February 2014

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WHO SHE IS Julie Blanner draws on her event planning background to share entertaining tips on her blog, Coordinately Yours. Her simple DIYs and stress-free tutorials are small projects that have big impact when you're entertaining or just wanting to add a fresh touch to your home.

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JOIN THE CLUB

Spice things up at your next girlfriend get-together: Host a cooking club! Have each guest bring a recipe from her favorite cookbook and swap to add to your repertoire.

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NEW ORLEANS LA

New and renewed trends emerging from this historic city put stylish living front and center.

Young love

This first-time homeowner knows how to make a lasting impression. Filled with plucky colors and rehabbed vintage furniture, her Dallas home oozes youthful comfort and affordable style.

Daffodil Yellow

This happy hue is a sure mood booster-- but it's tricky to get right. Copy Mother Nature, and you'll be golden.

First Impression

What better place for a fresh start than your front door? Give your entryway a warm welcome with a few easy updates.

10 things to love Comfort Zone

A cooking space, yes. But the renovated kitchen in this home also invites lounging around.

Nature springs eternal

Naturalizing bulbs are self-propagating beauties, expanding their color and cheer in the garden every spring.

Seize the day

Want to breathe new life into tired rooms? This homeowner believes there's no time like the present.

Coming home again

In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy generated a Hudson River surge that briefly but violently tore through Evette Rios' childhood home-- a ground-floor apartment on Manhattan's western edge. It upended all her parents' possessions and left a polluted mess behind. Evette, an interior designer and host of Recipe Rehab on CBS, set out to revamp the space into something her parents could call home again-- for years to come.

Spot Treat

A laundry room loads up on style and storage, thanks to an impressive facelift that cost just $500.

FLEX TIME

A HEALTHIER WAY TO... Use your laptop

Test drive: Going gluten-free

Family time: Jumping to help hearts

Money matters: Save on pet care

Thanks a lot: Red wine

Fit tools: Feel the beat

The good kid project Compassion

Teaching children to consider and appreciate how someone else might feel helps them grow into kind, thoughtful-- and happy-- adults.

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