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Perfectly Preserved: How to Decorate with Dried Plants

November 14, 2024
Written by Jickie Torres
Photography by Sabrina Rothe/Taverne Agency
Styled by Frauke Jank

This year’s fall trend celebrates the beauty of nature at any stage of life. From flowers to grasses, from cloches to place settings, learn how to style your home with the beauty of dried plants.

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Entertaining

A Ghostly and Glam Halloween Party

October 15, 2024
Written by Jickie Torres
Photography by Bret Gum
Styling by Jickie Torres and Georgette Westerman

From glittery ghouls to golden pumpkins, this isn’t your average Halloween party. Drawing on the bold, dramatic style of this black and white dining room, this fete is all about elegant touches and unexpected accents.

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Lake house dining room with pine farm table and hanging lantern pendants overhead surrounded by a wall of windows.

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Welcoming Fall at the Lake House

October 8, 2024
Wretten by Rebekah Wahlberg
Photography by Dustin Peck
Styling by Christie Thomas

It’s easy to keep looking out to new horizons when it comes to house hunting, but if you’re like the Thomases, you realize the best place to be is where…

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Renovation

Beach Cottage Homage

August 18, 2024
Written by AUTUMN KRAUSE
Photography by Bret Gum

This house sits on a hill overlooking Rim Rock Canyon in picturesque Laguna Beach, California, but its roots reflect another locale as well. The adobe 1940s beach cottage blends luxe, laid-back, beach-cottage style with the aesthetic of a beautiful, effortless lake house.

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Living space with vaulted and beamed white ceilings and a British colonial styled living room with dark wooden and blue accents.

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A Fresh Take on A British Colonial Cottage

July 10, 2024
Written by AUTUMN KRAUSE
Photography by MARK LOHMAN
Styling by JICKIE TORRES

The thought of interiors that have been untouched for 30 years might be daunting to some— but that wasn’t the case for Roxanne Hughes Packham. When she first surveyed the…

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Excellent Exteriors

Create the prettiest home on your block with tips from those who’ve mastered the art of ‘curb appeal.’ There are homes that make us raise an eyebrow and wonder, “What’s…

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Vintage Restoration: Bringing This 1920s Kitchen’s Charm Back

June 7, 2024
WRITTEN by JESSIE YOUNT
PHOTOGRAPHY by DAVID K RAMER
STYLED AND DESIGNED by CHRIS NYE AND POPPI MULTZ AND GEORGE RAMOS WOODWORKING

Homeowners Chris Nye and Poppi Multz found their picture-perfect home in a well-kept 1923 bungalow in Portland, Oregon. Chris cites only this major concern: “Both the kitchen and the bathroom…

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The Windowbox Cottage

Jack and Cindy Magoon expanded their cottage living space on the lake in Connecticut with a lofty idea. Using every square inch of their forever cottage, Jack and Cindy Magoon…

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Vintage Doors: Practical, Functional & Beautiful Doors

April 29, 2024
Photography by Vintage Doors
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Near the St. Lawrence River, nestled in the heart of vast farmland in upstate Hammond, NY, Vintage Doors has been honing their craft for over thirty years to provide authentic,…

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Caron’s Beach House + Cottages & Bungalows

November 6, 2023
by Caron White

Whidbey: The Latest Beach Bedroom Collection Curated for Us by Caron’s Beach House! Many thanks to Caron at Caron’s Beach House for curating three special collections exclusively for the Cottages…

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