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5 Favorites: Modern Menorahs for Hanukkah (and More)
We're admiring the current crop of menorahs that are not only modern in form but add a note of glamor, too. Here, five favorites: Above: From San Francisco kitchen emporium March, the MARCH Brass...
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Baskets for a Cause: Muun in Paris
In a tiny village in Northern Ghana called Nyariga, a group of women produce intricately woven baskets and bags working with dry stalks of grain tinted with ancient organic dyes from Nigeria. A...
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Steal This Look: Dinner in an Atelier
I like to think of my apartment as an atelier—not a studio, an atelier—which is no doubt part of the reason I find the photos of this dinner party so appealing. Held in a lofty, skylit artist's studio...
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Gift Guide: A+ Presents for Teachers
As the mother of two teenagers, I've spent many years trying to pinpoint the perfect teacher presents. As our own Christine once aptly noted: "You want to show genuine appreciation, but go one step too...
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Pilgrim's Progress: The Cape Cod Modern House Trust
Designed by prolific Cape Cod architect Charles Zehnder in 1970, the Kugel Gips house—once slated for demolition—is the first completed project of the Cape Cod Modern House Trust, a group dedicated to...
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London Calling: Artists for Charity
From the design community in London, a genius idea for raising charitable funds: Every year since 2010, a philanthropic group of designers called 10 x 10 lays a grid of 100 squares over a particular...
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Candles for a Cause: Glassybaby Opens in SF
I used to live near the Glassybaby studio in Seattle, and, like so many other Seattleites, became entranced by the colored votives that are the glass studio's signature. Now that I live in San...
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Required Reading: From the Land
Have you dined at French Blue, lodged at Meadowwood, or taken a tipple at Harlan Estate? If so, you're probably a Howard Backen fan without knowing it. Delve into the architect's oeuvre in the recently...
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Steal This Look: An Easy and Elegant Thanksgiving Tabletop from the Garden
Had we been passengers on the Mayflower, you can bet we would not have been the Pilgrims assigned to make the Thanksgiving succotash. We would have been foraging in the woods for seasonal floral...
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DIY Window Boxes: Build It Yourself for a Perfect Fit
Our Novice Gardener, Meredith, is lucky enough to have a little view from her San Francisco apartment—on a clear day, she can see downtown, San Francisco Bay, and Marin County, or at least a sliver of...
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DIY: A Starry Night Holiday Light Display
Sitting in the office reminiscing about our childhoods (a topic second in popularity at Gardenista only to wondering what to have for lunch and is it too early), we were shocked to learn recently that...
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DIY: Gift Wrapping Supplies from a Surprising Source
We know that it's what inside that really counts, but we can't help ourselves: we like the outside of the gifts we give to look as pretty as the inside. This year, we partnered with The Home Depot to...
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10 Easy Pieces: Food Storage Containers
With Thanksgiving upon us, we're already thinking about the cleanup, and the fact that everyone's food storage containers will be seeing high traffic over the next few months. So we decided to host a...
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A Second LIfe for Textile Castoffs
Some of the best companies are born out of garages and makeshift studios. Add to the list Non-Perishable Goods, a company founded by designer Shay Carrillo in her Portland, Oregon, backyard. Shay began...
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Expert Advice: 10 Best Low-Maintenance Houseplants
When we asked landscape designers and gardeners to fill us in on favorite houseplants, along with plants they consider easiest to grow indoors, we were happy to discover they're one and the same....
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Remodeling Project: The Storage Closet Reinvented
I would like to consider myself a minimalist. I have a philosophical desire to live simply and I think I could name every piece of clothing that I own. But in reality, I have a lot of stuff. The...
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5 Favorites: In-Counter Compost Solutions
Confession: I am a reluctant composter. I know, I know. My impulse is to scrape the dinner plates into the sink, whirl the disposal, and be done with it. I do have a stainless compost bucket under the...
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Gift Guide: Beyond the Holiday Tip
Let's be honest. What might the hair stylist, house cleaner, and babysitter want for Christmas? Cash. Everyone loves a holiday bonus, especially during the season of spending. A fistful of dollars does...
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London Market: Join Us at the Selvedge Winter Fair
Our friends at Selvedge, the UK textile magazine and dry goods shop, are hosting their Winter Fair this Friday and Saturday on November 29th and 30th at the Chelsea Old Town Hall in London. More than...
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Kitchen Linens, Wild Turkey Edition
As we prepare to feast, we're admiring British duo Thornback & Peel's rendition of the noble bird in a navy-on-white print. Benjamin Franklin, champion of the wild turkey, would approve. Above:...
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