November 2004

1716 LOCUST

YOU COULD WIN

100 Days of Holidays

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November

CELEBRATE THE SEASON BY GATHERING FAMILY AND FRIENDS AROUND A DELECTABLY DECORATED HARVEST TABLE.

LIVING A Country Dream

CAN YOUTHFUL IDEALISM AND REAL-WORLD PARENTING PEACEFULLY COEXIST? THEY DO ON THIS FARM IN OREGON.

THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS

CLASSIC RULES OF DISPLAY AND COLOR PALETTE UNIFY AN EXOTIC COLLECTION OF FURNISHINGS IN A PERSONAL TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY MINNEAPOLIS HOME.

COOL-WEATHER COLOR

BY TRIAL AND ERROR, BOSTON LAWYER JOHN GILMORE HONED HIS SKILLS IN THE GENTLE ART OF FORCING WINTER BLOOM FROM SPRING BULBS.

COPPER TONES

FAMILY MATTERS

GARDEN VIEW

SHEEN AND NOTED

ARM CHAIRS

SPLIT PERSONALITY

Robert Gerloff plays Prince Charming to the Cinderella of American houses: the split-level.

WINTER BLOOMS

GET ORGANIZED

IT REALLY IS BETTER TO GIVE THAN RECEIVE WHEN YOU CONVERT A DRESSER INTO A ONE-STOP WRAPPING STATION.

REWARD YOURSELF

CELEBRATE YOUR YEAR OF SHAPING UP BY SETTING NEW GOALS AND TREATING YOUR FAMILY TO A FITNESS SHOPPING SPREE.

THE PIES THAT BIND

A PASSION FOR PIES IS SHARED BY EVEN THE YOUNGEST OF THE HOSIER CLAN WHERE THREE GENERATIONS FIND JOY IN BAKING TOGETHER.

DARE-TO-BE-DIFFERENT Dining Room

WHO SAYS YOUR DINING SET HAS TO MATCH? WHIMSY, PERSONALITY, AND GOOD TIMES ARE ALL IN THE MIX.

VIBRANT VISION

BOLD COLOR BANISHES THE BLAHS FROM A ONCE DRAB AND DATED KITCHEN NEAR SAN FRANCISCO.

Multi-Textured STYLE

CALIFORNIANS KIM AND PAT MORRISON COMBINED THEIR TALENTS FOR DESIGN AND METALWORK TO CREATE A RUSTIC, HANDCRAFTED KITCHEN.

BETTER HOME BETTER LIVING CONTEST

IT'S YOUR CASTLE, SANCTUARY, GYM, OFFICE, PLAYGROUND, COMFORT ZONE, AND CONCERT STAGE. IT'S YOUR HOME, AND YOU LOVE IT. THIS YEAR, WE'LL HELP YOU MAKE IT MORE BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL THAN EVER. SMART DESIGN AND SAVVY PLANNING WILL BRING FABULOUS RESULTS. WHEN YOUR PROJECT IS COMPLETE, ENTER THE 2004 BETTER HOME BETTER LIVING CONTEST, WHICH FEATURES MORE THAN $100,000 IN PRIZES.

SANDRA SAYS SIMPLE

AMBER'S APPEAL

Must-have

RSVP

FLIGHTS OF TASTE

DONUT CRAZE

TURKEY TRICKS

Must-have

RAISING FUTURE Voters

TEACHING YOUR KIDS THAT THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE-- EVEN IF THEY'RE TOO YOUNG TO VOTE-- IS A GOOD WAY TO SPARK THEIR INTEREST IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE ISSUES THAT DRIVE IT.

Handing It Down

PASSING ON HEIRLOOMS SHOULD BE A SPECIAL EVENT, NOT A FAMILY FEUD. DECIDE ON A SYSTEM TO KEEP SQUABBLING TO A MINIMUM.

ORCHIDS ON RED

SANTA FACES

TIME FOR Tutoring?

WHEN KIDS HIT A SNAG IN THEIR STUDIES, TUTORS MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT GETTING KIDS TO ACCEPT TUTORING AS A SOLUTION-- NOT A PROBLEM-- IS A CHALLENGE.

A Home of Her Own

RENOVATING AN OUTDATED 1940S HOUSE AND FILLING IT WITH THE THINGS SHE LOVED HELPED THIS MEMPHIS RESIDENT MAKE A FRESH START IN THE FIRST HOME SHE COULD CALL HERS.

NURTURED BY NATURE

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT DAVE ROLSTON DESIGNED AND REFINED HIS DALLAS GARDEN TO MAKE A LUSH SPACE THAT BECKONS FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

Striking a Balance

TAKING HER CUES FROM CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE, ELISE BRAULT RELIES ON SCALE AND PROPORTION TO KEEP HER MONTREAL HOME IN HARMONY.

PASTRY ESSENTIALS

A HIT OF A GIFT

HOLIDAY WHITES

These wines have a crispness and lively fruitiness that make them ideal to serve with holiday favorites like turkey and roasts, creamy mashed potatoes, and sage stuffing. Wines this versatile also make a good gift for most impromptu family gatherings.

TURKEY ROASTING GUIDE

WITH THANKSGIVING JUST AROUND THE CORNER, TAPE THIS TURKEY-ROASTING REFRESHER COURSE TO YOUR FRIDGE.

REMEDIES FOR RESTLESSNESS

Near the top of most parents' list of things to dread: A long wait in a doctor's office with a sick child. Holly Drainer, though, can handle it. If the waiting room is too full of other sick kids to let her daughters-- Samantha, 4, and Allison, 2-- roam freely, "that's when I'll pull out my own little tricks," says the stay-at-home mom from St. Louis and former elementary teacher.

PUPPY POWER

MONDAY MORNING MOMMY MISSING

FLU SHOTS FOR TODDLERS

BRING HOME THE SPA

THE FACTS OF LUNCH

TAKING THE WHINE OUT OF WINE

SWEET, BUT INNOCENT?

FRIENDLY Fevers

FEVER IS NOT A DISEASE IN ITSELF-- IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS

Autism ON THE RISE

A POORLY UNDERSTOOD DISORDER AFFECTS MORE AND MORE AMERICAN FAMILIES.

COUNTING VOTES

My children grew up unable to avoid political talk at the dinner table. Their parents report on politics for a living, and we reside at the political center of the country: Washington, D.C. But for many Americans, especially the disproportionate number of young men and women who are AWOL on election day, any mention of politics elicits the apathetic response: "My vote doesn't matter."