6 Things Your Christmas Cactus Actually Needs in September to Ensure a Flower-Filled Christmas
Unlike a traditional desert cactus, the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) is native to the tropical forests of Brazil, where it grows in humid conditions and bright, filtered light. While it spends the warmer months…
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Watch out for tipsy wasps! How to avoid getting stung when they swarm this September
You may think that getting rid of wasps is solely a summer issue. However, late summer and early September are a prime time for ‘tipsy wasps’; intoxicated worker wasps that have essentially got drunk on fermented fruit…
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The Biggest Color Trends To Look Out For In 2027, From Rich Aubergine to Sun-Faded Pastels
Purple is making a welcome return, spanning everything from soft, muted mauve to deep aubergine, while earthy hues that bring a sense of calm and grounding are coming back into focus, too. If last year's color trends…
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds's Bathroom Serves as a Manifesto for Anti-Minimalist Tiles and Old-Money Warmth
Their en-suite bathroom lacks the starkness that has defined so many contemporary spaces. In place of neutral features, timber beams, dark diamond-patterned tile, brass fixtures, and framed artwork come together to…
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This Amazon Plant Caddy Is the Fall Houseplant Essential I Didn’t Know I Needed – It Can Even Help Prevent Overwatering
This means it's time to move plants to brighter spots as daylight hours diminish and to avoid overwatering to prevent root rot. It can be a lot to juggle, so I'm always on the hunt for new additions for my houseplant…
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Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham’s LA Home Is a Lesson in Complete Minimalism – It’s the Most Calming Way to Decorate in 2027
In what appears to be the living and dining space, the palette is kept to taupe, cream, and pale oak, leaving the architecture to do most of the work. Floor-to-ceiling sheer curtains soften the windows without…
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My Garden Borders Look Empty by September, but These Solar Firework Lights Fill Gaps With an Enchanting Spectacle – They're in the Wayfair Labor Day Sale
While many late-summer blooms and early-fall flowers are providing color, other areas of your planting may look bare, brown, and weathered. But I have the perfect solution – fill gaps with decorative solar lights. This…
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I Put Ooni’s Halo Core Spiral Mixer to the Test, and It Seriously Raised My Standards for Stand Mixers – It’s Almost Impossible to Fault
It excelled at cake batters, whipping cream, and bread dough, and didn't complain once in the process. It quickly became my favorite mixer, and I was a little torn about passing it off to my mother at the end of testing…
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Of Course I’m Anti the Big Light – These 28 Living Room Lamps Are My Style Editor Secret for Shorter, Cozier Days
This season, we're saying pleats, please, cutting through the shortening days with the kind of coziness only rich materials and even richer techniques can provide. Velvet, leather, linen, fringe, rattan: from coffee…
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Designer Chloe Heath Suggested Muted Green for This Santa Monica Forever Home, But Her Client Wanted More – Here’s How She Made Bold Color Work
So bringing the two together was the challenge for designer Chloe Heath in this Spanish-style home in Santa Monica, created for a young couple and their two small children. Fortunately, there was no need to start from…
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