A warm, welcoming color palette and rich details infuse this expansive kitchen and breakfast room with elegant appeal. We love how the golden-toned Juparana Cascadura granite countertops pair perfectly with the mocha glazed, sandalwood maple cabinets. And with the the sleek stainless steel appliances and chic pendant lights, this kitchen has an updated traditional feel. What inspires you about this stunning space?
SLHL March 2010 issue
September 1st, 2010
Katie
Whether you’re interested in spending your weekend at an outdoor festival, learning green-thumb tips in a gardening class or sipping wines from all over the world, SLHL has you covered. Here’s a quick list of what’s going on around St. Louis this weekend.
August 28
Landscape Design School 101: A Great Landscape Starts with a Great Plan
10 a.m. In this informative class, held at Greenscape Gardens, you will learn the basics of landscape design from Jerry Pence, Landscape Design instructor at St. Louis Community College. Bring pictures of an area in your yard and get design ideas from the staff at Greenscape! Greenscape Gardens is located at 2832 Barrett Station Rd. For more information, call 314-821-2440 or visit www.greenscapegardens.com.
August 28
Preserving Your Own Harvest
10 a.m. This free class, which takes place at Bowood Farms, will prepare you to have a winter full of fresh-tasting fruits and veggies from your garden! Mary Elizabeth Wissmann, the University of Missouri’s extension specialist for nutrition and health, will talk in detail about techniques for freezing fresh vegetables and dehydrating fresh-picked fruits and herbs. For more information, call 314-454-6868 or visit www.bowoodfarms.com.
August 28
Weekly Wine Tasting at Balaban’s Wine Cellar & Tapas Bar
Sip four special selections with Bill Pohlemus of Garco Wines: 2008 Faiveley Macon Villages, Burgundy, France; 2008 Mount Difficulty “Roaring Meg” Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand; 2005 Dehesa du Rubiales Alaia, Tierra Castilla, Spain; 007 Tenuta di Biserno “Insoglio,” Tuscany, Italy. For more information, visit www.balabanswine.com.
August 28-29
Festival of Nations in Tower Grove Park
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. This multiethnic celebration will feature traditional dance, music, ethnic food, cultural and educational exhibits, folk art demonstrations, and an international market. A free shuttle will be available throughout the park. Location: corner of Arsenal and Grand. Click here for more information.
August 28-29
LouFest Music Festival at Central Field in Forest Park
Noon to 10 p.m both days. This two-day sustainable music festival will feature 18 bands from a range of genres, including rock, pop, folk, alt-country and bluegrass. Main acts include Broken Social Scene, She & Him, Built to Spill and Jeff Tweedy. The event features a Kids Village and an EcoZone to promote conservation, recycling and clean energy. A single-day ticket costs $38.00 single-day ticket, and a 2-day pass costs $64. Click here for more information.
August 26th, 2010
Katie
Ever wonder what to do with the plastic garden pots, hanging baskets, polystyrene cell packs and trays that you accumulate after a season of gardening? You can help reduce the amount of horticultural waste by bringing these items to the Missouri Botanical Garden and other collection sites around St. Louis City and County to be recycled.
The Missouri Botanical Garden operates the most extensive public garden recycling program in the nation. Last year, the Garden’s Plastic Pot Recycling program collected 130,000 pounds of horticultural waste; to date, this has saved more than 800,000 pounds from landfills. It’s easy to participate in this eco-minded endeavor. Just follow these easy steps!
1. Collect and sort your plastic gardening containers into cell packs, pots, and trays. Then, shake soil and rocks out of the containers, and remove all metal hangers, rings or any other foreign materials.
2. Bring them to the Garden’s Monsanto Center or your nearest participating satellite garden center location. (Click here to see a list of satellite locations.)
After grinding the containers into chips, they are marketed to manufacturers of plastic lumber, retaining wall ties or other recycled products. (Plastic timbers are water and pest resistant and can be cut and drilled similar to wooden lumber. They outlast traditional wooden railroad ties that have a life span of only ten to 15 years.)
The Missouri Botanical Collection site will be open until October 31, 2010. The satellite locations will be collecting the containers through September 30, 2010. For more information, visit http://www.mobot.org/plasticpotrecycling.
August 26th, 2010
Katie
Wrapped in a muted, tranquil color palette, this master bedroom is a relaxing yet polished retreat set in a Webster Groves century home. The dark wood and creamy upholstery, as well as the crisp window treatments, enhance its classic look. We love how the window seat serves as a perfect perch for the family’s pooch, and we can just imagine how the gorgeous garden below beckons daily glances, especially during spring and summer when its flowers are in full bloom. What about this stylish space inspires you?
SLHL April/May 2010 issue.
August 24th, 2010
Katie
Does your kitchen sizzle with style? Tell us about it, and your kitchen could be pictured in St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles magazine.
If you are the owner or designer of a stunning kitchen, enter our 2011 Kitchens of the Year contest. Winning kitchens will be featured in the January/February 2011 issue of St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles.
Click here to read submission guidelines and requirements or to download an entry form. For more information, contact Katie Underhill at 314-542-0178 ext. 15. Entry deadline is October 1, 2010.
Click here to see photos of the 2010 winners!
August 23rd, 2010
Katie
We hope you’ve been enjoying our month-long “obsession” with beautiful bath products. If you haven’t checked it out yet, our August issue is filled with inspiration for your spa-like spaces, such as our TRENDS article and our Baths of the Year 2010 contest winners. And now, here are even more brilliant ideas for you to enjoy. Which of these would you think about adding to your own spaces? Or, feel free to tell us about one that we might have missed!
1. Traditional custom vanity chest in distressed sage green with hand carvings and custom Mappa burl trumeau mirror, available through brooksBerry Kitchens & Baths, 751 Old Frontenac Square, www.brooksberry.com. Photo by Alise O’Brien.
