June 2007 ≈ #84

Get it and make it work for you — a special section chock-full of ideas, advice and more to show you how TO PACK A BIG DECORATING PUNCH with just a little bit of cash.

Spaces No matter how large or small your living room, bedroom, kitchen or garden room, learn to make more space for your finds.
Concepts Whether your design scheme is based on multiples, resusables or pale palettes, they're all here for you to follow.
Staples Baskets, boxes, pillows and architectural remnants are favorites for a good reason!
Homes Style has never been more gorgeous, comfortable and affordable than in these two homes, put together by their decorator/artist owners with a combination of flea market finds and decor derring-do.

ALSO:
Flea Market like a Pro
Update Oak
Display with Color
Makeover with Trays
Quilt an Office Chair
Clean Distressed leather
Age an Urn

• Dreaming in lavender
A vineyard owner in Oregon grew so much of this hardy, handy, pretty and aromatic herb, she started a lavender business from home.

Using lavender: Baking to Bathing

An Artist’s Garden
Inspired by the natural contours of the Maine landscape, a quilter shaped her private oasis in the same way she puts together her mini masterpieces.

ON OUR COVER: A fresh coat of white paint was all it took to turn an old table and mismatched chairs into an elegant dining set. Gently sanded areas give it an aged look.

photo: Bill Mathews





Online Finds
We show you how easy — and affordable! — it is to corral cowboy accessories for a themed guest room perfect for kids and adults.
Collecting
Iridescent and colorful, Carnival glass is a lower-cost alternative to Tiffany art glass.
Shopping
• These fab florals will pretty up any table.
What’s Splurgeworthy! and what’s Under $10!
• Good Cooking
The owner of a garden store in Maine celebrates the spring equinox. And shares her recipes.
Curb Appeal
What style of screen door suits your taste? Some choices, from vintage to vinyl.
Pen Pals
Find like-minded correspondents.
Our Country Puzzler
Solve it!
Your Bright Ideas
A director of nursing uses gauze and tea bags to transform her under-$10 cabbage rose lampshade. Perfect!