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COUNTRY HOME FEBRUARY PREVIEW: MAKE IT PRETTY

THE NEST: PLAY A GAME OF HEARTS – Page 19
Make use of the hearts from a deck of cards to make Valentine decorations, cards and gifts. Lady Luck and her suite friends can be added to vases and hat boxes and turned into love notes and garlands for a witty take on February’s love-filled days.

Also in this issue, JunkMarket Girls share their romantic inspired gift wrapping ideas using ‘cool junk’ like vintage X and O cookie cutters, an old 45 of your favorite love song or vintage brass locks and keys.

UTILITY ROOM STYLE – Page 24
Country Home shows you how to transform a utilitarian multipurpose space into a stylish room without decreasing its function. Ideas include building up and taking advantage of all vertical space, adding durable laminate floor tiles, and creating a shelf on top of the washer and dryer for workspace and then hiding them behind a fabric skirt. Also included, the hidden storage tricks and products that make all the difference.

WE LOVE IT: GET IT TOGETHER IN 2007 – Page 47
Country Home loves February for being the month of fresh starts and getting organized – and all with a fashionable bent of course. Our favorite stylish storage ideas include a felt wall organizer, collapsible canvas buckets and file folders in chic patterns.

SHOPGIRL: HOME-CARE RESOLUTIONS – Page 51
Hibernating is for squirrels, not ShopGirls. This winter, Country Home’s ShopGirl wants you to get busy with “nutty” workshop jewelry and new home-care resolutions to freshen up your home in the new year. Consider investing in one new tool each month and by year’s end you’ll have a fully loaded toolbox.

JUST DESSERTS – Page 70
Grab the girls and bake up a batch of treats for your sweethearts. Baking pro Jane Lockhart of Los Angeles Bakery Sweet Lady Jane shares her recipes and shortcuts for making good, old-fashioned cupcakes, cookies and more. What could be sweeter than pretty batch of classic cupcakes to celebrate the season?

THE DISH – Page 93
Country Home shows you how to set a romantic table with a bubbling pot of fondue, a warming winter soup, a surprising winter salad and an indulgent red velvet cake. Create your perfect combination for a simple, heartfelt homemade evening.

The February issue of Country Home is on newsstands January 13.

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