Better Homes Gardens USA April 2019

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April 2019 | 105 HOW TO WORK WITH PAINT ■PICK JUST ONE In this allover sage green room, left, the walls become a seamless canvas ...

106 | April 2019 PAINTED by NATURE Bearded iris may be a single color, speckled, or two- tone, such as this ‘Florentine Silk’. T ...

SPECIAL THANKS to the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, where this story was photographed. BY LAUREN DUNEC HOANG PHOTOS CARSO ...

108 | April 2019 SPRING PARTY Bearded iris bring both sculptural quality and softness to a mixed arrangement of other spring fav ...

‘NICE JOB’ ‘COUNT Y CORK’ ‘WOOING’ ‘MINNESOTA MIXED - UP KID’ ‘FAIR PLAY’ ‘CHOCOLATE CASCADE’ ‘HEARTSTRING STRUMMER’ ‘BLACK LIPS ...

When cutting iris from the garden, choose stems that have half-opened buds so the arrangement will last about a week. HIGH DRAMA ...

April 2019 | 111 PLANTING Dig two parallel troughs and lay the rhizomes on the crest between them, splaying out roots. Pat the r ...

in PRAISE of BEIGE TAUPE AND CREAM ARE THE KIND OF SOFT COLORS THAT MAKE EVERYTHING AROUND THEM LOOK BETTER. IN DESIGNER MELISSA ...

April 2019 | 113 NATURAL VARIETY Melissa Warner Rothblum likes to explore all aspects of a color in her home. “Think of all the ...

114 | April 2019 or designer Melissa Warner Rothblum, working in shades of beige isn’t the safe decorating choice. It’s the adve ...

April 2019 | 115 NEW PURPOSE The dining room was an exercise in repurposing items to create the best possible space. Melissa reu ...

116 | April 2019 COLOR BALANCE The mix of subtle and bold makes the master bedroom, above, striking. Lavender ombré curtains and ...

LASTING FURNITURE The inlaid chest was originally Isabella’s changing table; now it holds her clothes. “I wanted a special piece ...

fling PH OT O: BL AI NE M OA TS rhubarb tart Simmering rhubarb in a vanilla syrup yields crisp- tender stalks and tempers their ...

April 2019 | 119 BY MAGGIE GLISAN PHOTOS BRIE PASSANO FOOD STYLING GREG LUNA RECIPES BY REGINA RAGONE rhubarb- strawberry browni ...

120 | April 2019 RECIPES BEGIN ON PAGE 123. rhubarb pulled pork with rhubarb coleslaw We doubled up on rhubarb for this seasonal ...

GINGER RHUBARB- RASPBERRY PUNCH April 2019 | 121 n (^) ginger rhubarb-raspberry punch Tart rhubarb stands up to the sharp taste ...

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