New-Fashioned Print Rooms
Walls decoupaged with pretty paper prints transform plain rooms into "print rooms"-- all the rage among the 19th-century English. Try our easy new twist on this old technique.
Read Articlefinding your balance
Create a more inviting room by rearranging the things you already have to strike a comfortable balance. Look to the following arrangements for good rules of thumb that you can apply to your home.
Read Articleliving with collections... and kids, too
To find a new style of decorating, this family headed down a country road-- but not without a map, of sorts.
Read Articleindoor & outdoor dining
Dining alfresco needn't be reserved for special occasions. The right design strategy can turn any meal into a garden party, even indoors. Follow the example of these two families, who found ways to make the great outdoors a permanent guest at their table.
Read ArticleMirror
Mirror, mirror on the wall: Add magic touches, large and small. But mirrors do more than cast reflections. Try using them in new ways to give your rooms lightness, brightness, and a feeling of spaciousness.
Read ArticleDecorating a Hobby Room
Make your hobbies as fun and relaxing as they should be by personalizing your spare-time space with the soothing elements of springtime.
Read ArticleBringing Home a Home Computer
Now is a great time to take the plunge and buy your first home computer or upgrade the one you have. Prices are down, computer speeds are up, and software is easier to use than ever. With the right software, a computer can help you file your taxes or tax your child's imagination.
Read Articlebuild your own media center
Provide a happy home for your electronics gear and software by building this state-of-the-art cabinet from plans you can order.
Read ArticleMustang Nostalgia
For millions of car fans, the Ford Mustang represents the ideal in styling, performance, and driving fun. The book Mustang follows the car from its earliest days, offering a look at engineering, design, corporate politics, and public reaction since its introduction as a 1964½ model.
Read ArticleMustang Sally Rides Again
Virginia Foelske has her eye on a car that first caught her attention three decades ago, before she was old enough to drive. Now a Midwestern health insurance executive, Virginia is tired of the family vans and sedans she has driven for the last two decades. Her children have finished college and moved out, so she's ready for a car that can bring a little fun to her daily commute.
Read ArticleThis May Information fun, and practical ideas on Better Homes and Gardens
Few of us have a staff of carpenters, painters, cooks, and assorted gofers to do our home projects. So a do-it-yourself task shouldn't require more than one set of hands.
Read ArticleNuts Take the Prize
Squirrels have the right idea. Not the loud chattering in the treetops thing, but the nut-eating habit. New research proves that nuts are a lot more than just a tasty source of protein.
Read ArticleGrowing Conscience
Fostering children's ethical development may be far more important than improving their test scores.
Read ArticleThe Empty Nest
Parents may be caught off guard as the melancholy moves in and the child moves out.
Read ArticleThe Incredible Edible Herbs
Herbs have played many roles through the ages-- they are the stuff of legend, medicine, and even superstition. But we will have none of that here. If you can't add an herb to your meal, we can't think of a good reason to grow it in your herb garden.
Read ArticleA Kitchen Garden Grown for You
Add a Kitchen Garden to your landscape. The one recommended by our editors (shown in the diagrams above and on page 182) is available exclusively to the readers of Better Homes and Gardens magazine by special arrangement with Papa Geno's Herb Garden.
Read Article"Tailored to Fit" Home Plans
If the home shown in the story "Tailored to Fit" (pages 229 to 240) is right for you, we offer complete blueprints to build your own.
Read ArticleFragrant Perennial Garden
Plant this garden below an open window or along a well-traveled path, and enjoy the fragrance all season long. Designed by our Garden Editors, the collection was grown by Carroll Gardens and is available exclusively to the readers of Better Homes and Gardens magazine (not available in retail oudets).
Read ArticleGardener's Alphabet Sampler
In this whimsical sampler, C is for carrot, D is for daisy, F is for frog, and a bee is for B.
Read Articlewhen daffodil meets daylily
Think of daffodils and daylilies as those all-important defining steps in the cha-cha-- one, two, cha-cha-cha. First one foot, then the other. First the daffodils bloom, then the daylilies. The first step sets up the second step. The daffodils prime the vista for the daylilies.
Read ArticleAdding by dividing
You won't need a calculator to do this math: one rectangular lot divided into a half-dozen garden rooms equals more usable outdoor space. The suburban yard of Carol and Dudley Philhower (plan, right) shows how the formula works. At 78x166 feet, the Philhowers' property is not huge by any measure.
Read ArticleThe looks we love and how to get them
Some people play piano by ear, cook by taste, and drive without directions. The rest of us need sheet music, a recipe, and a road map. The same is true of decorating. It's one thing to throw pieces together and call a room "eclectic." But to really make it work, you need to understand some style basics. Here are four great places to start.
Read ArticleLooks we love/style guide
To make our favorite looks easier to bring home, we've broken them down into their essential elements. You can start with a little-- or go all the way. Or, mix elements from different styles to create a look that's all your own.
Read ArticleTAILORED TO FIT
Squeezing a spacious new home onto a slim lot is like dressing a king-size bed with a set of queen sheets. Eileen and Ron Bowerman of Des Moines (above, with dog Tess) decided to accept the geometric challenge-- as long as their amenity-filled home could politely take its place in a 1920s neighborhood of bungalows, Tudors, and Colonials.
Read ArticleNutrition Information
With each recipe, we give important nutrition information. The calorie count of each serving and the amount, in grams, of fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, fiber, and protein will help you keep tabs on what you eat.
Read ArticleSuitable for FRAMING
No matter how you create your artistic masterpieces-- whether you're using computers, markers or crayons-- we'll show you how to frame and display those special works. Make that mouse roar!
Read ArticleThe Shopper's Mart
Discover the ease and pleasure of shopping by mail. Order with comfort and convenience from our own home.
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