Calm. Luxurious. Polished. Five months before Covid hit, Mission Hills homeowners Jennifer Bailey and her surgeon husband, Alex, were trying out a bathtub at Portfolio Kitchen & Home’s showroom. “We didn’t know…
Decor
When clients with discerning taste and a penchant for comfort and simple elegance approached Lisa Schmitz, the Kansas City-based designer whose modern aesthetic leans more toward warm than cool, she had just…
Because I’m messy by nature, the beginning of the year always makes me want to develop better systems to organize the jumble of life. But if you’re going to organize, there’s no…
Neighborhoods
Between the Plaza lights, Christmas in the Park, and other creative displays of twinkling lights and animations, Kansas City is bursting with opportunities to fulfill one’s annual Christmas-light-seeing needs. There is, however,…
People don’t often associate landlocked Kansas City with waterfront living. Yet the metro is home to an incredible variety of lakes, from sprawling recreation destinations to quiet, private waterside enclaves. Grab your…
Sponsored content: Fourth time’s the charm for the upcoming Village of Loch Lloyd’s Home & Garden 2021 Hidden Gems Tour. Organizers of the tri-annual event—hosted by the Loch Lloyd Home & Garden…
When the pandemic hit last year, birdwatchers found solace in their serene, outdoor hobby. “Birding is the ultimate pandemic hobby,” says local birdwatcher Eliza Cantlay. “It’s outdoors, easy to social distance, and…
KCK native Lisa Peña has decided to take her act on the road—and sidewalks, alley ways, bridges, and side streets. In early 2019, Peña launched Urban Hikes KC as a way to…
Gardeners steel themselves, or resign themselves, to the inevitable changes that weather, growth, and death bring to the garden each season. Even one shrub’s exuberant success, seemingly a triumph, can overshadow—and place…