outdoor living • Give

yourself permission to play!

Our June issue is full of fun

projects and products for the

outdoor lover. We show you

how to make stunning

flower arrangements from

common blooms. See how

cookbook author Eugenia

Bone celebrates summer,

then sample her favorite

recipes for casual dining.

Get inspired with a

collection of remarkable

whole-house makeovers.

Then, take it outside:

transform a front porch,

make a collection of beach-

inspired projects and learn

how to grill a better burger.

Plus: Check out our Win

the Look sweepstakes!

®ISSUE PREVIEW • june 2005 ON SALE MAY 10, 2005

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palette of the month

front of book • columns & departmentsTABLE OF CONTENTS • FROM THE EDITOR

MASTHEAD • READERS’ LETTERS

>here nowOur style guide to the month ahead includes where to shop, what

to buy, services and seasonal surprises. This month, it’s all about:

outdoor living.

PALETTE

Setting the mood for the entire issue, June’s palette reflects the sea and sky with blues andgreens in soft beach glass shades. We illustrate this palette with these new products: tiles, a shell-shaped sink, paints, serving pieces, fabrics and wallpaper.

THINGS WE LOVE

We’ll choose our favorite must-haves for outdoor living, including tablecloth weights, colorfulmats, paper plates, napkins and an outdoor planter.

CHECK IT OUT

We visit the shop Nest in Mystic, CT.

MODERN MEETS COUNTRY

This month we look at chaise lounges. Our traditional version is a pretty white “wicker”example. The modern example is a sleeker woven chair. Both feature outdoor-safeconstruction as well as outdoor fabric.

>the nestBe inspired to make the house of your dreams with real-life solutions,

makeovers, remodelings, how-tos and advice from the pros.

ORDER IN THE HOUSE

Make the most of your gardening time with an organized potting bench. Lara Greenburgshares her favorite finds including a fabulous pot cleaner, gloves, garden twine and handlotion.

HANDS-ON STYLE

Bring the beach home with this collection of easy-make projects featuring driftwood, shells,rocks and beach glass.

MAKEOVER OF THE MONTH

Using soft furnishings, colors and fabrics, you can create the front porch of your dreams.Designer Carrie Raphael transforms her own space with paint, sheer fabric and iron furniture.

TAKE OUR ADVICE

The author of Nesting: It’s a Chick Thing poses with her favorite ceiling medallionsordered from a catalog.

STYLE FROM STOCK

Have no fear. Our easiest wallpaper idea is here! Cut sheets of Trupan, a manufacturedwood product, to suit your design, then wrap each sheet with wallpaper. Trupan is morestable than plywood and weighs less than traditional medium-density fiberboard (MDF).

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what to collect now

weekend away

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feel good

>collect itTrend spotting, the best shows, what to collect now, hot shops

and the obsessive collector.

WHAT TO COLLECT NOW

American glass vases offer a bounty of beauty, perfect for showcasing fresh-cut summerflowers.

OBSESSIONS

An ardent folk-art collector’s wall of roadside-attraction signs will have you ready to head to the hills in search of adventure.

THE THRILL OF THE HUNT

A favorite style maker shops the Farmington Antiques Show in Connecticut on a $500 budgetand finds great stuff—starting at just $1!

COOL JUNK

The JunkMarket duo Sue Whitney and Ki Nassauer turn common junk into uncommontreasures perfect for your porch.

SHOPPING STOP

An old storefront bakery rises from obscurity as a find-filled antiques shop operated by one of our favorite dealers.

>the extrasslow laneEssayist and correspondent Karen Weir-Jimerson’s reflections on living the modern life in the country.

calendarOur every-issue roundup of things to do and places to go. Highlights this month include adventure getaways, must-see movies, museum exhibits and more.

weekend awayOur executive editor, Sandy Soria, travels to Portland, Maine. She fills us in on her favoritesshops, restaurants and more.

feel goodIt’s all about you! Create your very own shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soap, room spray and even lipstick, with personalized beauty products geared towards your skin, hair and favoritefragrance.

threadsSummer fashion is all about flip flops, beach bags and coverups. Our favorites for Juneinclude sequined kurtas, beaded sandals, colorful bangles and always-practical totes in turquoise blues, sea greens, bright pinks and corals.

shopgirlFor women who want to take home repairs into their own capable hands, here comesShopGirl! Country Home’s home care, repair and design expert. This month: Get It Together—tool organizers big and small, including a garage cabinetry andorganization system; velcro for hanging hand tools; a soft tote tool bag; and more. The Drill: we interview the authors of Dare to Repair.

