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CONTENTS JUNE 2022 | VOLUME 100 | NUMBER 6 82 life in color PHOTOS TABLE LISA ROMEREIN, SALAD, PLANT CARSON DOWNING, BEDS ALI HARPER 96 FOR SERVICE ON YOUR SUBSCRIPTION, INCLUDING CHANGE OF ADDRESS, WRITE TO BETTER HOMES & GARDENS CUSTOMER SERVICE, P.O. BOX 37449, BOONE, IA 50037 0449. 70 F I N D I N G H O M E PLEASE ENCLOSE YOUR ADDRESS LABEL FROM A RECENT ISSUE. OR VISIT US AT BHG.COM MYACCOUNT. 42 in every life 28 ıssue Musician Harry Styles opens ON THE 8 THE MAIN EVENT beauty up about the home-related COVER 4 EDITOR’S LETTER themes on his new album. 6 BHG.COM Kicking off summer. 18 S U N S M A R T S PHOTO 100 COO K BOO K 78 COC K TAI LS TIM WALKER 112 ST Y LE M A K E R 10 G I F T G U I D E Is SPF makeup alone enough protection? UNCORKED 2 | June 2022 Fun picks for dads. Find the answer and learn the best ways Wine perks up these drinks 12 GAT H E R I N G S to apply your SPF. made for summer sipping. Make a splash with a 82 GA R D E N TO G R I LL pop-up pool party. That’s the recipe for easy casual get-togethers in this 16 T H ROWBAC K family’s backyard. 90 HAPPY LIVE S H E RE Bright colors and patterns take a California family to their happy place—home. 96 ALL YOU NEED I S S A L A D Served up on a platter, our main-dish salads satisfy with heaps of color and crunch. home 22 O U T D O O R LI V I N G A screen porch addition expands comfy living space. 28 DECOR ATING A skillful mix of materials makes an inland home feel like a walk on the beach. 42 CONTAINER DESIGN Plant an upwardly mobile patio garden with quick- growing climbing plants. 46 I DID IT! A DIY blogger engineers a plate rack with power tools. 53 RE NOVATION Designer Angela Belt shares tweaks for the personal spaces in her first home. food 58 TR E N D S The family breakfast table is back with tasty egg bites. 62 FA ST & F R E S H Delicious no-cook meals. better 104 TH E G U I D E 106 H E ALTH The lowdown on how to thrive in menopause. 110 P E T S Help your pets chill out during summer fireworks and thunderstorms.



EDITOR’S LETTER Recently, after a long drought of social ON OUR COVER obligations other than with close friends, Over our long history, I had two work events to attend in one we have never been known as a celebrity week. And I am here to tell you, I am out magazine. But once in a while our covers of practice being out and about. feature famous people like Michelle Obama, After two pandemic years spent mostly Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Marie Kondo—and at home, I’ve missed having easy back in the ’50s and ’60s even Charlton conversations around a restaurant table Heston and comedian Victor Borge. This month while catching up with friends or meeting BHG is proud to share our story on musician colleagues I’ve only ever seen on Zoom. Harry Styles—we’re big fans of the joy and OAUBTOaUnTd It’s exciting to be easing back into the originality he brings to swing of life, but it’s also unfamiliar. I feel his music. It turns out, a bit socially awkward these days with his new album, Harry’s questions of when to interject, when not House, is a result of to interrupt, who picks up the bill. being grounded at It also seems we have been given new home during the permission to be homebodies and a little pandemic lockdown antisocial, blissfully so. There’s an and all the creative undeniable pleasure to domesticity: breakthroughs he discovered—something curling up with a book, watching your favorite streaming show, or puttering many of us can identify around with projects. During the reopening, I’ve discovered how much I love with. Our subject matter might usually coming back home after an event or a day at work. Now that I’m not in it as be fabric swatches much, I realize how much I love and value my home as a sanctuary from the and paint colors, but we, like Styles, know hubbub, the commuting, and the tra c. Walking in the front door feels like it’s the heart and a warm hug. Making dinner feels cozy, especially if I put some e ort into it soul of a house that and try something new. A colleague remarked that before the pandemic, make it a home. she felt like home was a place to drop o things between appointments or a place to sleep between commutes. Now she’s a nester. The pause of the pandemic, particularly during the early lockdown, made us see our houses or apartments in a new light. With more time away again, I feel like I have a deeper relationship to my house, like being away from a loved one then seeing them with fresh and appreciative eyes when we’re reunited. The times still feel chaotic. And everyone’s mental health is more important than ever. The security and comfort of our homes are vital to providing a sense of well-being. That’s the point of Better Homes & Gardens, now in its PHOTO MELANIE ACEVEDO SARAH LAIRD 100th year—helping readers create the best, most fully realized version of their home life. Sometimes STEPHEN ORR, to appreciate familiar things clearly, we need to leave and come back in again to really feel at home. Editor in Chief instagram @steporr + [email protected] BHG.com/MyAccount or email us at BHGcustserv@cdsfulfillment.com or call 800/374-4244 4 | June 2022

