BHG - June 2022 by Lawrence Ambrocio

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CONTENTS JUNE 2022

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life in color 70 F I N D I N G H O M E

Musician Harry Styles opens up about the home-related themes on his new album.

78 C O C K TA I L S UNCORKED

Wine perks up these drinks made for summer sipping.

82 G A R D E N T O G R I L L

That’s the recipe for easy casual get-togethers in this family’s backyard.

90 H A P PY L I V E S H E R E

I S S A L A D Served up on

a platter, our main-dish salads satisfy with heaps of color and crunch.

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home

22 O U T D O O R L I V I N G

A screen porch addition expands comfy living space.

28 D E C O R AT I N G

A skillful mix of materials makes an inland home feel like a walk on the beach.

42 C O N TA I N E R D E S I G N Plant an upwardly mobile patio garden with quickgrowing climbing plants.

46 I D I D I T !

A DIY blogger engineers a plate rack with power tools.

53 R E N OVAT I O N

Designer Angela Belt shares tweaks for the personal spaces in her fi rst home.

food

58 T R E N D S

The family breakfast table is back with tasty egg bites.

62 FA S T & F R E S H

Delicious no-cook meals.

ON THE C OV E R P H OTO T I M WA L K E R

in every ıssue

4 EDITOR’S LETTER 6 BHG.COM 100 C O O K B O O K 112 S T Y L E M A K E R

life

beauty

Kicking off summer.

Is SPF makeup alone enough protection? Find the answer and learn the best ways to apply your SPF.

8 THE MAIN EVENT 10 G I F T G U I D E

Fun picks for dads.

12 G AT H E R I N G S

Make a splash with a pop-up pool party.

16 T H R OW B AC K

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18 S U N S M A R T S

better

104 T H E G U I D E 106 H E A LT H

The lowdown on how to thrive in menopause.

110 P E T S Help your pets

chill out during summer fi reworks and thunderstorms.

PHOTOS: (TABLE) LISA ROMEREIN, (SALAD, PLANT) CARSON DOWNING, (BEDS) ALI HARPER

96 A L L YO U N E E D

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Bright colors and patterns take a California family to their happy place—home.

EDITOR’S LETTER

OUT and ABOUT

ON OUR COVER Over our long history, we have never been known as a celebrity magazine. But once in a while our covers feature famous people like Michelle Obama, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Marie Kondo—and back in the ’50s and ’60s even Charlton Heston and comedian Victor Borge. This month BHG is proud to share our story on musician Harry Styles—we’re big fans of the joy and originality he brings to his music. It turns out, his new album, Harry’s House, is a result of being grounded at home during the pandemic lockdown and all the creative breakthroughs he discovered—something many of us can identify with. Our subject matter might usually be fabric swatches and paint colors, but we, like Styles, know it’s the heart and soul of a house that make it a home.

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PHOTO: MELANIE ACEVEDO/SARAH LAIRD

Recently, after a long drought of social obligations other than with close friends, I had two work events to attend in one week. And I am here to tell you, I am out of practice being out and about. After two pandemic years spent mostly at home, I’ve missed having easy conversations around a restaurant table while catching up with friends or meeting colleagues I’ve only ever seen on Zoom. It’s exciting to be easing back into the swing of life, but it’s also unfamiliar. I feel a bit socially awkward these days with questions of when to interject, when not to interrupt, who picks up the bill. It also seems we have been given new permission to be homebodies and a little antisocial, blissfully so. There’s an undeniable pleasure to domesticity: curling up with a book, watching your favorite streaming show, or puttering around with projects. During the reopening, I’ve discovered how much I love coming back home after an event or a day at work. Now that I’m not in it as much, I realize how much I love and value my home as a sanctuary from the hubbub, the commuting, and the traffic. Walking in the front door feels like a warm hug. Making dinner feels cozy, especially if I put some effort into it and try something new. A colleague remarked that before the pandemic, she felt like home was a place to drop off things between appointments or a place to sleep between commutes. Now she’s a nester. The pause of the pandemic, particularly during the early lockdown, made us see our houses or apartments in a new light. With more time away again, I feel like I have a deeper relationship to my house, like being away from a loved one then seeing them with fresh and appreciative eyes when we’re reunited. The times still feel chaotic. And everyone’s mental health is more important than ever. The security and comfort of our homes are vital to providing a sense of well-being. That’s the point of Better Homes & Gardens, now in its 100th year—helping readers create the best, most fully realized version of their home life. Sometimes STEPHEN ORR, to appreciate familiar things clearly, we need to Editor in Chief leave and come back in again to really feel at home. instagram @steporr

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what ’s trending online

NO-DIG GARDENS

Our best hack for lush gardens in tough terrain? “No-dig” gardening, with compost and organic material layered on top of existing soil to reintroduce nutrients. The process also reduces weeds and makes yards more drought-resistant. BHG.com/NoDig

More from Our Cover Star

Summer Feasts

FULL-MEAL HERO BEEF KABOBS WITH CORN AND ORZO SALAD

Celebrate Juneteenth

Philadelphia-based food editor Jamila Robinson honors Black creativity, culture, and resilience at Juneteenth gatherings, where she shares favorite dishes. BHG.com/JuneteenthIdea

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Enjoy the season’s fresh produce with dinner recipes that come together in 30 minutes or less. Some dishes don’t even require the stove top—simply combine ingredients or quickly grill and eat. BHG.com/SummerDinners

Tiny House Style Our new YouTube series takes you on tours of homes that prove less really can be more. Discover life inside a modern bungalow, vintage wagon, and more. Hover your smartphone camera over this code to watch on YouTube.

PHOTOS: (GARDEN) EMILY MURPHY, (KABOBS) CARSON DOWNING, (INTERIOR) URBANOLOGY DESIGNS

Get bonus details and photos from our story on Harry Styles. Hover your phone camera over this code for the scoop.

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the main event

14 FLAG DAY

There’s a bit of etiquette to know: Your flag should fly sunrise to sunset. After dark, put a light on it: Solar Flag Pole Light, $40; amazon.com

JUNETEENTH The holiday is on 6/19 (also Father’s Day), but the federal observance is on Monday, 6/20. If you’re hosting a barbecue at a park shelter, here’s our Test Kitchen’s No. 1 tip for grilling away from home.

summer kickoff

The month of June is positively packed with special days. You are cordially invited to get creative, get together, and get to celebrating! June 4 Trails Day

Download the AllTrails app.

June 9 StrawberryRhubarb Pie Day bhg.com/srpie

June 11 Rosé Day

See page 80 for a recipe.

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SUMMER SOLSTICE Embrace long days with a late picnic. Set places with precut florists wire and tape, and invite guests to forage flowers for crowns.

PACK EXTRA ALUMINUM FOIL If the grill is a little dirty, wad foil up and scrape away debris. If the grill is really dirty, spread a piece of foil right on the grill rack. Cut a few holes to allow moisture to drip away.

MAKE CHANGE MONTH OK, we made up that name. But June does mark observances for many great causes. LGBTQ Pride, Pollinators, and PTSD Awareness are a few. Get involved!

Plan a nature tour or brewery crawl, or bike to work with friends. Ring in the day in style: Bahaus bell, $15; nutcasehelmets.com

I L LU S T R AT I O N S E DW I N F OT H E R I N G H A M P R O D U C E D BY K AT Y K I I C K C O N D O N

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T WI LD

W I LD S ALM A N

E F R E E C HICK

FOR THE HIGH FLIER

Connect earbuds to headphone jacks. AirFly Duo, $50; twelvesouth.com

BECAUSE I’D NEVER TELL YOU TO GET LOST

AirTag, $29; apple .com. (Order ahead to get it personalized!)

BECAUSE YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD

BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT

GET STARTED ON

Engraved Whiskey Glasses, $19; personalization mall.com

Monogrammed socks, $50; uncommon goods.com

THE RIGHT (AND LEFT) FOOT FOR THE ENERGIZED POP

Leather Charger Roll Up/Organizer, $39; markand graham.com

for the thedad dad who has it all Jill Martin, queen of “Steals and Deals” on NBC’s Today show, is big on gifts that aren’t super expensive but are super useful. Borrow her picks for celebrating Father’s Day, complete with dad-joke-level puns for the card.

Magnetic Wristband Tool Belt by Youngwell, $9; amazon.com

FOR MY SIZZLIN’ HOT HUBBY

Harlov Meat BBQ Branding Iron, $18; amazon.com

BECAUSE YOU’RE AS SHARP AS THEY COME FOR THE CHEEZY DAD

Jasper Hill Farm Cheese Tasting Box, from $53; food52.com

f o k er kic

gift guide

Pro Chef Knife Sharpener, $30; anysharp usa.com

FOR THE MAN WITH AN EDGE

The Gifted Groomer Kit, $40; theart ofshaving.com

FOR MY NOTABLE POPS

Triple Thick Executive Flat Note Cards, $50; thestationery studio.com

HAVE A BALL, DAD!

Par 3 Plus Putting Green, $60; putt-a-bout.com

FOR THE MAN I’M SO HAPPY TO “MEAT”

FOR THE DAD ON THE MOVE

Meat Card (personalized beef jerky), $22.50; manlymanco.com

Packing Cubes, $34 for 2; baggu.com

Planning and presentation are two parts that people miss out on, says Jill Martin, Today’s lifestyle and commerce contributor, here with dad Marty. She tries to shop local, but for mass market buys, her advice is to ship presents to yourself, then wrap them and add a handwritten card—easy but meaningful touches.

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gatherings

party

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Stylish inflatable pools have become a summer must-have. Here we tell you what to know. Turn the page for three party themes to play with. ●

SIZE Pools like

these are 5'–6' in diameter and 15"–21" tall. They accommodate two or three adults or three or four kids. ●

INFLATE Save

your breath by using a low-pressure air pump— air mattress or pool pump, or even a hair dryer set on cool. (Visit the

LOCATION

Choose a level surface like a patch of grass or a smooth patio and clear away any sticks or rocks. Make sure the pool is far enough away from your foundation or landscaping so that draining water doesn’t cause damage. Plan to reposition the pool every so often to avoid killing or damaging the grass underneath.

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f o k er kic

POOL

pool manufacturer’s site for more tips.) Be careful not to overinflate—the water’s pressure and sun’s heat can cause vinyl seams to tear.

CLEANING Use

a fine-mesh sieve to skim out leaves and debris, and cover overnight with a fitted sheet or landscaping tarp. When the water needs a change, drain and scrub the pool with a soft brush and some dish soap. Rinse well and let dry in the sun. ●

STORAGE

After the pool is clean and dry, deflate by hand or with an air pump; fold and return it to its packaging or put in a lidded storage bin. Store in a cool, dry place. With care, pools can last up to five years.

