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This Old House Outdoor Rooms Roundup Looking to eke a little more living out of your backyard patch of green? As the past year has made clear, outdoor spaces are vital to our well-being­—and they can double our dining, entertaining, and hangout space. Here’s how three couples created a bit of paradise in their own backyards. Desert-style getaway The backyard got a modernist makeover with decomposed granite underfoot, low-water plantings, and large-scale concrete pavers that were poured on-site. Almost Makes Perfect A Southern California desert oasis hosts pairs ...

Think Outside the Brunch for Mother’s Day You can do better than grocery store flowers and a card, can’t you? Credit...Luci Gutiérrez April 30, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET When Evie Ebert had her first child five years ago, she started noticing something interesting. Every Mother’s Day, her social media feeds would be full of perfectly styled picnics and cooing captions like, “Felt so celebrated today!” But later, when she logged on to the private mom groups she was part of, the same women were telling a different story. “It would be like, ‘Ugh, he wanted to make ...