When fall starts bringing on colorful autumn leaves, frost can’t be far behind. Whether you garden where winter is mild or where blizzards pile up the snow, take steps in early fall to prepare your lawn for cool weather. Giving your grass some autumn TLC ensures you’ll be seeing healthy green come spring. Adjust […]
Tearing down the notion that major demolition is always necessary to create whole-home transformations, HGTV has picked up 10 one-hour episodes of No Demo Reno, starring home renovation expert and social media influencer Jennifer Todryk. If you follow @TheRamblingRedhead on Instagram, you’ve probably thought to yourself at least once, Jennifer Todryk needs her own show. […]
If months of quarantine, social distancing, and spending more time at home have left you coveting some fresh furniture and home decor—you’re not alone. There’s nothing like spending too many hours sitting in the same home office (especially if “home office” really means your kitchen) to make you crave a change of scenery. For those […]
The past seven months have been a blur of Zoom calls, virtual classes, countless attempted sourdoughs, and certainly a lot of squabbling for the best spot on the couch. So, if you have a backyard or even a sliver of a patio during quarantine, consider yourself very lucky. Here, the editors at Sunset magazine have […]
As the Covid-19 crisis continues to keep in-person events off the table, fashion brands are experimenting with presenting upcoming collections in a digital format. But what to do when you’re a fun, irreverent brand like Edie Parker? Snag an equally fun, equally irreverent Real Housewife like Lisa Rinna to promote your Spring 2021 line! Clearly, […]
One of the toughest aspects of being a plant parent is that our beloved ferns and philodendrons can’t talk to us to tell us what they need. We’re left guessing: Are they under-watered or drowning? Are they desperate for sun or craving some shade? Houseplants don’t have language, but they do have their own way […]
Nothing says home like a wood-burning fireplace. Gas-powered and gel fireplaces have their strong points, especially when it comes to ease of use. But only a real wood-burning fireplace, with its deep crackle and glowing orange embers, is capable of sparking such a sense of place in the imagination of homeowners. Yet realism comes at […]
September is a great month to start prepping for the chilly winter ahead, including making sure your faucets and windows are sealed tight. Faucets “Before the temperatures start to dip, examine leaky faucets in the kitchen, bathrooms, and utility room locations,” says Ryan Williams, general manager of 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric. “Most likely, whatever […]
Autumn—not spring—is actually the best time to show some love to your lawn equipment before you put it away for winter. “It’s harmful for equipment to sit all winter long with old oil in the case and dirt on the other components,” says Lisa Turner, author of “House Keys: Tips and Tricks From a Female Home […]
From trimming the spiniest shrub to planting the tiniest seed, gardening can take its toll on our hands. (We swear, even gardening in fresh, soft compost, we manage to get a cracked cuticle or one of those microscopic, invisible splinters that repeatedly pokes a single nerve ending.) Thankfully, there’s a garden glove for every job […]