TALL & TUFTED

Blushing Palms Luxe Inﬂatable Pool (5.5' wide × 21" tall), $55; minnidip.com

BRIGHT & BOLD FUN & FLORAL

Slowdown Studio for Mylle (65" wide × 15" tall), $135; mylleshop.com

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BY L AU R E N B E N GT S O N P H OTO M A R T Y B A L DW I N

Mellow Yellow Kiddie Pool (66" wide × 18" tall), $59; funboy.com

gatherings Citrus Drink Stirrers by Friendlily Press, $14 for 4; iamfy.co

BHG Citrus Fruit Oversized Beach Towel, $15; walmart.com/bhg Funboy x Malibu Barbie Dream Kiddie Pool (66" wide × 18" tall), $59; funboy.com

Retro Picnic Basket 25 qt. Cooler $50; igloo coolers.com

Fresh & Fruity

Bamboo Dinner Plate Set in Flora, $48 for 4; poketo.com

Calder 17 oz. Acrylic Drinking Glass in Pink, $25 for 4; wayfair.com

This citrus-bright party theme is classic summer. Set the mood with a pitcher of June Bug Punch: Blend together 3 cups ginger ale, 4 Tbsp. grenadine, 4 Tbsp. orange juice, and 3 scoops orange sherbet. Pour into ice-filled glasses. Spike with white rum or vodka.

BHG Ribbed Acrylic Tumbler Soft Smoked, $3 each; walmart .com/bhg

The Holiday Cooler Bag in Crew Navy Stripe, $59; business andpleasureco.com

The Original Recolored (65" wide × 15" tall), $100; mylleshop.com

Marin Blue Tile Melamine Salad Plate, $8; crateand barrel.com Silicone Cocktail Straws in Geode, $11 for 10; gir.co

Cool as a Cucumber Moroccan Dream Kiddie Pool (66" wide × 18" tall), $59; funboy.com

How You Like Me Prowl Beach Cooler, $35; lillypulitzer.com

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Reversible Cabana Striped Beach Towel in Black/Gray, $12; target.com

Chill out with muted colors and a smooth-sipping Cucumber-Ginger Cocktail: Slice ½ small cucumber and muddle in a shaker with 4 ginger slices and 1 tsp. sugar. Stir in 2 oz. gin and 4 oz. Pimm’s No. 1. Strain into 2 ice-filled glasses and top with club soda.

Stripe Rim Acrylic Drinking Glasses, $40 for 4; pottery barn.com

Bamboo Melamine Tray, $59; markand graham.com

Sunny Oranges tray by Modern Tropical, from $35; society6.com

BHG Tropical Folia Printed Beach Towel, $15; walmart.com/bhg

Tropical Palm Leaf Melamine Salad Plates by Blue Pheasant, $40 for 4; food52.com

Cue the palm trees and serve a Mojito Fresco: Pulse 2 large cut limes, 2 cups water, and 1 cup sugar in a blender until coarsely chopped. Strain through a sieve; dilute with 1–2 cups water to taste. Fill 6 glasses with ice and 1 oz. rum; top with lime mixture.

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throwback

When it comes to hosting parties, we said in 1971, don’t wait—“Excuses make recluses!” Get inspired with one of these party prompts from our past.

1958

BBQs

The gold standard for summer parties.

PARTY THROUGH THE AGES

1937 Why? “Barbecue

parties are always a success. No one can resist the tantalizing savor of coﬀee and a broiling steak on the evening air.”

Proof that a good theme never goes out of style.

1934

1958 Don’t be afraid to show off. “You pay the same money for meat whether your barbecue is a dazzler or not.” A “stunt” to try: Mile-High Burgers stacked with onions, tomatoes, and “cheese mustard” between patties. To finish, “Peg with a skewer, stuffed olive atop.”

F U T U R E FORE CAST S

Our pick for graduation parties: Have grads draw from your “Crystal Bowl of Futures” ﬁlled with small wrapped tokens (each a symbol of interesting future work or hobbies).

1959 A cookout pro tip:

1947

Have an assortment of foil pans and dishes handy to get food from grill to table.

RA D IO PARTY

Today we’re more likely to gather around a screen than a radio, but you can still host a party the next time an anticipated new release starts streaming. “There’s bound to be a lively discussion. When it becomes heated, stop for refreshments.”

1952

C OME AS YOU AR E

Set a relaxed tone with the invite. Glue a small mirror to a card with a note: ”Dress like this.”

1970

LI T T LE P IRAT E S PA RT Y

When guests arrive, outﬁt them with

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felt eye patches and cardboard cutlasses. Hand over a treasure map “with authentically singed edges” and set them oﬀ in pursuit of a preburied treasure chest ﬁlled with a “gaudy assortment of bead trims, poker chips, and favors.”

1977

A N AP RÈ S EVE NT

“A party that piggybacks another event is easier to manage.” Attending a play or game will give guests plenty to talk about, and you’re only on the hook for drinks.

1982

P RO GRE S SIVE O UTDOOR DINNE R

Though we ﬁrst pitched this idea 40 years ago, this outdoor gathering seems perfectly au courant. Plan the menu, we

said, to be made ahead, then hop from yard to yard: Hearty apps on one friend’s front porch, entrées hot oﬀ another’s grill, and dessert enjoyed under someone’s back patio string lights.

1994 PARTY W I TH PURPOSE

A write-in reader idea: Twice a year the neighborhood throws a party for a cause. The party is a potluck meal where everyone prepares a dish and brings nonperishable goods for a local shelter. ■

1970: KITE PARTY

Ideal for a mixed group of adults and kids. Just send out the launch location when wind is forecasted between 8 and 15 mph.

sun smarts

e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo CC Cream SPF 30, $15; elfcosmetics.com

Tower 28 SunnyDays SPF 30 Foundation, $30; tower28 beauty.com Honest Beauty CCC Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30, $24; honest.com

Makeup with sunscreen sounds like the ultimate multitasking move. Foundations, tinted moisturizers, CC creams, eyeshadows, and lipsticks with sunscreen filters offer some protection against damaging sunrays—but not enough. “The biggest limitation with SPF in makeup is that people don’t use makeup the same way they use sunscreen,” says Anna Chien, M.D., associate professor of dermatology at Johns Hopkins and spokesperson for the Skin Cancer Foundation. Keep reading for expert advice on the best ways to use SPF makeup.

Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40, $48; iliabeauty.com

WHAT IF I WORK FROM HOME? If you’re spending the day indoors (maybe getting nothing more than a little indirect light from your window), makeup with “broad-spectrum SPF” (label must say this) is better than nothing, says Orit Markowitz, M.D., a dermatologist in New York City. “In fact, a recent study showed iron oxides, a mineral ingredient in a lot of makeup products, offer protection against blue light [emitted by phones, laptops, etc.].” But if you’re going outside, you need more protection.

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BY K R I S TA B E N N E T T D E M A I O P H OTO S K E L S E Y H A N S E N

STYLING: MAGGIE GOLDSMITH

IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Nude Glow SPF 40, $42; itcosmetics.com

isSPF makeup enough?

sun smarts

treat makeup as extra

The broad-spectrum sunscreen in your makeup would work solo if you used enough of it, but therein lies the problem. To get adequate protection, the rule of thumb for the face and neck is a nickel-size amount. “If you were to do that with makeup, you might look like you were dressed up for Halloween,” Markowitz says. And let’s face it; most of us apply makeup where we need it most then blend, skimping on areas such as the hairline. To ensure your skin is protected, start with a sunscreen lotion or moisturizer with a minimum of SPF 30 broad-spectrum protection and apply it generously all over the face. Choose a lightweight sunscreen specifically formulated for the face so it doesn’t feel heavy or greasy.

High levels of sunscreen filters can affect the stability, texture, and shade range of makeup, which is why the SPF in some makeup products is low. Fortunately, new technology offers higher SPF levels in makeup (30+ is the recommendation from dermatologists) with a wide range of shades. This begs the question: Can you layer it with SPF lotion for even greater protection? “While 30 and 15 do equal 45 mathematically, this doesn’t apply to sunscreens,” says cosmetic chemist Rhonda M. Davis of Alquemie Product Development Group. SPF indicates how well the sunscreen filter blocks UVB. Instead, consider the SPF in your makeup as extra protection with your sunscreen layer.

then touch up Sunscreen should be reapplied every two hours. So how do you do that without ruining your makeup? Sheer or tinted sunscreen powders are a good solution for touchups—and for freshening your face, notes Mona Gohara, M.D., a dermatologist at Yale University. “I have oily skin, so I I always say make like to put it on in the middle of the a moisturizer with SPF a habit like day because it absorbs the oils, brushing your teeth, plus it makes reapplication easy something you when you’re on the go,” she says. do daily, then you Try Avène Mineral Tinted Compact can add whatever makeup routine on SPF 50 ($36; aveneusa.com) or top of that. Hawaiian Tropic Mineral Translucent Sunscreen Powder Brush SPF 30 ANNA CHIEN, ($17; target.com). dermatologist

DAILY SPFPICKS

Ready to find your perfect SPF match? Banana Boat Light As Air Face Lotion SPF 50+ ($11; walgreens.com) and Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Face Serum SPF 60+ ($13; target.com) are sheer enough for everyday and water-resistant for the pool. Mineral-based Cocokind Daily SPF Facial Sunscreen Lotion ($25; cocokind.com) mattifies oily skin. Need moisture? La Roche-Posay Anthelios HA Mineral ($35; laroche -posay.us) combines SPF 30 protection and hyaluronic acid. Hydrating Black Girl Sunscreen SPF 30 ($19; blackgirlsunscreen.com) dries completely clear on darker skin tones. ■

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OUTDOOR LIVING

SCREEN TIME

After a day digging in flowerbeds, the couple eats at the midcentury reproduction dining table and chairs.

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FIELD EDITOR: LISA MOWRY

Practical and plush. That’s what designer Susie Prince had in mind for the screen porch she and her husband, Victor, added on to their small Atlanta home. She topped the stained concrete floor (practical) with a rug and other furnishings that offer indoor comfort (plush). “The porch is happy and bright, with nature visible everywhere,” Susie says.

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outdoor living

This is our de-stress zone nearly yearround. We essentially doubled our home’s dining and living room space by adding it. SUSIE PRINCE,

homeowner SMART SLANT Susie designed the midcentury moderninspired structure with a shed roof that rises to 12 feet. “It extends our views since the yard goes uphill,” she says. A contractor perfected the pitch and added a roof cricket that directs water to gutters.

before

GROUND LEVEL Tearing out a deck and tiled patio under it cleared the way for a 25×12-foot concrete pad. A 5-foot-wide uncovered area allows grilling space. June 2022 |

outdoor living

get the look

NATURAL LUXURY Give your covered, open-air room the comfort and style of a living space using pieces inspired by designer Susie Prince’s porch.

The resin wicker sofa and outdoor rug hold up if rain blows in and can be hosed off to clean.

C E I LI N G FAN

BHG Collection Indoor/ Outdoor, $119; walmart.com/BHG

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See how one designer’s skillful mix of earthy materials makes her inland home look and feel like a walk on the beach.

