February 2003

1716 LOCUST

WHILE FEBRUARY 14 MARKS A CELEBRATION OF LOVE, I ALSO THINK OF IT AS A CELEBRATION OF HOME. AFTER ALL, HOME IS WHERE MOST OF US FIRST EXPERIENCED LOVE, AND LOVE IS WHAT MAKES A HOUSE A HOME. I CAN'T IMAGINE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER.

DECORATE WITH LOVE

ROMANTIC DINNERS

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February

CRAFT HEARTFELT DECORATIONS AND GIFTS THAT SAY "BE MINE."

SOOTHING VIEWS

A LONG ISLAND PSYCHIATRIST TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF NATURE OUTSIDE HER OFFICE WINDOW.

FRENCH BLISS

LEAVING CORPORATE LIFE BEHIND, TAMI ROTH BRINGS JOIE DE VIVRE TO HER MINNEAPOLIS HOME AND BOUTIQUE.

HEART TO HEART

Along with endearing edibles (yumm, chocolate), present your dear one with something a little more permanent-- for year-round proof of your undying love.

PLEIN BEAUTIFUL

TWEAKING A TIGHT SPACE

CREATIVE REMODELING FOUND ROOM FOR TWO SINKS AND A SIX-BURNER COOKTOP IN A CRAMPED, 60-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA KITCHEN.

A COST-CUTTING GARDEN

BY RECYCLING OLD MATERIALS AND MAKING NEW PLANTS, DEBORA CARL FILLS HER 1½-ACRE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GARDEN TO OVERFLOWING.

EASY DOES IT

AN EMPHASIS ON LIVABILITY-- WORRY-FREE FABRICS AND CLASSIC STYLING-- MAKES NEW FURNISHINGS A CINCH FOR YOUR HOME.

NATURE'S CHALLENGE

STORM DAMAGE PROMPTED AN ATLANTA HOMEOWNER TO REINVENT HER BACKYARD.

THE "HOME AND FAMILY" ROSE

OPEN INVITATION

REMODELING A SMALL, DARK KITCHEN WAS ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS THAT LINDA AND WALT STRANGMAN OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA, EVER MADE. NOW, WHETHER THEY EAT IN OR OUT IS UP TO NATURE'S DISPOSITION.

Living in Balance

THE SECRETS OF THIS PHOTO STYLIST ARE A SIMPLE SCIENCE, AND HER NEW YORK HOUSE IS THE LABORATORY.

CARE OF VINTAGE LINENS

Old linens are often like old houses-- made so well that they aren't as fragile as you would expect. How you care for these fabrics depends on their age, condition, previous care, and original quality. Before working on any piece, hold it up to the light and inspect it for holes, stains, fading, or signs of wear.

REMODELING HITS A HIGH NOTE

AFTER-SCHOOL JAM SESSIONS ARE NO PROBLEM FOR THIS MUSICAL FAMILY, NOW THAT THERE'S ROOM TO SPREAD OUT IN THEIR NEW YORK HOME.

BLESSED BY Adoption

MORE AMERICANS ARE ADOPTING THAN EVER BEFORE. THEIR STORIES ARE HEARTWARMING SAGAS OF HOPE, FAITH, AND LOVE.

PLAY IT safe THIS VACATION

LIFE HAS ITS PITFALLS, BUT YOUR VACATION DOESN'T HAVE TO FALL INTO ONE. ADVANCE PLANNING AND COMMON SENSE WILL PROTECT YOUR CREW.

FROM THE HEART

NOTHING SAYS "I LOVE YOU" LIKE A HANDMADE CARD. MAKE A SIMPLE AND SOPHISTICATED VALENTINE FOR THE ONE YOU LOVE-- AND SEAL IT WITH A KISS.

FROM SECONDHAND TO First Rate

TRACIE MCHUGH PUTS A FRENCH ACCENT ON SALVAGED TREASURES AND CHARMS THE STUFFINESS OUT OF HER DENVER HOME-- A 93-YEAR-OLD ENGLISH TUDOR.

Pretty in White

A DREAMY WHITE-ON-WHITE SCHEME HIGHLIGHTS BLUSHES OF COLOR AND LETS FURNISHINGS WITH PERSONALITY BLOSSOM IN THIS MINNEAPOLIS HOME.

The House that Love Built

THIS IS A STORY ABOUT ROMANCE AND REMODELING-- TWO WORDS THAT RARELY GO TOGETHER. A SAN DIEGO FAMILY LEARNS THAT A HOUSE GROWS IN PROPORTION TO THE LOVE IT HOLDS.

The Daughter & Dad Garden

A SEATTLE-AREA TEEN ONCE BEGAN A GARDEN, AND HER DAD FOLLOWED HER LEAD, NOW SHE IS GROWN AND MARRIED, AND THINGS HAVE COME FULL CIRCLE.

HOLD THE Water

For years, nutritional wisdom held that all adults needed to drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day. But new research is throwing a little cold water on those and other drinking guidelines.

RESOURCES

SOME OF THE PRODUCTS SHOWN EDITORIALLY IN BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE CAN BE OBTAINED LOCALLY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE MANUFACTURERS LISTED BELOW.

The Shopper's Mart

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

Garden Dreaming

Winter can be a frustrating time for dedicated gardeners in colder climes. Tattered brown stalks of perennials scratch half circles in the snow. Stacks of pots in the garage are frozen terra-cotta towers. We gaze through the double-pane windows at our icy, still yards and long for the smell of ripe earth, the musk of mulch, and the perfume of lilacs drifting over the neighbor's fence.