The Ultimate Creekside Cabin, Northern California Edition

Above a babbling creek, a vintage weekend cabin in Northern California got modernized without sacrificing period details. How? Architect Amy Alper essentially wrapped the old building in a new, light-filled shell to take advantage of the Calistoga property's spectacular views: Read more

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Pools with Alexa Hotz

Steal This Look: A Charleston Pool Pavilion with an Outdoor Shower

With the weather heating up, cooling down is essential. And if you're somewhere like Charleston, South Carolina, you've got to have a place to swim. We like this pool pavilion designed by architect Heather Wilson—so much so that we had to source its key elements, like the suspended daybed and classic pool loungers.

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Perennials with Justine Hand

10 Easy Perennials for the Seaside Garden

Salty and sandy, seaside gardening can be a challenge to say the least. Unless you adopt one simple concept: don't fight it.

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Outdoor Dining with Janet Hall

The Perfect Picnic Basket

When it comes to picnic baskets, I'm a traditionalist (think wicker). This Danish-designed basket has me reconsidering.

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Floral Design with Michelle Slatalla

Vintage-Style Flower Frogs—Finally

At flea markets, I always look for old flower frogs—glass ones to hold fat tulip stems in place or wire cages for arranging low, flat centerpieces. I hardly ever find the spiky, metal-pronged ones that are so useful for spearing spindly stems or woody twigs, so it was with great excitement that I recently discovered some at Sprout Home:

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Architect Visit with Michelle Slatalla

A Tiny Backyard Guest Studio (Sleeps One)

Designed as overflow quarters behind a summer house in northern Sealand, a tiny prefab plywood studio has one of everything: a door, a window, a skylight, a shelf, a table, a bed. Weekend guests, anyone?

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Tuesday June 18, 2013

Issue: Summerhouse Gardens
Kitchen Accessories with Erin Boyle

Bee's Wrap: Just like Plastic Wrap, Minus the Plastic

Plastic be gone, there's a new wrap in town.

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Vases with Michelle Slatalla

10 Easy Pieces: Glass Bottle Vases

The first thing to do after the car pulls up to the house is to pick a few wildflowers, fill a simple glass bottle with water, and plonk down the perfect summerhouse arrangement in the middle of the kitchen table. Here are ten of our favorite glass bottle vases:

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Decks & Patios with Julie Chai

DIY Outdoor Planters: A Cool Palette for Hot Weather

When summer arrives, I want my containers to look good, but I don't want to spend a lot of time working on them. Here's a lushly planted pot—filled with low-care plants—that will keep a small space looking gorgeous in hot weather:

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From remodelista Outdoor Furniture with Julie Carlson

5 Favorites: Porch Swing Roundup

A friend emailed to say she was searching for a porch swing, which made us realize we hadn't covered this category before. It also made us realize that it's actually hard to find a good exemplar; here are five we like (plus a bonus DIY project).

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Brit Style with Christine Chang Hanway

A Purple and Green Planting Scheme: Neisha Crosland's Spring Garden

Last year after we featured UK textile designer Neisha Crosland’s winter garden, a reader wrote in and asked to see the garden in every season. Always eager to please, we waited patiently and sat out the longest British winter since 1979.

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Monday June 17, 2013

Issue: Summerhouse Gardens
Potting Sheds with Michelle Slatalla

Stylish Storage: A French Wooden Tray With Compartments

French housewares shop Bazar & Co. specializes in vintage and one-of-a-kind items. We especially like the wooden Tray Rack, useful for sorting and coralling all sorts of things in a potting shed:

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From remodelista Lounge Chairs with Julie Carlson

10 Easy Pieces: Outdoor Chaise Longues

Summer is upon us, but there's still time to think about the perfect chaise longue. Here are ten good options, most in stock and ready to ship (and better yet, some are on sale).

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Books with Erin Boyle

Required Reading: The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart

It doesn't take us much convincing that the botanical world is an intoxicating one. But in case there are any non-believers out there, let us introduce you to Amy Stewart's latest book, The Drunken Botanist. In this encyclopedic little volume, Stewart catalogs the plants that have played central roles in the great drinks of the world. An introduction to botany through the lens of the cocktail? We'll take it.

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Domestic Dispatches with Michelle Slatalla

Travels With an Editor: Help Me Plan My Summer Trip

Last week, I asked you for help in deciding where to travel this summer and, thanks to all your good suggestions, I am headed to...

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Design News with Sarah Medford

Garden Visit: Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan on Shelter Island

Every few years design gurus Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan either move house or latch onto a new one. They call it the upward mobility syndrome, but if their latest move is any indication, the potter-turned-style guru and the window dresser-turned-author just like change, and a design challenge they haven't met before.

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The Ultimate Creekside Cabin, Northern California Edition

Steal This Look: A Charleston Pool Pavilion with an Outdoor Shower

10 Easy Perennials for the Seaside Garden

The Perfect Picnic Basket

Vintage-Style Flower Frogs—Finally

A Tiny Backyard Guest Studio (Sleeps One)

Bee's Wrap: Just like Plastic Wrap, Minus the Plastic

10 Easy Pieces: Glass Bottle Vases

DIY Outdoor Planters: A Cool Palette for Hot Weather

5 Favorites: Porch Swing Roundup

A Purple and Green Planting Scheme: Neisha Crosland's Spring Garden

Stylish Storage: A French Wooden Tray With Compartments

10 Easy Pieces: Outdoor Chaise Longues

Required Reading: The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart

Travels With an Editor: Help Me Plan My Summer Trip

Garden Visit: Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan on Shelter Island