January 2006

1716 LOCUST

LOSE WEIGHT AND EAT RIGHT!

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COLOR-A-ROOM

Living by the book

Let your home decorating take a page from your favorite books.

A TELLING TALE OF COLOR

A book jacket inspires this Massachusetts publisher to bring together vibrant colors, layers of texture, and multiple patterns in her guest suite.

Passport to Global Style

WRAPPED ATTENTION

New Look for Wood Floors

CUTTING EDGE

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Green Space

PUTTING VINTAGE TO WORK

Clean colors, classic materials, tall cabinetry, and lots of clever storage nooks bring this old California kitchen up to the speed of life for dual attorneys.

GROWING A PASSION IN MINIATURE

A bonsai gardener nurtures small trees and shrubs that reflect in their stylized shapes both the beauty and the stresses of a larger natural world.

INTO THE ROSE GARDEN

All-America Rose Selections announces four new rose varieties for 2006. AARS is a nonprofit organization of rose growers and originators that conducts extensive two-year trials in conditions and climates typical of home gardens. AARS makes its selection based on flower production, color, fragrance, and disease resistance.

LET IT SNOW

Double-Dip Fun

Oh My Darling

Teamwork: Beer, Blue Cheese, and Cheddar

CHECKING INTO kid-safe hotels

Child care and kids' clubs are a growing part of hotel services. Parents can make sure kids have a good time-- and stay safe-- with these strategies.

Exploring the Realm of Red

You can't accuse Daily Howard of being fickle.

Planted to the Brim

Landscape designer Chris Olsen is a passionate plant collector, a fact that becomes obvious from the first step into his garden. Under a canopy of more than 30 varieties of trees, beds overflow with a wide array of plants, from phlox to fan palms. Containers boasting begonias, boxwoods, and ground covers that range from dense moss to bright flag grass fill every remaining nook.

Renovating a Collector's Haven

Jean Locey, by her own admission, collects everything-- ironstone, blue-and-white pottery, glassware, rag rugs, wicker baskets, and Early American antiques. So when she and her husband, retired art teacher Bruce Grasmeyer, remodeled their 200-year-old farmhouse in Ithaca, New York, creating more room to organize and display those collections was a primary goal. "I wanted things to be accessible," explains Jean, whose home won Best Remodeling in our 2004 Better Home Better Living contest.

SMALL APPETITES

The Right Sitter

RESOLVE TEMPERATURE TANTRUMS

THE TRUTH ABOUT FLU

Sort fact from hype about influenza, including the increasingly scary bird flu

Super-Charged Foods

It's time to move those dusty, forgotten packages of red beans in the back of your pantry to a place of greater prominence. Red beans lead a recent list of disease-fighting foods reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

BABY STEPS

Q&A

Write it off

Journal writing is one of the best ways to deal with stress, sorrow, and a host of other everyday problems.

THE RED HAT GARDEN

Snow Day

There's nothing like a good snowstorm to put you back in touch with your family.