In a recent post on our Facebook page, we asked our readers which they prefer when it comes to drying their clothes: an actual dryer, or air-drying on a clothesline. As you might expect, the answers were varied.
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It’s no secret that our pets are full-on family members. That’s never been more clear than in the recent wave of pet-friendly home design and decor, with people installing dog baths, catios, and more into their homes to make their beloved pets more comfortable. People are coming up with fresh, creative ways to design with their pets in mind, and now they’ve reached a new high (maybe literally): the cat wall.
For most cat walls, an entire blank wall is customized with mounted shelves, steps, hammocks, and more specifically for cats to climb, jump, and lounge on. According to data collected by TaskRabbit, requests for help creating cat walls by mounting feline-friendly climbing shelves have increased by 92% this year, pointing to a growing interest in incorporating more decor specifically for cats. To bring this new trend into your own home, all you’ll need is a blank wall and sturdy shelf brackets—and for more need-to-know info on setting up a cat wall, read on.
Cat walls are open to interpretation and personalization, but they usually include several mounted shelves, placed close enough together for cats to leap from one perch to another. Some more-intricate setups include hammocks for napping and lounging, ladders for climbing, and even patches of carpet that cats can scratch.
In the past few years, cat walls have exploded in popularity—TikTok alone has more than 150 million posts tagged with the hashtag #CatShelves. No doubt, the entertainment factor is a huge part of a cat wall’s appeal. After all, creating your own cat wall is just like setting up your own stage for cute cat videos, since you can watch your feline friends jump and explore their new playground.
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In a recent post on our Facebook page, we asked our readers which they prefer when it comes to drying their clothes: an actual dryer, or air-drying on a clothesline. As you might expect, the answers were varied.
A conversation with Sarah Price about how she designs her planting schemes is fascinating. She works in an unfettered way, with no specific planting plans but an intuitive sense of the plants that will work well together to form the nature-inspired compositions she is known for. Her gardens are like exquisite paintings, comprising layers of detail with a gentle succession of plants that provide interest for most of the year. This summer combination comes from Sarah’s own garden on the edge of Abergavenny. Here, she has created different areas and habitats, including a dry garden in the old walled kitchen garden.
Flanking our waterways in great mops of silver green, the willow is the most poetic and mysterious of trees. In many cultures – including ancient Egypt and ancient Greece – it was associated with immortality, death, and the underworld; old English folklore states that if you sit beside a willow and shed tears, the tree will cry with you. In China, where the weeping willow hails from, it represents strength and resilience, reflecting the instruction in the Tao Te Ching to have a flexible attitude: 'A tree that won't bend, breaks easily in storms.' Being pliant and strong, willow is used for weaving, and its light weight and hardness make it the best wood for cricket bats.
Ready to have a hoot? Whether you’re an owl enthusiast or just someone who loves a good laugh, you’re in for a treat with this bumper list of owl puns and owl jokes.
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Lana Williams, owner of Oakland, California-based plant shop and design company The Tender Gardener, is known for her gorgeous step-by-step plant recipes for creating lush outdoor planters. In Lana’s latest book release, The Container Garden Recipe Book, she’s revealing fabulous floral and frond combos that will have you making plant and pot pairings like a pro. Here she shares a few seasonally appropriate tips on the types of statement plants and containers to use as we transition from late summer into fall.
A couple of the Sunset editors were talking about the Barbie Dreamhouse the other day. And we had a hot take: Although it’s an iconic home (with a slide, pool, and a color palette that childhood dreams were made of), it’s not the most attractive-looking space from an interior design or architecture standpoint. Sure, it has some touches of mid-century modern style and an extremely cohesive color palette, but we think not very many people would want to live there IRL. On top of that, it doesn’t really look homey or comfy. And all of that’s okay, because the house is for a doll and make-believe moments. What’s a human who wants to live out their Barbie fantasies to do?
Creating the perfect area for outdoor entertainment in your home is an exciting project that can significantly enhance your lifestyle and increase your property’s value.
Having ‘forgotten’ that it was the end of the month a few days ago, I am playing catch up with recording the transition from July to August; to save time, instead of a series of photographs I am posting a video.
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A verdant garden in Corfu with views all the way to Albania