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| Book Celebrating Colorful Heirlooms Is a Sumptuous Feast for the Eyes |
 By Adrian Higgins
(c)2008, The Washington Post
RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Amy Goldman`s one-acre vegetable garden is a sun-bathed laboratory of sorts, a sloping plot where one of America`s most celebrated gardeners and champions of biodiversity allows a fruit or vegetable to ex... |
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| Decorate Your Home While Relaxing by the Shore |
 By Jura Koncius
(c) 2008, The Washington Post
If you`re heading to the Delmarva Peninsula for a final summer fling, check out two lively new home shops in Rehoboth Beach, Del. Each channels a different vibe for coastal living: Mod Cottage`s California cool and Jeff Wes... |
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| Picture This: High-Rise Project Takes on Paparazzi |
By Harriet Ryan and Joanna Lin
(c) 2008, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES -- Forget infinity pools and wine cellars. The developers of a luxury condominium high-rise have come up with a new way to entice wealthy buyers: paparazzi-proof living.
The Carlyle Residences, a... |
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| The Garden Hose: Fountain of Fun, Or Snake in the Grass? |
By Steve Hendrix
(c) 2008, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — It was the original flavored water, although you`re not likely to see it bottled and sold. "Eau de Garden Hose" lacks a certain marketing allure.
But could anything taste more like summer than... |
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| The Ikea Idea: What to Make of These Modern Times |
 By Blake Gopnik
(c) 2008, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — This month, thousands of homes in and around Washington — joining 198 million others around the world — received the new Ikea catalog. For many of us, it has become the season`s most gripping bathroom read. The... |
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| The Prefab Aesthetic at MoMA |
 By Philip Kennicott
(c) 2008, The Washington Post
NEW YORK — The architect who masters prefabricated housing — how to make homes that are well designed, mass-produced, affordable and easy to build — may well go down in history as the Last Architect.
For almost two c... |
