May 2003

1716 LOCUST

HOME SOLUTIONS

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May

THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL OCCASIONS-- MAY DAY, MOTHER'S DAY, AND GRADUATION-- INSPIRE SPECIAL GIFTS AND DECORATIONS.

THE HEART OF THEIR HOME

A CALIFORNIA COUPLE'S REMODELED RANCH INCLUDES A WARM AND WELCOME INVITATION TO CELEBRATE LIFE.

THE POWER OF WHITE

THE SIMPLEST WAY TO BRIGHTEN UP A BUNGALOW, OR ANY DARK HOUSE FOR THAT MATTER: SLATHER ON WHITE.

SMALL WONDER

A RETIRED COUPLE AND A DESIGNER FRIEND TEAM UP TO TURN A TINY AFTERTHOUGHT OF A YARD ON MERCER ISLAND IN WASHINGTON INTO A GARDEN IN FULL.

LONG-BLOOMING PERENNIAL GARDEN

Create a colorful garden with this collection of long-in-bloom hardy perennials, which were propagated to honor the 100th birthday of Meredith Corporation, the publisher of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Available this season only, the sun-loving plants represent today's most promising newcomers. With taller plants at the center and lower-growing plants at the edges, the 10x7-foot garden will provide spring-to-fall flowers. (See a colorful illustration of the garden at www.bhgcatalog.com.)

BEHIND THE BOOKCASE

A SECRET PASSAGE SOLVED ANGELA AND BARNEY CORNINGS' FLOOR PLAN PROBLEM WHILE GIVING THEIR LIVING ROOM A NOVEL TWIST.

Realizing THE RETURN

WHAT BEGAN AS A YOUNG BACHELOR'S SAVVY REAL ESTATE PURCHASE IN COASTAL DELAWARE HAS TURNED INTO A FATHER'S INVESTMENT IN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS SON.

PLANTED AGAIN

SPECIAL DELIVERY

EYE CANDY

AMERICAN CLASSIC

SPRING CLEANING

BUTTONED UP

PATTERN UNDERFOOT

TRANSFERENCE

NESTLED INTO THE LANDSCAPE

Edge communities-- places in nature where one ecological system gives way to another-- are known for their rich diversity of flora and fauna. Beverly and Leonard Rose used this concept to their advantage, creating an edge environment of sorts around their home in Overland Park, Kansas. On one side of the house is a Midwestern forest of black locust and hackberry trees. The other side opens to a small pond in a sunny setting. With light exposures from full shade to full sun and everything in between, the gardening possibilities are considerable.

NEW SHAPES FOR Arbors

GARDEN ARBORS PROMISE SHADE AND SHELTER, PLUS ROOM FOR VINES TO SCAMPER, THEY CAN BE STYLISHLY ORIGINAL, TOO, AS THESE FOUR EXAMPLES SHOW.

ARTFUL ARBORS

ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW

HERE'S THE SKINNY ON HOW THREE URBAN-DWELLING FAMILIES TRANSFORMED THEIR TINY KITCHENS INTO COZY AND COLORFUL GATHERING SPACES.

GOLD RUSH

GOLDEN FOLIAGE IS UNSURPASSABLE IN LIGHTING UP SHADY AREAS. AND-- UNLIKE THE FLEETING BEAUTY OF FLOWERS-- FANCY FOLIAGE ALWAYS LOOKS GRAND.

POTS OF GOLD

DRAWING ON Nature

FORCED TO SELL HIS DOWNTOWN DALLAS OFFICE, ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR JACK UNRUH MOVES HOME TO A NEW STUDIO IN THE TREETOPS.

DIVA DISH

THOUGHTFUL ENDINGS

BERRY BRUNCH

COLOR MY WORLD

HAPPY MOM'S DAY

SUPER SIPS

SEND SPIRITS SOARING

COOKING UP Space

FROM WHERE THE COOK'S SPICES ARE LOCATED TO WHERE THE GUESTS MAY SIT, EVERYTHING HAS A PLACE IN THIS FINE-TUNED-FOR-FUNCTION KITCHEN IN MINNESOTA.

LOVE TO MOM

MADE IN THE USA

A FACTORY TOUR IS A WHIMSICAL WAY TO ANSWER THE AGE-OLD QUESTION "WHERE DOES THIS COME FROM?"

HIDDEN COSTS OF COLLEGE

SURPRISE EXPENSES CAN ADD THOUSANDS TO THE COST OF YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION. LEARN TO SAVE FOR THE UNEXPECTED.

A WEB OF ADDICTIONS

INTERNET OBSESSIONS COULD HURT YOUR LOVED ONES FINANCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND PHYSICALLY.

FLIGHTS OF FANCY

BEAUTIFUL AND FRIENDLY, BUTTERFLIES ARE AMBASSADORS OF THE INSECT WORLD. INTRODUCING THEM TO YOUR CHILD CAN HELP HER LEARN TO LOVE ALL CREATURES, BIG AND SMALL.

BUTTERFLY Dreams

LITTLE GIRLS' HEARTS FLITTER AND FLUTTER WHEN THEY SEE A DELICATE BUTTERFLY TAKE FLIGHT. CAPTURE YOUR DAUGHTER'S PASSION FOR WINGED CREATURES WITH THESE EASY-TO-MAKE PROJECTS, AND HER BEDROOM WILL UNDERGO A METAMORPHOSIS FROM DULL TO DELICATE.

Finding your focus

WHEN IT COMES TO COLLECTING, KNOWING WHAT YOU LOVE IS HALF THE BATTLE. THE OTHER HALF IS KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

STROLLING INTO SPRING

JOIN MYRNA AND DAVID POPE FOR A WALK THROUGH THEIR WOODLAND GARDEN, WHICH HAS TAKEN ROOT UNDER OLD OAKS ON A PHILADELPHIA HILLSIDE.

Living ON THE Edge

JILL AND JOHN LOMAC LITERALLY LIVE THE HIGH LIFE: 150 FEET ABOVE A SAN DIEGO CANYON, SNUGGLED INTO THE BRANCHES OF EUCALYPTUS TREES.

A FRIENDLY Update

THROUGH THE COURSE OF REMODELING AND DECORATING THEIR HOUSE, A COUPLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA BUILT A FRIENDSHIP.

COOK'S SHOP

NUTRITION INFORMATION

My husband is on aspirin therapy to reduce his risk of heart attack and stroke...

OUT OF SHAPE OR IS IT ASTHMA?

LOSE 5 POUNDS

BURSTING THE BUBBLE

Do you squirt dollops of antibacterial soap into your hands hoping to exterminate hordes of disease-causing germs? Don't bother.

4 WAYS TO SPOT A GREAT YOGA CLASS

PUT LAUGHTER ON YOUR PLANNER

The mere anticipation of a good laugh, it seems, can be as healthful as a rib-tickling rollick itself. Researchers led by a team from the College of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, recently took a look at how the expectation of a funny event affected a person's stress levels and immune system function.

BREAST CANCER NEWS

TANNING TROUBLES

LURED BY AGGRESSIVE MARKETING, YOUNG ADULTS ARE FLOCKING TO TANNING SALONS-- AND BEING EXPOSED TO SKIN CANCER DANGERS ONCE ONLY FOUND AT THE BEACH.

The Shopper's Mart

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

Hope in Bloom

A garden, someone once said, is "a place where hopes give promise to coming true." Our hopes, like the vulnerable seedlings in our gardens, are ordained by nature to overcome adversity, to triumph, to prevail.