Coastal garden design embraces natural textures, weathered finishes, a loose and relaxed style of planting and spots to pause and enjoy the ocean vistas stretching out before you. Although an…
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12 yellow and grey living room ideas for an on-trend update
You can’t go wrong with a yellow and grey living room. Forever faithful grey, our favorite neutral; and sunshine-evocative yellow, the shade that never fails to make us smile –…
A Rewilding Britain Landscape’ Garden at Chelsea Flower Show 2022
First-time designers Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt are bringing their A Rewilding Britain Landscape Show Garden to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022. They will use native British plants to…
Sorry to ruin summer, but swimming pools are terrible for the environm
Pools are massive energy hogs. Heating them up, and keeping them warm, is a costly expense, especially for cities operating large public pools. But these pools are also clamored for…
Famed designer hunts for perfect rocks for Louisville Japanese garden
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — International Japanese garden designer Shiro Nakane was 35 minutes into a search that would take him back about 300 million years. He was walking the broad moonscape…
40 Best Swimming Pool Designs
Chad Mellon/ Lance Gerber There’s no denying the fun that comes along with diving into a pool. Think crystal clear water, warm weather and the company of family and friends…
5 Ways to Elevate Your Living Room
Every interior is unique, but there are a few tried-and-true tactics that can work wonders to elevate the look and feel of any space. Just ask Marni Sugerman, a designer…
16 Backyard Vegetable Garden Ideas for Beginners | Architectural Digest
Follow the old adage of “what goes together well in the kitchen, grows together well in the garden,” Vallin Kostovick says. For example, plants like lettuce and tomato grow well…
VOGO and Myrtha Pools Sign a Partnership To Deploy a Connected Pool Solution
Courtesy of Myrtha Pools USA, a SwimSwam partner. VOGO and Myrtha Pools, the world’s leading swimming pool builder, today announce the signing of a partnership for the deployment of a…
Difference Between Renovation and Remodeling
When planning major improvements or upgrades to your house, it is possible that you have come across the words ‘remodeling’ or ‘renovation.’ Both words are usually used interchangeably, but it…
How to grow edible perennials
(Chelsea Conrad/Washington Post illustration) My backyard is a graveyard, littered with the sad reminders of failed edible perennials. There’s a forlorn square along the western fence that was an attempt…
Design showcase: Top five indoor pools
A collaboration with TOPHOTELDESIGN, we highlight five exceptional indoor pool hotel designs. Stand-out designs in this category take us from serene urban sanctuaries to properties making the most of their…