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fine lines
A ball of string or twine can transform ordinary objects into textural art forms. Just pick up a glue gun or a sewing needle and start to unwind.
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Cabinet facelifts
We took the same kitchen cabinets and gave them three distinct looks using paint and a wardrobe of fashionable accessories. Let these designs-- and the new door options on page 36-- inspire a fresh face for your kitchen.
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Entry Upgrades
Hospitality begins at the front door-- with an entry that greets as warmly as a hug or a hearty handshake. And upgrading a home's entry enhances its curb appeal, as well.
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The Rewards of time
In 1984, Ann and Frank Reed bought a house with two acres and a landscape that was, in a word, overgrown. Take the shrubs by the house. Ann says, "If we sat on the patio, we couldn't see a thing." There were also four oversized flowerbeds-- each 15 feet square. Ouf! With a decade of pruning, tending, and taking classes, the Reeds became gardeners. Then, knowing it was time for a change, they sought help from Barbara Olejnik, a friend who has since become a garden designer. Surprise! "Barbara made us think about the whole two acres," Ann says. They cleared vistas, made new beds, moved valuable plants to save them.
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Home Improvement Contest Winners
Part 2 Our February issue featured the first batch of winners. Now get ready to tour three more real-life remodelings that earned top scores from our judges. Check in later this summer for the top Exterior and Outdoor entries.
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2002 our home improvement contest
There's no better time to give your home a fresh new look. Whether you're redecorating a bedroom or starting a major remodeling job, your home improvement project may win a top award. Plus, your home could be featured in Better Homes and Gardens magazine.
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Bathing Beauties
Hang dull shower curtains out to dry and replace them with draperies that send a custom-made message about personal style.
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mad for MOD
Dean Martin does Gilligan's Island. Never happened, as far as we know. Still, it's a good way to describe the offbeat style of Lori Erenberg, an L.A. showgirl-turned-decorator who channels Carmen Miranda and designer Elsie de Wolfe, and whose 1950s ranch home pairs Rat Pack cool with Polynesian kitsch.
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Decked-out designs
Too often, decks are just one more square shape added to common, blocky architecture. Here's how three families broke out of the box with additions that bring refreshing new lines to their homes and outdoor living areas.
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Deadly Distraction
The wrenching pain for Patricia Pena was almost unbearable. Her firstborn child, a happy-go-lucky 2-year-old named Morgan Lee, was dead of a head injury after a driver talking on a cell phone struck their family car.
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Smart Moves for the College Bound
High grades aren't the only ticket to college. Think about impressing the admissions office with the answer to the classic essay topic: How I spent my summer vacations.
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
A raised voice is not necessarily a sign of disrespect but mean, attacking, and intrusive words and tone are.
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Strong hands, gentle hearts
Living in a re-creation of 1883 frontier life, three women test their inner strength against the same isolation and unrelenting workload that pioneers endured over a century ago.-- Part Two of a Three-Part Series.
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Taming a TILT
Her backyard was a rough and tumble hillside, ratty and steep. Stepping out back required huffing and puffing. Instead, she decided her garden should give her a leg up.
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Workhorse Workbenches
Whether you're repotting a houseplant or sowing flats of seeds, you need a place to work without concern for the mess. These outdoor workstations let their owners fling soil with abandon.
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Nonstop Pots
Last year, we took eight different plants to the BH&G Test Garden to see if they could bloom in pots from spring through fall. We set them up identically and said "Go!" They did, nonstop. One was callibrachoa (above). Step this way for the rest.
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Outside the Box
Brand new from Better Homes and Gardens Books-- helpful advice on landscaping and deck planning.
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Best foot forward
Short of having rose petals strewn in your path, the only way to assure that you have flowers at your feet is to plant them yourself. And where better to have flower meet foot than at your front walkway, where your garden can greet you and tickle your tootsies?
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Style in the burbs
"My first client was my Barbie doll when I was 8-years-old," says interior designer Nan Sloan. The projects-- and budgets-- are bigger now, but Nan still finds ways to make do with less. Using professional know-how and inventive, piggy-bank-friendly ideas, she has turned a dated split-level into a bright, attractive family home for herself and son Zach.
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Confessions of a Hollywood homebody
Given the choice between an L.A. night out, rubbing elbows with the likes of Brad and Jennifer, or a night in, reading or playing hearts with friends, what would you do? If you're actress Paula Cale (a.k.a. Joanie Hansen on the TV series Providence), it's a no-brainer... home wins hands-down. "I have no social life because I love my home so much," she says. Is she serious??? Yep. But you have to meet her to believe it.
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Cookies And Ice Cream
Gather the family round to try this fondue-inspired dessert that combines the best of fudge and hot cocoa. Then pair it with homemade ice cream. What a start to the summer season!
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A Touch of Mint
Mint can do much more than dress up a julep or a lamb chop. This flavorful, internationally popular herb is a tasty player with a variety of foods.
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The Right Time to Bite
When orthodontists here and in 30 countries need to educate patients about braces, they use training tools developed by Thomas P. Griffin, D.D.S., an orthodontist practicing in Birmingham, Alabama. So he was the one to visit when we wanted to understand the value of an orthodontic consult while children are young. As we found out, he recommends a first evaluation by age 7.
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May baskets
Be a May Basket trickster this May 1. Leave a basket on a friend's door, ring the doorbell, then run. Get caught and get a kiss!
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The Shopper's Mart
Discover the ease and pleasure of shopping by mail. Order with comfort and convenience from your own home.
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