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Weatherproof Gear for the Well-Dressed Gardener
When we ran a post last summer on The Carrier Company's gardening smocks, there was some incredulity in the comments section. Gardening in a smock? Were we mad? Personally, I'd always choose loose...
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An Instant Backyard Room For Summer Guests
Designed by Australia-based ArchiBlox, these instant Backyard Rooms—well, practically instant—create extra living or studio space (no building permit required). All you do is pick a size, configure,...
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The Adirondack Chair Reimagined
A modern take on the Adirondack chair by Eric Pfeiffer for SF-based Council Design has us rethinking our outdoor seating. Made with durable, treated Southern pine (a product from Perennial Wood) and a...
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Flower Arranging 101: Effortless Takes Effort
In week two of my flower arranging class—Flower Arranging 101, with Chelsea Fuss—I admit that I almost threw in the towel. But after the first week of formal flower arranging taught me the need for...
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Summer Screened Porch Roundup
Forget air conditioning: the most effective way to combat summer heat (and facilitate summer cocktail parties) is the screened porch. Here's a roundup of some favorites. Above: A midcentury modern...
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10 Easy Pieces: Summer Drinks Dispensers
Today marks the summer solstice, so we thought we'd round up the ten best drinks dispensers to keep yourself (and your dinner party guests) properly hydrated all season long. What are you planning to...
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Peach Cobbler, Flowers for Strangers and Wedding Gifts: It's Officially Summer
After a weeklong love affair with beautiful summerhouse gardens, the season is finally upon us. Cue the chaise longues: We're taking our laptops and working outside for the next three months. Or we may...
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Summer Roundup: 12 Great Pool Houses
Now that it's finally summer, we're ready to break out the SPF 85 and brave the sun. Here are 12 of our favorite pool houses from the Remodelista Gallery (most were designed by members of the...
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Architect Visit: Celebrating Downtime with Andersson-Wise by Lake Austin
In our busy harried lives, “downtime” is a cause to celebrate; exactly what this boathouse on the steeply sloped banks of Lake Austin does. Approached by a narrow footbridge over a deep ravine and most...
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DIY: How to Stop Killing Your Indoor Succulents
I've killed every succulent I've ever attempted to grow. Things start off well enough, but a few weeks after I bring succulents into my home, they start to look spindly and sad before giving up and...
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Why Is My Smoke Alarm So Obnoxious?
My middle daughter is home from New York for a visit. It's been a week of reminiscing and doing all the things she loves from childhood: baking cookies, hiking up Mt. Tamalpais, getting frozen yogurt...
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Hotels & Lodging: Hotel San José in Austin, Texas
Hotel San José was the first in a series of collaborations between San Antonio–based Lake Flato Architects and hotelier Liz Lambert, the creative force behind Bunkhouse Management (subsequent projects...
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The Polls Are Open! Vote for Your Favorite Projects in the Gardenista...
We're thrilled to report that we received more than 500 entries to the inaugural Remodelista and Gardenista Considered Design Awards. After lengthy deliberation, our editors have chosen the finalists....
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The Most Beautiful Watering Can Ever?
I didn't know it was possible to fall in love with a watering can until I saw the x3 from Kontextur—and I am smitten. Kontextur, the design house best known for its cleverly designed bathroom...
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Vote for the Best Urban Garden in the Gardenista Considered Design Awards
Follow the link below to vote for the Gardenista finalists in the Best Urban Garden category, designed by professionals. You can vote once a day in each category now through July 15. On the voting...
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How to Transform An Abandoned Parking Lot Into a Wildlife Refuge, Marfa Edition
If there's one spot in the middle of nowhere that I'm desperate to visit, it's Marfa, Texas. You too? Well, allow me to stoke the flames. Last week I had the opportunity to ask landscape architect...
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10 Tips for a Simplified Garden, to Grow More With Less
It has been more than three years since I last wrote about My Neighbor Bea, a person who has persuaded her family (including her husband, Scott, her two sons and a tiny dog) to live with less stuff...
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A Modern Portable Fireplace
Japanese industrial designer Ryosuke Fukusada studied and worked in Milan, spending four years as assistant designer to Patricia Urquiola before setting up his own design studio in Japan. Collaborating...
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DIY: The Best Garden Insecticide (and No Harmful Chemicals)
To repel spiders, aphids, and other insect pests in the garden, my neighbor Bea douses plants with an all-natural insecticide she makes with Castile soap. It's a genius recipe. Made with olive oil,...
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Escape to a Desert Garden, Pasadena Edition
A secret pleasure during my college years in Pasadena was getting lost in the nearby Huntington Botanical Gardens. Not your typical college hangout, but a great study spot, it turned out. Earlier this...
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