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Krywicki Wilson used a blend of textures in tactile materials to evoke the beach’s calming hues—tawny sands, gray-white clouds, and Prussian blue waters—and to include more of the senses. The result is tranquility you can see, touch, and sink into.

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ome should foster relaxation. Interior designer Jamie Krywicki Wilson says that for her family, the prompts come strongly from sand and surf. “I think the beach is probably the only place my husband and I actually feel relaxed,” she says. “It’s important for your home to make you feel that way.” Although her own home—a 1973 ranch house near Atlanta—is more than four hours’ drive from the Atlantic Ocean, the designer found her muse in the colors and textures of the South Carolina coast, the setting of happy memories. Jamie’s seaside color scheme includes crisp whites, sandy woods, and moody blue-blacks, plus plenty of touchable materials like rattan. “You can’t have too much texture,” she says. “It keeps everything from looking flat and warms up spaces.” (Nubby upholstery fabrics also conceal stains—a boon with kids and pets.) Sun-bleached woods and timeworn finds contribute to the unhurried beach aesthetic. “We want it to be a place where our kids can be kids,” she says.

INSPIRED SHAPES The fireplace surround harkens to architecture in seaside towns. The light fixture “feels like a cloud,” Jamie says.

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Wood beams echo the floors with a light, sandy color and exposed grain.

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Rich marine blue gives the palette a sophisticated depth.

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Oatmeal-color upholstery is a light but warming addition to the neutral palette.

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SHORE THING Nubby fabrics, woods, and woven grasses give the palette visual weight and contrast. STU CCO

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Painted white planks add texture and visual interest to the room.

The fireplace surround, with its pewter hue and smooth waterwornstone-like finish, anchors the scheme. R AT TAN TR I M

A medium wood tone tops the chair frames with earthy texture that repeats in accessories like baskets.

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The chocolaty wood hue brings more warmth to the room than black would.

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The library’s soft blue-black hue recalls an inky night sky. “I like that it feels warmer than a true black, and it’s a nice color to bring some drama,” Jamie says. The theatrics pivot to a focus on comfort with the soothing textures of a hide rug and tufted leather sofa, both in light, cool browns. An antique sawhorse C HANTI LLY used as a coﬀee table lends a richer brown and a furnished-over-time look. L AC E OC- 6 5 Jamie turned to yellow undertones—in caning on a sculptural chair and Benjamin Moore subdued gold metallics on light ﬁ xtures and frames—to warm up dark walls.

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MIXED LOOKS Woven rattan stools in a bold cane pattern contrast with the sleek walnut island. For the countertops and range wall, Jamie opted for a porcelain surface by Neolith meant to echo the look of Calacatta marble. “I would love to use marble,” she says, “but I knew it wasn’t realistic for my family.” BUYING IN FORMATION : BHG.com/Resources

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Even in kids rooms, Jamie prefers muted tones to primary colors. Here, instead of bright yellow, she uses richer mustard yellow on pillows and umber on the waxed canvas slipcovers that modernize the family heirloom spindle beds. n

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A DIY blogger with an engineering background put her problem-solving skills and creativity to work, installing a plate rack that perfectly fits her kitchen.

The shelves and rails were cut from 1×3 pine.

n The baseboard provided a natural spot to mount the bottom shelf.

icole Pankopp admits she was once afraid of power tools. “My first couple of projects, I used a handsaw and a hammer and nails,” she says. A miter saw proved to be the gateway to advanced projects throughout her Marietta, GA, home, including constructing a wall, window seat, and built-in cabinets. By the time she decided to dress up an awkward wall in her kitchen, using an assortment of power tools to build a plate rack was fairly light work. The trickiest part was ﬁ tting the notched shelves to the sides. “It was a lot of measure, cut, test it out,” she says. To see her project steps, turn the page.

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Nicole installed 1×3 pine along the edge of the tile backsplash above the counter and on the peninsula base. She planned the shiplap placement, allowing for two matching narrower pieces on the outside edges, then installed the shiplap from left to right. A set of

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light switches required a few additional cuts. A 1×3 also trims the top and the right edge. She then spackled nail holes and caulked the seams.

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With a small roller, Nicole applied two coats of matte paint to the shiplap, which came primed.

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Nicole planned one shelf to fit on top of the baseboard and another to match the countertop height; the other two shelves are evenly spaced above. They’re all cut from 1×3s, with a notch at each end so they fit flush against the side trim. After staining and sealing the shelves, Nicole secured

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Nicole, who writes the blog Simply Aligned Home, spent three days on the plate rack. “I was knee-deep in a bathroom renovation, and I just wanted a quick weekend project,” she says.

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Lumber, shiplap, and finishing supplies (paint, stain, and sealer) cost about $150.

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A 1×3 ripped into ³⁄₈-inch strips form the rails. Nicole glued and nailed the rails to the trim, using a wood block as a spacer. The slightly wider bottom set of rails mounts to a wood piece in the center for stability. n

“If you break down a project into small steps, it will make the project not only more manageable but more enjoyable as well,” Nicole says. TRY A PAINT PROJECT

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• Pregnancy Exposure Registry. There is a pregnancy exposure registry for individuals who use OPZELURA during pregnancy. The purpose of this registry is to collect information about the health of you and your baby. If you become exposed to OPZELURA during pregnancy, you and your healthcare provider should report exposure to Incyte Corporation at 1-855-463-3463. • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if OPZELURA passes into your breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment with OPZELURA and for about 4 weeks after the last dose. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. What are the possible side effects of OPZELURA? OPZELURA may cause serious side effects, including: • See “What is the most important information I should know about OPZELURA?” • Low blood cell counts. OPZELURA may cause low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia), low red blood cell counts (anemia), and low white blood cell counts (neutropenia). If needed, your healthcare provider will do a blood test to check your blood cell counts during your treatment with OPZELURA and may stop your treatment if signs or symptoms of low blood cell counts happen. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you develop or have worsening of any of these symptoms: ○ unusual bleeding ○ bruising ○ tiredness ○ shortness of breath ○ fever • Cholesterol increases. Cholesterol increase has happened in people when ruxolitinib is taken by mouth. Tell your healthcare provider if you have high levels of fat in your blood (high cholesterol or triglycerides). The most common side effects of OPZELURA include: • pain or swelling in your nose or throat (nasopharyngitis) • diarrhea • bronchitis • ear infection • increase in a type of white blood cell (eosinophil) counts • hives • inflamed hair pores (folliculitis) • swelling of the tonsils (tonsillitis) • runny nose (rhinorrhea) These are not all of the possible side effects of OPZELURA. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Incyte Corporation at 1-855-463-3463. Manufactured for: Incyte Corporation, 1801 Augustine Cut-off, Wilmington, DE 19803 Issued: September 2021 PLR-OPZ-00010 OPZELURA is a trademark of Incyte. All rights reserved. U.S. Patent Nos. 7598257; 8415362; 8722693; 8822481; 9079912; 9974790; 10610530; 10639310; 10758543; 10869870 For more information go to www.Opzelura.com or call 1-855-463-3463

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personal SPACE

In last month’s issue, we toured the upgrades designer Angela Belt made in the living spaces of her first home. Here she shows us how she layered on comfort and beauty upstairs.

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A faux-grass ceiling and hanging plants bring natural elements into the meditation zone.

TH E PROJ ECT The bedroom, bath, and office in designer Angela Belt’s home in West Hartford, CT, were perfectly functional, but blank gray walls and uninspiring decor were zapping more energy than they were giving. “I wanted each room to nurture the people spending time in them,” Angela says.

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TH E GOAL Create “me spaces” that would creatively inspire Angela and her husband, Leon, who is an art director at ESPN. A big part of Angela’s mission as a designer is to intentionally source pieces from underrepresented Black artists and makers. If there’s an opportunity to use work by a person of color in her home, she says, she makes a point to do so. TH E RE S U LT Bold contrasting colors, personal collections, and smart storage blend in rooms that both soothe and energize. “It’s important to me to have space to decompress,” she says. BY M A L LO RY A B R E U P H OTO S DAV I D L A N D S T Y L I N G R A I N A K AT T E L S O N

dare to add drama “I built the room decor around this energetic Lulu and Georgia headboard,” Angela says. Contrasting the coral with blue Orange Grove wallpaper from Anthropologie makes each color look more saturated. She added nubby texture with the same hues in bedding from Jungalow. June 2022 |

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use what you have The credenza, which has moved with Angela for more than 10 years, became an anchor point for a gallery of prints by Black artists (sold through Society6) and keepsakes, including a blue dish she found during her honeymoon in Paris. She turned a petite window nook into a meditation area “to ground myself and clear my mind.”

design for storage As the only working bath in the house, this space needed to be reconfigured with enough storage for the family of four. Angela replaced a ﬂ ush-mount mirror and pedestal sink with a medicine cabinet mirror from the BHG Collection at Walmart and a vanity sink with drawers in the same footprint. A basket tucks underneath, and a shelf adds a towel bar and room for SampleHAUS bowls to hold cosmetics.

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then & now

In the earliest issues of our magazine, we showed families gathered in cheerful kitchen nooks for the morning meal. We’re happy to report the family breakfast table is back.

now:

egg bites

BACO N S PI NAC H EGG B ITE S

AN DO U I LLE M U S H ROO M EGG B ITE S

SINGLE SERVE

RECIPES BEGIN ON PAGE 103.

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Use any half-pint oven-safe vessel. Wideor narrow-mouth canning jars are easy to find at many grocery stores.

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M O NTE C RI STO EGG B ITE S

One of the upsides to all the extra time we spent at home over the past couple of years is that we rediscovered the joy of sitting down together to a good breakfast—taking a moment to start the day right. These egg bites, similar to mini crustless quiches, are inspired by a Starbucks menu item. For so many reasons, they’re what we want for breakfast today. First, they’re high in protein (13 g each), which helps us power through to lunch. Second, they’re customizable—stir in your favorite ingredients or clean out your fridge. Last, you can make them ahead: Bake a batch when you have time and chill them, then reheat in less time than it takes to brew your morning coffee. Win-win.

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SAVORY GRIDDLE CAKES

February 1935 During the thrifty ’30s, savvy homemakers nudged pancakes out of the sweet zone and embraced the batter as a smart way to use up leftovers. Chicken, fish, lamb, ham, veggies— anything in the icebox was game. “Have you eaten a mushroom pancake with cream gravy? If not, you haven’t really lived!”

September 1929 Family breakfast was a sit-down event when toasters first appeared. Making toast at the table called for creative ways to run cords to electrical outlets. Our editors wrote, “Skilled electricians can pierce even the finest rugs without injuring them.” Gasp.

then:

Over the decades we’ve published nearly 100 waffle recipes. We’ve stirred in nuts, crushed cornflakes, oats, PB&J, and cheese. “Will It Waffle?” The answer was YES to hash browns, brownie batter, cornbread, and shortcakes. 1929 Editors suggested a BYO-Waffle-Iron dinner party. 1947 Chicken à la King Waffles made their debut. And from 1990, try this clever mix fix-up: 2 cups pancake mix, two 8-oz. lemon yogurts, 2 eggs, ¹∕4 cup oil, and 2 Tbsp. poppy seeds.

