November 2002

1716 LOCUST

TRAVEL SAFE

WREATHS OF WONDER

TURKEY DELIGHTS

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November

WARM UP WITH FANCIFUL FELT PROJECTS THAT ARE A CINCH TO MAKE.

PLANTING A GARDEN PALETTE

JULIE KING'S HOUSE TOOK ITS COLOR CUES FROM THE QUINCE BLOSSOMS IN HER YARD. NOW HER RENOVATED SEATTLE GARDEN FOLLOWS SUIT.

THE JOURNEY TO PEACEFUL

MOST WEEKENDS, BUSY EXECUTIVE MARY ELLA GABLER SWAPS HER HECTIC DALLAS LIFE FOR THE SLOWER PACE OF HER FAMILY'S RUSTIC RANCH RETREAT. GRANDCHILDREN ARE ALWAYS BETTER THAN WORK.

BACK TO COOL

AFTER LONG DAYS IN THE COURTROOMS OF DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, RANEE KATZENSTEIN RELAXES IN THE TRANQUIL SIMPLICITY OF HER HOME'S 1950s DESIGN.

CELEBRATING AUTUMN

BRING HOME THE BOUNTY

ROUNDABOUT

SANTA FE

NEW NATURAL

WRIGHTLY REDO

REVIVE A CHAIR

A GOOD CHAIR, LIKE A CAT, HAS NINE LIVES. SO THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU TOSS IT OR GIVE IT AWAY. THAT NEXT LIFE MIGHT JUST BE THE BEST ONE YET.

SIMPLY Grand

Cook's Comfort

SUSAN FORREST DESIGNED AN AMES, IOWA, KITCHEN WHERE EVEN HER BAD KNEES FIND COMFORT. THE SURPRISE: EVERYONE ELSE LIKES IT TOO.

OFF THE Runway

Bring haute couture into your home, but don't hide it away in the closet. Put trendy designs on display by dressing your windows in line with current clothing styles. The fashion and decorating worlds strut their new looks each year, and you can too, by draping windows with updated colors, unexpected fabric combos, and variations in length and width. Long, slim denim panels (above) play off today's retro jean scene and its infatuation with the 1960s. Dividing the window into three sections, instead of the standard two, creates a leaner look-- think straight-legs instead of bell-bottoms. Take your next cue from the mannequins seen in store windows: Stitch rows of ribbon and other trims along the bottom edges.

Paving THE WAY

TURN UP THE VOLUME

AMPLIFY YOUR INTERIORS WITH PATTERNED WALLPAPER PLACED THIS WAY AND THAT FOR STIMULATING DESIGNS.

PARTY CHAIR

'TIS THE SEASON

TALE OF A LADLE

CAN-DO GRAVY

FEAST NAPKINS

FLAVOR MAKERS

TURKEY TRIMMINGS

TASK MASTER

QUESTION ANSWER

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS

STITCH AN HEIRLOOM

STAR STENCIL

TRAVELING MEMORIES

SWEET dreams

WELCOME YOUR BABY HOME TO A SPACE THAT STIMULATES AND COMFORTS. FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THESE NURSERIES TO FEATHER YOUR OWN LITTLE DARLING'S NEST.

Classic COMES HOME

CHARM EXTENDED TO NEARLY EVERY CORNER OF THIS CONNECTICUT FARMHOUSE, BUT IT STOPPED SHORT OF A 1970S KITCHEN/FAMILY ROOM ADDITION-- UNTIL NOW.

Softening THE EDGES

KIM KELCE'S ST. LOUIS GARDEN IS A STUDY IN CONTRASTS, WHERE BILLOWING SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS BLUR THE PRECISE LINES DRAWN BY STONE WALLS AND CLIPPED HEDGES.

ADDING AN ACCENT

FLANGES, PIPING, BOX EDGES-- THESE MAY SEEM LIKE HARDWARE STORE TERMS, BUT THEY'RE REALLY PILLOW TALK. LET US DECIPHER SOME JARGON.

