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You'll find a swath of the outside inside this August issue
Naturally, it's full of wonderful gardens, floral delights, and plenty of carefully cultivated ideas to get the most from your backyard haven. Be sure to take your kids (and yourself) on the happy romp through the marigolds that begins on page 167. Even our featured houses are full of fresh-air sensibility, with spirited summery colors, soaring ceilings, and broad expanses of glass that blur the distinction between exterior and interior-- design elements we definitely love.
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Dishing up a beautiful life
Open the door of R. Wood Studio and you'll encounter mounds of red Georgia clay, hot kilns, stacks of glazed ceramic dishes, and a talented group of artisans crafting the singular pieces for which the studio is known. And at its center, you'll find Rebecca Wood-- founder, resident earth mother, and the spark that fires this offbeat operation.
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SAVED BY GRACE
An old farmhouse slated for demolition becomes the jewel of its Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood, thanks to two people who believed in its promise.
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LIVING ON THE PORCHES
A Houston family takes relaxation outside-- on two levels-- giving friends and guests ample room to lounge, chat, and enjoy the balmy breezes.
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LURE OF THE WATER
A claustrophobic 1940s kitchen does a dramatic sea change. It's now a light-filled hub that gives this water-loving family the feel of endless summer.
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DOUBLING UP ON FUNCTION
Careful planning and clever design give a southern California couple a roomy home office that moonlights as guest quarters.
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THE JOYS OF TRANSPLANTS
One couple reinvented their lives-- and a lonely slope of land-- when they bid good-bye to San Francisco and moved to the suburbs.
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5-MINUTE FLOWERS
There's no need to visit a florist for high-priced bouquets when you can create these stunning, and super easy, arrangements from your backyard.
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PRESERVING HERBS
When summer fills your garden with more herbs than you can use, freeze or dry them to keep the fresh flavor.
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Back to School Stylin'
The essential guide to outfitting kids for class with class.
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BOOKING IT Across THE Country
Take a road trip through literary America with an itinerary that offers fun, knowledge, and memories as indelible as ink.
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Before THEY GO abroad
As more students plan studies in other countries, setting ground rules can help keep them safe-- and ensure that they call home once in a while.
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Celebrate THE milestones
Approaching your 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, or older isn't a time to dread but to celebrate. Do what these women did-- revel in your life.
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GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNIN'
You're on a scenic weekend drive in the family SUV when you round a bend in the road and see a small group of couples enjoying the day on motorcycles. You turn to your husband and say, "We should try that sometime."
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HOME IN A TOTE
Get away for a week or a weekend at a mountain cabin or beach cottage.
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The Language of a House
After living in a Spanish-Mediterranean-style home in the heart of Los Angeles, he was ready to get back to his roots. He missed the open spaces of the Arroyo Seco-- one of California's most beautiful canyons and the playground of his youth. And he missed the open spaces of his family's midcentury modern home. An admirer of the post-and-beam-style house, Rod began scouting the Pasadena area for one he could call his own. "When I walked into this house, I was absolutely silent," says Rod. "The real estate agent asked me what was wrong, and I said, 'Nothing, I'm just trying to figure out how quickly I can buy this house.
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A Seamless Start to School
The transition from the lazy days of summer to the craziness of back to school can be a real stressor.
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Keeping Kids Hydrated
Because of their higher metabolisms, kids get hotter than adults. And they get dehydrated more quickly. In the high heat of late summer that has consequences ranging from fatigue to heat stroke.
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Grab-and-Go Bag
If you and your family had to hightail it out of your house in an emergency, would you be prepared?
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A Navy Wife's dream house
Yesterday, the four walls of the cramped cottage that my Navy lieutenant husband and I call home closed in on me so badly that I shrunk into the shell of my imagination. I didn't come out until I had designed the most adorable and comfortable house imaginable (and the beans boiling on the stove began to scorch).
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