Eggs, bacon, pancakes, hash browns, coffee— we’ve tested and tasted so many versions of these morning starters over the past century. Enjoy a sampling of our favorite highlights.

GETTING FANCY

In the ’50s, entertaining at home got a whole lot more elaborate. Even breakfast was an event, like this glamorous French-inspired spread from March 1958 featuring Eiffel Tower Eggs. The fluffy whipped egg whites were spiked with Tabasco, layered with deviled ham, and piled sky-high into little white ramekins. Also on the menu: from-scratch croissants and easy shortcut blintzes of sliced bread filled with cottage cheese then toasted. ■

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DRINK YOUR BREAKFAST We’re not talking mimosas—though we’ve served up plenty of brunch cocktails on our pages. For nonbreakfast eaters and teens on the go, we offered our first “smoothie” in October 1960. The recipe—ripe banana, vanilla ice cream, evaporated milk, and OJ—was decidedly less healthful than the ones we would offer today.

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E A S Y, D E L I C I O U S R E C I P E S FOR A BET TER DINNER TONIGHT

REFRIGERATED BABA GHANOUSH

one 10-oz. carton

ROMAINE LETTUCE

6 cups chopped

ENGLISH CUCUMBER

1 medium, coarsely chopped

RADISHES

4, thinly sliced

GRAPE OR CHERRY TOMATOES

1¹∕2 cups, halved

Cut whole wheat or white pitas into wedges, brush with olive oil, and bake 12 to 15 minutes at 350°F.

LEMON

1, zested and juiced

FETA CHEESE

¹∕4 cup crumbled

vegetarian

BABA GHANOUSH BOWLS START TO FINISH 25 min.

K ALAMATA OLIVES

¹∕4 cup, chopped

PITA CHIPS

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Baba ghanoush, the Mediterranean puree made from roasted eggplant, tahini, lemon, garlic, and herbs, is available in the refrigerated section of many grocery stores. If you can’t ﬁnd it, substitute hummus.

1. On the side or in the bottom of four bowls, add a generous swipe of baba ghanoush. Add lettuce, cucumber, radishes, and tomatoes. 2. For dressing, in a small bowl whisk together ¹∕4 cup olive oil, the lemon zest and juice, ¹∕2 tsp. salt,

and ¹∕4 tsp. ground black pepper until emulsiﬁed. Drizzle over bowls and top with 1 Tbsp. each feta and olives. Serve with pita chips. Serves 4. PER SERVING 305 cal, 22 g fat (3 g sat fat), 6 mg chol, 553 mg sodium, 21 g carb, 6 g ﬁber, 4 g sugars, 6 g pro

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diy pita chips

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fast & fresh protein-packed REFRIED BEANS

1 cup

seven-Layer ChickenBurrito START TO FINISH 25 min.

CHIPOTLE CHILES IN ADOBO SAUCE

1¹∕2 tsp., ﬁnely chopped

These wraps have all the makings of the classic layered party dip. Opt for shredded rotisserie chicken and purchased guacamole for ultimate ease.

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FLOUR TORTILLAS

four 10-inch

SHREDDED CHICKEN

2 cups

SALSA

¹∕4 cup

GUACAMOLE

¹∕2 cup

SOUR CREAM

¹∕2 cup

TOMATO

1, chopped

SHREDDED SPINACH

1 cup

SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE

¹∕2 cup (2 oz.)

BLACK OLIVES

¹∕4 cup sliced

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To finish an open can of chipotles in adobo, freeze spoonfuls of the saucy chiles in a single layer, then store in a freezer bag. Thaw and add to soups, sauces, and dips.

1. In a small bowl stir together refried beans and 1 tsp. of the chipotle chiles. Spread over tortillas. Top each with ¹∕2 cup chicken, 1 Tbsp. of the salsa, and 2 Tbsp. of the guacamole. In a small bowl stir together sour cream and the remaining ¹∕2 tsp. chipotle chiles. Spoon over guacamole and top with

tomato, spinach, cheese, and black olives. 2. Roll up burritos and serve with additional salsa if you like. Makes 4. PER BURRITO 539 cal, 23 g fat (9 g sat fat), 90 mg chol, 1,006 mg sodium, 49 g carb, 4 g sugars, 34 g pro

fast & fresh pantry dinner

Pea and Artichoke Toasts

START TO FINISH 35 min.

MARINATED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

one 6-oz. jar, artichokes quartered

FROZEN PEAS

1¹∕2 cups

RED WINE VINEGAR

2 tsp.

CANNELLINI BEANS

one 15-oz. can, rinsed and drained

FRESH OREGANO

1 Tbsp. chopped

COUNTRY BREAD

4 thick-cut slices, toasted

PROSCIUTTO

4 thin slices

CARROT

1 medium, peeled into ribbons

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Raid your freezer and pantry for the building blocks of these rustic toasts fit for happy hour (or dinner). Marinade from the jarred artichokes flavors the pea puree. 1. Drain artichoke hearts, reserving 3 Tbsp. marinade. Place frozen peas in a heatproof bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over and let stand 1 minute; drain well. In a food processor combine 1 cup peas, 2 Tbsp. of the reserved marinade, and 1 tsp. of the red wine vinegar; puree until smooth. Stir in the remaining ¹∕2 cup peas. 2. In a small bowl mash beans with oregano, the remaining 1 tsp. red wine vinegar, ¹∕4 tsp. salt, and ¹∕4 tsp. ground black pepper. Spread over bread slices then spread with pea mixture. Top each slice with artichoke hearts, prosciutto, and carrot ribbons. Drizzle toasts with the remaining 1 Tbsp. marinade and sprinkle with cracked black pepper. Makes 4. PER TOAST 301 cal, 6 g fat (1 g sat fat), 4 mg chol, 900 mg sodium, 52 g carb, 11 g fiber, 3 g sugars, 17 g pro

prep work

Run a veggie peeler down the length of a carrot to make long ribbons.

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flavor swap

We tested with Americanstyle (mayobased) potato salad, but vinegar-forward German-style would be delicious too.

ENGLISH CUCUMBER

1 medium, thinly sliced

SHALLOT

1, thinly sliced

FRESH DILL

¹∕4 cup chopped

WHITE WINE VINEGAR

¹∕4 cup

MIXED SALAD GREENS

4 cups

DELI POTATO SALAD

1 pt.

SMOKED TROUT

two 8-oz. pkg., skinned and ﬂaked

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shortcut cooking

SmokedTrout PotatoSalad START TO FINISH 35 min.

1. For pickled cucumber:

Potato salad is usually considered a side—and an unassuming one at that. Here’s how to turn it into a satisfying and incredibly easy summer main dish.

In a medium bowl combine cucumber, shallot, dill, vinegar, and 1 tsp. salt. Let stand 20 minutes. 2. Pile greens and potato salad on four plates; top

with trout and pickled cucumber. Serves 4. PER SERVING 309 cal, 14 g fat (3 g sat fat), 105 mg chol, 1,524 mg sodium, 20 g carb, 2 g sugars, 20 g pro ■

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HOME

ON HIS NEW ALBUM, HARRY STYLES EXPLORES THEMES OF BELONGING, PEACE, AND DISCOVERING DOMESTIC BLISS WHEREVER YOU CAN FIND IT. Looking back, it was undoubtedly risky suggesting to meet Harry Styles, the global music megastar, the apple of so many millions of eyes, at a public open-air swimming pool in London on an unusually sunny March morning—right when people were bouncing around the city with a vaguely manic, newly liberated energy, catalyzed by the total lift on COVID restrictions. But swimmers, particularly all-weather swimmers (the lido I chose is unheated and open yearround), take the meditative pleasure of swimming seriously, as Styles himself, who swims outdoors daily, knows well. “I feel like people who have discovered cold water swimming are just so happy for you that you’ve also found it,” Styles said. In other words, no one is hassling you for water-side photos. Indeed, around us, most swimmers were doing an admirable job of feigning indifference to the fact that an instantly recognizable pinup (the hair, the face, the tattoos) was stripped off, poolside. Styles has spent the last few years on a quest to enjoy things for what they are, to “be in the moment,” as he put it. Swimming is good for this; it’s hard to think about anything else when you are struggling to keep breathing. “That’s the thing with a swim,” he said. “It’s the one thing

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you never regret.” Just before the pandemic, in December 2019, Styles released his second solo album, Fine Line, to acclaim. The corresponding live shows, Love On Tour, were due to start in April 2020. But by then, the pandemic was raging; disaster declarations had been made across the U.S., and Europe was on lockdown. Styles had envisaged himself busy, playing packed shows each night, the music bellowing from his lungs, his pearls and sequins glittering in the light. Instead, nothing. “Suddenly, the screaming stopped,” he said. Everything was canceled, an end to the relentless merry-goround of attention Styles has been on since 2010—then a smiling 16-year-old in a skinny scarf that would hint at the kind of fey hipwiggling rocker he would go on to become a decade later—when he appeared on the British talent show The X Factor and was set on a conveyer belt to stardom. Now Styles was stuck in L.A. for months with nothing to do. “It was the first time I’d stopped since I left my mum’s,” he said. For a while, at the beginning of lockdown, productivity drilled into him, Styles felt like

Harry Styles was photographed at the Cotswolds home of Catherine & John Pawson.

he should work, create. The ethos with One Direction (the boy band he was packaged into on The X Factor) was always more, next, bigger, better. It was “all about how do you keep it going and how do you get it to grow,” he said. “There were so many years where, for me, especially in the band and the first few years coming out of it, I’d just been terrified of it ending, because I didn’t necessarily know who I was if I didn’t do music.” Styles came to see that COVID was out of his control, that he just had to ride it out. He bubbled with a group of friends and for about six weeks did “practically nothing.” Didn’t write any music. Didn’t record. He was suddenly just another young guy in a house-share trying not to bug his roommates. Styles came to realize that his past schedule had facilitated avoidance. “Whether it was with friends or people I was dating, I was always gone before it got to the point of having to have any difficult conversations,” he said. So he used lockdown to commit to being a better friend, son, brother. He pushed himself to confront things he hadn’t brought up, had many long, honest chats. And like most people who found themselves suddenly very, very inside, he thought a lot about the idea of home—about belonging, peace, sanctuary. “I realized that that home feeling isn’t something that you get from a house; it’s more of an internal thing. You realize that when you stop for a minute,” he said.

few months later when he started recording in L.A., and later in Oxfordshire and London, he thought about what he was doing not as the creation of a new record but as an extension of that time kicking back with friends (he has a close-knit circle and was living with some of the same people he writes and plays with). “I’ve always made my worst, most generic work when I’m just desperate to get a single,” he explained. So he tried to see what he was doing as open, speculative. That is, he has realized, his great skill as a musician; he’s not naturally gifted at guitar or piano, not the most confident singer, can’t read music, but he excels when it comes to bringing