Calm IN THE CLASSROOM

FOR MANY KIDS, A LITTLE QUIET TIME OFFERS A LOT OF STRESS-REDUCING BENEFITS. SOME SCHOOLS ARE ENCOURAGING A KIND OF HUSH THAT HELPS.

A WOMAN'S TOUCH

IN A MALE-DOMINATED AUTOMOTIVE WORLD, THESE DESIGNING WOMEN HAVE PUT A MORE PERSONAL AND PRACTICAL SPIN ON THE CARS WE ALL DRIVE.

GRACE IN A SMALL SPACE

THIS TINY BOSTON-AREA CO-OP LOOKED JUST LIKE ITS NEIGHBORS. BUT FRENCH ANTIQUES, FINE ART, AND FABRICS-- PLUS TWO TALENTED DESIGNERS-- HELPED IT STEP GRACEFULLY OUT OF ITS COOKIE-CUTTER MOLD.

SIMPLICITY GOES BOLD

IN A WASHINGTON, D.C., NEIGHBORHOOD OF ROW HOUSES AND SMALL YARDS, A DESIGN WITH JUST FIVE FEATURES MAKES AN INVITING OASIS.

NEW LIFE FOR AN OLD SOUL

YOU WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD IN A CORSET. SO WHY STRAP YOUR HOME INTO A FUSSY LOOK THAT DOESN'T FIT TODAY'S RELAXED LIFESTYLES?

MANDOLINE SLICER

SPRINGFORM PAN SET

FEAST JOURNAL

SPARKLING WINES

The fine bubbly bite of a great sparkling wine makes any event more lively and special, plus these wines are a wonderful companion for food.

FRESH FRUIT GIFT BOX

Fresh from the groves of Indian River, Florida, and available by special arrangement with Gracewood Groves, this exclusive Citrus and Tea Time Gift Box contains about 15 pounds (five or six of each fruit) of sweet navel oranges, tangelos, and juicy ruby-red grapefruit. We also include a stainless-steel grapefruit knife, four grapefruit spoons, a box of apricot tea, an 8-ounce jar of orange-blossom honey, a linen tea towel, and kitchen-tested recipes.

GUIDE TO A PERFECT ROAST TURKEY

To make sure you have enough turkey, buy 1 to 1½ pounds of bird per person; for every pound of bird you buy, expect slightly under a half a pound of usable meat after cooking and carving.

PICK A PEPPERCORN

EGGNOG ADDS FLAVOR

A BOOST OF CHOCOLATE

SPREAD THE WORD ON FROSTING

PRE-PARTY PLANNING

PAIN YOU CAN'T IMAGINE

MILLIONS SUFFER FROM A MYSTERIOUS SYNDROME CALLED FIBROMYALGIA AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IT. DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU THE PAIN IS "ALL IN YOUR HEAD." HERE'S HOW TO SPOT THE SIGNS.

QUESTION ANSWER

PERIL AT THE PUMP

USER-FRIENDLY LAVATORY FAUCETS

Rows of curvy spouts, showy handles, and gleaming metal finishes have a way of mesmerizing faucet shoppers. But the next time you buy a lavatory faucet, don't be blinded by the light reflecting off the shiny brass. Focus instead on how easy a faucet will be to use.

STYLISH OFFICE STORAGE

Bath IN-BETWEEN

SETTING THE Kids' TABLE

CHILDREN ARE OFTEN BANISHED TO THEIR OWN PINT-SIZED TABLE FOR THE THANKSGIVING FEAST. THESE TIPS AND PROJECTS TAKE THE KIDS' TABLE FROM UNWANTED TERRITORY TO COOL HOT SPOT

The Shopper's Mart

Discover the ease and pleasure of shopping by mail. Order with comfort and convenience from your own home.

It's Music to Our Ears

It is not by chance that the word "home"-- as opposed to "house"-- has appeared in hundreds, perhaps thousands, of song titles and lyrics over the years. A house, after all, is simply a collection of materials fashioned into a structure. But a home, whether we still live there or not, is a place in our hearts, a place real or wished for, where our memories of the past or our hopes for the future dwell.