Outside: A lush greenbelt. Inside: An array of bright colors. Result: The perfect place for a young Dallas family. Credit: Alison Gootee; Styling: Jenny O’Connor “I love color.It makes me happy, and it’s family-friendly,” Aisner says. Seven wide archways between the ground-floor rooms capitalize on natural light. Color was the key to linking the spaces. Credit: Alison Gootee; Styling: Jenny O’Connor They remixed it in thekitchen,where cornflower blue steps up as the star with green accents....

Caroline Harper Knapp transforms her familys Houston digs into a festive retreat for brightening spirits and forging new traditions. “It had spent more than 80 days on the market,” she recalls. “I think people were intimidated by the size of the project.” Credit:Marta Xochilt Perez; Styling: Jenny O’Connor “I would describe my holiday look as traditional but very sentimental,” she notes. “I’m not one for a perfectly polished, themed tree....

Getty Images/RoschetzkyIstockPhoto Texas is home to roughly 7,000 lakes. Canyon Lake suddenly makes a case for anyone to become a lake person. Why Is Canyon Lakes Water So Blue? Canyon Lake views.Credit:Getty Images/RoschetzkyIstockPhoto Both factors result in clearer, brightly colored water. Amistad Lake Amistad Lakeis known for having some of the clearest water in Texas. Canyon Lake.Credit:Getty Images/Wirestock Credit:Courtesy canyonlaketexas.org Oasis at Lake Travis.Credit:TerenceLeezy/Getty

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Shes been waiting for this day. Heels worn on a day touring a city? Yes, yes, and yes. Credit:Getty Images/Arthur Elgort/Contributor To put it lightly, she was not a fan. (Just not at tracking your steps.) Turns out, our mothers and grandmothers did know best. Credit:Getty Images/miniseries Its time to add a real watch back into your accessories. It started out, of course, as a functional way to tell the time....

double-check to visit next time you’re in East Alabama. Jones notes the dual personality of the space. Every item is hand-picked. Courtesy of Waverly Proper. Mom and I are really intentional about what we choose for the store, Frye says. The recently renovated 1882 cottage once housed railroad workers and is within walking distance of downtown. facebook.com/Waverlyalabamarental, 1330 Patrick Street, Waverly, AL, 36879 Credit:Wild Honey Photography/Nicolette Cox Credit:Wild Honey Photography/Nicolette Cox...

Vaughan Drinkard shepherds the cheery plants, which rule Cornerstone Gardens. After returning to Alabama following his military service, Blanding began working at Longview Nursery in 1950. Cliff had bought it from Robert “Bob” Rubel. Credit:LAUREY W. GLENN “Rubel was nationally recognized at the time for hiscamellia knowledge. “It was just how fate handles things sometimes.” “At one point, he had the largest number of camellia patents.” Master gardener Vaughan Drinkard enjoying Cornerstone Gardens, an extension of his home....

Head here for the best views of changing leaves. The incredible landscape is blanketed by deciduous forests, which are burnished with color in autumn. For a school of our size, we have one of the best environmental programs in the country. Credit: Robbie Caponetto The landscape includes deciduous forests as well as lakes, coves, waterfalls, and caves. Throughout the Domain, it’s possible for you to see these transitions in action....

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What do Buddy Holly and Texas Tech have in common? The birthplace of Buddy Holly, its also home to Texas Tech University and a Prairie Dog Town. There are displays and a documentary film and next door to the museum is the relocated house where J.I. Buffalo Springs Lake.Credit:Courtesy Visit Lubbock Download themap appto locate art on the campus. (In fact, Texas' wine region is the second-largest American Viticultural Area.)...

Prevent any last-minute scrambling. Luckily, we’ve done the hardest part for you! Here’s a two-week timetable for Thanksgiving that you might personalize with family-favorite Turkey Day dishes. Credit: VeselovaElena/Getty Images when you obtain all the ingredients, get to work on your showstopping meal. Credit:Fred Hardy; Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop Stylist: Hannah Greenwood Credit:Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Micah Morton, Prop Stylist: Kathleen Varner Credit:Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Hannah Greenwood...

And it comes together in just five minutes! Brandon Bell/ Staff/Getty Images Weeknight dinners arent my strong suit. Would a bowl of cereal hold me over? Credit:Brandon Bell/ Staff/Getty Images How about a girl dinner with that leftovernub of cheese? Im also not above a can of soup or frozen pizza. But ever since I discovered AldisEarthly Grains Couscous Mix, weeknight dinners have gotten a lot easier. Credit:Courtesy of InstaCart...

Costco’s selection of fresh Christmas greenery might be its best-kept holiday secret. Buy a tree without seeing it? I asked, genuinely horrified. Credit:Getty Images What about bald spots? How will I ensure there are enough sturdy branches? Nonsensically, tears threatened. It seemedlike the colored lights conversationwed stumbled upon another holiday hill I was apparently willing to die on. In fact, the big-box wholesalers selection of fresh Christmas greenery might be its best-kept holiday secret....