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For Justina Blakeney, social distancing is no reason to skimp on a great patio for the summer. The designer got a head start on the warm weather with a fresh makeover of her backyard in Southern California—and a trip to Target met all of the designer’s decor needs. Courtesy of Target “I’ve always liked bringing plants and nature into the home, but after a year spent mostly inside, I’m making an effort to take those comforts outside, too,” explains the Target Home style expert. While combing through the store’s summer collection, she quickly found a source of shade with an...

My iPad Pro desktop setup. When I started my iPad-only journey in 2012, I was stuck in a hospital bed and couldn’t use my Mac. It’s a story I’ve told many times before: I had to figure out a way to get work done without a Mac, and I realized the iPad – despite its limited ecosystem of apps and lackluster OS at the time – granted me the computing freedom I sought. At a time when I couldn’t use a desk or connect to a Wi-Fi network, a tablet I could hold in my hands and use to comunicate...

Design by Mindy Gayer Design Co. photography by kyle monk Hot take: The greatest gift to come out of the Netherlands in the past 400 years is the Dutch door. It was a simple idea at first. Chop a traditional three-hinged door in half to let some light and fresh air inside without completely opening everything up. Fast-forward a few centuries and anytime we see a house with the storybook feature, we get weak in the knees. The beauty of this two-for-one entrance lies in its versatility. You can close the top, unfasten the bottom, latch them together, add a...