February 2000

Celebrate Valentine's Day

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Chase those winter doldrums by tuning into Better Homes and Gardens Television in February. Heidi and Michael Spound invite you into their warmhearted home for memorable new dishes and stylish solutions for walls, collectibles, and furniture. Chris Dawson has a wheelbarrowful of spring projects from the BH&G Test Garden.

Between friends

Kitchen Facelifts

In a kitchen with good bone structure, cosmetic changes are all that's needed to boost the room from frumpy to fashionable.

CHINA STENCILS

Before and After Fireplaces

Does the hearth of your home cry out for a new look? Here are four ways to redo and refresh a room's focal point.

Tubs vs. Showers

How do you like to come clean? For some, a luxurious tub soak washes away the cares of the day. Others prefer the in-and-out convenience of a shower. Here's how to tweak an average-size bathroom to suit either preference.

Stretching Cramped Quarters

Corner Office

Living with Your TV

There's no disputing that the television is a part of the American home. Here are four ways to fit the electronic box in stylishly.

Heirloom Stitcheries

A touch of winter color accents the familiar "To Everything There Is A Season" verse (above). When stitched, the counted cross-stitch sampler measures 7x9 inches.

Your family car

Winter tires get a grip. All-season tires-- the kind that are typically found on new cars-- are fine if you drive where snowfall is moderate. But from Denver to Duluth and Buffalo to Bozeman, where the white stuff is heavy and frequent, spending $400 to $500 for a set of winter tires will help you get a grip on the slippery season.

Home Improvement Contest

Now is the Time to Update the Look of Your Home Whether you're redecorating a bedroom or starting a major remodeling job, your home improvement project may rate a top award.

How Kids Learn

When children throw carrots on the floor, rub applesauce in their hair, or head for the stairs they've just been warned about, they are testing human relationships, physics, and their own senses and perceptions. Though messy and sometimes frightening, this is the way they find their place in the world.

Fixing the Child Seat Mess

Parents make deadly errors with child safety seats. Almost eight out of nine kids are not restrained correctly.

Snap It, Scan It, Snip It

You can bet that in most homes across America, shoeboxes full of dusty family photos lie dormant in closets and cupboards, scarcely ever seeing the light of day. But, with a scanner and a computer you can get those photos out of the shoebox so they can be organized, archived, e-mailed, or posted to your family's Web page. You can also use photos-- both old and new-- to spice up party invitations or personalize computer-made greeting cards.

Home Landscaping Help

A Garden in a Clearing

Shady Serenity

Joltin' Joe's killer combos

A colorful memory

More beginnings for your begonias

This month's Editor's Choice, Yellow Waxbells, is a tough, hardy plant with yellow bell-shaped flowers and maple-like foliage.

Peaceful easy feeling

Beating the Winter Blues

Escape the cold and come with us to a bright spot on the Eastern seaboard. A winner in the Better Homes and Gardens Home Improvement Contest, this 1910 shingle-style home shows its true-blue colors in shipshape style. Let it inspire you to create your own getaway.

Making Arrangements

"Shop your house" before you shop the mall if you're in a mood to redecorate. You may already have much of what you need to freshen up your rooms, says Kitty Starling, one of a new breed of designers known as interior "arrangers," who help clients find ways to work with what they own.

Home improvement contest winners Part 2

Last month we featured the first batch of winners from our most recent Home Improvement Contest. Now get ready to tour four more: a whole-house refurbishing and sunroom addition, a farmhouse renovation, a sunroom and dining space addition, and a bathroom remodeling.

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"NO-ICE" ICE CREAM MAKER

Love You, Honey

As bears of very little brain and smart folks alike are discovering, there are more kinds of honey to love these days than just the sweet stuff that comes from a clover patch. More than 300 varieties of honey are now produced in the United States alone.

Nutrition 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.

Hearts and Kisses

You and your friends will fall in love with our Valentine's Day Robbuddy card holder, Or get on track with a card holder that looks like a train. The widget-minded may want to build the Gearbox for Cards. We've also got a bouquet of sweet ideas for Valentine's Day cards.

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