Urban living is all about the creative maximization of available space; especially outdoor space. This week, Melissa Baker and Jon Handley of Pulltab Design (members of the Remodelista Architect/Desi...
Weve been coveting a sofa from Clarke & Reilly for a while now (see Design Visit: Clark & Reilly), so we took note when we saw that Anthropologie was offering pieces from the London-based des...
I have had an unhealthy obsession with the A Détacher black bedspread since I first saw it (I keep imagining how the blanket would look layered over my white duvet cover). Then yesterday Julie...
Spotted in the bath at Babylonstoren, an herbacious tussie-mussie bouquet displayed in a glass vase. What is a tussie-mussie, you ask? The tussie-mussie is the modern posy, an heir to the sixteenth-c...
Our only complaint about The Balcony Gardener has been that the UK-based garden retailer didnt ship its stylish small-space vertical gardens and window boxes abroad, where we greedy urban gardeners i...
Weve been prowling around the Marin Country Mart since Jim Rosenfield took it on as a project (hes the force behind the Brentwood Country Mart in Los Angeles). Among the many spaces we admire? Rosenf...
Ive been having a thing with roses of late, popping petals into glasses of champagne for a hint of color and floral aroma. So when Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks gave me a jar of freshly made rhubarb...
The Victorians cataloged their botanical (and romantic) obsessions by pressing flowers; our friend Rebecca Willis continues the tradition for similar reasons; creating memories from cataloged flowers...
As spring transitions into summer, Im reminded of a scene in one of my favorite Yasujirō Ozu films, Late Spring, where characters Noriko and Hattori are riding their bikes through the strong coastal ...
Every year, British fashion doyenne Margaret Howell selects a designer whose work she admires to collaborate on a shirt. This year, she chose garden and landscape designer Dan Pearson, who reflects h...
All rose petals are edible. But not equally delicious. This is just one of the many lessons you can learn in a rose garden thats been encouraged to run amok. Samantha Greenwood, the special events ch...
A report from the frontlines: newly opened Berkeley restaurant Comal features innovative interior design—plus a next-wave, state-of-the-art sound system. Owned by John Paluska, the former manag...
In California, where the climate is temperate and houses are small (and expensive), its common for homeowners to annex the garage as living space. This parking-space-turned-garden-ro om in West LA by ...
SPONSORED POST No space is too small for a vertical garden. All you need is a wall and a plan. For a plan, we recently visited Paxton Gate, the famously quirky store in San Franciscos Mission Distric...
Starting this week, New Yorkers can get house plants delivered almost as easily as takeout food. "Its been a problem in New York that unless youre walking past a hardware store or a grocery, and...
Italian designer Paola Navone, known for her fanciful designs, has done it again with her Eu/phoria chair for Eumenes. Navones Eu/phoria chair features a steel support topped by mod shell, made from ...
Conceived in the mid-1930s, this Art Deco house was considered a house of the future when it was built. Seven decades later, with a Grade II listing, Mike Rundell from London architecture firm Rundel...
Forget scratchy outdoor mats; a new wave of weather- and fade-resistant outdoor rugs made from softer fibers is changing the floor-covering landscape. Heres a roundup of some current favorites. NB: O...
Easier on the budget, the environment, and the health of your grass, the new breed of reel mowers is worth serious consideration. Reel mowers come without gas, emissions, and noise. What they offer i...
If you are suffering from bocce or croquet ennui this summer, a traditional Viking lawn game (also known as Kubb) has been retooled by a Seattle design duo. Sallyann Corn and Joe Kent of Fruitsuper D...
We asked our friend Jane Cumberbatch, a longtime proponent of simplifying and paring down, for a glimpse of whats happening this spring in her South London garden. "Tulips are my passion, and th...
Weve been scheming a visit to Babylonstoren in South Africa for a while now; heres one more reason to go: the newly opened Karens Tea House. Located inside a giant glass conservatory on the grounds o...
Among the many notable objects spotted in our post on the home of Jérôme and Karine Clynckemaillie (also known as the Clynks) was this modern Camp Light. Constructed using a thin, lacque...
Dont let a cool breeze send your alfresco dinner party indoors. Take the chill out of the air with a patio heater. Once limited to outdoor cafes and restaurants, patio heaters come in a range of size...
Beyond the standard issue hose hanger; five practical and innovative ideas to detangle the garden hose and keep it off the ground. Above: The galvanized Steel Hose Hanger from Swiss company Alba Krap...
Postmaster General take note: If every post office were this appealing, we might see an increase in people sending parcels by post. Located on the premises of the reimagined Marin Country Mart (a ven...
Just in time for summer: our roundup of tried-and-true summer essentials for the deck, the patio, the porch, the beach. Above: For outdoor seating, Julie likes the well-priced Brommo Folding Deck Cha...
Nasturtium petals in salad, borage in ice cubes, a cake strewn with roses and dianthus: Weve been eating flowers in our house since Sarah Raven suggested it in her book The Great Vegetable Plot. In E...
When we were little, the distance you could "fly" across the backyard after jumping from a swing was the measure of your superhero powers. It still is. I cannot even begin to calculate how ...
As actress Julianne Moore learned during her first attempts to design her garden in Manhattans West Village, the shady dampness that plagues the average townhouse lot can pose a challenge to many pla...
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