Author Archives: Nicole Clausing

How to Style Your Thanksgiving Table

Your fresh turkey is ordered. Your guest list is set. The once-a-year china and silverware are out of storage. What’s missing from your Thanksgiving… Read More

The True Story Behind the West’s Most Wonderfully Nostalgic, Sustainable (and Cool) Dinnerware Company

Enamelware is having a moment. Yes, those speckled, brightly colored, porcelain-coated metal plates you’ve seen in cowboy movies, at campsites, and maybe your… Read More

It’s Roasting Season and I’ve Found the Perfect Pan

Would you like my old roasting pans?  Because, after 20 years of meh performance I’m finally getting rid of them. But not without a… Read More

This Botanical DIY Makes the Best Inexpensive Gift Ever

Stephanie Pavelko, the content creator behind the My Tiny Laguna Kitchen website, got her start thanks to her grandmother. “I grew up… Read More

Double Gold Winners of the 2022 Sunset International Wine Competition

Out of the thousands of bottles tasted as part of the 2022 Sunset International Wine Competition, here are the ones that qualified at the… Read More

Gold Winners of the 2022 Sunset International Wine Competition

Our judges tasted innumerable bottles during the course of the 2022 Sunset International Wine Competition. Here are the ones that qualified at the Gold… Read More

These Tiny Country Inns Are the Ultimate Weekend Escape

With travelers continuing to seek intimate experiences as the world reopens, diminutive properties that crib on the craftsmanship of European inns, Italian agriturismos, and… Read More

This Pie Makes Every Other Holiday Dessert Look Boring

Jaynelle St. Jean’s pies are modernist works of edible art. Over the past few years, the Oakland-based baker has established herself as a design-minded deliverer… Read More

The Plants You Wouldn’t Think to Keep Indoors but Should (and Other Ways to Be a Garden Rebel)

The new Terrain: The Houseplant Book by Melissa Lowrie bills itself as “an insider’s guide to cultivating and collecting the most… Read More

Book One of These Baja Hotels and the Rest of Your Vacation Will Take Care of Itself

Though there’s no bad time to go, Mexico’s western peninsula comes alive during harvest season, when innovative wine, delightful tasting rooms, and otherworldly… Read More

Wait, This Common Gardening Shoe Is Chic Now?!

I knew when my millennial sister, who happens to be a floral designer, started rocking Crocs that something was up. She’s stylish and talented (just check… Read More

Insider Guide: Hollywood, California

Sunset’s Insider Guide series highlights seasonal diversions and secret travel tips from local experts. Follow along as we learn where to eat, drink,… Read More

How an Architect’s Unconventional Use of Space Transformed a Malibu Beach House

Join guest editor Camille Styles as she and her family transform a 1950s Malibu beach bungalow into their dream retreat—and in the process, discover… Read More

Here’s What We Wish We’d Known Before We Put in a Firepit

Getting a new firepit can be as easy as going online and clicking add to cart. But, whether you’re going the built-in route or… Read More

Before You Plan Your Halloween Party, Memorize These 3 Tips

Rande Gerber and partners George Clooney and Michael Meldman have established Casamigos as a household name for all things… Read More

This Garden’s Secret (and Best) Feature Is Actually Hidden in Plain Sight

When I looked at the garden Christian Douglas Design created for a couple in Mill Valley, California, it was easy to focus… Read More

Meet the Winemaker Working to Put Fine Wine on Your Table—Every Night

T Bar T vineyard climbs up into the hills of Sonoma’s Alexander Valley like a painting. That’s Sam Jordan’s first memory of his family’s wine… Read More

Drink the Issue: Sunset Wine Club’s Perfect Pairings from the 2022 Travel Issue

The wines of the West are an integral part of the lifestyle that we celebrate in our pages—and the Sunset Wine Club is the essence… Read More

Insider Guide: Napa Valley, California

Sunset’s Insider Guide series highlights seasonal diversions and secret travel tips from local experts. Follow along as we learn where to eat, drink, stay, and… Read More

The $5,000 Spice You Should Be Cooking with Every Day

It’s not often that a chef and a farmer are able to sit down to dinner and enjoy the fruits of their combined labor. … Read More

There Goes the Sun: Your October-November Garden Checklist

Plant For abundant indoor blooms, try Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), whose birdlike flowers come in orange, pink, violet, and white.  Grow containers of mint… Read More

I’m Obsessed with Garden Clothes Right Now—These Are Worth the Splurge

I remember when high-end brooms came on the market. You know, the ones with hand-beveled ash handles, corn bristles, and leather hanging loops. The… Read More

This Is the Secret to Creating Perfect Neapolitan Pizza at Home

When chef Daniele Uditi moved to California from Italy 10 years ago, he was accompanied by a secret companion. In his suitcase, he’d hidden… Read More

A Playhouse, Rope Climb, and Sunset Views: This Sustainable Garden Has It All

When landscaper Jessica Viola, of Viola Gardens, starts thinking about a new client’s garden, she doesn’t start with the plants, she… Read More