Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV’s monster hit Fixer Upper, still can’t believe that renovating houses in Waco, Texas, made them famous. “This really is our life,” says Chip. “It’s what we do.”
Bridges make it easy to reach the beach, but a bridge also brings a gazillion cars, a gazillion people, chain restaurants and go-cart tracks. If that's not your thing, we can both agree that the best beaches are the ones you can only reach by boat.
why your frozen drinks suck
Frozen drinks have a lot of baggage. Those slushy, sugary monstrosities are the tube tops and feathered earrings of cocktails. But here’s the thing. Daiquiris, margaritas and piña coladas, the holy trinity of frozen drinks, haven’t always sucked. Once upon a time they were serious drinks.
6 ways to let a little lagom
in your life
The latest lifestyle trend from our friends in northern Europe is lagom, a Swedish concept of living a better life by living with just enough.
Weeks before the big day, Kathy Kontrim begins planning the annual birthday party for her trio of basset hounds, Herbie, Webster and Barney.
Succulents are having a moment because they’re beautiful and they have a rep for being easy to grow. You can kill these hardy little plants, though, if you don’t play by their rules. Here are some tips for keeping them happy.
10 tech gadgets to keep your dog happy until you get home
Check out these gadgets that will stifle the guilt you feel when you walk out of the house after telling your sad-faced pup “Mommy/Daddy will be back in a bit.” They’ll also keep your dog child from getting bored and eating the coffee table.
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ABOUT ARBORS
It’s important to make an entrance at a party or in a garden. For a party, you need charisma and of course the right shoes. For a garden, all you need is an arbor, preferably covered in glorious climbing roses.
The buzz says Prince Harry and soon-to-be Duchess Meghan will honeymoon in Namibia. It's no wonder they decided to go there for their first trip as man and wife. The southwestern African nation is filled with dramatic landscapes, wildlife and is so remote the paparazzi can’t find them. Here’s a peek at what they'll see.
Bees pollinate a third of the world’s food crops, meaning one out of every three bites we eat is courtesy of a bee. But they’re dying off due to habitat destruction, pesticides, and climate change. Be a friend to the bees and the planet by making your yard a bee paradise.
head to cimarron,
new mexico’s
forgotten high country
In Cimarron, a northeastern New Mexico town that drowses in the shadows of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the buffalo still graze golden prairies beneath infinite blue skies, and cell phones often won’t work. A million acres of ranches and protected public lands ring the town and serve as a fortress between its 900 residents and the modern world.
how to renovate your house like a french girl
How do the French do it? That effortless style in their homes?Even our term for that mysterious and not-quite-definable dollop of fabulousness is French: je ne sais quoi. It’s not decor that does it. There aren’t enough Anthropologie throw pillows in the world to ooze that level of sophistication.