March 2003

1716 LOCUST

DREAMING OF A NEW KITCHEN?

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March

ROMANCE YOUR HOME WITH THE ALLURING FINERY OF RIBBONS AND SHEER FABRICS.

THE SUM OF ITS PARTS

WHEN THE BEST OF MODERN AND TRADITIONAL DESIGNS CONVERGE IN AN AIRY FLORIDA TOWN HOUSE, THE RESULT IS A NEW CLASSIC STYLE.

A Greenhouse GATHERS THE Family

A PLACE DESIGNED FOR NURTURING PLANTS BECOMES FERTILE GROUND FOR SOOTHING A FAMILY'S LOSS AND STRENGTHENING ITS BONDS.

ADDING TO NOSTALGIA

ADDING TO NOSTALGIA WITH ROOM FOR CARS, HOBBIES, AND FRIENDS, JAN AND BOB BARSTAD'S GARAGE ADDITION OPENS A NEW CHAPTER FOR THEIR HISTORIC TEXAS HOME.

REINVENTING THE GARDEN BENCH

Gerry Krueger funnels her exuberant personality into both gardening and bench building. To Gerry, an artist and cultivator of roses in eastern Washington, gardens and benches go hand in hand. "The only way to experience a garden is to sit in it. If you're going to rush through a garden, why bother at all?" she says. "And I sit often as I'm working in the garden. For me, benches are as much a necessary 'tool' as a rake or cart."

SPEAKING COUNTRY FRENCH

SPEAKING COUNTRY FRENCH FROM A FRENCH TOILE WINDOW SWAG TO PAINTED CABINETRY AND OAK FLOORS, THIS REMODELED KITCHEN TAKES ITS DESIGN CUES FROM THE HOUSE'S ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE.

PAS DE DEUX

MEDINAH MAKEOVER

THE WINNER

THINK TEXTURE

JOHN BLACK

CURTAIN CALL

HELLEBORES: Early to Rise

HELLEBORES: Early to Rise WHILE THE LINGERING WINTER STAYS COLD AND GRAY, AND MOST OF THE LANDSCAPE REMAINS A SODDEN KHAKI, THE HELLEBORE BEGINS TO BRIGHTLY BLOOM.

PERENNIALS FOR THE NEW CENTURY

MASTERING THE MIX

INTERIOR DESIGNER ALECIA STEVENS COMBINES A LITTLE OF THIS AND A LITTLE OF THAT IN HER FAMILY'S WARM AND INVITING MINNESOTA HOME.

ALL HANDS ON DECK

ALL HANDS ON DECK AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT, THE WOODEN GAZEBO AND DECK BEHIND THIS MICHIGAN FAMILY'S HOME WAS FALLING APART. NOW, IT'S A SHOWPLACE.

WINE SCOOP

CAN'T-GO-WRONG PICKS

HONEY DO

SPRING COVER-UP

DELICIOUS EXPEDITION

YOUR PLACE OR MINE?

A HOUSE IN BLOOM

A PENNSYLVANIA COUPLE DRESSED UP THEIR HOUSE FROM GROUND TO ROOFLINE WITH VINES AND CLIMBING ROSES, BRINGING LIFE TO THE PLAIN STUCCO WALLS.

HELP YOUR FAMILY Lose Weight

OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES IS ALMOST AT EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS. THE SOLUTION, DOCTORS SAY, IS SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE.

INVESTING IN HOME

SINKING INVESTMENT DOLLARS INTO REMODELING AND IMPROVEMENTS COULD YIELD A BIG RETURN ON YOUR MONEY. MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR HOME ARE READY FOR IT.

BRINGING HOME THE WORLD

LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES GIVES CHILDREN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE AND ENCOURAGES TOLERANCE.

FULL HOUSE

A SIMPLE DECK OF 52 PLAYING CARDS PROVIDES HOURS OF INEXPENSIVE FAMILY FUN.

KEEPING IT SIMPLE

SEEKING A BALANCE OF COMFORT AND MODERN STYLE, THE THOMSONS FOUND SERENITY RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN A NEW ST. LOUIS HOME FULL OF SUNLIGHT AND UNCLUTTERED SPACES.

CLASSIC BEAUTY

IN THIS ST. LOUIS-AREA NEIGHBORHOOD OF GRAND OLD HOMES, CHUCK BEARD AND CHARLES PARRISH'S GARDEN IS ESPECIALLY WELCOMING. THEIRS IS A TRADITIONAL VISION OF BEAUTY, WHERE THE ROSE-CLAD ARBORS, BRICK PATHS, AND WICKER FURNITURE SEEM REASSURINGLY FAMILIAR.

Finding THEIR WAY Home

Finding THEIR WAY Home WITH AN EYE FOR ELEMENTALLY GOOD DESIGN, CUBBY AND DAN DERBY RESTORED A PUREBRED HOUSE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND INFUSED IT WITH GRACEFUL, TRADITIONAL STYLE.

DUBIOUS DRUGS

PATRON SAINT OF PARTY GOERS

POISON CONTROL

ANOTHER COLD? OR IS IT SINUSITIS?

MOST ATTACKS OF SINUSITIS-- WHICH WILL HIT 37 MILLION PEOPLE THIS YEAR-- START OUT AS SIMPLE SNIFFLES. HERE'S HOW TO AVOID THIS NASTY, PAINFUL INFECTION.

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A Bit of Polishing