Shopping the Vintage Flea Markets: A 101 for Families
Whether your tot shows an early appreciation for vintage or is simply happy to munch on the abundant Kettle Corn offerings, there’s more at the Bay Area’s bevy of antique flea markets for this little set than you might expect.
Meet 10 Bay Area Business-Owner Mothers
Waffles and champagne in bed. A (long) nap. Maybe even a massage. These are all good ways to spend Mother’s Day. Another way to celebrate this occasion is by supporting Bay Area small businesses run by some of the coolest moms around.
HOW TO DIY YOUR OWN HOMEMADE CLEANERS AND DISINFECTANTS
In a matter of weeks, a visit to the market has gone from routine to tense, especially when going in search of necessities such as cleaner, disinfectant, and hand-sanitizer. The good news is that with a handful of ingredients, some of these recipes are fairly easy to throw together at home…
HOW TO MEND YOUR CLOTHES AT HOME
Countless daily rituals have been put on pause due to COVID-19, including efforts to reduce waste. Reusable coffee mugs and grocery bags have been banned for the time being, along with bulk food bin use in many states…
40 FUN PRODUCTS TO INSPIRE A FALL CLEANING SPREE
Before COVID-19—when we weren’t confined to our homes for work, school, and play—spring was an annual reminder to purge, organize, and deep clean. But now that we’re in lockdown mode year-round, we think that any change of season is a good time to hit refresh on your home, and—we don’t know about you—but a fall cleaning spree sounds pretty good to us right about now.
THE SECONDHAND REVOLUTION
Thanks to a wave of resale websites, it’s easier than ever to shop for used goods and sell your hand-me-downs. Your wallet—and our planet—will be happier for it…
O CHRISTMAS TREE
Two years ago, Seth and Kendra Smoot moved from New York to Northern California seeking a total lifestyle 180. The couple had originally relocated from Utah to New York for Seth’s job as a photographer, but found themselves longing to return to the West…
IN PERISH WE TRUST
Behind a pair of matte black doors at the dark and moody Perish Trust in San Francisco, obsolete objects—dog-eared bingo cards, wooden duck decoys, battered bowling pins—are painstakingly curated, becoming candidates for a new home…
skill share
When friends Lauren Malloy, Ashley Moore and Emma Moore (no relation)—and animal specialist, folk herbalist, and expert home cook, respectively—set out to teach old-school skills like cow milking and cheesemaking, they weren’t sure how many people would show up…
FORTRESS OF COOL
A backyard play space is the warm-weather antidote to a messy house. Just as the final school bell rang last summer, Southern California blogger Jessica Kraus was working up a game plan to keep her four boys, ages 2 to 11, occupied for the season…
MEMORY MAKERS
Easy, breezy entertaining for a lazy afternoon by the lake, starring old-school crafts and a sleepaway-camp spirit…
CAMP LIFE
A Louisiana family with a love for the West dreams up an idyllic outdoor retreat tucked among fir and cedar trees more than 2,600 miles away from home in Southern Oregon…
VAN LIFE, FAMILY-STYLE
It was a longtime dream for Bob and Kris Galmarini of San Anselmo, California, to own a vintage Volkswagen Westfalia, that nostalgic symbol of the American road trip…
HIDDEN TREASURES
With these artful surprise balls, it’s not only what’s on the inside that matters—the outside is rather spectacular too…
THE STARTER A-FRAME
When Fresno, California, high school film teacher Marco Tovar purchased a less-than-one-acre plot of land steps from Savage Lake in Troy, Montana two years ago, there was little left in his budget for a house…
MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT
Amid the swirl of the holidays, it can be tempting to loosen the rules on your kids’ screen time. But mother of three Merrilee Liddiard has another suggestion: Give them a glue stick instead…
FLORAL SCULPTURES, SUPERSIZED
Each 24- to 30-inch flower consists of up to 1,000 petals hand cut from an Italian floral crepe paper because she firmly believes “that is it didn’t take a long time, you’re not doing it right” ...