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people together. He is at his best, he said, when he pulls away from what is formal or expected and does something playful, collaborative, instinctive, fun. While Fine Line is full of references to Styles’ musical heroes (Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Van Morrison), this time, when he started recording, he deliberately didn’t listen to anything—except classical, music that cleansed him of sonic references—so he could start again with “a blank canvas.” He knew he had to commit to the reset, to the sense of a fresh start that was happening across his life. He is aware that this all sounds a bit pretentious, a bit airy-fairy, but then, who didn’t get caught up in a rush of pandemic life-improvement epiphanies? “I think everyone went through a big moment of selfreflection, a lot of navel-gazing, and I don’t know if there’s anything more navel-gazing than making an album. It’s so self-absorbed,” he said. Two years on, Styles and I are meeting because that album, titled Harry’s House, is about to be announced to the world. The day before we meet, I listened to the album in a room at Sony’s London headquarters under the watchful eye of a company executive. Only a handful of people knew then about its existence, and, overwhelmed by the pressure of secrecy, I briefly freaked out when I found myself audibly humming one of the songs on the train home. Harry’s House is, as you can probably guess, about home. Not just home in the sense of a physical space—though there are plenty of references to kitchens and “sitting in the garden” and “maple syrup, coffee, pancakes for two”—but also to home “in terms of a headspace or mental well-being,” as Styles put it. “It sounds like the biggest, and the most fun, but it’s by far the most intimate,” he said of the album. At this point, Styles and I were sitting with a coffee on a patch of grass outside the pool, and I had begun to realize that I had kept him in the cold water way, way

I THINK EVERYONE WENT THROUGH A BIG MOMENT OF SELFREFLECTION, AND I DON’T KNOW IF THERE’S ANYTHING MORE NAVELGAZING THAN MAKING AN ALBUM.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE STUFF THAT IS RIGHT, THAT IS FUN, IN TERMS OF THE PROCESS, THAT I CAN BE PROUD OF FOR A LONG TIME.

too long. He was visibly shaking. “Two lengths was too much,” he agreed. I think we were both trying to show off—me, nonchalance to a popular heartthrob, and him, hardiness to another committed cold water swimmer. I became worried I had incapacitated him, something that would get me into great trouble, as a member of his team reminded me by text later, as he was due to perform at Coachella in a few weeks. “If you killed me, it would make for a good story,” Styles said, eager to see the sunny side. We set off in search of heat. Almost anyone who meets Styles will tell you how polite, breezy he is. Few interviews go by without mentioning his charm. Indeed, it is hard not to describe his boyish enthusiasm in the same campy, knowing cheesiness that enlivens his songs (“strawberries on a summer evenin’” or the exquisitely saccharine, “If I was a bluebird, I would fly to you; you be the spoon, dip you in honey so I can be sticking to you,” from “Daylight” on Harry’s House). Styles is teddy bears on your teenage bed, perfect handwriting on thank you cards, picked flowers on Sunday morning, puppies running on fresh-cut grass, Grandma’s favorite homemade cake. At points, he is almost daffily nice, too attentive, as if held in the throes of a decade-long bout of imposter syndrome (he confirmed that he does, sometimes, expect that someone will tap him on the shoulder and say, “The jig is up. You’re done now”). Surely a mask, you are thinking. No one that fancied can be that sweet. I asked Styles this myself: Is he actually pleasant, normal, sane? “My producer keeps asking me when I’m going to have my big breakdown,” he said, laughing. “The most honest version I can think of is, I didn’t grow up in poverty by any means, but we didn’t have much money, and I had an expectation of what I could achieve in life. I feel like everything else has been a bonus, and I am so lucky.” That said, both Styles and his therapist have questioned why he cares quite so much about being likable. This is one of the things he thought about a lot in his big pandemic reflection. In part, it’s a choice, he explained. He recalled moving to London after

The X Factor and hearing tales of petulant celebrities screaming because someone got their coffee order wrong and deciding to never be that guy, to never give someone a petty reason to bad-mouth him. But more recently he’s come to worry that the drive for approval came from a more complex place, a place of caution, fear, control. “In lockdown, I started processing a lot of stuff that happened when I was in the band,” he said. He thought about the way he was encouraged to give so much of himself away, “to get people to engage with you, to like you.” He thought about the fact that no baby photos exist of him that aren’t on the internet (you give a bunch to an X Factor producer doing a piece on your backstory without much thought, and suddenly your childhood is online). He thought about the journalists asking questions, when he was still a teenager, about how many people he’d slept with and how, rather than telling them to go away, he would worry about how he could be coy without them leaving the room annoyed. “Why do I feel like I’m the one who has done something wrong?” he said to me, after we got up to shift spots in the park when a teenager started filming us for a prank video. Styles said he often spent interviews terrified about saying the wrong thing until he stopped to question what abhorrent belief or bizarre opinion he was scared he’d accidentally reveal and realized he couldn’t think of anything. He thought about how, when good things happened—say, a No. 1 album—he wouldn’t feel happy, just relieved. And he thought about the cleanliness clauses in the contracts he used to sign, which would dictate that they would be null and void if he did anything supposedly unsavory, and about how terrified that used to make him. And about when he signed his solo contract and learned that the ability to make music would not be affected by personal transgressions, he burst into tears, a reaction he still seemed shocked by, retelling it to me now, years later. “I felt free,” he explained. Recently Styles began to work through issues related to intimacy, dating, love. “For a long time, it felt like the only thing that was mine was my sex life. I felt so June 2022 |

I REALIZED THAT THAT HOME FEELING ISN’T SOMETHING THAT YOU GET FROM A HOUSE; IT’S MORE OF AN INTERNAL THING.

ashamed about it, ashamed at the idea of people even knowing that I was having sex, let alone who with,” he said. The life of a boy band member is something of a Ken Doll existence—a smooth nothingness where sex should be. One must be flirtatious (swoon!) without ever being seen to have sex, let alone casual sex. One must project the intrigue of a bad boy without ever doing anything bad; you are an object, an image, onto which people project fantasies, not a person who actually does things, who gets messy. “At the time, there were still the kiss-and-tell things. Working out who I could trust was stressful,” Styles said. “But I think I got to a place where I was like, why do I feel ashamed? I’m a 26-year-old man who’s single; it’s like, yes, I have sex.” Styles has come to fame at a complex time for the idolized. When he emerged, the UK was at the height of its tabloid culture, when celebrities were being hounded, exposed. That gave way to social media, where everyone expected to see everything, where anyone could publish snapshots, footage, gossip. “I think we’re in a moment of reflection,” Styles said. “You look back, especially now there’s all the documentaries, like the Britney documentary, and you watch how people were abused in that way, by that system, especially women. You recall articles from not even five years ago, and you’re like, I can’t even believe that was written.” He has been thinking a lot recently about autonomy, ownership, privacy. About what he should be able to keep to himself, what he should be able to simply communicate through his music without follow-up questions or prying. Around the time of Fine Line, he faced scrutiny around his sexuality. People became incredulous that he wore dresses, waved Pride flags, and yet hadn’t clarified with precision, publicly to a journalist or on social media, the specifics of who he’d slept with, how he defined. This expectation is, to him, bizarre, “outdated.” “I’ve been really open with it with my friends, but that’s my personal experience; it’s mine,” he said. “The whole point of where we should be heading, which is toward accepting everybody and being more open, is that it doesn’t matter, and it’s about not having to label everything, not having to clarify what boxes you’re checking.”

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But Styles does not want to appear ungrateful or defensive, or even angry. All of this contemplation, this honesty, is not to say that he didn’t love it, hasn’t loved it all—because he has, he reminded me several times, “absolutely loved it.” Despite the acceptance that some things could, should, have been different, he still feels lucky every day, he said, lucky to make music, lucky to do what he loves. y now, we were snug in a local café; all the other attendees appeared to be in their late seventies, and no one gave us a second glance. In about an hour from now, just after we’ve parted, Styles’ album’s existence will be announced to the world on Twitter. The cover, on which he stands alone in an upside-down room, will go on within mere hours to receive over a million likes. The first single on the album, “As It Was,” begins with a clip of a voice note from one of his goddaughters asking him to say good night to her. It is, he said, about “metamorphosis.” About when you look back on life, and on your past selves, and barely recognize them. About when you realize everything has transformed, irrevocably. About when you grow up, change, begin to move on. At some point Styles realized that fighting to always be “the thing” would not only be miserable but unsustainable. He told me that he sees Harry’s House as a similar watershed. “Finally, it doesn’t feel like my life is over if this album isn’t a commercial success,” he said. “You’ve never felt that way before?” I asked. He said, “Honestly, I don’t think I have.” With his first album, he explained, he was terrified to make fun music, “because I’d come out of the band, and it was like, if I want to be taken seriously as a musician, then I can’t make fun music.” He called it “bowling with the bumpers up, playing it safe.” While the second album was “freer,” he became concerned with making “really big songs,” an objective he now questions. Now his goals are, on the surface, smaller but, to him, far greater: “I just want to make stuff that is right, that is fun, in terms of the process, that I can be proud of for a long time, that my friends can be proud of, that my family can be proud of, that my kids will be proud of one day,” he said. We hugged goodbye, and he set off through North London on foot—a sex symbol, a fashion darling, a very modern rock star, weaving his way back home. n

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P R O D U C T I O N LG S T U D I O

S T Y L I N G A S S I S TA N T S RYA N WO H LG E M U T,

P R O D U C T I O N CO O R D I N ATO R C A M I L L A L E W I S

WITH THE HELP OF A SOMMELIER-TURNED-WINEMAKER, WE’RE UNCORKING COCKTAILS WITH A COMMON INGREDIENT—WINE. chardonnay creamsicle punch In a cocktail shaker combine 2 oz. unoaked or moderately oaky Chardonnay, 1 oz. vodka, 2 oz. fresh orange juice or clementine juice, ½ oz. Vanilla-Thyme Syrup, and ¼ oz. fresh lemon juice. Add ice, shake well, and strain into an ice-ﬁlled glass. Top with 1 oz. seltzer and garnish with orange and fresh thyme. Makes 1. VANILLA-THYME SYRUP Combine

1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, two sprigs fresh thyme, and 1 vanilla bean pod, split lengthwise with seeds scraped into the mixture. Bring to a low simmer, stirring well, until the sugar has dissolved. Let cool. Strain oﬀ solids. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks. Makes 1½ cups.

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TASTING NOTES

Balance a light Chardonnay with vanilla, citrus, and a splash of vodka in this modern take on a spritzer.

strawberry mule

TASTING NOTES

Winemaker Jayme Henderson turns a traditional mule on its head, replacing the usual vodka with a fruit-forward red wine.

In a mule mug muddle 3 halved or quartered strawberries with ½ oz. fresh lime juice. Add 4 oz. mediumbodied, jammy red wine (Grenache, Malbec, Zinfandel), 2 oz. ginger beer, and ice. Stir well, adding more ice as needed. Garnish with additional strawberries and lime. Makes 1.

