February 2005

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DECORATING GALLERY

February

Arriving in Style

You can tell a lot about a couple's foundation by how they work as a team-- especially during a home renovation project, Liz Demos says. "Fixing up a place is hard work. But it is supposed to be fun, you know." She and husband Paul Garguilo can't help but smile when they watch couples bicker and pout on home-improvement television programs. "We feel grateful that we just know each other very well, read each other very well," she says.

MAKING COLOR COME ALIVE

An Ohio couple's love of bold color and sense of daring enliven their 1915 Craftsman bungalow, now a showplace that's filled with fun and good cheer.

HERBS CLOSE AT HAND

Just steps from her stove, a suburban Atlanta gardener grows a dozen favorite herbs. The harvest is always fresh and flavorful in this handsome garden.

WELCOMED HOME

By arranging shrubs with all-season appeal along both sides of a brick path, Diane and Earl Bedrick created a scenic route to the front door of their Long Island home.

Give YOUR HOME A GIFT

IN STORE: Setting up for romance

Editor's Picks

GARDENING INSIDE

ASK THE EXPERT: TRACY REESE

Style Statement GREAT TWEEDS

In Person: CHRISTOPHER COLEMAN

ON THE WEB: babygoes vintage.com

Innovations

CENTS AND SENSIBILITY

Style doesn't have to come with a hefty price tag. A San Francisco area couple reveal their savvy secrets for turning a 1970s-style kitchen into a graceful, modern room.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS PRESENTS THE BETTER HOME BETTER LIVING House

When you improve your home, you improve your life. That's a promise of the American dream, and we couldn't agree more. A home should be beautiful and affordable, and it should nurture your creative spirit.

TEAMING UP WITH NATURE

Respect for the land and a love of its wild creatures guided Gary Walker in designing a garden that, at first glance, appears untouched by shovel or shears.

FOR OUR READERS ONLY DAYLILIES

KITCHEN HERBS AND HEIRLOOM TOMATOES

Our feature "Herbs Close At Hand" (pages 60 to 64) shows an herb garden just steps from the kitchen. It inspired us to create this Kitchen Herb Garden for our readers.

A STUDY IN CONTRAST

This handsome home office-- an amalgam of crisp lines, chic colors, and feminine flirtiness shifts gears in an instant from business to pleasure.

Share a Cup of Love

Pairs to Share

Flirty, Fun Aprons

Time for Tea

FOR YOUR HEALTH

Sweet Treat

Get the Dish

SWEET NOTES

VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT IDEAS

Cupid himself would approve of these gifts selected especially for your sweetheart. All are available exclusively to the readers of Better Homes and Gardens magazine.

Best Downhill Racers

The right sled makes all the difference when you're playing in the snow.

Making time for you

Try these timesaving ideas to streamline your day, stay better organized, and win back lost time for yourself and your family.

Families afloat

Setting adrift on a lake or easing down the Mississippi, vacationing families set their own pace while enjoying every comfort of home.

All the Comforts of Home

Something told Todd Jackson to hang onto the familiar and homey vestiges of his Texas past, as well as his furniture.

The little house in the backyard

Business for Skip Bell starts at 6 a.m. when he commutes to The Little House. That's what he and his wife Alison call the 10x14-foot structure that's his home office.

French twist

The first time Debbie Clifton Perez savored the painterly countryside of southern France, she knew she was "home." Recalling her family's 1996 trip to Provence and Avignon, "I absolutely had my breath taken away. I was amazed by all the ancient architecture, the rolling hills and lush landscapes, that crisp air with its lavender perfume, those phenomenally rich colors. I didn't want to leave," the Tampa designer says. "I decided I'd have to somehow bring it back with me."

A walk in the clouds

Three young children didn't keep one brave mom from cloaking her Birmingham, Alabama, home in creamy colors and airy fabrics.

Stave off Alzheimer's

This tragic disease may not have a cure, but you can still do something about it. Here are seven simple ways to help prevent it.

The Shopper's Mart

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

Sweet Hearts

"Love is free, but oh, how it costs," was a favorite saying of my mother's.