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A Cactus Sculpture That Will Live in Your Garden Forever

The Cactus That Will Live in Your Garden Forever

As gardens grow and die back season after season, a group of Dustin Gimbel’s cacti totems add exclamation points of permanence and individuality.

September 16, 2021

September 15, 2021

Traditional mexican Day of the dead altar with cempasuchil flowers, bread

Decorating & Design

Decorate for Dia de los Muertos with These Shops from Mexico

If you're new to celebrating Dia de los Muertos, try shopping from these authentic Mexican retailers to decorate your altar.

September 14, 2021

September 10, 2021

Decorating & Design

Freaky Front Doors Galore: Decorate Your Porch for Halloween Based on Your Style

Whether you're spooky, witchy, or a little playful, here are some design ideas for this Halloween season.

September 10, 2021

September 13, 2021

Serena & Lily's New Del Mar Store Bar Cart

Decorating & Design

Spruce up Your Mixology Station with These Stylish Bar Carts

Style meets function with these bar carts all under $500.

September 1, 2021

At-Home Artistry

Decorating & Design

Have an Under-Used Closet? Awkward Alcove? Empty Built-in Shelving? Turn It into a Pocket Bar

Building another desk in your house won't improve your work-life balance. But creating a small bar nook might.

September 7, 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

August 11, 2021

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Home Tours

A Budget-Friendly Cottage in Seattle Proves That Architecture Is for Everyone

Best Practice Architecture designed a home with an attached ADU for a client who wanted an age-in-place option on a shoestring budget. The finished product is warm, inviting, and a great example of how good design doesn't have to cost a fortune.

August 18, 2021

August 19, 2021

Home Tours

An Idaho Guest Cabin Is the Cutest Prefab We Ever Did See

Architect Douglas Burdge escapes from L.A. and welcomes friends to his Sun Valley ranch whenever he can. The tiny guest cabins where they stay, which are manufactured homes made to look like rustic cabins, are as inviting as it gets.

August 31, 2021

Home Tours

A Vintage Expert Found a Way to Decorate Every Inch of Her Small Lakeside Retreat

Jeni and Joel Maus, the thrifting aficionados behind Found Rental Co., perfected their Lake Arrowhead hideaway with one-of-a-kind finds.

August 5, 2021

September 13, 2021

Home Tours

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

August 11, 2021

Home Tours

A Coastal Style Queen Creates a Pristine O.C. Oasis with Plenty of Beachy Charm

Mindy Gayer Design, an Orange County tastemaker, is transforming homes in and around Newport Beach one white sofa at a time.

August 11, 2021

Decorating & Design

The Stunning Paint Color That Was Impossible to Find—Until Now

Sunset went on the hunt for a gorgeous but discontinued hue.

August 19, 2021

Interiors of Our Dreams

CW Stockwell textile showroom San Francisco

Decorating & Design

Busy, Beautiful Grandmillennial Wallpaper Is Having a Moment…Again

Upgrade boring white walls with fresh and fun color by pasting and papering them in graphic prints.

August 3, 2021

August 4, 2021

Wine Country

Erin Martin Is Re-Envisioning Napa—One Moody, Eclectic Interior at a Time

St. Helena-based designer Erin Martin is pushing the envelope in hotels, wineries and tasting rooms across Napa Valley.

August 5, 2021

August 10, 2021

Decorating & Design

Wave Hello to Scallop-Edged Detail on Everything from Napkins to Light Fixtures

Straight lines have been replaced with wavy curves, and a subtle frilled edge looks anything but stodgy.

June 9, 2021

July 14, 2021

Get Creative

Home & Garden

How to Get Your Own “Cloffice”

Three tips for designing your own "cloffice."

January 25, 2021

April 23, 2021

Decorating & Design

A Wooden Tub Made for Bath Lovers, Plus More Ideas from a Tiny, Walnut-Clad West L.A. Gem

To prevent a buyer from swooping in and tearing down a mid-century jewel box house, a homeowner, architect, and interior designer team up to restore it to its original wood-clad glory.

August 12, 2021

August 17, 2021

Decorating & Design

Plant a Tree Inside Your House, or Build Around One. Then Watch It Steal the Show.

Putting a living, growing tree—yes, a full-size, roots-in-the-ground tree—inside your house is a design idea that we can get behind.

August 21, 2021

August 27, 2021

Decorating & Design

What’s Old Is New Again: How to Bring Terrazzo Back into Your Home

How Many Sofa Pillows Are Too Many Sofa Pillows?

Rethinking Plaster: How to Incorporate the Textured Material at Home

Erin Martin Is Re-Envisioning Napa—One Moody, Eclectic Interior at a Time

The Latest From Sunset

The Cactus That Will Live in Your Garden Forever

Decorate for Dia de los Muertos with These Shops from Mexico

Freaky Front Doors Galore: Decorate Your Porch for Halloween Based on Your Style

Spruce up Your Mixology Station with These Stylish Bar Carts

At-Home Artistry

Have an Under-Used Closet? Awkward Alcove? Empty Built-in Shelving? Turn It into a Pocket Bar

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

A Budget-Friendly Cottage in Seattle Proves That Architecture Is for Everyone

An Idaho Guest Cabin Is the Cutest Prefab We Ever Did See

A Vintage Expert Found a Way to Decorate Every Inch of Her Small Lakeside Retreat

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

A Coastal Style Queen Creates a Pristine O.C. Oasis with Plenty of Beachy Charm

The Stunning Paint Color That Was Impossible to Find—Until Now

Interiors of Our Dreams

Busy, Beautiful Grandmillennial Wallpaper Is Having a Moment…Again

Erin Martin Is Re-Envisioning Napa—One Moody, Eclectic Interior at a Time

Wave Hello to Scallop-Edged Detail on Everything from Napkins to Light Fixtures

Get Creative

How to Get Your Own “Cloffice”

A Wooden Tub Made for Bath Lovers, Plus More Ideas from a Tiny, Walnut-Clad West L.A. Gem

Plant a Tree Inside Your House, or Build Around One. Then Watch It Steal the Show.

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