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This Portland floral fashion show has me believing in humanity again
The Bloom Tour is happening through June 6, so you can still behold the beauty.
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This arts community in PA might have the best porch game in the country
I love a community that has its values front-and-center.
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Spatial shifts: Back-to-back couches
Small dining area? Maybe make it even smaller.
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Design trend of the month: Rattan
Nubby, organic texture for everything and all.
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I'm doing a Mother's Day drop of signed copies of Find Yourself At Home
Plus, four outrageous things I've asked for when holidays role around.
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Isn't it iconic?: The Georgia O'Keeffe House and Studio is the best mid-life destination
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The ONE PERFECT THING theory of Halloween decorating
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Heard of the take your younger self out to coffee thing? I took mine to lunch and I was a nightmare.
I tried the TikTok thing, but with more shrimp tacos and less gentle nostalgia.
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You're not Cinderella, you're the ✨Bippity Boppity Boo✨
A pep talk for when you don't know what's next; plus, questions no one asked me.
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Design Trend of the Month: Disco Mirror
We are living in a feedback loop of distorted reality, so let's look for joy everywhere.
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Rewriting the polarizing headlines from my favorite design magazine's Instagram
What does it mean when social media is crafted to divide, even in the home space?
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ALL THE RAGE: A house project for dealing with hard feelings
Plus: The silly, the devastating, the helpful, and the maddening among this month's design stories.
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I made a mood board from the motel room outpost in Miranda July's All Fours
It's feminine, "tastefully opulent," and I'd live there, too.
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8 Party Tips for the Greatest, All Best Inauguration Ever
A party planner chimes in on how to kick off your next autocrat era.
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