House Beautiful

The House Beautiful reader is someone whose home is her bedrock. She is always improving it because the process – and result – delights her. Happiness in her home comes from easy luxury and highly personal style. Her home is a gift to share with family and friends.

Open House: Boston • Inspiration can strike anywhere, whether you’re deep in the woods or in a Pinterest search. Editorial Director Joanna Saltz and five Boston designers discuss where it all begins—and sometimes ends.

Instagrammers to Follow This Month • Fill your feed with pink dreamscapes, plant life, and snapshots from industry newcomers.

House Beautiful

Pave a Prettier Path

This Entire Tabletop Is Basically Unbreakable • Perfect pieces that could outlast a nor’easter—or just a wild night with friends.

All Covered in Moss • It’s finally spring—and a bit of this green is just the thing. Turn the page to see our favorite ways to use it.

BEAUTIFUL IDEAS

The Craft Fair Worth a Cross-Country Trip • Plan your getaway now: Field + Supply, set in bucolic upstate New York, draws hundreds of up-and-coming artisans from around the world.

Score! • Designers dish about their best finds from the fair.

What If You Could Just Hose Off Your Kitchen? • The secret to effortless entertaining might well be to cook outdoors.

The Incredible Comeback of Cane • It seems like the whole world is obsessed with this 1970s material. Our favorite pieces are modern and unexpected.

Let’s Paint Your Door! • It’s the quickest way to boost your curb appeal. Get inspired here.

Live Like You’re Outdoors • A few brilliant decisions can turn a simple screened-in porch into a gorgeous all-year-round room.

You Should Shower Under the Stars • When you have an outdoor shower, suddenly every day is a vacation.

Bring Your Backyard to Life • Movie nights! Surround sound! A robot that mows your lawn! These six new gadgets are game changers.

Every Detail Matters • For a rising Bay Area designer, it’s the little custom touches that make the biggest impact.

STYLE / DESIGN / CULTURE

Everything in the World Should Be Covered in Outdoor Fabric • Then everything would be fade-resistant, durable, and incredibly gorgeous. “I use outdoor fabrics almost exclusively,” says Dallas-based Denise McGaha. “Looking at them indoors, you would never know that’s what they really are.” Turn the page to get schooled on what makes them so special (it’s science!), and to be inspired by all the beautiful things they can do. The world is yours to cover.

The House That Needs No Walls • With a view like this, every room should embrace the outdoors—so one designer made it happen.

The Secret Life of a Catskills Cottage • The former mountaintop retreat of an interior-design icon gets an incredible second chance.

The Extraordinary History of Pennyroyal • After 136 years, Candace Thurber Wheeler’s mountaintop home is still standing proud.

Permission to Break Up the Set, Granted • We’re declaring the end of matchy-matchy outdoor furniture.

A Lush Place to Get Lost • To create this island-inspired oasis, a Palm Beach designer simply looked to the world around her.

Building a Haven in the Trees • On an overgrown lot in Provincetown, Massachusetts, one designer realized his home could only go one way—up.

Resources • A listing of designers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers featured in this issue.

Step Right Up! • …and witness doormats so chic, it feels wrong to wipe your feet.