7 Ways to Produce a Beautiful Outdoor Space

7 Ways to Produce a Beautiful Outdoor Space

It’s spring! Long days, sun, birds, barbecues, flowers! For the next six weeks or so, it is outside time (sorry, people in the Northeast; your own time will come). Which means, of course, you should have an outdoor room, a…

High-End Modernism in a Jet-Set Town

High-End Modernism in a Jet-Set Town

Aspen is a small town in western Colorado famous for skiing, actors — and prosperity. Four ski regions serve its 6,658 residents and the traffic to exactly what the Wall Street Journal called “an anointed halt on the global jet-set…

8 Plants Which Snobs Love to Hate -- and You'll like to Grow

8 Plants Which Snobs Love to Hate — and You'll like to Grow

A while ago a mother of the bride had been lamenting her bride-to-be daughter’s objections to lily of the Nile as a marriage blossom. “It is just a freeway blossom,” the girl said. She had been perfect. Lily of the…

Old-World Charm Using a Twist

Old-World Charm Using a Twist

Finding “the one” had double significance for Auckland, New Zealand, indigenous Nick Shaw. After relocating to Vancouver, he stumbled upon a heritage house in the Grandview-Woodland neighborhood with lots of charming historical details. “Finding beautiful moldings that hadn’t been painted…

Your March Checklist for a Smooth-Running Home

Your March Checklist for a Smooth-Running Home

Spring officially begins so now is the time to start prepping for the season ahead. From refreshing your decor and eliminating winter layers to performing needed home upkeep, the tasks on this checklist will make your house ready for spring…

Guest Groups: A Valentine's Day Crafts Party to Love

Guest Groups: A Valentine's Day Crafts Party to Love

Spread the love by casting a Valentine’s Day party where children and adults can get crafty with handmade valentines. From mini mailboxes and munchies to table runners and twine, you’ll find everything you need to host your sweet bash! —…

Art Nouveau Style Creates Verve With Curves

Art Nouveau Style Creates Verve With Curves

Commonly known as having its origins in Belgium and France, the art nouveau period — roughly 1890 to 1914 — saw a rejection of Victorian styles, historic imitations and revivals. It demonstrated a close relationship with the fine arts, integrating…

Merry Christmas From Homes on

Merry Christmas From Homes on

The holiday is here, and you have completed whatever decorating you were going to do. Now is the time to sit back and enjoy the day. Join us in the passenger seat on a digital holiday drive through the extended…

Knowing the American Southwest's Three Main Climate Zones

Knowing the American Southwest's Three Main Climate Zones

The arid Southwest ranges across rocky valleys and up into adjacent foothill areas, below around a 6,000-foot altitude. Many places have a thin cover of desert lot grasses, including black grama or bush muhley, and scattered shrubs including creosote bush…