Home & Garden Ideas - Sunset

Everything You Need for a Bathroom Remodel Is Made Right Here in the West

You can avoid supply chain woes by sourcing your bathroom renovation supplies—from tile to faucets and hand-cast hardware—from these local makers. And reduce your carbon foot print while you're at it.

July 13, 2021

July 20, 2021

Home & Garden

Porch Life Is Back! Why Your Front Yard Is the New Outdoor Living Room

Vegetable gardens, outdoor living rooms, and a place to play—your front yard isn’t just for curb appeal. It’s found square footage and a social life, too.

July 22, 2021

July 26, 2021

Garden Basics

Your August Garden Checklist

Yes, it’s hot. Yes, your garden needs more help than ever. Here’s what to do in your backyard no matter where you are in the West.

July 30, 2021

July 29, 2021

Home Tours

A No-Fuss, Modern Family House In Laguna Beach Is as Chic as It Is Indestructible

With three surf, skate, and adventure-loving children, this young family chose to make a low maintenance style statement in their newly renovated home with one hard-to-destroy design element: Tile.

July 28, 2021

July 30, 2021

The Latest From Sunset

Summertime Style

Home & Garden

A Summery Palette of Sorbet Shades Gives an Old Colonial House a Modern, New Life

Lemon, berry, pistachio, and cream—a pale palette and clean-lined modern furniture bring a wood-clad traditional house into the present tense.

July 14, 2021

July 20, 2021

Klopf Architecture in Sacramento designed this single-story modern house with intense summer heat in mind, building a patio under the shade of a mature oak with a large overhang.

Home & Garden

This Sacramento Stunner Is Built to Beat Intense Heat. Learn How They Did It on The Bay Area Modern Architecture Tour.

This gem is designed to maximize shade and natural circulation on toasty days.

June 25, 2021

July 16, 2021

Home & Garden

Hanging Chair Ideas: Outdoor Hammock Alternatives

These are our favorite outdoor hammock alternatives for National Hammock Day. Relax in a hanging chair!

July 22, 2021

July 23, 2021

12 Flowers to Paint Your Garden Pink

Choose any (or all!) of these pink flowers to add to your Western garden.

December 19, 2016

March 23, 2021

DIY Projects

The Bees and Butterflies Are Thirsty—So We Built Ours a DIY Watering Hole

Wait until you see how easy it is to give your pollinating friends a much-needed drink.

June 30, 2021

Home & Garden

Hosting a Summer Garden Party? Set Your Table with These Hand-Painted Ceramics

When Los Angeles-based interior designer Francesca de la Fuente realized no one else was importing her favorite hand-painted Spanish ceramics to the states, Pomelo Casa was born.

July 21, 2021

July 22, 2021

Current Obsessions

Landscaping

His Garden Is a Wonderland: Inside John Mayer’s Cactus Collection

Plus, two more gardens designed by Cactus Store in Los Angeles.

April 28, 2021

April 29, 2021

House Plants

Everywhere There Are Spikes: An Amazing Cactus Collection

Are you even ready for all of the xeric inspo coming your way?

April 22, 2021

April 29, 2021

Hydroponic Hack: Lettuce Grow Farmstand Lineup

Home & Garden

Hydroponic Garden Hacks: The Ultimate List So You Can Grow Better Vegetables

Vertical gardens are pretty easy to use, but Mother Nature always has a few aphids up her sleeve. Here's the ultimate list on how to take your vertical garden to new heights.

July 7, 2021

Home & Garden

Can a “Granny Flat” Be Cool? A Palo Alto Architect Says YES!

Mary Maydan turned her home-design hobby into a thriving Silicon Valley architecture practice, and designed her own multi-generational family's unusual home.

July 6, 2021

July 9, 2021

Olson Kundig Studhorse Outlook House, Methow Valley

Decorating & Design

Harvesting Light: Two Legendary Seattle Architects Discuss How They Work Their Design Magic

Jim Olson and Tom Kundig are known for placing innovative design in breathtaking locations throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. We discuss green building and fitting big ideas into small spaces with the legendary duo.

June 25, 2021

July 5, 2021

Choose a Palette Before Planting Spring Bulbs in the Fall

House Plants

Want Spring Bulbs for Fall? Pick a Color Palette First

When trying to pick spring bulbs, look to your living space for inspiration.

July 29, 2021

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Decorating & Design

This One Paint Color Can Boost Your Home’s Value

Research shows that painting your interiors blue can boost the selling price by thousands of dollars.

July 15, 2021

Garden Basics

How Not to Kill Your Container Garden

Keep your potted plants alive with these 10 common sense tips from a small garden pro.

February 11, 2021

April 22, 2021

Outdoor Living

19 Outdoor Pillow Ideas That Will Blow Your Patio’s Mind

Eye-catching pillows aren't just for the living room anymore.

April 23, 2021

June 23, 2021

Edible Gardening

The Indoor Gardening Gear That Can Make Fresh Produce Happen All Year Long

A new wave of growing technology means year-round veggie production is a reality. Which solution is right for you?

February 17, 2021

February 19, 2021

Decorating & Design

How to Stage Your Home So You’ll Never Want to Move

Major L.A. Realtor Jenna Cooper shares her home styling secrets to make you feel like you're starting over without changing your address.

February 19, 2021

April 23, 2021

Home Tours

Back to the Future: Starting a New Life in a Vintage Mid-Century Home

A lost classic of mid-century modernism in Indian Wells finds more sustainable life under the careful custodianship of a new owner.

February 25, 2021

April 23, 2021

Garden Basics

The New Sunset Garden Apron Is a Work of Functional, Sustainable Beauty

It's smartly designed, sustainably built, and tougher than denim—a product we're proud to place the Sunset name on.

December 9, 2020

December 16, 2020

Decorating & Design

These Stylish Mudroom Ideas Are Practically Perfect

These mudrooms create clever transition zones for their home’s entrances and exits while keeping it stylish, and now you can do the same.

October 4, 2019

January 10, 2021

colorful kitchen yellow stove Toni Lewis architect

Home Tours

This Spanish Revival Home Used to be “Icky.” Now It’s a Family’s “House of Colorful Stories.”

Toni Lewis and Marc Schoeplein remodeled a 1930's Spanish-revival house for New York transplant Rachel Weber, a painter with a sharp eye for color.

June 14, 2021

June 22, 2021