real-life redoBelieve it! Style guru Tricia Foley remodeled a garden shed and outhouse into a breezy guestcompound with an outdoor shower on the property of her historic Yapphank, New Yorkhome. Small out buildings at Colonial Williamsburg provided building inspiration.

getting personalGarden author and artist Abbie Zabar has carved out a garden paradise in her New Yorkpenthouse overlooking Central Park. Because space is a premium, she is an expert oncontainer plantings, growing trees, perennial herbs and alpines in various-size planters. Hergarden and interior rooms reflect her passion for growing plants. She also collects plantersand pots, tools, English trugs and Shaker baskets which are displayed throughout her home.Her illustrations have appeared in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre, theSmithsonian and the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation.

second helpingBill and Cheryl Jamison—authors of the just-released Good Times, Good Grilling

cookbook—kick off grilling season with backyard-burger menus and their tips for creatingthe juiciest hand-crafted burgers. Cheryl’s Mocha Brownie Ice Cream Cake combines threesimple layers of brownie, coffee-toffee ice cream and chocolate glaze for a dessert that issummer-perfect and over-the-top amazing.

feature stories>home: white out

This 1880’s home—once dark, dated and cluttered—became serene, clean and white at thehands of makeover maestros Diana and Marco Ricca. Doing most of the work themselves,they overhauled the small home on a budget. Marco is a jack-of-all trades, completing thewoodworking and electrical work himself; he also constructed the kitchen furniture. Diana isthe decorator, painting all the walls and sewing pillows and curtains. To furnish the home,the couple scoured garage sales for wonderful finds, using paint to freshen some of the pieces.New items from catalogs such as Pottery Barn supplement their finds. We’ll follow up thisstory with a Win the Look sweepstakes. One lucky reader will win furniture andaccessories inspired by the decor shown in the Ricca house.

>home: texas, in two stepsLocated in Round Top, Texas, this late-1800’s home involved major renovations before MaryDaly could move in and decorate. Mary served as general contractor, overseeing a masterbath addition, installation of new stairs and roof replacement, among other projects. Oncethe bones were in place, Mary and designer Beverly Jacomini added Scandinavian style tothe interiors. Walls are painted a buttery cream; floors are painted white instead of theexpected wood stain. Swedish antiques add beautiful shape and character. The decoratingalso features some of Mary’s garage sale finds—she admits to being a yard sale addict!

>home: inside outIn building this Vashon Island, Washington home, landscape architect David Pfeiffer andpartner Daniel Klein wanted an integration of indoors and out. To create this mini-estate inthe woods, David used modern materials—concrete tubes, corrugated metal and teak tocreate drama. Inside, the main floor living spaces open to outdoor patios, creating anextension of the garden. Upstairs, the master suite features windows on three sides foramazing views.

> idea: flower powerCreate surprisingly simple, seasonal flower arrangements using common flowers from thegarden or farmer’s market. Learn to arrange with a single color, mix textures and vary scale.Each display features summer cottage-garden blooms such as peonies, iris, poppies,hydrangeas and roses in chintz ware, transferware, aged metal and collectible ceramicscontainers. We’ll provide tips for extending the lifespan of the blooms.

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inside out

living the ranch life

>food: living the ranch lifeEugenia Bone, a New York food writer, never dreamed of becoming a rancher but herhusband could think of little else. He talked her into a spread in Crawford, Colorado, thatwas really just a run-down ranch. Today, she and her family spend time each summer attheir remodeled Crawford ranch, which she has bonded with through the native food andthe neighboring ranches, farmers and vintners that supply it. She loves their lifestyle andtheir organic harvests. Eugenia combines her Italian cooking heritage with the seasonalbounty of the area to create some knockout meals each summer and entertains withvisitors and locales regularly. We will feature a meal from her new book called At Mesa’s

Edge, that takes advantage of seasonal, local produce from her garden and neighboringranches. On the menu: fried zucchini flowers with cilantro mayonnaise, bean soup, pastawith tomatoes and almonds, poached trout with limes, elk tenderloin with wildmushrooms, green beans with mint, broiled tomatoes, summer garden melange, peaches in wine and cherry-studded brownies.

back of book • columns & departments>dish

Eating and entertaining for today’s tables includes quick recipes,

where to eat, what to drink, trends and tips, plus the faces and places

behind the new tastes of country.

>the sourceOur all-new, trail-blazing guide to getting it done—shopping

information, plans, step-by-step instructions and more.

look what i foundOur last page features a collector with a favorite find.