10 Easy Pieces: Outdoor Dining Chairs in Shades of Spring

There are benefits to supermarket flowers, the first being that they make grocery shopping feel less onerous and the second being that they're on the affordable end of the price spectrum. At $8 a bunch, I could pop these tulips into my grocery bag without hesitation. Even better, tulips are so lively on their own that they don't need anything extra to look impressive. The trick is in how you arrange them:

I've been daydreaming about this Weston Surman and Deane writer's shed since I first wrote about it last month. And though it might be awhile before I'm able to commission one of the same for my own (imaginary) backyard, I've sleuthed some of the elements that make the inside of the shed so appealing.

Celebrating the beginning of May is of national importance in France, and each year, traditionally, it is greeted with a bunch of muguet du bois, or lilies of the valley. Flower shops in Paris are brimming with these simple white flowers, and farmers decamp from the countryside to sell their lilies out of carts. Why not start a May festival of lilies here on our own soil?

In celebration of that time of year when one gets to indulge with abandon in bunnies, chicks, and all things "cute, pretty, and pastel," my children and I have been creating myriad Easter projects. But this is one I did all on my own when they were at school: delicate, tiny Easter posies hanging from the window, a welcoming homage to spring.

You know that house with the beautiful garden you always walk past and admire (or, in my case, covet)? We wheedled our way in for a sneak peek of SF-based architect Barbara Chambers' brand-new garden before the backhoes left—and also learned her top tips for bringing the outdoors in, to every room of any home.

This week, the editors at Remodelista embraced the idea of Warm Minimalism. Our takeaway from their lineup? All you really need is good book, a warm cup of tea, a trusty companion, and a comfy place to hole up for the afternoon. Being surrounded by minimalist architecture in warm tones is just icing.

Do not adjust your screen. You did not accidentally land on a back issue from Halloween. This is indeed a black pussy willow, and though it might look like the angry teen of catkins, Salix gracilistylus ‘Melanostachys’ is actually a happy harbinger of spring.