indoors
31
FUN HOUSE
A help-yourself kind
of home
39
COLOR
Nautical blues
43
DECORATING
A house to flip over
50
MAKEOVERS
Wake up the living room
for $350
58
KNOW -HOW
33 ways to get a bargain
66
SW EET EQUITY
DIYers fill their first home
with style
75
RENOVATION
A ranch gets a second
floor and a new look
81
HOUSE-W ISE
Converting an attic
outdoors
85
IN TH E GARDEN
A private spot in the
front yard
97
PLANTINGS
Coleus brightens in sun
or shade
106
LANDSCAPING
From sparse mowing strip
to colorful little garden
113
JULY GARDENER
Tools 8< tips for everyone
who loves to dig
stvlc
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125
FASHION
Smart finds from the
“Bargain Babe”
131
BEAUTY
Pearly polishes
Great makeup deals
At-home manicure
food
141
SAVING SUMMER
Summer in a jar: cucumbers,
tomatoes, corn 8< berries
150
FAST SUMMER MEALS
A month’s worth of
easy dinners
168 BETTER COOK
Tools & tips for everyone
who loves to eat
183
WIN MONEY*
Enter our monthly
recipe contest
185
PRIZE TESTED RECIPES*
Main-Dish Fish
Fresh Corn on the Side
better health
192
Walk for fitness
198
Health news: information
you need to stay well
202 Gluten: what you need
to know
better family
210
Picnics, parades, parties! Go
Fourth and celebrate.
216
Family news: cues you can
use for time together
in every issue
•
10
Between Friends
15
Connecting
220
Resources
224
I Did It!
reader shopping
95
Weatherproof Cushions
Get a blast
O f C o lo r from
coleus, whether in
sun or shade.
Check out
page
97
to learn about
varieties and how
to plant them.
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