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wha ’ trending online NO DIG GARDENS Our best hack for lush gardens in tough terrain? “No-dig” gardening, with compost and organic material layered on top of existing soil to reintroduce nutrients. The process also reduces weeds and makes yards more drought-resistant. BHG.com/NoDig MoCroevferroSmtaOrur Get bonus details and photos from our story on Harry Styles. Hover your phone camera over this code for the scoop. FULL MEAL Summer PHOTOS GARDEN EMILY MURPHY, KABOBS CARSON DOWNING, INTERIOR URBANOLOGY DESIGNS HERO Feasts BEEF KABOBS Enjoy the season’s fresh WITH CORN produce with dinner recipes that AND ORZO come together in 30 minutes SALAD or less. Some dishes don’t even require the stove top—simply combine ingredients or quickly grill and eat. BHG.com/SummerDinners JCuenleetbereantteh Tiny House Style Philadelphia-based food editor Jamila Robinson Our new YouTube series takes you on tours of homes honors Black creativity, culture, and resilience at that prove less really can Juneteenth gatherings, where be more. Discover life inside she shares favorite dishes. BHG.com/JuneteenthIdea a modern bungalow, vintage wagon, and more. 6 | June 2022 Hover your smartphone camera over this code to watch on YouTube.

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the main event 14 FLAG DAY There’s a bit of etiquette to know: Your flag should fly sunrise to sunset. After dark, put a light on it: Solar Flag Pole Light, $40; amazon.com JUNETEENTH The holiday is on 6/19 (also Father’s Day), but the federal observance is on Monday, 6/20. If you’re hosting a barbecue at a park shelter, here’s our Test Kitchen’s No. 1 tip for grilling away from home. summerkickoff Themonthof PACK EXTRA ALUMINUM FOIL June is positively packed with special days. If the grill is a little dirty, wad You are cordially invited to get creative, foil up and scrape away debris. If the grill is really get together, and get to celebrating! dirty, spread a piece of foil right on the grill rack. June 4 2Ju1ne MAKECHANGE Cut a few holes to allow Trails Day MONTH moisture to drip away. OK, we made up that Download the AllTrails app. SUMMER SOLSTICE name. But June does mark Plan a nature tour or brewery crawl, or bike to work June 9 Embrace long days with a late observances for many Strawberry- with friends. Ring in the day picnic. Set places with great causes. LGBTQ in style: Bahaus bell, $15; Rhubarb nutcasehelmets.com Pie Day precut florists wire and tape, Pride, Pollinators, and PTSD bhg.com/srpie and invite guests to forage Awareness are a few. June 11 flowers for crowns. Get involved! Rosé Day See page 80 for a recipe. 8 | June 2022 ILLUSTRATIONS EDWIN FOTHERINGHAM PRODUCED BY KATY KIICK CONDON

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throwback When it comes to hosting parties, we said in 1971, don’t wait—“Excuses make recluses!” Get inspired with one of these party prompts from our past. 1958 BBQs PARTY The gold standard for THROUGH summer parties. THE AGES 1937 Why? “Barbecue Proof that a good theme never goes parties are always a out of style. success. No one can resist the tantalizing savor of 1934 coffee and a broiling steak on the evening air.” FUTURE FORECASTS 1958 Don’t be afraid to Our pick for graduation parties: show off. “You pay the Have grads draw same money for meat from your “Crystal whether your barbecue is Bowl of Futures” filled a dazzler or not.” A “stunt” with small wrapped to try: Mile-High Burgers tokens (each a symbol stacked with onions, of interesting future tomatoes, and “cheese work or hobbies). mustard” between patties. To finish, “Peg with a 1947 skewer, stuffed olive atop.” RADIO PARTY 1959 A cookout pro tip: Today we’re more Have an assortment of foil likely to gather around pans and dishes handy to a screen than a radio, get food from grill to table. but you can still host a party the next felt eye patches and 1977 said, to be made time an anticipated cardboard cutlasses. ahead, then hop from new release starts Hand over a AN APRÈS EVENT yard to yard: Hearty streaming. “There’s treasure map “with apps on one friend’s bound to be a lively authentically singed “A party that front porch, entrées discussion. When it edges” and set them piggybacks another hot off another’s grill, becomes heated, stop off in pursuit of a event is easier to and dessert enjoyed for refreshments.” preburied treasure manage.” Attending a under someone’s back chest filled with play or game will give patio string lights. 1952 a “gaudy assortment guests plenty to talk of bead about, and you’re only 1994 COME AS YOU ARE trims, poker on the hook for drinks. chips, and PARTY WITH Set a relaxed tone with favors.” 1982 PURPOSE the invite. Glue a small mirror to a card with a PROGRESSIVE A write-in reader 1970: KITE PARTY note: ”Dress like this.” OUTDOOR idea: Twice a year Ideal for a mixed group DINNER the neighborhood 1970 throws a party for a of adults and kids. Though we first cause. The party is a Just send out the launch LITTLE PIRATE S pitched this idea potluck meal where PA R T Y 40 years ago, this everyone prepares location when wind a dish and brings is forecasted between When guests arrive, outdoor nonperishable goods gathering seems for a local shelter. ■ 8 and 15 mph. outfit them with perfectly au courant. Plan the menu, we 16 | June 2022

