There are all kinds of wonderful reasons for living in San Francisco, but having a good-size backyard usually isn't one of them. So if you're fortunate enough to have even a sliver of outdoor space, you want to make the most of it. That was the goal when the... San Francisco - California - San Francisco Bay Area - United States - Metro Areas
There was a time when integrating a burlap sack into your decor would be considered the essence of outdated, country bumpkin. Not anymore. The wonderfully unrefined fabric and nostalgic graphics are a fitting combination for a growing inclination toward... Hessian - Shopping - Home & Garden - Accessories - Business
Amy Weaver's career trajectory comes as no surprise to those who knew her as a child. "I would sit for hours in my bedroom, drawing rooms with wallpaper, furniture and lighting," she recalled, noting that she also drew buckles on her shoes. "Since I was the... Furniture - Textile - Shopping - Business - Home and Garden
Ever since she was a student at the Royal College of Art in London, Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh has been interested in fixing things easily. "And making people's lives better," she says. About seven years ago, Ni Dhulchaointigh, 31, teamed up with retired Dow... London - Royal College of Art - England - Design - Education
The thriving resurgence of utilitarian isn't partial to crusty old pencil sharpeners and chipped metal task lamps. Rather, a budding crop of Etsy vintage purveyors are thinking up innovative uses for stem-friendly, Depression-era flower frogs. These texture-... Etsy - Health - Recreation - Collecting - Crafts
Lucky Bay Area shoppers: C&T Publishing, an industry leader in the publishing of books and products for quilters and fiber arts markets worldwide, has its headquarters and distribution center in Concord. On Saturday, it will open its warehouse for its annual... Concord California - San Francisco Bay Area - Books - Police - Arts
The approach of autumn is hardly the time to slack off in the garden. Plants need tender care to get them back in shape for next year's display. Some may go dormant to survive the rigors of winter, but during the spring and summer, most of our cultivated... Garden - Home - FAQs Help and Tutorials - Personal - Business and Economy
As we slip begrudgingly toward fall, my mind drifts to some of my autumn-flowering favorites. In a way, I feel as if I should start a lobbying group for autumn, promoting plants for this sometimes neglected time of year. Exhibit A might well be a deciduous... Autumn - Deciduous - Shopping - Recreation - Travel
Q:Here is a picture of several squashes that I recently picked off one of my plants. The seedling from which it grew was identified as a zucchini but it doesn't look like any zucchini I've ever seen before. The interior is remarkably meaty. The taste is... Zucchini - Squash - Business - Olive oil - Garden
Orchids can be intimidating. People fall for a beautiful specimen at a show or a nursery, bring it home, and watch it die. Or, as Tom Perlite, owner of Golden Gate Orchids puts it, it may linger - not blooming, not dying. "They may linger for years," Perlite... Perlite - Plant - Orchids - Garden - Home
Benicia sculptor Mary Oros has her latest artworks, made of leftover plaster and cement, on display at the Gardener's Healdsburg store but, among the treasures, there are also her old utilitarian standards: large solid-color concrete pots in smooth ovoid... Concrete - Cement - Sculpture - Business - Plaster
English poet Percy Shelley wrote, "There is a harmony in autumn, a luster to its sky." This fall, that's especially true in home decor. Rich, interesting hues, textiles and materials work in concert to welcome the season when we all move back indoors. As... Percy Bysshe Shelley - English poetry - Interior design - Autumn - Shopping
Sleek design finds pop up in easy grasp Just like the delectable French food showing up in taco trucks, great design is cropping up in pop-up stores around San Francisco. The latest iteration is Zinc Details' pop-up store at the Yerba Buena Center for the... San Francisco - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - San Francisco Bay Area - Zinc Details - United States
San Francisco's new Mint Plaza is a symbol of urbanity. It is studded with the Old Mint, a venerable 1870s Greek revival stone building with vestiges of its Gold Rush past, and surrounded by frayed single-room- occupancy buildings, elegant cafes, restaurants... San Francisco - Gold Rush - Mint - United States - Coins
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