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wine talk After 15 years as a certified sommelier in the Denver restaurant scene, Jayme Henderson launched her blog, Holly & Flora, and cofounded (with husband Steve Steese) The Storm Cellar, a winery in Colorado’s North Fork Valley. “By incorporating wine as a cocktail ingredient, you add complexity without a highproof hit,” Jayme says. “A wellbalanced wine is delicious on its own, but adding wine to cocktails gives them a delicious, new twist.”

roséhibiscus spritz

In a cocktail shaker combine 1 oz. gin, 2 oz. dry rosé, ½ oz. RoséHibiscus Syrup, and ½ oz. fresh lemon juice. Add ice, shake well, and strain into an ice-filled glass. Top with 2 oz. seltzer and garnish with rosemary. Makes 1. ROSÉ-HIBISCUS SYRUP Combine 1 cup

rosé, 1 cup sugar, and 1 hibiscus tea bag. Bring mixture to a low simmer, stirring well, until the sugar dissolves. Cool to room temperature. Remove the tea bag, squeezing gently; discard. Refrigerate syrup up to 2 weeks.

TASTING NOTES

If you alternate between an Aperol spritz and a glass of rosé, this drink is for you.

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peach friesling Chill 1 bottle dry or off-dry Riesling, 2 oz. fresh lemon juice, and 1 oz. elderflower liqueur in the refrigerator for a few hours. In a blender combine the Riesling, lemon juice, elderflower liqueur, 2 cups frozen peach slices, and 2 cups ice. Blend until fully mixed and slushy, adding more ice as needed to reach desired consistency. Pour into chilled cocktail glasses and garnish with fresh basil and peaches. Serves 4. ■

TASTING NOTES

Jayme puts a stone fruit and Riesling spin on the nearly ubiquitous frosé (frozen rosé).

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BY J E N N Y C O M I TA P H OTO S LISA ROMEREIN F O O D ST Y L I N G R E B E C C A FA R R P R O P ST Y L I N G LIZ STRONG

TH E B E D S ARE MAD E FRO M STAC KE D 4×4 s WITH 2× 6 BOARD S O N TO P — B U I LT- I N B E N C H S E ATI N G !

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The fenced garden area sits about a hundred feet from Cathy and Garrett Poshusta’s 1912 Washington farmhouse. Two years ago the couple converted the space from “a crazy, wild mess of dirt and raspberry bushes,” Cathy says, into a living area with spots for dining and lounging, a chicken coop, and six raised beds for food and flowers.

GARDEN to

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THAT’S THE RECIPE THE POSHUSTA FAMILY STICKS TO FOR THEIR EASY, BREEZY SUMMER GATHERINGS. PLANT. PICK. PARTY. REPEAT.

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built to suit

athy Poshusta has a thing for old houses. During the first decade of their marriage, she and her husband, Garrett, bought, lived in, and renovated five homes in Seattle, lovingly transforming them with their own hands. But in the summer of 2016, when she walked up the crumbling path of a worn-down farmhouse in the countryside outside Ellensburg, WA— a ranch town where she and Garrett both grew up—she experienced property lust on a different level. “I thought, I don’t just want to live in this house; I want to die in this house,” she says. “I fall in love with houses all the time, but with this one I had this great feeling I had never had before.” Looking at the place today, it’s not hard to see the appeal. With wide porches and loads of historical details intact, the home sits on 3 acres, surrounded by rolling farmland punctuated with old-growth elms. Since the couple took possession of the house—moving to Ellensburg, about a hundred miles southeast of Seattle, after quitting their nine-to-fives in the city—they’ve worked it into tip-top shape, documenting the before, during, and after on their popular design blog, The Grit and Polish. They ripped out carpets and refinished floors, brought the bathrooms up to date, and overhauled the kitchen, transforming the dated 1990s reno into a fresh, bright space that somehow looks like it’s been there forever. But perhaps no project has brought more joy to the family—which includes kids Wilder, Daphne, and Brooks, and

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Welding together steel and galvanized metal screens, Garrett built the garden cover, right, to keep pests— and rogue chickens— out of the leafy greens. He constructed the chicken coop, below right, using salvaged material from their scrap pile. In the butler’s pantry, bottom right, Cathy arranges flowers from the raised beds out back. Dahlias, cosmos, zinnias, echinacea, and Chinese forgetme-nots are favorites that mix easily. “I’ll cut whatever is blooming, then walk around the rest of the property clipping bits of greenery to add to the mix,” she says. In lieu of vases, she favors pitchers and crocks from her collection of pieces from Farmhouse Pottery in Vermont. They brightened the dark kitchen, opposite, with new pendant lighting and white tongue-and-groove paneling on the walls and ceiling. The marble and walnut countertops are new, but they were able to keep the cabinets, waking them up with Benjamin Moore Simply White paint and sturdy brass hardware. Cathy found the fir hutch, top right, in a local antiques store and uses it to store serveware. In a small-town twist, she later learned it was originally in the home.

grilling central

With his Weber wheeled into the garden, grill-master Garrett can entertain while he cooks. But before guests arrive, he’s already at work: Smoky lemonade: Garrett chars 8 halved lemons before juicing and mixing in 5 cups water. The secret sweetener is premade simple syrup infused with a little lavender and rosemary from the garden: Add herbs to 1 cup each sugar and water. Boil until sugar dissolves; cool and strain before adding to lemonade. Stone fruit sundaes: Brush cut sides of halved stone fruit with melted butter and thyme; drizzle with honey. Grill and slice to serve with ice cream and an oat crumble (recipe, page 87).

Cathy sets the table with her collection of mismatched floral china. The star is her great-grandmother’s wedding pattern, but she adds in thrift shop finds. She cuts down on trips by carrying everything from hutch to table in a sturdy basket.

A CO BALT TAB LEC LOTH FRO M H E ATH E R TAYLO R H O M E AN D FARM H O U S E POT TE RY NAPKI N S PAI R WE LL WITH TH E VI NTAG E PL AC E S ET TI N G S .

PREP WORK

The Poshustas make gatherings easy with a few make-ahead components. SAL AD D RE S S I NG Prep: Combine ⅓ cup white balsamic vinegar, 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard, 1 Tbsp. honey, 2 cloves minced garlic, and ¼ tsp. each salt and pepper. Whisk in ½ cup olive oil. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks. Party time: Drizzle over just-picked garden greens. TOMATO - BAS I L JAM Prep: Toss 2 lb. cherry tomatoes with 2 Tbsp. olive oil, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1½ tsp. salt, and ¼ tsp. pepper. Grill on a hot grill pan 15 minutes or until tomatoes are softened. Move to a saucepan and stir in ⅓ cup red wine vinegar and ¼ cup sugar. Bring to boiling, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until thick, mashing occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in ¼ cup chopped basil. Cool; refrigerate up to 2 weeks. Party time: Serve with burgers. OAT C RU M B LE Prep: Mix ¾ cup brown sugar and ½ cup each flour and rolled oats. Cut in ⅓ cup butter until crumbly. Add ½ cup chopped pecans. Bake 15 minutes at 375°F on a parchmentlined baking sheet. Cool; store 3 days. Party time: Serve with stone fruit and ice cream.

a very sweet poodle named Silvi—than the multipurpose garden space they created in 2019. Inside a 50×36-foot rectangle surrounded by a grapevine-covered deer fence, the Poshustas built a truly dreamy outdoor living area. They designated zones for growing flowers and produce, grilling and dining, and lounging under the pear and cherry trees that, along with the grapevines and raspberry bushes, provide fresh-picked desserts all through summer and fall. The project took about a month from start to finish. After leveling the ground and clearing out decades of weeds, Garrett and Cathy added six raised beds surrounded by low-maintenance gravel, a stone patio that’s now home to a comfy sectional,

MAKE -AH E AD ITE M S LI KE TO MATO JAM AN D D RE S S I N G SAVE TI M E TH E DAY- O F FO R PI C KI N G FRE S H VEG G I E S AN D FLOWE RS .

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garden sink

When Cathy and Garrett redid the outdoor space, they ran potable water from the house, allowing them to use the sink for cleaning up and washing oﬀ fresh-picked veggies bound for the grill or table. “Instead of installing a drain,” Cathy says, “we just keep a bucket underneath and are very careful about using only garden-safe soap.” (An easy-to-ﬁnd option: Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Soap.)

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and an enormous table they crafted out of old beams a decade ago and dragged from house to house. The most recent additions include a vintage cast-iron sink for rinsing produce and washing little hands before dinner and a reclaimed-wood chicken coop. “When other people got pandemic puppies, we got pandemic chicks,” says Cathy with a laugh. “Building the garden didn’t take very much time or money, and it’s probably the space we use most. We live out there all summer long,” says Cathy, who loves hosting big barbecues and weekend-long family fetes, especially around the Ellensburg Rodeo and Kittitas County Fair. “It’s windy here, but when it gets to be evening, the air stills and we turn on the string lights, so there’s a nice golden glow in the garden,” she says. “Owls are hooting and crickets are chirping, and the kids are running around having fun. There’s nothing like that time of night at a party. It’s real country magic.” ■ BUYING IN FORMATION : BHG.com/Resources

The fruit trees, grapevines, and raspberry bushes around the perimeter were well established when Cathy and Garrett moved in. For the cutting garden, Cathy makes a point of adding heirloom varieties. “I like the idea of old flowers for an old house,” she says. Favorite seed sources are Floret Flower Farm and Johnny’s Selected Seeds.

T O KE E P STRI N G LI G HTS TAUT, ZI P -TI E TH E M TO STU RD I E R M ETAL CAB LE S .

happy lives here

New built-ins flank the redesigned fireplace, where a vintage-look gas insert was installed.

“Happy” is the adjective that popped up again and again when these California homeowners described the look they wanted. Exuberant patterns and joyful color in their kid-friendly, livable decor gave them exactly what they were looking for. 90

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BY K E R S T I N C Z A R R A P H OTO S DAV I D G R E E R S T Y L I N G L I Z S T R O N G

✱ Some existing midcentury pieces, like the living room sofa, opposite, were reupholstered in brighter hues. A framed scarf hangs above the fireplace. ✱ Designer Lauren Weiss embraced the family’s collection of mismatched dining chairs, freshening some with a striped fabric. ✱ Midcentury details are found throughout the home, including this cluster of pendants, each with a distinct shape.

Herringbone wood flooring is made of reclaimed oak by California Wood Floors, homeowner Kevin Hussey’s company.

