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Each month, Better Homes and Gardens brings you smart, inspiring, useful ideas for your home. This issue is a little different. This month, we're bringing you smart, inspiring, and extra-fabulous ideas from the best group of experts we've ever assembled: our readers.
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2007 HOME IMPROVEMENT CHALLENGE WINNERS
THANK YOU, READERS for entering our Better Homes and Gardens Home Improvement Challenge. We received nearly 5,000 submissions of inspiring projects. Here's a look at the top three category winners, each of whom won cash prizes, and the grand prize winner, who won $25,000. Congratulations!
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Cabin Fever
Put those souvenirs to use with these simple decorating idea-- and relive vacations past.
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Clock Wise
It's about time clocks did more than tick. These wallflowers chime with character.
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STYLEMAKER
"It is possible to have a functional and stylish home office. You don't have to put everything away or create an elaborate filing system to stay organized."
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ALL ABOUT COLOR
Gray is the easy-to-get-along-with neutral. Shades go from cool to warm, inspired by stormy skies and stones on a boardwalk.
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Now Open
Hungry for a little breathing room, this family knocked down a wall and stretched a ceiling to make their kitchen light, bright, and inviting.
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Master Class
George Marrone makes the grade with a luxury bedroom schooled in the modern design he loves-- all on a student's budget.
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Retro Fit
Classic fixtures, an airy shower, and space-smart storage returned this guest bath to its vintage roots.
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Main Street USA
In her own words, Home Improvement Challenge winner Lynette Hasselgren reminds us that projects are about more than paint and fabrics.
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Welcome Changes
An updated front entry makes a stylish first impression. Try one of these personality-packed ensembles.
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9 Big Ideas, 1 Small Space
This designer put the squeeze play on her 600-square-foot apartment-- and found space for her hard-earned collections.
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Book Keeping
Book Keeping With sturdy shelves, labels, and a little order, you can tuck a mini library just about anywhere.
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FRESH COATS
Eco-friendly paints use perfect chemistry, but picking one isn't an exact science.
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A Couple of Pots
A creative husband-and-wife team put together a patio getaway and filled it with a flourishing collection of containers.
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Outside Jobs
How do you give an old house new life? These contest winners show what can be done to a home's exterior with a little ingenuity and a lot of style.
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Mix, Let Cool
Mix, Let Cool Combine a pot of autumn hues that thrive in chilly temperatures.
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The Happiest Hour
Every Friday at 50'clock, Yasmine McGrane throws open her home to friends. They bring the wine while she supplies the style: relaxed, seasonal, easy.
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Our new Kentucky Home
The planning stage of every remodeling is a fluid process, but nothing will send you back to the drawing board faster than a doctor telling you that you're going to have triplets.
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Southern Hospitality
Growing up in southern Tennessee, riding around with her country doctor dad, Emily Kennedy always admired the tree-lined farm she passed on rural Robin Lane. "It was the most beautiful setting," she recalls. "I started planning my dream home back then."
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Extended Play
Sometimes one thing just leads to another-- and sometimes, you end up a winner. Brett and Terri Bennink refashioned their backyard at their Portland, Oregon, home based on the need to help their eldest child. "Our son, Connor, has autism, and we put up a play structure to help him," Brett says.
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Work Zone
"I'm a planner," says homeowner Beth Nelson. When her family remodeled their "twisting, turning one-story home" in Rancho Santa Fe, California, Beth sketched out this study for her two children, ages 8 and 5, and handed it to her architect. Although the plan changed a bit, the core of what she wanted is there: a place out of the kids' bedrooms where they can do homework-- and she can monitor computer usage.
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Cool for School
Readers across the country reveal how they help their kids conquer back-to-school stress.
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Think Inside the Box
What you put in your children's lunch boxes makes a healthful difference.
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Gear for All Grades
BOOK BAGS, LUNCH BOXES, AND SCHOOL SHOES HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE YOU WERE IN CLASS. ERGONOMIC AND COOL (IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE) THESE PACKS, SACKS, AND SHOES ARE OUR FAVORITES.
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Health in the Hallways
Health in the Hallways Keep your kids fit, well, and happy with this back-to-school lesson plan.
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