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IT Cosmetics e.l.f. Cosmetics sun smarts Your Skin But Camo CC Cream Better CC+ Nude isSPF Glow SPF 40, $42; SPF 30, $15; makeup itcosmetics.com elfcosmetics.com enough? Makeup with sunscreen sounds like the ultimate multitasking move. Foundations, tinted moisturizers, CC creams, eyeshadows, and lipsticks with sunscreen filters offer some protection against damaging sunrays—but not enough. “The biggest limitation with SPF in makeup is that people don’t use makeup the same way they use sunscreen,” says Anna Chien, M.D., associate professor of dermatology at Johns Hopkins and spokesperson for the Skin Cancer Foundation. Keep reading for expert advice on the best ways to use SPF makeup. Tower 28 Ilia Super SunnyDays Serum Skin Tint SPF 30 SPF 40, $48; Foundation, iliabeauty.com $30; tower28 beauty.com Honest Beauty CCC Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30, $24; honest.com WHAT IF I WORK FROM HOME? If you’re spending the day indoors (maybe getting nothing more than STYLING: MAGGIE GOLDSMITH a little indirect light from your window), makeup with “broad-spectrum SPF” (label must say this) is better than nothing, says Orit Markowitz, M.D., a dermatologist in New York City. “In fact, a recent study showed iron oxides, a mineral ingredient in a lot of makeup products, offer protection against blue light [emitted by phones, laptops, etc.].” But if you’re going outside, you need more protection. 18 | June 2022 BY KRISTA BENNETT DEMAIO PHOTOS KELSEY HANSEN



sun smarts start treat then touch up with a makeup lotion as extra Sunscreen should be reapplied every The broad-spectrum High levels of sunscreen two hours. So how do you do that sunscreen in your filters can affect the makeup would work stability, texture, and without ruining your makeup? Sheer or tinted solo if you used enough shade range of makeup, of it, but therein lies which is why the SPF in sunscreen powders are a good solution for touch- the problem. To get some makeup products adequate protection, is low. Fortunately, ups—and for freshening your face, notes Mona the rule of thumb for new technology offers the face and neck is a higher SPF levels in Gohara, M.D., a dermatologist at nickel-size amount. “If makeup (30+ is the you were to do that with recommendation I always say make Yale University. “I have oily skin, so I makeup, you might look from dermatologists) a moisturizer with like to put it on in the middle of the like you were dressed with a wide range up for Halloween,” of shades. This begs SPF a habit like day because it absorbs the oils, Markowitz says. And the question: Can brushing your teeth, plus it makes reapplication easy let’s face it; most of us you layer it with SPF when you’re on the go,” she says. apply makeup where we lotion for even greater something you Try Avène Mineral Tinted Compact need it most then blend, protection? “While do daily, then you skimping on areas such 30 and 15 do equal can add whatever as the hairline. To ensure 45 mathematically, your skin is protected, this doesn’t apply makeup routine on SPF 50 ($36; aveneusa.com) or PHOTO: (MODEL) JELENA BALIC/THE LICENSING PROJECT start with a sunscreen to sunscreens,” says top of that. lotion or moisturizer cosmetic chemist Hawaiian Tropic Mineral Translucent with a minimum of SPF Rhonda M. Davis of 30 broad-spectrum Alquemie Product ANNA CHIEN, Sunscreen Powder Brush SPF 30 protection and apply Development Group. ($17; target.com). it generously all over SPF indicates how well dermatologist the face. Choose a the sunscreen filter lightweight sunscreen blocks UVB. Instead, specifically formulated consider the SPF in for the face so it doesn’t your makeup as extra feel heavy or greasy. protection with your sunscreen layer. DAILY Ready to find your perfect SPF match? Banana Boat Light As Air Face Lotion SPF 50+ ($11; walgreens.com) and Neutrogena SPFPICKS Ultra Sheer Face Serum SPF 60+ ($13; target.com) are sheer enough for everyday and water-resistant for the pool. Mineral-based Cocokind Daily SPF Facial Sunscreen Lotion ($25; cocokind.com) mattifies oily skin. Need moisture? La Roche-Posay Anthelios HA Mineral ($35; laroche -posay.us) combines SPF 30 protection and hyaluronic acid. Hydrating Black Girl Sunscreen SPF 30 ($19; blackgirlsunscreen.com) dries completely clear on darker skin tones. ■ 20 | June 2022

