Outdoor Living: Cabana Planner
An investment in improving your outdoor living area can pay huge dividends in value and enjoyment.
Author: Jill Hardy
The Bridwell Home: Bold and Beautiful
The Bridwells craft a warmly welcoming home, artfully guided by the whimsy of an eclectic eye and a sentimental heart.
Design Is in the Bag
Examining what stylist and designer Sara Kate Little carries with her to make her craft happen.
Paradise in the Hall Garden
Palm Spring inspires the renovation of an outdated backyard, and earns it a well-deserved spot on the 2016 Garden Tour for Connoisseurs.
Raising the Architectural Bar
The local talents behind Authentic Custom Homes, Jeff Click Homes and AC Dwellings have each found ways to provide elevated residential design.
Small Space, Great Functionality
Thanks to planning and a bit of renovation, a meager pantry in the Dinwiddie home becomes a well-organized utility room.
The Regens Home: A Tudor Treat
This 1930s Tudor offers comfortable, stylish surroundings for a modern family, in a timeless and clean palette.
The Valentines’ Love Letter to Crown Heights
The Valentines found an established neighborhood they love, and went about updating one of its stately old homes into someplace more distinctively their own.
A Resolution Against Resolutions
If you vow to change along with the calendar, you might be setting yourself up to fail - read this expert advice. January 21, 2016
Handmade in Oklahoma
With the holidays approaching, it’s a perfect time to investigate some potential sources for gifts made by hand in Oklahoma.
Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
Philosophy is no joke. Or, maybe it is … If you need a good read to round out your celebration of Friedrich Nietzsche’s birthday on Oct. 15 (What, everyone doesn’t mark that occasion?) then look no further. Plato and…
Adventure Road Drivin’ Dreams
Don Juntunen, Adventure Road Drivin’ Dreams Fall foliage road trips deserve a great soundtrack. If you find yourself heading toward Talimena this autumn to admire the changing scenery, consider Don Juntunen’s Adventure Road Drivin’ Dreams as a choice for…
Laurence Yadon and Rober Barr Smith, One Murder Too Many
Oklahoma author sheds light on famous crime. Black Mass, the movie about legendary Boston criminal James “Whitey” Bulger starring Johnny Depp, opens this month nationwide. Viewers who want a little background about Bulger – and the details of the…
New Form, Better Function: Kitchens to Covet
Four homeowners rework their dated kitchens to incorporate incredible function, pleasing aesthetics and a mix of high- and low-end materials that craft a true heart of the home for their families to inhabit.
Turnpike Troubadours, Turnpike Troubadours
Local favorites set to build following with third album. The Turnpike Troubadours have long had a loyal fan base in Oklahoma and Texas – and have even garnered attention in other parts of the U.S. with their energetic live…
The Mud Room: Utility Meets Creativity
A functional room doesn’t have to be sterile or boring – in fact, infusing personality and charm into a work space makes doing chores a little less onerous.
Mobile Businesses Hitting High Gear
For pedestrians, they’re a treat. For vendors, they’re home sweet home. As the OKC metro enthusiastically continues to embrace the outdoor festival experience, the success of such public events has paved the way for a new crop of pop-up businesses that bring their own distinctive user experience to where the action is.
S.C. Gwynne, “Empire of the Summer Moon”
An Amazing Account Of An Incredible Life On August 9, 1957, the last (and arguably greatest) Comanche chief, Quanah Parker, was buried in the Chief’s Knoll section of the Fort Sill Post Cemetery in Lawton, Oklahoma. If you’re wondering…
Moving Around the Metro
Getting in better shape doesn’t necessarily require dolorously tromping along on a treadmill, and if you find an activity that piques your interest as well as raising your heart rate, it can actually be *gasp* fun. Rock climbing and paddleboarding to jiu jitsu and dance, creative options abound around OKC.
Ripple Green, “Timepiece”
Okie Trio Tells A Timeless Story When bands talk about “growing up together,” they’re generally referring to the maturing of their sound as they spend years collaborating and crafting music. The three members of Ripple Green mean that when…
Creativity on the Spot in The Elaborate Collaborate
Dozens of artists will contribute, but we can’t tell you what the finished exhibit will look like, because inspired improvisation is part of the show in the group work-in-progress “The Elaborate Collaborate.”
Cool, Cool Summer: Ideas for Fun in the OKC Sun
School’s out for summer! Now what? As the calendar moves into less hectic pages, it’s time to find some fun excursions here in the metro – and perhaps a bit beyond – for kids and families to get out and enjoy. Think of these selections as preventive therapy for the summertime blues.
deadCENTER Film Festival: Indie and Incredible
The independent cinematic feast known as the deadCENTER Film Festival is turning 15 this month, celebrating the occasion with another outpouring of parties, panels, informative seminars and 100 examples of movie magic of every description. For film lovers, XV marks the spot.
Rooms for the Ages
Decorating kids’ personal spaces is an opportunity for mutual enjoyment; as these local examples of an infant, a young girl and a tween boy show, a little thought allows parents to influence their offspring’s tastes without dictating them, and lets children as they age begin exploring their own design preferences.
