March 1995

Between friends

Gingham Goose Stuffed Toy Pattern

Fun underfoot

Tickle your toes-- and your fancy as well-- with a textural sisal rug that you customize using our fresh and easy ideas.

What hue are you?

Cash in on the emotional benefits of color. Because we see colors with our hearts, not our heads, they have the power to put us in a variety of moods. For decorating happiness, choose the colors that suit you best.

When School is at Home

It's time for a reading lesson. Brian Miller, 8, settles on the couch with his mother, Cyndi, and his six-year-old brother, Matthew, to read aloud from a book about bees. For Spanish class, Brian goes to his bedroom, where he clicks on a tape recorder and follows along in his textbook.

Mother Nature's Remedies?

MOST EVIDENCE REGARDING FOODS AS MEDICINE IS ANECDOTAL.

Kitchen gardens

When it comes to freshness and flavor, homegrown vegetables top the prima donna produce found in supermarkets every time. Nothing can compare to a salad made with greens freshly plucked from warm soil or a soup simmering with the gentle aromas of handpicked herbs.

Skylight Options

You've decided to steal some sunshine by popping skylights into your roof. As you go to the window store, keep these options in mind.

Bungalow Redo

AUTO AIR AND YOUR POCKETBOOK

CLEANER BURN

LIVING DAYLIGHTS

Welcome spring

A MAGAZINE FOR GARDENERS

SENSATIONAL SWEET PEAS

Living for the view

Upstairs, downstairs, all around the house-- wherever you are in this beachfront getaway, the view is "built in." Smart design ploys married the house to its slim site and opened up all the main rooms to the picture-postcard setting.

Sunrise Sunset

Rooms that glow from morning to night The Rappahannock River practically laps at the doorstep of the Virginia home that Charlie and Charlotte Frischkorn fondly call "The Cottage." Inside, Charlotte has obviously been influenced by the water, creating a peaceful and free-flowing decorating style with just the right glint of color and lots of soft curves. It was a creative process that required more rejuvenating than remodeling. Says Charlotte: "We didn't change a thing. We simply freshened up what was already here."

Kitchens sunny side up

The kitchen is the room that sends you off each morning, so why not give it a friendlier face? You'll flip for these decorating ideas, which use such simple ingredients as paint, paper, and painted paneling to help you do your kitchen "over easy"

A Balanced Remodeling Budget

Nutrition information

BH&G kids Kites!

Up, up, up it goes, a splash of color tugged to the sky by the robust March winds, dipping and diving, then soaring straight up into the clouds. Nothing heralds the coming of spring like flying a kite on one of the first warm days. Turn the page to find out how you can design and build a kite that will really fly. Just choose your favorite and get started.

The man next door

The Rev. George Hall notes that just a little dab of rudeness covers up a multitude of virtues.