Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

May 31, 2023

How to Coexist With The Animals in Your Garden

There’s a multicultural world outdoors — and even the gentlest gardeners often disrupt it. Here’s how to avoid that. Spring unfolds each year in color, yes, […]
May 24, 2023

What Makes a Garden a Work of Art? Piet Oudolf Explains.

The noted designer of the High Line has wisdom to share with other gardeners: “I put plants on a stage and let them perform.” There is […]
May 12, 2023

Once an Evangelist for Airbnbs, She Now Crusades for Affordable Housing

Precious Price ditched her profitable business of renting home stays to tourists to combat the mounting housing crisis. “Making It Work” is a series is about […]
May 10, 2023

How to Compost, According to Gardening Experts

Don’t get hung up on how long it should take or how many citrus peels are too many. As one longtime composter put it, “My rule […]
May 3, 2023

If You Stop Mowing This May, Will Your Lawn Turn Into a Meadow?

Not necessarily. Two new books offer some advice on what to expect when you decide to leave your lawn behind. It’s No Mow May, time for […]
May 2, 2023

A Minimalist Australian Dream Home With an 18th-Century Twist

Why would a modernist house in a Melbourne suburb need an inverted ha-ha? (And what is a ha-ha, anyway?) As the real estate market in Melbourne, […]
March 28, 2023

How to Choose the Best Window Blinds and Coverings

Designers consider window shades and blinds essential for many reasons. But there are so many options — how do you choose the right ones? Most windows […]
March 24, 2023

A Small Home With a Big View in L.A.? He Built It in Mt. Washington.

A critical-care nurse wanted to build a house in Los Angeles for ‘just one person.’ Finding the perfect lot wasn’t easy. Mark Arnold had owned a […]
March 21, 2023

What’s It Like to Live in a Grocery Store? Surprisingly Comfortable.

When two artists bought the vacant building, it was ‘grim and creepy.’ Now it’s not only a home — it’s a communal arts space. A few […]
March 21, 2023

What’s It Like to Live in a Grocery Store? Surprisingly Comfortable.

When two artists bought the vacant building, it was ‘grim and creepy.’ Now it’s not only a home — it’s a communal arts space. A few […]