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Structure and Style: How to Use Texture and Pattern in the Garden

structure and style How to Use Texture and Pattern in the Garden WRITTEN BY CATRIONA TUDOR ERLER Creating a pleasing landscape or garden for your home is an opportunity to express yourself creatively. Two design elements that contribute enormously to the success of a garden composition are texture and pattern. The truly great gardens ...

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Budgeting for Moving Day Expenses

On moving day, you'll have a big task. You’ll need to get your possessions from your old property to your new one — ideally without delays or damage! Surprisingly, many people underestimate the time and costs involved in doing that. Careful planning and budgeting are crucial to ensuring moving day ...

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Let’s Toast! Meal-Worthy Toast Recipes

let's toast! MEAL-WORTHY TOAST RECIPES RECIPES AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY KARISTA BENNETT Print Recipes PESTO, ASPARAGUS, PROSCIUTTO, AND SHAVED PARMESAN ON ITALIAN TOAST This toast recipe always makes a dramatic addition to the dinner table. The colors and textures make for a beautiful presentation, and it’s so tasty you’ll want to eat more than one. Although ...

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Playfully Modern: A Colorful Collaboration for a San Francisco Family

Playfully Modern. A Colorful Collaboration for a San Francisco Family WRITTEN BY BLAKE MILLER  PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAUL DYER Katie McCaffrey was excited. When she and her business and design partner, Martha Angus, were interviewing with clients for a potential project, the duo learned that their good friend and colleague, architect Andrew Mann, would be heading up ...

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