The interior designer Young Huh offers a step-by-step guide to entertaining outdoors with playfulness and style.
Category: Home Repairs and Improvements
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Lorraine Toussaint on Living in Hudson Valley After Fire Burned Her Malibu Home
After losing her California home in the 2018 wildfires, the actress bought an early-19th-century farmhouse near Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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Renovating an Oceanfront House in Marblehead, Massachusetts
The oceanfront home had spectacular views, but the interiors were too conservative for the couple who bought it. Not anymore.
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How to Create an Outdoor Kitchen
That grill you’ve got in the backyard? With a little help, you can turn it into something more.
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They Turned a Tiny Cabin in Coastal Washington Into Their Island Escape
The 825-square-foot house was theirs for $275,000. But there was one big drawback: Without a foundation, it was sinking into the earth.
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Why Stay in L.A. When You Could Work Remotely from Nantucket?
That was the question one couple asked themselves on a vacation to the Massachusetts island during the early days of the pandemic.
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Priced Out of NYC, They Bought a Tiny Suburban Home in New Jersey. Now What?
The 900-square-foot house had three bedrooms, but the children’s were shoe-box size. Updating them required ingenuity and ideas from “An American in Paris.”
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Updating a 19th Century-Style Apartment in Rome
An electronic music D.J. wanted a home with 19th-century style — but the one he found had small, dark rooms that didn’t work for his young family.
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How to Light Your Patio or Yard Without Annoying Your Neighbors
Forget the floodlights. The key to effectively illuminating your yard or patio at night is subtlety.
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The Beauty of a One-Bedroom House? No Room for Guests.
When two designers created their own country retreat, they knew they wanted the opposite of what most of their clients ask for: Something tiny.
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Building a $600,000 Home in Washington State
One Washington State couple worked side by side with their contractors, doing much of the heavy lifting: “We wanted to do something extraordinary.”
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Colin King’s Step-by-Step Guide to Arranging a Coffee Table
It takes some effort to create anything that looks effortless — including a well-styled tablescape. But you can do it yourself: Here’s how.