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CONTENTS

APRIL 2022 | VOLUME 100 | NUMBER 4

72 86 80 life in color PHOTOS: (KITCHEN) DAVID TSAY, (PEAS) CARSON DOWNING, (CRAFTS) PAUL BRISSMAN, (BEDROOM) COURTESY OF CHANGO & CO.
FOR SERVICE ON YOUR SUBSCRIPTION, INCLUDING CHANGE OF ADDRESS, WRITE TO: BETTER HOMES & GARDENS CUSTOMER SERVICE, P.O. BOX 37449, BOONE, IA 50037-0449.
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COVER
in every life 20 E C O - F R I E N D LY With nods to Southern and
PHOTO ıssue So-Cal styles, a colorfully
PAU L 12 T H E M A I N E V E N T Green your shower reimagined midcentury
BRISSMAN 6 EDITOR’S LETTER routine with easy modern gem sparks joy.
PRODUCER 8 BHG.COM Practical and fun projects ideas and affordable
MARCIE 94 COOKBOOK products. 80 PEAS PLEASE!
MCGOLDRICK to celebrate Earth Day.
108 ST Y LE M A K E R Perk up your plate with
4 | April 2022 14 K N OW- H OW fresh recipes made with this
harbinger of spring.
Recycling simplified.
86 PAINT MYTHS
16 D E C O D I N G Harvest
BUSTED Interior designers
rain and cut your water bill. dispel 10 common
misconceptions to help
19 T H ROWBAC K you paint fearlessly.

home

24 COLOR

Calm your spaces with
serene herbal green hues.

28 CRAFTS

Soft color, punchy patterns,
and wood craft supplies
make sweet Easter displays.

38 RENOVATION

A tiny guesthouse lives large
with smart storage and all
the comforts of home.

44 I DID IT! An ingenious

sleeping spot for dogs.

48 CLEAN HOUSE

AWARDS The BH&G-tested
new products for easier,
deeper cleaning.

56 GARDENING

Tips to keep your potting
bench neat and tidy.

58 PLANTINGS

Groundcovers carpet the
spring garden in color.

food

62 BREAKFAST

Tasty French toast cubes.

64 FAST & FRESH
70 FAMILY RECIPE S

A grandmother’s recipe for
Passover haroset.

better

100 THE GUIDE
102 HEALTH

Expert advice on vitamins
and minerals worth taking.

106 PETS

Safe, comfy gear to put
some pep in your pet’s steps.

©2022 Kraft Heinz

EDITOR’S LETTER

Paint isn’t permanent—though sometimes it

feels like it is if you factor in costs and the

work. That’s why figuring out a new color

scheme for a room or an entire house can leave

us paralyzed with indecision. Creating a

harmonious palette in a vacuum is challenging,

so many of us play it safe with shades of

white-on-white or neutrals. But even then,

which white? What counts as a neutral? How

do I best branch out to pastels or primaries?

I have a terrible time coming up with a color

scheme on command—like when you’re

stumped for a word and the more you try to

BOLTS ferret it out, the more arrangement I see at a farmers market or
FRTOHME blank your head
BLUE feels—so I don’t even create from the garden. When I feel truly
try. Instead, I move on
and think about or do blocked, I seek out the art of master colorists
something else. Then a
few minutes later, the like Turner, Frankenthaler, and Magritte—
plan miraculously
appears. I remember a corner of a painting often yields the solution.
years ago waffling over
the colors for a website Using social media, we have more
I was designing. The
opportunities than ever to find inspiration by

following color experts whose eye we admire.

They may be flower farmers, potters, foragers,

or photographers. They may be fashion

answer came to me in designers whose haute couture we could never

the shower. (I don’t know about you, but ideas afford but whose artistic vision is free to be

also come to me while I’m driving or cooking.) enjoyed by all in a video of their show.

Right in front of me was an orange shaving The challenge is to be able to sift through

cream cap, a turquoise bar of soap, and a pale the visual chaos and receive those bolts

yellow shampoo bottle—that became the from the blue when they fortuitously occur.

new palette for the home page. Keep your eyes open and

The point is to always be open and your mind receptive— PHOTO: MELANIE ACEVEDO/SARAH LAIRD

subconsciously searching. I find color combos and be assured your

everywhere, most often out in nature on a answer (a successful STEPHEN ORR,
color scheme) will come
forest walk or a beach stroll picking up shells when you least expect it. Editor in Chief
instagram @steporr
and stones. Sometimes it’s a flower

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8 | April 2022 Join us in the BH&G studios for a good-natured recipe throwdown
on our new YouTube video series, Then & Now. In each episode we
whip up a vintage recipe from our Red Plaid Cookbook archives, then
give it a modern spin and see if it stands the test of time. You can

find all sorts of content celebrating our centennial—
including a look back at some classic covers, readers’
favorite recipes, and links to our YouTube and TikTok
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the main event 22April
An Earth Day challenge: Go
BACK- the day (or the whole week!)
STORY
waste-free. What you can’t
The first Earth recycle or reuse, set aside to
Day in 1970 see how much you regularly

focused on air discard. Surprised?
and water

pollution. The
2022 theme:
“Invest in Our

Planet.”

