Casual Living - January 1, 2012

Picture a man standing alongside a flaming hot grill in a white apron, burger flipper in one hand and tongs in the other. It's a stereotypical picture that at least one designer thinks defines homeowners' views of cooking outdoors.

• Columns
• In Living Color
• Casually Speaking
• Going beyond the stuff
• Grill Column
• Barbecue retailers can build business through proper planning
• Guest Column
• Set the scene to help store stand out

• Fabrics
• Exclusive Research: Casual Living's Fabric Survey 2012
• Designer Profile
• Laurie Bell, Inc. is woven into the fabric of the South

• Hot Products
• House of blues
• Zen den
• Yard art

• Retail
• Retail Profile
• Ballast in the Big Easy

• Weather Trends
• January weather report