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OUTDOOR LIVING SCREEN TIME Practical and plush. That’s what designer Susie Prince had in mind for the screen porch she and her husband, Victor, added on to their small Atlanta home. She topped the stained concrete floor (practical) with a rug and other furnishings that offer indoor comfort (plush). “The porch is happy and bright, with nature visible everywhere,” Susie says. After a day FIELD EDITOR: LISA MOWRY digging in flowerbeds, the couple eats at the midcentury reproduction dining table and chairs. 22 | June 2022 BY JODY GARLOCK PHOTOS ROBERT PETERSON STYLING YVONNE TEAGUE ORCHARD

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outdoor living This is our de-stress zone nearly year- round. We essentially doubled our home’s dining and living room space by adding it. SUSIE PRINCE, homeowner SMART SLANT Susie designed the midcentury modern- inspired structure with a shed roof that rises to 12 feet. “It extends our views since the yard goes uphill,” she says. A contractor perfected the pitch and added a roof cricket that directs water to gutters. before GROUND LEVEL 25 Tearing out a deck and tiled patio under it cleared the way for a 25×12-foot concrete pad. A 5-foot-wide uncovered area allows grilling space. June 2022 |

outdoor living get the look NATURAL LUXURY Give your covered, open-air room the comfort and style of a living space using pieces inspired by designer Susie Prince’s porch. CEILING FAN The resin PENDANT LIGHT wicker sofa and BHG Collection Miseno Single Light Indoor/ outdoor rug 16\" Wide Pendant hold up if rain with Rattan Shade, Outdoor, $119; blows in and $107; build.com walmart.com/BHG can be hosed off to clean. SIDE TABLE PILLOWS Castana Outdoor Solid Outdoor Throw Pillow Lace Cut in White, $160; in Orange, $17; world overstock.com market.com. Threshold Lumbar Indigo Geo, $15; target.com COFFEE TABLE CHAT SET Sauder Large International Lux BHG Davenport 3-Piece, $498; in Satin Gold, $120; bedbath walmart andbeyond.com .com/BHG ■ AREA RUG BUYING INFORMATION: BHG.com/Resources Enciso Southwestern Indoor/Outdoor in Orange, $325 (8'×10'); wayfair.com MARKET EDITOR: LAUREN BENGTSON 26 | June 2022

HEALTH IS LIFE’S FOUNDATION SUPPORT YOUR KITTEN AT EVERY STAGE Each stage of kittenhood brings something new. In the Scan the QR code to learn more. beginning, they’ll sleep. A lot. But before you know it, they’ll be exploring the whole world around them. From the start, Royal Canin’s Kitten Growth Program supports your kitten’s development to help create the foundation to a healthy life. ©Royal Canin® SAS 2022. All Rights Reserved.

decorating material world See how one designer’s skillful mix of earthy materials makes her inland home look and feel like a walk on the beach. Dark hues— coffee and deepwater blue—balance lighter tones. Natural fibers FIELD EDITOR: LISA MOWRY; PHOTO: PETER ARDITO; STYLING: JENNIFER CONDON like sisal and rattan bring in light to medium shades of brown. the bliss factor The restful feel of a coastal palette doesn’t develop from the colors alone. Designer Jamie Krywicki Wilson used a blend of textures in tactile materials to evoke the beach’s calming hues—tawny sands, gray-white clouds, and Prussian blue waters—and to include more of the senses. The result is tranquility you can see, touch, and sink into. 28 | June 2022 BY K ATHRYN O’SHEA- EVANS PHOTOS ALI HARPER ST YLING K ATIE BENSON

