Articles by Bettijane Levine

DESIGNED more than 100 years ago, the Adirondack chair has become an emblem of American summer – a symbol of the country’s simpler virtues, “just like Mom and apple pie,” says Craig Gilborn, former director of the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. With its wide armrests, slanted back and steeply sloped seat, the chair has inspired umpteen incarnations – even lightweight resin versions textured to look like wood. Read more

GREEN roofs are good. Read more

WITH GAS prices what they are, it’s not surprising people want a shorter commute. Read more

GARDENERS know they’re never alone. Read more

ANYONE handy with a saw and a staple gun can build a simple version of this outdoor fun park for felines, devised by Susan and Dan Gottlieb of Beverly Hills. Read more

APOLOGIES TO the hammock. Read more

Janna Levenstein tells first-time visitors that they can’t miss her L.A. home. Read more

AN ARCHITECT who built guesthouses on wheels and the landscape team behind a sculpture garden at the Getty Center are among the winners of the annual National Design Awards announced today by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. Read more

WHEN she first went to Nepal in 1986, Michelle Page was struck by images of dogs hand-painted on metal signs hung above shops. Read more