2. Cifial Brookhaven L-Spout faucet, available through Karr Bick Kitchen + Bath, 2715 Mercantile Dr., www.karrbick.com.
3. Handblown glass faucet by local artist James McKelvey, a variety of styles available through www.glassfaucet.com.
4. Kohler Tea-for-Two® Bubblemassage Bath, available through Granite Transformations, 17409 Chesterfield Airport Rd. and 1750 Fenpark Dr., www.granitetransformations.com.
5. Vitraform Battuto hand-engraved, freestanding basin in 3/4” laminated Cristal glass with mouthblown, engraved pedestal, available through Classic Kitchens, Baths & Tile (a division of Tallman Company), 8642 Pardee Ln., www.tallmancompany.com.
6. Produits Neptune Believe bathtub, available through Thompson Price Kitchens, Baths & Home, 12101-B Manchester Rd., www.thompsonprice.com.
7. Stone Forest Siena Banco shower bench in Siena Silver Gray marble. Visit www.stoneforest.com to find a retailer.
8. Vitraform small round freestanding basin in Cristal antique glass with Vapeur finish in rose gold, available through Classic Kitchens, Baths & Tile (a division of Tallman Company), 8642 Pardee Ln., www.tallmancompany.com.
* Before you visit one of these locations to purchase an item on this list, please call the store to make sure the product you are interested in is still in stock.
August 18th, 2010
Katie
Are you a college student studying English, journalism or communication who currently resides in the St. Louis area? Are you interested in applying for a fall semester internship with St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles magazine? If so, read on!
St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles is seeking applicants for the position of Editorial Intern. We are looking for people who are as thrilled about print publications as we are, with a strict attention to detail, a great attitude and a willingness to help. A love of the written word is a must, and an interest in working with our website is a plus.
Interns gain valuable professional experience and participate in the day-to-day editorial and publishing process – watching every step of an issue’s cycle firsthand. Specific opportunities depend on the publishing calendar, as well as each intern’s level of experience, talents and interests, but will most likely include some of the following:
- Writing short articles for print publication
- Interviewing design professionals and homeowners
- Checking facts in articles
- Creating copy for stlouishomesmag.com, our blog and e-newsletters
- Updating editorial databases and compiling our calendar of events
- Assisting with research, scouting, photo shoots and articles
- Assisting with image requests
- Other duties as needed
Our internships are unpaid and require a minimum commitment of eight hours per week in our office, during business hours. Internships last from three to six months, and interns must receive college credit. To apply for this program, please e-mail a cover letter, résumé and writing samples (published articles, class papers, creative writing projects, etc.) to Managing Editor Katie Underhill at kunderhill@stlouishomesmag.com. No phone calls, please.
The deadline to apply for our fall internship is August 31, 2010.
The deadline to apply for our spring internship is January 14, 2011.
The deadline to apply for our summer internship is April 29, 2011.
August 17th, 2010
Katie
It’s no secret that Dacor appliances are known for their high performance and sleek design. Now, Dacor has introduced its newest line, the Distinctive™ Series, which combines contemporary design with the brand’s exceptional quality and culinary heritage.
The following products are included in the Distinctive™ Series line:
Distinctive 36″ and 30″ Gas Rangetops include Dacor’s SimmerSear™ Burners, which deliver up to 18,000 BTU of pure precision, and Illumina™ Indicator Lights, which glow flame-blue to remind the chef that the burners are on.
Distinctive 30″ Wall Ovens, with single and double configurations, feature Dacor’s exclusive four-part Pure Convection™ technology.
Distinctive 30″ Dual-Fuel Range, which allows culinary enthusiasts to achieve gourmet-quality results. SimmerSear™ burners offer precise cooking at ultra-high or ultra-low temperatures and Pure Convection™ delivers a consistent temperature and even baking throughout the cooking process, in addition to eliminating flavor transfer when cooking two dishes, such as fish and dessert.
For more information on Dacor appliances, visit www.dacor.com. Dacor is available locally through Construction Appliance Supply Company, www.ncasco.com. (Photo courtesy of Dacor, www.dacor.com)
August 17th, 2010
Katie
Master Gardener Judy Moskoff shares her thoughts on maintaining beautiful gardens, even in the hot and dry summers of St. Louis. Visit Judy’s blog, A Gardener’s Home, at agardenershome.blogspot.com.
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Our garden looks pretty bad.
Most of it is my fault for being out of town and not arranging someone to watch over the watering. It does make me wish I had thought of drought resistant plants.
Can there possibly be plants that get through our wet springs and hot, dry summers? Sure! Natives!
Betty Struckhoff, master gardener and member of Wild Ones www.for-wild.org, has had wonderful luck with native plants at her sailing club at Lake Carlyle and will be showcasing native plants at the Museum of Transportation in September. She suggests Slender Mountain Mint (Pychanthemum tenuifolium), Side Oats Grama (Boutelona curtipendula), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), Wild Petunia (Ruellia humulis), Gray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) and Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera). (Rose Verbena photo courtesy of Missouri Botanical Garden, www.mobot.org.)
The garden won’t look nearly so brown next August.
Happy Gardening,
Judy Moskoff
www.agardenershome.blogspot.com
August 16th, 2010
Katie
Elegantly appointed furnishings and décor make this week’s Remarkable Room an entertaining haven. Walls upholstered in accordion striped silk add touches of glamour to the stylish ambience of this unique space – a spectacular entrance to the living room. We love the idea of guests gathering around the baby grand piano during a chic soiree. What about this room inspires you?
SLHL October 2009 issue. Photography by Rob Grimm.
August 13th, 2010
Katie
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