January 2019

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Plan Your Garden

EASY RECIPES TO HELP YOU EAT WELL

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Hale Groves Honeybells

OBSESSED WITH SCALLOPED EDGES

We've seen their swooping symmetry in architecture, furniture, and hemlines for decades, even centuries. What's new is the way scallops' structure has been loosened, scaled up, and repeated graphically in a way that's bolder, curvier, and a bit more carefree.

That's the spirit

Marie Teckmyer is bringing back the golden age of happy hours at her shop in Cleveland-- starting with the sparkling glassware.

DESERT HUES

Trading in its bright, tropical leanings, the pink-and-green combo takes on the desert's earthy quality this season. The dusty terra-cottas of sand and rocks work in tandem with the muted greens of cacti and agave, balancing cool and warm tones. Choose one for walls and the other for large-scale furniture.

SWITCH HITS

Expressive home design doesn't always require major-league replacements. Take a lesson from this home, which tweaks some of today's trends.

I did it!

A reading corner, complete with a built-from-scratch book bin, gives one family a special place where organization makes turning the pages all the more fun.

BACKYARD CHILL-OUT

When temperatures dip well below freezing, most of us find excuses to stay inside. These Appleton, WI, neighbors have the opposite idea. Welcome to the coolest dinner party around.

Under glass

Shelf life

Pop quiz: Do you have any pasta sauce? Give your pantry an organizational tune-up so you always know-- and can find-- what you've got on hand.

PROMISE IN A PACKET

In the depths of winter, looking through a seed catalog is the gardener's equivalent of planning a summer vacation-- a chance to fantasize about warmer days ahead. And the abundance of specialty seed companies means gardeners have a world of plants to try growing, including heirloom Asian greens and French melons.

HOUSE RULES

The beliefs, strategies, tips, and products we hold to be helpful in staying organized.

Blank canvas

THIS CALIFORNIA HOME PROVES THAT BRIGHT AND AIRY CAN ALSO BE COZY WHEN YOU LAYER AND REPEAT.

WATER COLORS

THE FLOWERS BELOVED BY MONET ARE CAPTIVATING A NEW GENERATION OF GARDENERS.

1975 BURL WOOD

Touting one-of-a-kind kaleidoscopic surfaces, burl wood is back. Again.