Bright yellow appears throughout the house, such as in Eames molded desk chairs.

eimagining the 1909 Craftsman house in a charming neighborhood in the center of San Francisco was a design challenge: Showcase the existing architecture while making every inch of the structure feel warm, sunny, and welcoming, even when the city’s infamous fog rolls in. Homeowners Meegan Massagli and Kevin Hussey “dreamed of brighter rooms with wider entrances, clean midcentury lines, and a mix of patterns,” interior designer Lauren Weiss says. “It was about making the home feel cohesive, relaxed, and approachable.” Weiss put spirited wallcoverings to work, using them to add specific moods in several areas of the home. A pattern bursting with birds and cherries was chosen for a petite powder room, while a more subdued paper makes a calming statement in the primary bedroom. And a bright blue splatter design is a playful backdrop for the

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kids’ built-in homework and art ✱ Weiss outfitted the lower-level family station in the family room. room with a desk for With color, Weiss had to do homework and a soft a bit more negotiating. “She rug and floor pillows definitely pushed us out of our on the concrete floor comfort zone,” Meegan says. for playtime. A console While Benjamin Moore Simply and cabinets provide White coats the majority of storage that was lacking the walls, Weiss chose strategic in the 1900s home. spots for bold hues, including a credenza with royal blue panels in the family room, zingy yellow and green stripes on dining room chairs, and ochre upholstery for the living room sofa. “Lauren brought this bold, bohemian layer that we just love,” Meegan says. “And our yellow front door makes me smile each time I see it.”

✱ In the sunroom a framed textile brings in large-scale art at a fraction of what a piece of contemporary art might cost. ✱ Cherry red stools enliven the white kitchen. ✱ Meegan and Kevin and their children, Camille and Cian, love their happy home. ✱ The powder room is a perfect spot to try a design element with big personality. With Josef Frank Paradiset wallpaper, “you really don’t need much else,” Weiss says.

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OLDHOUSE LOVE

Designer Lauren Weiss talks about preserving and accenting a home’s existing character. ✱ YO U R G O -TO MAK EOVE R TOO L?

Paint is a dramatic and eﬀective tool. A dark color pulls out and highlights details in the architecture. ✱

WHAT ’S A N I C E N O D TO A H O M E ’S E R A?

Try wallpaper with a print or pattern that echoes the age of the house, like the Arts and Crafts-inspired paper, opposite. Use it in small doses so it doesn’t feel like a ﬁlm set. ✱ H OW D O YO U M IX M O D E R N AN D VI NTAG E ?

If you bring in period pieces, balance those with items that feel contemporary— a set of ‘70s chairs with a sleeker, simpler table. ✱

PLAY+SLEEP Both kids have definite ideas about their bedroom decor, Meegan says. She wanted to give each one what they love but stay aware that their tastes will likely change as quickly as they grow. Camille requested a big, fl uff y rug where she can play with her dolls. Cian wanted his room to reflect a cosmic journey. “He is really into space,” Meegan says. A deep navy on the walls and ceiling mimic the night sky, and the red-orange accents suggest Mars.

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AN E A SY WAY TO AD D O LD - H O U S E C HAR ACTE R?

A newly installed chair rail and wainscoting will look original to the home even if they’re not.

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✱ The primary bedroom is short on floor space but boasts 14-foot ceilings. An extra-large paper lantern pendant helps visually drop down the ceiling. Weiss’s frequent advice on making decor choices: “Go big or go home.” n

CA J UN CHICKEN SALAD WITH CORNBREAD CROUTONS

Reinvent an entire Southern supper into a robust salad with big, brassy flavors. Kale and/or spicy mustard greens are sturdy enough to support warm Cajun-spiced chicken, earthy black-eyed peas, and sweet cornbread croutons. Pickled okra pods add zing, and their spiced brine, along with a little bacon fat and mustard, makes a warm dressing with bold flavor.

BUY CORNBREAD FOR THE CROUTONS OR WHIP IT UP FROM A BOX MIX.

all you need is

SALAD Forget the bowl and pull out a platter for full-meal salads with heaps of color and crunch.

BY E M I LY T E E L P H OTO S C A R S O N D OW N I N G

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F O O D ST Y L I N G G R E G LU N A K E L S E Y M OY L A N

G R E E K- I N S P I R E D Q U I N OA S A L A D W I T H L E M O N - F E TA D R E S S I N G

Horiatiki—Greece’s famous chopped salad of cucumber, tomato, onion, olive, and feta cheese—was the flavor inspiration for this colorful salad. We traded out tomatoes for mini bell peppers to add juicy crunch and mixed in quinoa, chickpeas, and spinach to incorporate loads of protein and fiber.

PITA CHIPS STAY CRISP, EVEN ONCE COATED IN DRESSING.

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K A L E FA L A F E L S A L A D W I T H T OA S T E D P I N E N U T S A N D H U M M U S

Using store-bought versions of our favorite Middle Eastern mezze (appetizers) creates a salad that’s much more than a starter. Hummus serves as a creamy base for kale, spinach, grape tomatoes, quick-pickled red onion, and fresh herbs. Still-warm falafel, either made from scratch or pulled from the freezer section, turns the combination into a meal.

A WARM ELEMENT (SUCH AS FALAFEL) HELPS ANY SALAD FEEL MORE SUBSTANTIAL.

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GRILLED SALMON AND ROMAINE SALAD WITH OR ANGES AND OLIVES

Fire up the grill to make a sunny salad full of contrasting flavors and textures from warm grilled salmon fillets, lightly charred romaine hearts, and refreshingly sweet oranges. Ribbons of shaved asparagus pick up the smoky lemon juice and olive oil dressing and mingle with the savory finishing touches of grassy olives and chopped pistachios. n

GRILLING CARAMELIZES THE SUGAR IN CITRUS FRUIT AND ADDS WELCOME SMOKINESS.

RECIPES BEGIN ON PAGE 100.

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bonus recipe MARINATED SHRIMP SALAD WITH A CREAMY DILL DRESSING

yogurt, 1/3 cup dill, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Process until smooth. 3. On a large platter arrange lettuce, cucumber, radishes, tomatoes, and avocado. Add shrimp mixture; drizzle with remaining marinade. Sprinkle additional fresh dill over top. Serve salad with dressing. Serves 4. per serving 206 cal, 10 g fat (1 g sat fat), 165 mg chol, 513 mg sodium, 9 g carb, 3 g fiber, 4 g sugars, 25 g pro

CAJUN CHICKEN SALAD WITH CORNBREAD CROUTONS Pickled okra pulls double duty: Use the pods as a topping and the brine to make a warm dressing. Can’t find it? Use pickled peppers or cauliflower instead. start to finish 35 min. to 8 oz. day-old cornbread, cut into bite-size cubes (about 2 cups) (Quick Cornbread recipe, page 102) 21/2 tsp. salt-free Cajun or Creole seasoning 4 slices bacon, cut in thirds 1 to 11/4 lb. skinless, boneless chicken thighs 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 1 cup black-eyed peas 10 cups torn kale leaves and/or mustard greens, stems removed 2 Tbsp. pickled okra brine 2/3 cup pickled okra, halved if large R E C I PE S F RO M PAG E S 96 – 9 9

ALL YOU NEED IS SALAD

MARINATED SHRIMP SALAD WITH CREAMY DILL DRESSING When you use frozen cooked shrimp and a four-ingredient dressing, this platter comes together in as little time as it takes to cut up the veggies. hands-on time 25 min. total time 55 min. 12 3 1

oz. frozen cooked shrimp, thawed Tbsp. lemon juice Tbsp. chopped fresh dill

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1/2 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt 1/3 cup chopped fresh dill 2

heads butterhead (Boston or Bibb) lettuce, quartered 11/4 cups thinly sliced English cucumber 11/4 cups thinly sliced radishes 1 cup Sun Gold or cherry tomatoes, halved 1 avocado, halved, peeled, and sliced

1. In a medium bowl toss together shrimp, 1 Tbsp. of the lemon juice, the 1 Tbsp. dill, and 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Season with salt and ground black pepper. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes. 2. For dressing, in a small food processor or blender combine the remaining 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, the

1. For cornbread croutons, preheat oven to 400°F. Spread cornbread cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp. of the Cajun seasoning and 1/4 tsp. salt. Gently stir to coat. Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown, gently turning cubes once. 2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook bacon over medium until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Reserve 2 Tbsp. drippings (add vegetable oil if needed); set 1 Tbsp. aside and leave 1 Tbsp. in skillet. 3. Season chicken with remaining 2 tsp. Cajun seasoning and 1/4 tsp. salt. In same skillet cook chicken over medium-high 6 minutes or until deep golden brown.

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Turn chicken and cook 6 to 8 minutes more or until done (175°F). Remove chicken from skillet; cover to keep warm. 4. Add vinegar and mustard to skillet, stirring to loosen any browned bits. Add black-eyed peas; cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. 5. In a large bowl combine kale and/or mustard greens, pickled okra brine, and 1 Tbsp. reserved bacon drippings. Massage greens with your hands about a minute or until tender. Slice chicken. 6. Transfer greens to a platter. Top with chicken, black-eyed pea mixture, bacon, okra, and croutons. If you like, drizzle with additional okra brine. Serves 4. per serving 425 cal, 20 g fat (6 g sat fat), 78 mg chol, 654 mg sodium, 41 g carb, 8 g fiber, 11 g sugars, 23 g pro

Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat an 8×8-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium bowl combine 1 cup cornmeal, ¾ cup all-purpose flour, 2 to 4 Tbsp. sugar, 2½ tsp. baking powder, and ½ tsp. salt. In a small bowl whisk together 1 cup milk, 2 eggs, and ¼ cup melted butter. Add milk mixture to cornmeal mixture. Stir until just moistened; pour into prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes at 400°F or until edges are golden brown.

GREEK-INSPIRED QUINOA SALAD WITH LEMON-FETA DRESSING hands-on time 30 min. total time 45 min.

