. 12 colors to consider for the front door. Is it fig season yet?...
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