Stencils To Go

Supplies needed for using stencil design

Here's everything you need to duplicate the ideas in our "Stencil Outside the Lines" feature (pages 19 to 32). All stencils are exclusive Better Homes and Garden[R] designs (not available in stores) and were produced for us by Designer Stencils. more...

House dressing - advice on interior decorating

by Mary Jo Bowling

As the holidays approach, you'll want to bring festive flair to your home decor. To give you some timely decorating help, we asked two prominent San Francisco designers to share some of their favorite ideas. more...

Cool and calm

by Diane Dorrans Saeks

Don't move, improve! Don't remodel, restyle! Those are the mantras of many homeowners today. They love their house, enjoy their garden and the neighborhood, and can't imagine moving. But color schemes and room decor feel a little dated, boring, and in need of imaginative refreshment. more...

First-home decorating

by Ann Bertelsen

Moving into a new house can be an overwhelming experience, especially if your dream home initially seems more like a nightmare. But take heart! This decorative transformation, which cost about $6,000, took less than six weeks and involved no structural changes. more...

Making Arrangements

by Catharine Kramer

"Shop your house" before you shop the mall if you're in a mood to redecorate. You may already have much of what you need to freshen up your rooms, says Kitty Starling, one of a new breed of designers known as interior "arrangers," who help clients find ways to work with what they own. Her first piece of advice: "Strip a space to nothing, then build it back up"--layer by layer. more...