3/4 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained large lemon (2 tsp. zest, 1/4 cup juice) 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tsp. dried oregano, crushed 2 cups chopped baby spinach 1 15-oz. can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 11/4 cups sliced miniature red, yellow, and/or orange bell peppers 11/4 cups chopped cucumber 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives 1/4 cup sliced red onion 11/2 cups pita chips

1. In a medium saucepan bring 11/2 cups water and the quinoa to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes or until water is absorbed. Spread quinoa on a large baking sheet to cool. 2. Meanwhile, for dressing, in a small bowl whisk together lemon zest and juice, feta, olive oil, oregano, and 1 tsp. salt. 3. In a medium bowl combine the cooled quinoa and half of the dressing. Spread spinach on a platter. Spoon

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quinoa mixture over top. Arrange chickpeas, bell peppers, cucumber, and olives on platter. Drizzle remaining dressing over all and sprinkle with red onion. Top with pita chips. If you like, drizzle with additional olive oil. Serves 4. per serving 499 cal, 24 g fat (4 g sat fat), 11 mg chol, 1,064 mg sodium, 59 g carb, 9 g fiber, 7 g sugars, 15 g pro

KALE FALAFEL SALAD WITH TOASTED PINE NUTS AND HUMMUS hands-on time 20 min. total time 40 min. 2

Tbsp. red wine vinegar 1/2 cup slivered red onion 1 6-oz. bunch curly kale, stems removed, and leaves torn 1 10-oz. container hummus 2 cups fresh baby spinach 11/4 cups chopped English cucumber 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved 3 oz. feta cheese, sliced, or 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

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1. In a small bowl combine vinegar, 1 Tbsp. water, and a pinch salt; stir in onion. Cover and let stand at room temperature 20 to 30 minutes. Drain onion, reserving pickling liquid. 2. In a large bowl combine reserved pickling liquid, 2 Tbsp. olive oil, and a dash salt; add kale. Massage kale with your hands about 3 minutes or until bright green and tender. 3. Spread hummus on a platter. Arrange kale, spinach, cucumber, tomatoes, feta, pine nuts, pickled onion, parsley, and oregano on top. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper. Top with falafel. If you like, drizzle with additional olive oil and red wine vinegar. Serves 4. per serving 667 cal, 42 g fat (7 g sat fat), 11 mg chol, 470 mg sodium, 57 g carb, 16 g fiber, 11 g sugars, 22 g pro

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1. Using a vegetable peeler, shave asparagus spears into thin ribbons. Place in a bowl of ice water. 2. Prepare grill for medium-high direct heat. Brush salmon and cut sides of lemon with 1 Tbsp. olive oil and season with ¹∕4 tsp. each salt and ground black pepper. Add salmon to grill, skin side up, and lemon halves, cut sides down. Grill, covered, 6 to 8 minutes or until ﬁ sh ﬂakes easily, turning once. Place salmon

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and lemon halves on a plate; cover to keep warm. 3. Brush lettuce halves with 1 Tbsp. olive oil and season with ¹∕8 tsp. each salt and pepper. Grill lettuce, cut sides down, 2 to 3 minutes or until beginning to char. 4. For dressing, squeeze juice from half of the grilled lemon into a small bowl. Whisk in 2 Tbsp. olive oil, ¹∕4 tsp. salt, and ¹∕8 tsp. pepper. Drain asparagus and dry thoroughly. 5. Arrange lettuce on a platter. Top with orange slices, salmon, asparagus, olives, and pistachios. Drizzle on dressing and squeeze remaining lemon half over top just before serving. Serves 4. PER SERVING 453 cal, 28 g fat (4 g sat fat), 62 mg chol, 363 mg sodium, 26 g carb, 8 g ﬁber, 14 g sugars, 28 g pro R E C I PE S F RO M PAG E S 5 8 – 6 0

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1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat six half-pint jars with nonstick cooking spray. Place jars in a 13×9-inch baking pan. 2. In a large bowl whisk together eggs, bacon, spinach, peppers, cheese, ¹∕2 tsp. salt, and ¹∕8 tsp. ground black pepper. Spoon evenly into prepared jars. Place pan with jars on oven rack. Add hot water to pan to reach halfway up sides of jars. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until eggs are set.

3. Carefully remove jars from pan and cool slightly. At this point, serve the egg bites with optional THEN & toppings or cool NOW completely and store, Hover your covered, in the phone fridge up to 3 days. camera over the code to Makes 6. stroll through TO REHEAT Uncover 100 years jars. Microwave of BHG. 30 seconds at a time 1 to 1¹∕2 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 1 minute before eating. PER EGG BITE 164 cal, 12 g fat (5 g sat fat), 262 mg chol, 489 mg sodium, 2 g carb, 1 g sugars, 13 g pro MONTE CRISTO EGG BITES Preheat oven and prepare jars as directed. Cut enough day-old French bread into ³∕4-inch cubes to make 1¹∕2 cups. In a large skillet melt 1 Tbsp. butter over medium. Add bread cubes; cook 5 minutes or until toasted, tossing frequently. Divide croutons among prepared jars. Continue as directed in Step 2, except substitute ¹∕2 cup chopped sliced ham and/or turkey for the bacon, omit spinach and roasted peppers, and use Gruyère cheese. Bake as directed. Immediately top each egg bite with ¹∕2 tsp. raspberry jam. Cool slightly. Substitute chopped fresh basil for optional toppings. ANDOUILLE-MUSHROOM EGG BITES Preheat oven and prepare jars as directed. In a medium skillet melt 1 Tbsp. butter. Add 2 cups chopped mushrooms; cook 8 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat. Quarter lengthwise and thinly slice one 3-oz. fully cooked smoked andouille sausage link. Add sausage and ¹∕4 tsp. sweet or smoked paprika to skillet; toss to combine. Continue as directed in Step 2, except substitute sausagemushroom mixture for the bacon, spinach, and roasted pepper; substitute shredded Manchego cheese for the cheddar; and add ¹∕4 cup chopped green onions. Bake as directed. Cool slightly. Substitute a sprinkle of additional paprika for optional toppings. ■

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GLOBAL RUNNING DAY IS JUNE 1. You don’t need to be a marathoner to reap the benefits. Research shows that running just 5–10 minutes a day may slash your risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke by as much as 45 percent. Try a free running app such as Nike+ Run Club or MapMyRun.

Trying to lose weight? You likely need to get 60 minutes more sleep nightly. Researchers looked at people who logged fewer than 6.5 hours of sleep per night and encouraged them to get more shut-eye. When they slept about an hour longer, they consumed 270 fewer calories per day, which is the equivalent of

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Feeling anxious? Try yoga. A new study shows that 71 percent of people with generalized anxiety disorder reported an improvement in symptoms after three months of doing two hours of yoga each week. Note: That’s better than the results for people who took stress management classes. Download an app such as Yoga for Beginners (free) or Pocket Yoga ($3) to get started. ■

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Yes, it’s going to happen. Does it have to be miserable? Definitely not. Your guide to what to expect as these hormonal changes affect your body and how to navigate the transition so you feel your best.

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What to expect As your ovaries start to produce less progesterone and estrogen, your luscious locks may seem, well, not quite as luscious. “Estrogen plays a big role in the hair growth cycle, so when it drops, you may notice more hair in your hairbrush,” says Keira Barr, M.D., founder of Resilient Health Institute. n Work with it Know that your hair rebounds somewhat once your body gets used to the lower hormone levels, says Rebecca DunsmoorSu, M.D., director of menopause and an ob-gyn at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle and chief medical officer for gennev.com. Washing your hair less often and not drying it on high heat can keep hair from becoming dry. Using products that hydrate and strengthen hair will also help. Barr likes Better Not Younger products (better-not younger.com) with argan oil and B vitamins. As you shampoo, massage your scalp. n

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It increases blood flow to hair follicles, which can add volume, Barr says.

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What to expect When estrogen levels go down, collagen— which keeps your skin plump and firm—also drops. And like those other lovely years when hormones are wacky, you might get acne. n Work with it Try skincare products that mimic what collagen does and also prevent damage. That means sunscreen every day and a mask with hyaluronic acid. Barr's picks: Caire Triple Lift Molecule Mask ($52; cairebeauty.com), which has a hyaluronic acid base, and EltaMD UV Elements BroadSpectrum SPF 44 Sunscreen ($39; elta md.com). You can also ask the dermatologist about acne meds and anti-aging products. n

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What to expect The drop in hormones can impact tear production, causing dry eyes. n Work with it Talk to your doctor about what to use if you notice discomfort in your eyes or vision changes. n

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What to expect “During perimenopause, your brain doesn’t do well on changing progesterone and estrogen levels,” Dunsmoor-Su says. You may experience anxiety and mood swings. Perimenopause also raises the risk for depression, especially if you’ve had it in the past. Once you’ve hit menopause, the mood symptoms tend to ease. n Work with it “A regular sleep schedule can reduce stress,” says Stephanie Faubion, M.D., medical director of The North American Menopause Society and director of Mayo Clinic Women’s Health. Exercising routinely also can help. And consider cognitive behavioral therapy, antidepressants, or antianxiety meds; they might help you get through the rough spots. n

What to expect While it’s true that you’re prone to gaining weight during perimenopause and menopause, it’s not necessarily a fait accompli, especially if you’re already a regular exerciser. “We see some insulin resistance during the menopause transition,” Dunsmoor-Su says. “That means we’re slightly less good at processing calories, which can lead to fat around your middle.” n Work with it Try doing things differently diet- and exercise-wise. To fight age-related muscle loss, focus more on resistance training. “Muscle burns a ton of calories, so when you lose muscle as you get older, you burn fewer calories all day long,” Mayo Clinic’s Faubion says. “Weight lifting helps keep your muscle mass steady, which in turn helps maintain your metabolic rate.” As for diet, she advises reducing simple carbohydrates like white bread and pasta and watching your alcohol intake. n

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A NOTE ON SLEEP Night sweats—hot flashes during sleep—are a big z’s stealer. Keep yourself cool by switching sheets and pj’s to natural fibers like all-cotton and linen. Hormone therapy has also been shown to be very effective in reducing, even eliminating, night sweats.

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Taking hormone therapy can help alleviate hot flashes, sleep disturbances, and more. Studies showing that it may increase the risk for breast cancer have made women understandably cautious, but the risks have been reevaluated with recent research. Talk with your doctor to weigh the risks and benefits given your family and personal medical history (especially if you’ve had breast cancer). Many women can safely take hormone therapy under the guidance of a menopause expert, says Lauren Streicher, M.D., medical director of Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. n

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STORMS & FIREWORKS The loud, unpredictable noises and flashes of light in fireworks displays and storms (plus the change in barometric pressure) make these events terrifying for some pets. Be prepared: Set up a yoga mat or comfy throw rug to create a safe space where your pet can retreat during fireworks or when thunderstorms hit. Lure your dog or cat to the area with some of their favorite treats and/ or toys so they have a positive association with the space, says Sharon Crowell-Davis, D.V.M., Ph.D., professor of behavioral medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia in Athens. If your animal is prone

to anxiety or has had major panic attacks, speak to your vet about medication that may help keep her calm.

POOLS & LAKES Not all dogs know how to swim! Pools can be especially dangerous because dogs can’t hang on or use a ladder to climb out the way humans can, says Margaret M. Duxbury, D.V.M., DACVB, a veterinary behaviorist in Minnetonka, MN. Monitor dogs closely around all water so they don’t accidentally fall in. If your dog’s not attracted to water, don’t force it, but teaching her how to swim is an option. Put her in a body harness that has a handle for

you to grasp. Start in the shallow end and stay close while your dog paddles around.

SIDEWALKS Hot pavement can burn the pads of your pet’s paws. If you can’t comfortably hold your hand on the pavement, it’s too hot for your dog. Grass and soil stay cooler.

BARBECUES During outdoor parties, keep pets away from the grill (place a baby gate around it) and don’t feed pets scraps; you don’t want them to associate the grill with treats. Also know that certain summer foods are dangerous for dogs and cats: corn on the cob (the cob can lodge in the digestive tract), onions, garlic, and meat gristle and bones (which pets can choke on). ■

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In 2017 this New York-based entrepreneur started a side-gig series of pop-up dinners celebrating Black chefs, artists, and musicians. Today, To Be Hosted is an events and media company with clients including Netflix and Nestlé and an annual magazine, While Entertaining. We asked Amber for a few of her favorite finds and best-loved summer party tips.

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