“ A f t e r

s e e i n g

m

y

h o m

e

i m

p r o v e m

e n t

s k i l l s ,

m

y

h u s b a n d

n o w

g i v e s

m e

t h e

h o n e y - d o

Amy W iegert

m

F r e s h e n in g u p h e r la u n d r y ro o m was

a job Amy Wiegert thought she could tackle

on her own, on a tight schedule, and on a

budget—and she was right. In just two weeks,

she overhauled this tiny room in her Roswell,

Georgia, home. Little did she know how her

laundry load would increase: The following

spring, she and her husband, Al, welcomed

twins Max and Audrey, now ю months old.

Amy, who has developed her do-it-yourself

skills the last

15

years through hands-on

remodeling, did it all—from installing beaded

board and tile on the wall to spiffing up the

cabinets with trim and crown molding. The

cost of her updates: less than $

5 0 0

. “The pride

I feel when someone says, ‘what a great room,’

is priceless,” she says. ■

k it

selzer

J m

\ \

*

I

D id

It!

PHOTO: ROB BRINSON. STYLING: ANNETTE JOSEPH.

BETTER HOMES ANO GARDENS* <l$SN0006'mb1)l$PUeuSHE0MONTHLYAT $22 A YEAR 8YMERE0«TH CORPORATION. T716 LOCUST SI .OES MOINES. IA $0309-3023 U.S.

a

. PERIODICALS POSTAGE РАЮ A! DES MOINES. IOWA. AND AT ADDITIONAL MAKING OFFICES. THIS ISSUE tSPUBLtSHEO IN MULTIPLE EDITIONS. SUBSCRIPTION PRICES: ONE YEAR $22 IN

THE UNITED STATES ANO ITS POSSESSIONS. CANADA AND FOREIGN $3$ PER YEAR. SETTER HOMES AND GARDENS IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK IN THE UNITEO STATES. CANADA AND AUSTRALIA. BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS. MARCA REGlSTRADA EN МЕХЮО. MANUSCRIPTS ANO PHOTOGRAPHS: THEY MUST HAVE RETURN POSTAGE. IF THEY'RE UNSOLICITED. WE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM. POSTMASTER: SEND ADORESS CHANGES

TO BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS. P.O. BOX 37449. BOONE. IA S0037 0449. JANUARY 2011. VOL. B9. NO. 1. CANADA POST PUBLICATIONS MAIL SALES PRODUC! AGREEMENT NO. 40069223; CANACMAN BN >2343 2887 RT; RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANAOIAN ADDRESSES TO: BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS* . P.O. BOX 882 STN MAIN. MARKHAM. ON. L3P 929. C COPYRIGHT MEREDITH CORPORATION 2010. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN

U.S.A. FOR SERVICE ON YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. INCLUO:NG CHANGE OF ADORESS. WRiTE TO: SETTER HOMES AND GARDENS CUSTOMER SERVICE, P.O. BOX 37449. BOONE. IA S0037 0449. PLEASE ENCLOSE YOUR ADDRESS LABEL FROM A RECENT ISSUE. VISIT US AT BHG.COM/SERV1CE ON THE INTERNET. RIDE ALONG PIECE ENCLOSED IN VERSION AAB8.