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“I wanted it to feel like a little French apartment,” says Robin, who has garnered an enviable amount of frequent flier miles traveling to Europe on buying trips for the Jil Sander shop she formerly co-owned. The two met years ago at Robin’s boutique and forged a friendship on common affinities. “We’re both crazy about fashion and design,” Robin says. “We love shopping together in Paris and Milan.” That kinship made it easy for Nussbaumer to shape Robin’s interiors in a way that reflects who she truly is....

She squeezed in gardens around the field, careful not to encroach upon her boys’ territory. She added a tiny vegetable plot just off first base, a snippet of milkweed for her beloved Monarchs in the outfield, and a narrow run of purple phlox behind third base. Susan slowly honed her gardening skills so that when opportunity knocked and the crack of the bat went silent, she was ready. “The boys would begrudgingly give me a base at a time,” Susan says....

One of the quickest ways to transition your home and make it cool weather ready is by bringing in heavier fabrics like velvet, faux fur, and leather alongside pops of colors reminiscent of the turning of the leaves, like browns, reds, oranges and yellows. These textures and visual cues of fall bring with them the added bonus of getting your home into a more festive place for the upcoming holiday season, too....

Designer Lisa Mende took cues from the outdoors when designing the multipurpose great room for Wesley Hall. “Find a color in nature and look at its complements,” Mende says. “That’s pretty much what I do.” The designer paired watery blue-greens reminiscent of the ocean with soft seashell-pink tones. Brown leather wing chairs by Wesley Hall feature patterned upholstery on their backs and arms. Pink ombré draperies accentuate the 22-foot-high ceiling....

As they prepared to move from a New York City apartment to a 1930s Georgian home in Greenwich, Connecticut, the duo (parents to three young kids) came to designers Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman with a bulging folder of magazine clippings in hand and one thought in mind. “They told me, ‘We just want a beautiful home,’” Coleman says, “‘very traditional with no modern edge.’” Some of the impetus came from the house itself, located on a street that includes beautifully maintained homes from the same period as this Georgian, and some teardowns....

1 cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon cornmeal 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese ¼ teaspoon salt ⅓ cup shrotening 3 tablespoon cold water

Follow this presentation of some of second-generation tree peony expert Lee Gratwick’s favorite varieties.

2 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves (about 2-1/2 ounces) 2 tablespoon grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 2 tablespoon olive oil 6 cloves garlic, halved

Master 2-Ingredient Dough Recipe This is a 1:1 ratio recipe, so this can easily multiply to make as many portions you desire. Ingredients 1 cup self-rising flour (Or make your own self-rising flour blend by mixing 1 cup all-purpose or gluten-free flour plus 1½ tsp. baking powder and ½ tsp. salt.) 1 cup Greek yogurt (It can be full-fat or nonfat, but you want a brand that produces a thick, strained yogurt so you don’t have a soggy dough....

Tips Nonstick spray coating (1-second spray), less than 1g fat, 7 calories Tips Butter/margarine (1 teaspoon), 4g fat, 35 calories Tips Oil (1 teaspoon), 5 g fat, 41 calories