January 1999

Between friends

Help for Boring Doors

Give your home door-to-door appeal by using simple tricks and common tools to add style to inexpensive ($15-$35) hollow-core doors.

Doin' Wheelies

It isn't every day that fashion and function mesh in furniture, but one of today's trends-- furniture on wheels-- does just that. What started as an industrial, hightech look has now moved into mainstream decorating because the wheeled pieces work equally well in small spaces and in large open lofts. Flexibility, housekeeping ease, and a playful mood are three things that keep this style rolling.

Winter Sun Can Scorch

Wrinkle, Wrinkle, Go Away

Thousands of middle-aged women are turning to a deadly bacteria to feel better about the way they look. Dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons are injecting a diluted, purified form of botulinum toxin, sold under the name Botox, into small muscles in the face.

Basking in verbascum

Orange blossom special

Guiding the eye

Birdy, it's cold outside

Please release me

1999 our picks

Plant the best, and forget the rest. That's how you end up with a garden full of power performers. We have again tested most of this year's new plants, and we've got some recommendations. ...

our picks for 1999

We've done the shopping for you! All of the "picks" shown in this feature can be purchased directly from Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Some of the items may be in short supply in nurseries this spring; others, such as the annual and perennial collections, have been grown especially for our readers. Sorry, we are unable to ship to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, or Puerto Rico.

A house with art and soul

"The biggest-ticket items my husband, James, and I owned before purchasing this house," says singer/songwriter Martha Schuyler Thompson, "were a couple of bikes." But one peek into the front window of this Oregon cottage, and they fell fast for its historic lines, gleaming fir floors, and timeless character. "We looked at each other and mouthed the word, 'home,'" says Martha. Then, they went on to make it so.

'99 trends

This is it: the big countdown. While we're waiting for the millennial odometer to click over, we seem to have one foot on the brake, one on the accelerator. Even in decorating, we're revisiting the past with a new spirit while looking to the future with a fresh, global perspective.

WOW kitchens that

Remodel a kitchen and you'll experience a full range of emotions-- from the thrill of hearing the first nails hammered, to the excitement of seeing the last bits of sawdust swept away. And you'll know the project was a success when you can't help but step back and say, "Wow."

BORDER patrol

Personalize your bedroom with wallpaper border you color or arrange yourself. Start with a self-adhesive border that can be removed easily when you're ready for a different look.

The Shopper's Mart

The man next door