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decorating h ome should WHITE OAK foster relaxation. Wood beams Interior designer Jamie echo the floors Krywicki Wilson says that for her family, the prompts with a light, come strongly from sand sandy color and and surf. “I think the beach exposed grain. is probably the only place GRASSCLOTH my husband and I actually WA L L PA P E R feel relaxed,” she says. “It’s important for your home Rich marine to make you feel that way.” blue gives the Although her own palette a home—a 1973 ranch house sophisticated near Atlanta—is more than four hours’ drive from depth. the Atlantic Ocean, the designer found her TWEEDY FABRIC muse in the colors and textures of the South Oatmeal-color Carolina coast, the setting upholstery is a light but of happy memories. warming addition to Jamie’s seaside color the neutral palette. scheme includes crisp whites, sandy woods, and moody blue-blacks, plus plenty of touchable materials like rattan. “You can’t have too much texture,” she says. “It keeps everything from looking flat and warms up spaces.” (Nubby upholstery fabrics also conceal stains—a boon with kids and pets.) Sun-bleached woods and timeworn finds contribute to the unhurried beach aesthetic. “We want it to be a place where our kids can be kids,” she says. INSPIRED SHAPES The fireplace surround harkens to architecture in seaside towns. The light fixture “feels like a cloud,” Jamie says. 30 | June 2022

SHIPLAP STUCCO COLOR + TEXTURE Painted white The fireplace SHORE planks add surround, with THING texture and its pewter hue and smooth Nubby fabrics, visual interest to woods, and woven the room. waterworn- stone-like finish, grasses give the palette visual weight anchors the scheme. and contrast. RATTAN TRIM A medium wood tone tops the chair frames with earthy texture that repeats in accessories like baskets. DARK WOOD The chocolaty wood hue brings more warmth to the room than black would. June 2022 | 31

decorating LEATHER AGED BRASS CANING It’s important for your PHOTOS: PAGES 30–31: (RATTAN) WUTTICHOK PANICHIWARAPUN/SHUTTERSTOCK, (SHIPLAP) JSNOW MY WOLRD/SHUTTERSTOCK, (STUCCO) ADÉLE BÉKEFI/GETTY IMAGES, (WHITE OAK) RUSM/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES, home to ground you in the (DARK WOOD) ZOCHA_K/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES, THIS PAGE: (BRASS) PEDDALANKA RAMESH BABU/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES, (CANING) TINAFIELDS/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES chaos of everyday life. JAMIE KRYWICKI WILSON, homeowner The library’s soft blue-black hue recalls an inky night sky. RAILINGS COCOON “I like that it feels warmer than a true black, and it’s a nice color No. 31 EFFECT to bring some drama,” Jamie says. The theatrics pivot to Farrow & Ball a focus on comfort with the soothing textures of a hide rug and tufted leather sofa, both in light, cool browns. An antique sawhorse C HANTILLY used as a coffee table lends a richer brown and a furnished-over-time look. LACE Jamie turned to yellow undertones—in caning on a sculptural chair and subdued gold metallics on light fixtures and frames—to warm up dark walls. OC-65 Benjamin Moore 32 | June 2022

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container design MUOpBwILarIdTY Maximize your garden’s vertical space— and its dramatic potential—by potting up a quick-growing climbing plant. Scented TOWERS Lead the sweet smell of star jasmine upward— the easier to breathe it in—with the help of a tuteur. The vine’s dark green foliage is echoed by black mondo grass and purple Swedish ivy, and offset by lime green sweet potato vine. Jasmine is hardy to Zone 8; elsewhere, treat it as an annual. LET YOUR STYLE GUIDE YOUR CHOICE OF STRUCTURE. TUTEURS LIKE THIS LOOK E S PEC IALLY ROMANTIC. 42 | June 2022

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i did it!A DIY blogger with an engineering background put her problem-solving skills and creativity to work, installing a plate rack that perfectly fits her kitchen. The shelves and rails were cut from 1×3 pine. The baseboard nicole provided a Pankopp admits she natural spot to was once afraid of mount the power tools. “My first couple of projects, I bottom shelf. used a handsaw and a hammer and nails,” she says. A miter saw proved to be the gateway to advanced projects throughout her Marietta, GA, home, including constructing a wall, window seat, and built-in cabinets. By the time she decided to dress up an awkward wall in her kitchen, using an assortment of power tools to build a plate rack was fairly light work. The trickiest part was fitting the notched shelves to the sides. “It was a lot of measure, cut, test it out,” she says. To see her project steps, turn the page. We’ve teamed up with the SeeHer initiative to authentically represent women in the media. We’re proud to feature female do-it-yourselfers and entrepreneurs. 46 | June 2022 BY KIT SELZER PHOTOS NICOLE PANKOPP

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