January 1955

A cozy place to relax

Your child's art should be seen

That children of all ages secretly long for greater integration into family life is something psychologists have known for a long time. One way in which a child can be made to feel a real part of the home, and at the same time be allowed to meet the adult world on his own terms, is an interest in his art.

The diary of a Plain dirt gardener

I was going to begin the new year by fixing the family's breakfast.

Latest Garden News

The long-awaited one-shot lawn fertilizer becomes a fact this year. Now gardeners can give their grass a spring feeding that will last all season.

Keep your dog well groomed

You once wrote that the counterpart of distemper in cats is called "feline enteritis." What are the symptoms? Is there a preventive serum for this disease?-- Mrs. L. L. B., Rhode Island.

You can live big on a small lot

To get the most comfortable living for your family on the land you own can become a real triumph if you keep first things first.

New highway to old Mexico

For the traveler who likes the new, the excitingly unexplored, the thrill of being the first to see, Mexico still has much to offer, particularly on the west coast where the government early last year opened a new Pacific highway. This "new frontier" can be traveled at a cost that will fit any budget. The third major highway to the nation's capital, it embraces the great Sonoran deserts, the fertile agricultural state of Sinaloa, the tropics of Nayarit, and the mountain grandeur of Jalisco and Michoacan.

Does your hall give a good first impression?

How does the area just inside your front door measure up? Here's a check list of things that make for a perfect entranceway. This doesn't mean that every hall or front-door area has to have them all. Check off those you already have. Then look at the illustrations for suggestions to make your home really say "welcome."

The world's best weatherman

Several years ago, a group of Colorado cattle ranchers consulted Dr. Irving P. Krick, the weatherman. Could Krick increase the rainfall? Krick, a dramatic, temperamental, inventive ex-piano-player who operates the world's largest private weather enterprise out of Denver, said he thought he could.

House for a family that does things

Today's families expect more than just shelter from their homes. They want a house that allows them (the time, the space) to share day-to-day activities with young children... and at the same time, a house that gives grownups a domain of their own. They want hobbies all over the place. Plenty of room for entertaining. The kind of house where such doings are interesting because that's how the house looks and lives.

Wake up your home with light

Four good homes across the country

COMTEMPORARY AS IT IS, this house includes many Southern traditions-- columns, high ceilings, tall windows, indoor shutters-- all restyled a bit, true, but they form important features of this house owned by Dr. and Mrs. Walter Spivey.

Handsaws for handymen

Personal help in home building, remodeling, and decorating

When you're looking for ways to make your home more comfortable and attractive, look for this seal. It identifies the Better Homes & Gardens Home Planning Center, where you can get personal counsel on your home-planning problems.

Smart gardener's toolshed

THE MAN NEXT DOOR

"The best thing about our wonderful country," suggests neighbor Ned Preston, "is that it offers you a chance to make it better."