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Inspiration for Life + Home

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We’re sharing five ways to welcome summer into your home through the senses—something to see, feel, smell, hear, and savor. 

Ways to Welcome Summer into Your Home

Ways to Welcome Summer Into Your Home

We’re sharing a handful of low-risk ways to add a dash of color—no wallpaper or paint required. 

A living room filled with furniture and decor from Magnolia—like a green couch, natural coffee table, mantel mirror, and more.

Color Outside the Lines

Discover easy, unique, and inventive ways for styling your coffee table—that fundamental living room real estate that serves as a blend of function and decor.

How to Style a Coffee Table

In this blog, we’re guiding you through an underestimated place for your houseplants: the bathroom! We’ve outlined some of our favorites that thrive and grow in a bathroom environment, whether you’re working with a space that has no light, low light, or is bright and sunny.

Best Houseplants for Your Bathroom

Think outside the frame with our guide to gallery walls. Here we share inspiration alongside practical ways you can thoughtfully display wall art in your home. 

Reframing Gallery Walls

Tips on how to make a small, dark, or uninspired space feel brighter, lighter, and possibly even bigger. Ways to welcome more natural light, and lightness of being, in every room of home.

How to Brighten the Mood of a Space

Curating art for your home can be a process that’s full of creative freedom and fun. Here, we’re sharing a few things to consider when dressing your home in pieces that spark joy and tell your story.

A landscape painting hangs on a stone wall above a styled wooden cabinet. 

How to Choose Artwork for Your Home

Lighting is an easy swap to make a space feel fresh and new. On a side table or by a lounge chair, see where to place lamps in your home for a welcoming glow. 

Where the Light Goes: A Guide to Lamps

Joanna Gaines and the Magnolia Design Team share five tips for styling shelves in a living room, dining room, kitchen, or office. 


A wooden shelf is filled with accents and decor.

 5 Tips for Styling Shelves

Letting Creativity Flourish

Let the slow, summer days be encouragement to spend time with those you cherish. This summer hosting guide provides a few steps to help make the evening seamless and delightful.

How to Host a Summer Gathering

Nothing welcomes summer quite like firing up the grill. A good cookout brings people together—cultivating comradery across families, neighborhoods, and

A Collection of Grilling Recipes

Linens—like tablecloths, napkins, and runners—are a simple, affordable way to dress up the table and elevate the everyday. Here, we’re sharing why we love them, plus a few styling tips!

A bowl of two yellow lemons sits on a green gingham table runner. Plates, topped with green table napkins, and glassware sit on a wooden table from Magnolia.

Table Linens 101

Here, summer nostalgia is in abundant supply. Find berry-forward desserts to brighten the day—and celebrate the season at its peak. 

A Collection of Berry Recipes

Here’s a simple three-step guide for enjoying an outdoor picnic. 


A picnic basket and snacks on a blanket. 

A Guide to an Outdoor Picnic

Few foods are as happily consumed with sticky hands and dripping chins as a slice of watermelon in summertime. Served as a dessert, an afternoon snack, or the

Summer Watermelon Recipes

Explore a few of our favorite dip recipes—that are easy to make and share with family and friends. 

A Collection of Dip Recipes

Building a Collection of Serveware

Grab a pitcher and get to turning lemons into lemonade! This lineup of recipes is sure worth the squeeze. 

A white pitcher, kitchen tools, and a glass of lemonade sit on a green tabletop. 

A Collection of Lemonade Recipes

For Your Next Get-Together

See how Jo reimagines the story of small spaces—and shop the show.


Mini Reni, by Jo!

New episodes of Mini Reni air every Wednesday at 8p/7c on Magnolia Network and Max.

Behind the Design of the Lakehouse  Get a glimpse of the design inspiration behind Chip + Jo’s latest renovation—revealing former beauty with a modern point of view.   Read the blog here.

Watch the Reveals

New + Noteworthy

Joanna Gaines

This recipe is featured in Season 8 of Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines and has been slightly adapted from the Fresh Tomato Salsa in Magnolia Table, Volume 1.

Jo's Fresh Tomato Salsa

Queso Blanco

This recipe is a skillet version of the Peach Cobbler featured in Magnolia Table, Volume 2.

Skillet Peach Cobbler

"Lobster rolls will forever remind me of our honeymoon. We flew to New York City for a few days, then rented a car and hit the road toward Maine. It was on this trip that I had my first-ever lobster roll. I can still remember the taste of that lobster paired with a buttered bun. Simple, fresh, and just delicious." – Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Table, Volume 3. 


(This recipe has been slightly adapted from the Lobster Rolls featured in Magnolia Table, Volume 3.)

Lobster Rolls

Three loaded baked potatoes sit on a baking sheet.

Loaded Baked Potatoes

Churro Cookies

“I’ve never met a dessert with peanut butter and chocolate I didn’t like. And of them all, this pie is one I return to again and again.” — Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Table, Volume, 3

Peanut Butter Pie with Chocolate Crust

Dr Pepper BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Seasonal Recipes to Savor

In this episode of Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Jo celebrates two of her favorite things—food and design. She shares four of her favorite recipes, including Chicken Cordon Bleu and a Cherry Arugula Salad, while simplifying the art of hosting with her own tablescape.

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines Season 8 Episode 3

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines: Season 8, Episode 3

Joanna Gaines and health and wellness expert Emma Lovewell cook a nostalgic lineup of Asian-inspired recipes in this episode of Magnolia Table, from Yaki Gyoza to Almond Butter Cake. 

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines: Season 8, Episode 4

Joanna Gaines shares some of her and her family's favorite Mexican dishes in this episode of Magnolia Table, including her creamy Spinach Enchiladas and warm Churro Cookies. 

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines: Season 8, Episode 5

In this episode of Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Jo shares some of her favorite recipes for a full Italian meal, complete with Pink Baked Ziti and cannoli chips with vanilla bean dip.

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines: Season 8, Episode 6

Meet Jo in the Kitchen

Joanna Gaines shares how settling in can lead to a new sense of adventure in the summer 2025 Magnolia Journal.

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From the Journal: A Note from Jo on Boundless

Chase the rapids (or lazy rivers) with this rafting guide from the summer 2025 Magnolia Journal. 

From the Journal: Swept Away

Share and enjoy bright, fun desserts in your Weck jar with these dessert recipes from the summer 2025 Magnolia Journal.

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From the Journal: Top Tier Treats

Chip Gaines

In the summer 2025 Magnolia Journal, Chip Gaines shares how making intentional choices can springboard us to new adventures.

From the Journal: A Note from Chip on Boundless

The Summer Issue of Magnolia Journal

A room-by-room look at how Chip, Jo, and the team transformed the home featured on Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse.

The kitchen of Chip and Jo's project, Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse.

Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse—Part 1

A glimpse into Chip and Jo's approach to tackling their biggest fixer yet, Hotel 1928—plus, the details and design inspiration that brought it to life. 

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Behind the Design of Hotel 1928

After 20 years of putting in offers to buy the castle and one year of renovation, we are thrilled to share the reveal of this century-old property in the

The Castle: Exteriors and Living Spaces

This week on Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, we had the opportunity to work with Kim (and her dog, Hank), who recently made the move from California to come work