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Vibrant Blooming Plants for a Late Summer Garden July 27, 2021
By August, most perennial gardens are fading away. But with a little planning, you can tailor your plantings for a strong end-of-summer show Color to Last iStock Once the dog days of summer hit, flower gardens generally start looking tired. Colors wash out, edges brown, blossoms become fewer in number. But Catherine Mix needs glorious, […]
Jeanne Huber
Meal Prep for Pros on the Jobsite | Gift Guide 2018 July 26, 2021
Encourage your favorite tradespeople to eat healthy on the job with these handy kits Eating healthy on-the-go can be a challenge, especially on hectic construction and building sites. Make it easier for your favorite tradesperson to eat right with one of these handy kits. The ECO Adventure Kit (shown above) doubles as a useful addition […]
Tabitha Sukhai
Cat Shelf and Activity Center Shopping Guide July 26, 2021
Our most popular Facebook post of the summer was our How to Build a Catio tutorial. Turns out homeowners are all too willing to make home upgrades for their pets. Now you can consider installing a single wall-mounted shelf or full activity center for your feline Wall-mounted Feeder Shelf PHOTO: AMAZON This handsome, handcrafted wooden […]
Tabitha Sukhai

Before & After Photos: 14 Months In! July 23, 2021
Note: This post was born from an updated Before & After page that we heard people were having trouble finding (since it wasn’t at the top of our blog feed). So here it is, forever immortalized as a chronological post. And now, since we’ll continue to update our Before & After page over time, we […]
YoungHouseLove
Building An Easy Privacy Trellis (With 2 Pieces Of Wood + 1 Planter Box) June 7, 2021
BRB, just changing the name of this blog to “Solving Problems With Plants.” And I know we promised a huge pool post, but the pool is still very much in progress. Hopefully it’ll be done next month and we can write one big breakdown with approximately 473 photos. But back to how plants can not […]
John Petersik
A Simple DIY Outdoor Plant Shelf To Disguise Ugly Utility Boxes April 15, 2021
When we shared pictures of our front porch last fall, we said that our decorating strategy out here was basically “plants and more plants.” It helps visually connect the porch to all of the greenery surrounding our house and – as we’ll show you today – it’s also helping us hide some less-than-pretty parts of […]
John Petersik

Kitchen of the Week: Rethinking Perfection in a Cabinetmaker’s Own Kitchen in Maine July 29, 2021
Ben Block has hand-crafted countless kitchens all over the state of Maine via his company, Block Brothers Custom Cabinets, based in Northport. But the one he sent our way this spring is by far his most personal: his own family kitchen 25 minutes away in Morrill, Maine. The project began when Ben and his then-fiancé, […]
Annie Quigley
Remodeling 101: Modern Plaster Walls, Six Ways July 29, 2021
Have you found yourself staring at walls of late? We know we have. That’s because plaster in its many transfixing guises is making a big comeback. Interiors finished with plaster have a depth and luminosity that shifts with the light, quietly transforming the look and feel of a house. And there’s no paint required: Left […]
Margot Guralnick
10 Easy Pieces: Gallery-Style Picture Frames July 28, 2021
Whether you’re building out a proper gallery wall or framing a special photo or two, here is a roundup of our favorite off-the-rack gallery-style picture frames in both wood and metal. N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on January 12, 2011. For more on frames and framing see our posts: 6 […]
Janet Hall