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ELLE DECOR A-LIST 2023

It's here: our annual look at the most impressive designers across residential interiors, architecture, and landscape. This year, we introduce 11 standout studios changing the game globally. And we also salute a special group of the industry's Titans, whose work is, in a word, legendary

Just Desert

For a hyperminimalist home in the arid Coachella Valley, Nicole Hollis made sure the landscape took center stage

Big Mood

Danielle Colding delivers the drama for a pair of audacious New York clients

Good as Gold

This fifth-generation family farm in Georgia grows sunflowers to make award-winning cold-pressed oils beloved by chefs across the country

Make a Splash

Bring character to forgotten corners of the house with vibrant, unexpected touches

Take To the Trees

How a Georgia couple turned a pandemic project into a business creating whimsical wooden forts

Good On Paper

When a stationery designer hosts a party, the tables are bound to get personal

Crunch Time

Slathered with spicy mayo, this decadent sandwich is the best way to celebrate soft-shell crab season

PRESERVING PARADISE

With more visitors discovering Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, each year, the Lowcountry gem is focused on both sharing and protecting its unspoiled beaches, mystical marshlands, and rich Gullah culture

HOW TO KEEP YOUR KIDS SAFE

The number one way? Keep guns locked up.

EXPERT-APPROVED Sleep Stars

Achieve your best rest with top-tested bedding essentials. The GH Textiles Lab extensively evaluated sleep gear using lab equipment and feedback from more than 500 consumer testers. These winners - from best-in-class basics to problem-solving innovations - will help you drift blissfully off to dreamland.

EASY WEEKNIGHTS

Make a fresh and delicious dinner in less time than you'd need to order takeout.

HOW TO Cultivate Creativity at Home

Thinking outside the box is a skill that can be learned at any age. Here's how.

HOW TO Train the Whole Family

Get kids to help care for pets- over the long run.

How We Thrive in the World

In honor of Juneteenth, writers Laura Cathcart Robbins and Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts share their joys, challenges and hopes for the future. The biggest lesson? Community can come together in unexpected ways.

HOW TO Make Over Any Room

Add instant style and a personal touch to blank walls with paintings, books, keepsakes and more.

How to DO ANYTHING BETTER

Our pros share their expertise to help you get things done around the house. Learn how to measure ingredients masterfully, mix a mean martini, manage that mountain of laundry and more!

HOW TO GET RID OF Hair You Don't Want

Follow the GH Beauty Lab's expert cheat sheet for every category of at-home body-hair removal to find the method that's best for you - and guarantee smooth, silky skin you'll want to show off all season.

HOW TO GET THE Hair You Want

No need to fuss over your locks in the heat: We have (almost) effortless summer style inspiration that will flatter any length and texture, plus fast pro how-tos.

Kitchen-Plus Renovation Warm and inviting

A thoughtful remodel delivers a new kitchen hub, a mudroom entry, and more-while honoring the 1929 house's classic bones

House Tour: At home outside

A California couple renovate a trio of vintage cottages as a singular home where the rooms are linked by garden paths instead of hallways, and nature is always close at hand

Before & After: Kitchen All together now

A center island and more open passageways enhance and flow in a kitchen and its adjacent spaces function

Outdoor Living: Designed for good times

Spaces for gathering, cooking, dining, and play define this family's backyard getaway

Around The House

What's happening in the world of This Old House

all about Prefab plunge pools

Shrinkits size, and a pool becomes less time-consuming to maintain, more economical to enjoy year-round, and easier to weave into just about any backyard. Here’s what you need to know about the plunge-pool option

Rebuilding Lives ON THE ROAD WITH TEAM RUBICON

Pitching in with this volunteer disaster-response crew, saw firsthand how they bring help and hope to homeowners going through the worst time of their lives

[Build It] Milking stool

TOH general contractor Tom Silva and TOH host Kevin O'Connor transform a salvaged pine beam into a neat little seat that features four angled legs to make it extra stable

Sleek outdoor sofa

TOH DIY expert Jenn Largesse details how to build this handsome three-seater from 2x4 boards

Upkeep

Maintenance tasks to pay attention to this season

Fantastic Voyage

Retooling a sea captain's house to suit a modern family requires all sorts of clever reinvention