August 2019

Q WHAT ARE YOUR BEST LAUNDRY HACKS AND HEROES?

Our editors have a long, idiosyncratic list of tricks, favorite products, and smart organizing ideas. Put them to work on the trouble spots in your wash routine.

How to Pressure-Can

Fragrant Peony Trio

OBSESSED WITH STYLISH PET GEAR

You've got style, so your pets should too. Fashio-forward gear means their things will fit right in with yours. (Now you can skip hiding toys and beds in a closet when guests come over.)

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A GENTLE PLEA FOR CHAOS

I BEGAN TO GARDEN as gardeners often do, by chance. In my mid-20s I found myself lucky enough to have a space to garden on a rooftop eight floors up in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. A penthouse apartment, may sound incredibly fancy and out of reach, but back then the far-west. part, of Chelsea, was not. yet gentrified, and apartments, especially this tiny one-bedroom, were still reasonable for my entry-level salary. Being both a. garden neophyte and budget-conscious, I started small with a few window boxes of herbs. Over the next 16 years I went a little crazy with my plant buying.

CORNHOLE BOARDS

NATURAL BEAUTY

With her new venture, Bloomist, Alex Bates sources simple hand-made ceramics, recycled-glass vases, dried botanicals, and organic textiles that give homes an earthy, natural look and feel.

1963 FIRESIDE GLOW

We didn't start the fire. And thanks to these stylish pits and accessories, we're not putting it out yet either.

Taking ROOT

A longtime gardener passes on her love of tending plants to her grandchildren, one cherry tomato at a time.

Out-back Oasis

A DESIGNER USED ALL HER FAVORITE TRICKS TO TURN HER BACKYARD INTO THE ULTIMATE INDOOR-OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT SPACE.

The not-so-humble bean

GROWN IN YOUR BACKYARD AND EATEN FRESH, SHELLING BEANS GO FROM STAPLE TO SENSATION.

For the dogs

Upcycle your old T-shirts and jeans into these stylish projects for your pup.

Some like it hot

This container combo is tailor-made for high summer The plants thrive in the sun and don't mind if you go on vacation (or forget to water them).

The smartphone DETOX & declutter

It's time for a digital reset Streamline your phone and your connection to it. Because lite is calling.

Making a HOME

As a military wife, Kennesha Buycks has moved her family 10 times in the past 17 years. Making a rental space feel personal can be daunting, but on her blog and in her new book, Restoration House, Kennesha breaks down her tricks.

I did it!

A wood slab, a pair of metal legs, and a made-from-scratch cushion come together in a modern bench that's working its way around this family's home.

The A, Bee, Cs of Backyard Beekeeping

HONEYBEES ARE THE ROCK STARS OF THE PLANT WORLD. THEY POLLINATE 80 PERCENT OF OUR CROPS AND ULTIMATELY ACCOUNT FOR ONE-THIRD OF THE FOOD WE EAT.

SUNFLOWERS

They seem to grow as tall as Jack's beanstalk then open in cheery yellow-- and now green, red, and bronze.

A taste of the TROPICS

The dramatic foliage of these tropical plants will have you wanting to put them in the spotlight.

The EVERYTHING room

Smart zoning and durable materials are just the surface in a room that handles a graphic designer's office, daily laundry duties, and crafts projects with ease.

Small talk

Let's take a break from adulting and focus on what can be a home's most creative, inspiring spaces: kids rooms. Your child (and inner child) will thank you.

THE EXTERIOR

In our multipart series, interior designer Rosa Beltran takes us through the 10-month complete reno of her 1936 Craftsman bungalow in Los Angeles. We start outside.

EVERYDAY ORDER

Making nutritious family meals daily goes beyond good food. It calls for a commitment to being organized. This foodie has it down.

CRUSHING ON CORAL

Coral is having a well-deserved moment in the sun. Pantone's 2019 Color of the Year, this spirited hue straddles the line between pink and orange and warms everything it touches with its inherent optimism.