Bag of tricks
Photo by Justin Bernhaut via Domino, courtesy of Pop Sugar Home This week, we’re all about surprising ways to spruce up… Read More
Photo by Justin Bernhaut via Domino, courtesy of Pop Sugar Home This week, we’re all about surprising ways to spruce up… Read More
Sunset Idea House in the Bay Area (Thomas J. Story) It’s official: Sunset’s 2016 Idea House is for sale. Read More
Envi Interior Design Studio, original photo on Houzz As the days become shorter and the light fades, we naturally… Read More
Ready to rid your yard of that water-greedy lawn and transform it into something much more vibrant and eco-friendly? Join StopWaste.org this Saturday, November 2nd, for tips on sheet mulching, an easy, chemical-free technique to get rid of your lawn. Read More
Caramel- and cotton- colored amaranth shows us that Halloween doesn’t need to be all orange and black. (Jeffery Cross / Sunset Publishing)… Read More
In 2009, it became fully legal in the entire state of California to divert your washing machine to your garden. Read More
DAVID TSAY PHOTOGRAPHY© 2015 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Our Designer Network is a group of trailblazers and icons that… Read More
I’ll admit I was skeptical—tools that come apart and fit in a case seem more like a cute gimmick than the real deal. Whoa, I… Read More
Design by our own favorite local florist, Christina Stembel of Farmgirl Flowers. Photo by Thomas J. Story. Read More
The Esalen hot springs from above. Photograph by Kodiak Greenwood. Don’t worry, we won’t let slip any serious spoilers—the episode did… Read More
Photo by Linda Lamb Peters Rather than tossing out the ‘Walla Walla Sweet’ onions that had started sprouting in her… Read More
Or, at least, eating food. A group of us cyclists in San Francisco like to mark the holiday in a combined… Read More
Thomas J. Story / Sunset Publishing Today is all about surprises. A DIY project I didn’t think was possible, a secret… Read More
Rihanna, filmed in front of a Malibu house made from parts of a deconstructed 747 jumbo jet for a Harper's Bazaar cover shoot. This is a Part II for us. A story about the building of this house ran in our May 2010 issue here. Read More
A western home celebrates all that we hold dear in the West: a view of the beautiful landscape, using natural materials and honoring the spirit… Read More
Last May saw the inaugural California Bookstore Day. This year, on May 2, the celebration of the indie bookstore goes national with Independent Bookstore Day —and such institutions as Book… Read More
When we ran architect Eric Olsen’s home in our July issue, I knew it would spark… Read More
Photography: Tom Story It’s no secret that summer fruits and veggies take a fair amount of water to grow and produce a crop. With California’s… Read More
For the past two Tuesdays, we've brought you killer cool-season planting ideas from Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz, the Seattle-based authors of Fine Foliage. This week: Containers! Read More
Just the mansion is 25,000 square feet Read More
Photograph by Matthew Williams for Remodelista One of the best things about spring is the advent of blooms, blooms, blooms. But… Read More
I’m super proud to announce that the Edible in Containers class I filmed with the supremely talented team… Read More
by Carole Kelleher for Sonoma Magazine, photography by Rebecca Chotkowski.A creative couple turns an ordinary ranch-style house into a joyful work of art. Read More
My greatest regret when finishing an Idea House is that relatively few of you get to walk… Read More