Home & Garden

Black A-Frame Crestline Exterior Generative Extend

Home Tours

These Were the House Tours Sunset Readers Loved in 2024

A look back at design highlights from the year.

December 23, 2024

December 20, 2024

Living Room in Silver Lake House by Dacotah Studio

Home Tours

How This Silver Lake Home Got a Complete Stylish Makeover While Staying Within Budget

It's vibrant, artistic, and personality-filled.

December 26, 2024

December 20, 2024

Gallery Lights in Kitchen by Lindye Galloway

Decorating & Design

This New Lighting Trend Is a Genius Solution to Ugly Overhead Lighting

It's not just for art.

December 25, 2024

December 24, 2024

Home Tours

People Are Calling This Ranch in Wyoming a ‘Little Yellowstone’

Dutton Ranch, is that you?

December 25, 2024

December 24, 2024

The Latest From Sunset

Home & Garden

How to (Finally) Manage All of the Expiration Dates in Your Kitchen

From canned goods to fresh eggs, here’s how to monitor and maintain your food supply.

January 2, 2025

December 27, 2024

Decorating & Design

Sorry, but These Design Trends Will Be Outdated in 2025

Designers share what's "out."

January 2, 2025

December 23, 2024

Williams-Sonoma Adjustable Drawer Organizers

Decorating & Design

These Organizing Products Are Must-Haves for Your New Year Decluttering Project

Decluttering made easy.

January 2, 2025

January 1, 2025

Garden Basics

The Garden Trends We Want to Leave Behind in 2025

It’s time to make room for fresh and meaningful garden practices in the new year.

January 1, 2025

December 27, 2024

Up Your Gardening Game

Flowers & Plants

The 2025 Flower of the Year Is Set to Overtake the Peony in Popularity

And use our step-by-step growing guide to include it in your garden.

December 11, 2024

December 26, 2024

Garden Basics

Can the Moon Really Boost Your Garden’s Growth? We Investigated.

Experiment with this age-old technique and discover if it’s a magical gardening method or simply a celestial coincidence.

November 29, 2024

November 27, 2024

Lands End Lookout Golden Gate National Recreation Area Shrubs

Garden Basics

Here’s Why You Might Find Your Next Great Garden Project on a Hike

Authors Kevin Philip Williams and Michael Guidi encourage taking native landscapes to the next level with naturalistic plantings inspired by Western shrublands.

October 24, 2024

October 27, 2024

Design Ideas for You

Home Tours

A Bad Layout Was Ruining This Oakland Kitchen—Here’s How a Designer Saved It

It was a closed-off, unappealing space.

December 23, 2024

December 26, 2024

Maximalist Living Room by Van Zee Design Interiors

Decorating & Design

These Were the Best (and Worst) Design Trends of 2024

Design experts share what's in and what's out.

December 19, 2024

December 18, 2024

Decorating & Design

These Paint Colors Will Be Trending in 2025

It’s time to make a statement.

December 17, 2024

December 26, 2024

Blue Kitchen Island in San Diego Bungalow by Keri Michelle Interiors

Home Tours

Inside a Kitchen That Takes Design Cues from the 1950s

It has so many nods to mid-century style.

December 16, 2024

December 17, 2024

Decorating & Design

8 Dos and Don’ts for Decorating a Fireplace

These pointers are *fire*.

December 12, 2024

December 13, 2024

Kitchen in Dana Point Beach Bungalow by Tania Cassill

Home Tours

After a Divorce, a Designer Needed a Fresh Start—Tour Her 840-Square-Foot Sanctuary

An ideal spot for a second chapter.

December 9, 2024

December 6, 2024

For All the Green Thumbs

Flowers & Plants

The 2025 Plant of the Year Is a Low Maintenance Houseplant Everyone Needs to Own

Yes, even for those without a green thumb.

December 11, 2024

December 26, 2024

Flowers & Plants

6 Ways Caring for Your Houseplants Can Be a Form of Self-Care

Tend to yourself as you tend to your houseplants with these easy-to-apply tips.

November 25, 2024

December 5, 2024

Garden Basics

Here’s How to Make the Coolest-Looking Container Garden (Hint: Ditch the Terracotta Pot)

A celebrity landscape designer shares how to curate an extraordinary garden space.

November 21, 2024

November 24, 2024

Garden Basics

This Hose Is Guaranteed to Last for Life, and You Can Drink out of It (Which Is Why I Have Two)

It's versatile for any task.

October 17, 2024

October 16, 2024

Flowers & Plants

This Visual Design Trick Is the Coolest Way to Style Your Houseplants

Take your plant collection to new heights.

September 19, 2024

September 16, 2024

Flowers & Plants

This Hotel Has the Wildest Plant Design—Here’s How to Get the Look at Home

The plant experts behind 1 Hotel's dizzying array of greenery share inspo on how to mimic their biophillic San Francisco space.

September 18, 2024

September 24, 2024

Outdoor Living

Landscaping

This Multipurpose Garden Paradise Packs in a Pool, Fire Pit, Shower, Outdoor Dining Area, and More

How a narrow desert plot was transformed into a versatile outdoor space.

November 14, 2024

November 17, 2024

Outdoor Living

This Arizona Courtyard Will Make You Want to Spend All Day Outside

To get the most out of a patio, a Phoenix real estate agent turned to designer Charlie Ray for a garden that’s cool and composed.

May 31, 2022

August 5, 2022

Outdoor Living

This Landscape Design Firm Makes the Most Aesthetically Pleasing Outdoor Furniture and Accessories

Landscape design studio ORCA creates one-of-a-kind outdoor products that are both stylish and sustainable.

August 15, 2024

August 13, 2024

Party Seattle Pool by Best Practice Architecture

Home Tours

This Striking Seattle Pool Belongs in an Art Gallery

Art was commissioned or purchased specifically for the project.

August 7, 2024

August 16, 2024

Outdoor Living

7 Backyards That Prove You Don’t Need a Pool to Have Fun in the Sun

No pool? No problem.

July 30, 2024

September 4, 2024

Landscaping

These Lush Outdoor Living Rooms Will Transport You to Wine Country

Learn how the design teams behind Healdsburg's Flowers Vineyards & Winery created lush outdoor rooms worth lingering in.

July 3, 2024

July 2, 2024

Home & Garden

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