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How we made our backyard feel like a bonus living space
Our outdoor seating, lighting, and table plan.
 • Amanda Hesser
My adventures in wood-fired pizza making
Plus, the Texan chicken salad sandwich I had to recreate.
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The delightful shopfront where you can find my 600+ recs
With a special discount code just for Homewardians.
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A pillow primer, based on your recs
Plus, my Mother's Day gift picks.
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A drawer-by-drawer tour of my kitchen storage
Flexible shelving, secret charging stations, and a multitasking sink.
 • Amanda Hesser
Our indoor/outdoor design, down to the last fruit tree
One acre of living space, if you're a Californian.
 • Amanda Hesser
Celebrating a year of Homeward—and Pie Day!
Plus, setting down new roots and meeting our neighbors for the first time.
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The paint trick that transformed this Elle Decor editor’s 1910 fixer-upper
And the “plot twist” in his kitchen renovation.
 • Amanda Hesser
My go-to shop for Japanese kitchen essentials
And a studio visit with the ceramicist behind our whimsical lamps.
 • Amanda Hesser
Homeward
Homeward
A top-to-bottom renovation, design finds, and hard life questions—the nitty gritty of creating our home in Ojai, CA. Plus, input from experts and all of you! A researched, opinionated resource from Amanda Hesser of Food52, Schoolhouse, and Dansk.
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