Pea gravel outdoor dining

Former Holt Renfrew president Mario Grauso finds solace in his Bridgehampton, New York country home when he needs a break from fashion’s fast pace. For someone who has spent his professional life so influenced by fashion’s directional winds, Mario is disinterested in imposing that world on this setting. He’d rather be surrounded by the finest linens […]

What do you do when your pea gravel is covered in leaves, pine needles, and seed pods? Here's my trick how to keep pea gravel clean!

If you live in a climate warm enough to make an olive tree happy, consider your landscape dilemma solved. One olive tree, dramatically situated, is all it

Lately I've been thinking/dreaming a lot my "Forever Home" and the design details I imagine adorning this house! One of the things I find myself drawn to time and time again are pea gravel gardens. They are so simple and understated, yet so incredibly beautiful. The natural look

Take an insiders' look at some of the most inspiring homes throughout the Midwest, and get ideas for decorating your own home.

See four updates to our backyard: demolishing our deck, hanging string lights, and adding a pea gravel patio with professional landscaping

We recently extended the entertaining space off of our patio by adding a back patio gravel extension. It was a quick, easy and inexpensive weekend project.

There are some landscape materials I cannot get enough of. Decomposed granite is a material comprised of pieces of granite 3/8ths of an inch across, and smaller. The smaller pieces are known as "fines". The fines sift down in between the 3/8 inch pieces, and interlock the decomposed granite. This makes for a surface that delivers that

Few things beat the loveliness of a warm summer night, where you can dine under the sun and stars without a care in the world. Fire up those citronella candles, bring a layer for when it gets breezy, and sit back as we take you through 15 inspiring ideas for dining al fresco.

Can we talk about pea gravel patios for a minute? Those simple patio areas that are more natural and organic in feel. With those charming little pebble rocks instead of brick or concrete. I am a huge fan of them. For one- it is much less involved to put a pea gravel patio in (aka…