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chocolate

RICH, DARK, AND MYSTERIOUSCHOCOLATE TAKES THESE BAKED BEAUTIES DEEP INTO INDULGENTDESSERT TERRITORY.

PUMPKIN

EMBRACE THE CHANGING OF THE SEASONS BY BAKING WITH FALL'S SIGNATURE FLAVOR. USE CREAMY FILLINGS, CRUNCHY TOPPINGS, AND SWEET GLAZES TO COMPLEMENT PUMPKIN'S RICH AND EARTHY ESSENCE.

BANANA

BANANA BREAD IS THE ROYALTY OF QUICK BREADS, CONSIDERED THE MOST-LOVED LOAF OF ALL. BUT WITH A FEW SIMPLE TWEAKS, THE SAME BASE FLAVOR CAN SPIN INTO SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW.

APPLES & PEARS

THE ORCHARD'S BEST PRODUCE HAS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, READY FOR ITS FALL BAKING DEBUT.

Dough MADE EASY

IPREMADE DOUGH TO SIMPLIFY THE PATH TO FRES HFROM-THE-OVEN BREAD.

charculerie FLAVORS

SIMPLIFY YOUR CHARCUTERIE BOARD BY SERVING IT UP AS A BREAD INSTEAD!

CUT THE SUGAR

IT'S NO SECRET QUICK BREAD AND MUFFIN BATTER CAN BE A LITTLE HIGH IN ADDED SUGARS. HERE'S HOW TO SLASH THE SWEET STUFF SO YOU CAN INDULGE WITHOUT GOING OVERBOARD.

nuts & SPICES

ROASTY, TOASTY NUTS ADD RICHNESS AND DEPTH TO MUEFINS AND LOAVES. WHILE AROMATIC SPICES BRING WARMTH AND A HINT OF NOSTALGIA.

Batter UP

BATTER BREAD IS THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE HOMEMADE YEAST BREADE NO KNEADING REQUIRED AND IT ONLY HAS TO RISE ONCE!

Sun Parlors & other bright spaces

Is there anything better than a New England sunroom in January? Big windows invite what daylight is available, your relief from the gloom. Plants survive the winter. If the room is insulated and weatherstripped and the floor is masonry or tile, passive solar gain radiates through the house. Sunrooms are, however, popular from Seattle to Miami. Architectural devices for bringing sunlight (and often ventilation) into a house include the orangeries and conservatories of the Victorian era, porches later enclosed to extend the season, and even purpose-built \"sun parlors,\" especially after 1915 or so. Here's a glimpse of these gracious amenities, with hints on furnishing, whether in porch or more elegant parlor mode.

Light-filled Craftsman Redo

For a dark kitchen in a 1914 Illinois house, the trick was anchoring white expanses with woodsy warmth.

ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS COME TO LIFE

Owners and their designer celebrate the unique features of a 1912 Arts & Crafts Tudor.

ENDURING BEAUTY IN WALLS of STONE

Now back in the family who had been here since 1830, the old farmhouse is again ready for generations to come. Additions dating to 1840 and the 1950s were preserved.

AN OVERVIEW OF METAL ROOFING

METAL ROOFS ARE RESURGENT, FOR GOOD REASONS.

a farmhouse renewed

Sensitive renovations and restoration work preserved a house that dates to 1799.

The Riddle of the water

When water incursion happens, the roof isn't necessarily the culprit. Maybe snaking a drain line, or clearing debris from a clogged gutter, temporarily will stem a leak. But a recurring problem usually means other forces are at work. It takes persistence-and a team with the right skills and patience—to identify the source and apply a solution.

Roofing & Siding

Make note of these historical and unusual materials for the building envelope.

JUICY 1920S BATHROOM REVIVAL

Serial restorers redesign their tired baths in period style, with colorful tile and Art Deco touches.

Patching a Plaster Wall

Fix a hole in the wall with a few common tools and some drywall supplies. Practice your technique!

For a Wet Basement Wall

If there's problem common to old houses, it's a wet basement. I'm not talking about occasional flooding, but rather a basement that apparently seeps or leaks after even a rain shower or during snowmelt. Several approaches are available; sustainable solutions will get to the root of the problem.

And How! - Decorator Nick Olsen transforms a Sag Harbor home into a Hamptons retreat with an irreverent humor.

If you must go to the Hamptons, however-because it is devilishly good fun, after all-you may notice an apparently modest, low-slung cottage on Sag Harbor's Main Street and think, with a comfortable sort of feeling, Now that is how a house should look. Nestled amid the Botox bars, helipads, and club-staurants, it could almost set the sordid world aright both a rebuke and a solution to the chaos that surrounds it. A real home.

SO OVER THE RAINBOW

Stone color trends seem to ebb and flow at a monthly clip, but mixing black and white is forever.

The New Noir

THE VOLVO XC60 BLACK EDITION ADDS ITS NAME TO THE LONG HISTORY OF ICONIC BLACK-ON-BLACK DESIGN.

HE'S GOT A FAST CAR

Ralph Lauren's new furniture collection is powered by his lifelong love of automobiles.

A SISTER STORY

Jewelry designer Brent Neale Winston and her decorator sibling, Ramsey Lyons, recast a historic Long Island home.

VIBE SHIFT

In London, a fashion designer and ceramics star branches out with his first textile collection.

GEM OF A PLACE

A jewelry designer and an architect transform their Manhattan apartment with dazzling color and pattern.

because the night

Fashionista Vincent Ho taps designer Darren Jett to bring sensual glamour to a Brooklyn apartment.

South by Northwest

For the interiors of a family home near Silicon Valley, Ken Fulk creates a visual feast inspired by Argentine culture.

Growing Roots - After living in eight different homes, a couple works to put down roots in a northern Florida farmhouse.

After living in eight different homes, a couple works to put down roots in a northern Florida farmhouse.