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.

OUTDOOR TRENDS • All the inspiration you need to make the most of life in your backyard

House Beautiful

Q: What’s Your Favorite Spring Flower?

Pave the Way

Let’s Just Shop • These backyard upgrades will elevate weeknight hangouts and bustling parties alike. Warm weather, here we come!

Survival Instinct • For an artist working between Kingston, Jamaica, and Chicago, the botanical world is not what it seems.

It’s Time to Plan Your Outdoor Kitchen • And guess what? You might even be able to enjoy it this summer.

A Tale of Two Gardens • In Fairfield County, Connecticut, two landscape designs rely on clean, formal geometry—but with strikingly different results.

So This Is LOVE • Budding designer walks into a dreamy Colonial, fireworks ensue—but first she has to figure out how to buy the house.

A Place in the Sun • These shockingly soft outdoor fabrics can withstand everything you (or your pets, kids, and houseguests) toss at them.

Off the Beaten Path • An eco-conscious designer crafts an enchanting family home in northern Florida that blends into its surroundings.

Open Season • One family finds comfort amid the vineyards of California’s majestic wine country.

2023 CREATOR CLASS • The Content Innovators Changing How We Live

The Deep End • In a tranquil corner of Napa Valley, two designers create a hillside compound to host family (and unforgettable parties).

RESOURCES

Glow in the Dark • Turn up the ambience in your backyard with illuminating outdoor lanterns.