PLANTS

earthday TOYS
We’ve packed in the greenifying ideas with an
eye on practical projects that are both effective Share and
and doable. All that’s left is to pick one (or a few) share alike
and get the sustainability ball rolling.
Enter the circular economy with
SOW 30DAY It doesn’t have to be official. a friendly swap meet. The key
GOOD Just take ownership of to enthusiastic participation?
CHALLENGE
Get a bulk bag your favorite walking routes Choose a category that
of native seeds. April 1–30: Join Team BH&G and tidy up as you rove. matters to your pals.
at earthmonth.ecochallenge.org.
Package up BOOKS
a handful and You’ll get ideas for how (and
pass ’em out. CLOTHES
why) to shift to more Earth-
How? Fold up that MNoivgieht!
friendly habits and reminders
supermarket circular or reuse A low-stakes way to get in
to keep you motivated. the eco spirit. TRY: WALL-E
old envelopes. (not just for kids), March of the
Penguins and My Octopus
Teacher (for animal-lovers),
and An Inconvenient Truth (for

a primer that holds up).

12 | April 2022 ILLUSTRATIONS EDWIN FOTHERINGHAM PRODUCED BY KATY KIICK CONDON

CARES HERE.
AND HERE .

EVERY INGREDIENT HAS A PURPOSE.
EVERY INGREDIENT FROM OUR TRUSTED SOURCES.
You care about the ingredients in your pet’s food. And so do we.
Proven nutrition is at the heart of what we do. But it’s not all we do.
See our commitment to ingredient integrity and responsible sourcing at
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know-how

FUN FACT

The No. 1 recycler
of plastic bags?
Trex Composite
Decking. Find your
drop-off: trex.com

/recycling.

Recycling simplified
Melanie Mannarino, author of The (Almost) Zero Waste
Guide, tracked down some of the most common curbside

conundrums so you can raise your recycling game.

Most of us think we director of Recycle of the EPA. But if Skip
know how to recycle, Across America. But it’s loaded with food
but our bins say double-check your residue, trash it. PLASTIC STRAWS
otherwise. In the U.S., town’s rules. Most AND UTENSILS
just 32% of items that recycle #1 and #2 Jars
can be recycled end plastics (find the Make it a habit to
up in the proper bin. number in the little Great news for skip straws and
The EPA’s goal is 50% triangle on the bottle). anyone wondering specify, “No cutlery,
by 2030. Here’s info to But there are seven how much water please!” when
help us get there. total numbered they’re wasting you order takeout.
plastics, and rules trying to rinse that
Plastic vary widely. Recycling last bit of peanut MIXED MATERIALS
bottles your #5 yogurt butter from the jar:
container in a city The EPA says Items like toothpaste
Anything that has a that takes only #1s “spatula clean”— tubes and floss
neck for a screw- and #2s does more scraping out as much containers mix
on lid is likely harm than good. residue as you can— metals and plastics.
recyclable, says Caps? Screw them is good enough. A surprise no-no:
Mitch Hedlund, on unless the label disposable coffee
executive or your town says Plastic film cups—they’re paper
otherwise. coated in plastic.
Remove and trash
Cardboard the plastic in tissue PLASTIC BAGS
boxes and cellophane
Gooey cheese from pasta cartons Tossing in even one
melted on a pizza before recycling—but grocery bag or paper
box could imperil all don’t stress if you towel wrapper (or
the clean cardboard forget; it won’t spoil putting recyclables
next to it. Modern the batch. Window in a trash bag) can
technology can envelopes, coupons, jam processing
handle paper with and sticky notes can machines or divert
minor grease stains, go in with paper. entire truckloads
says Nena Shaw to the landfill.
Supermarkets,
municipal buildings,
and libraries often

rth Dayhave drop boxes.
Ea
editors’ “Composting relieves my guilt over the
occasional wilted salad bag. Love this bin’s small PHOTO: KELSEY HANSEN; PRODUCED BY: JARRET EINCK
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THE MOST
beneficial earthworms.” STEPHEN ORR, editor in chief
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decoding rth Day
Ea
If you’re new to
PHOTO: MARTY BALDWIN
rain capture, here’s

what to know. Pros
& cons
● SIZE Standard barrel
sizes: 50, 65, and 80 gallons. Understanding the
● HARDWARE We like most common
a sturdy solid-brass spigot
for filling up watering types of barrels.
cans. Placement should be
1
low on the barrel but allow POLYM E R

for easy can clearance. Sturdy plastic

● DRAINAGE Check for designed in various
a hose-accessible drain styles and colors.
placed near the bottom PROS: Durable,
of the barrel to easily UV-resistant, and
access every drop of water lightweight. CONS:
(remember to empty it Can be costly.
before first freeze).
2
● LID You’ll want a tight-

fitting screen lid to keep WOOD

out mosquitos and debris— Pairs modern

and curious pets and kids. features with natural

● OVERFLOW Look Time to harvest a new material. PROS:
for an overflow spout or crop—rainwater! Attractive and less
hose near the top of
your barrel to redirect You’ll abate runoff, cut likely to be
excess water away from your water bill, and windblown. CONS:
your foundation. It
can be added later as promote conservation Heavy, can be
a basic hose-connected expensive, and
diverter kit, but it’s requires upkeep.

nice to start with one. of this precious 3
The smaller your barrel, resource each time you UPCYCLED
the more important
Repurposed garbage
cans or barrels

an overflow diverter is. pull out the hose. that once held food
or oil. PROS:
● PRESSURE Gravity- OUR PICK
fed systems work when the Lightweight and
barrel spigot is higher than EcoCascata by cheap. CONS:
the hose in your hand. You Algreen (65 gallon).
can elevate your barrel It’s got a ceramic- Can wear out quickly;
but use a sturdy, well-built like texture—plus a must fashion a lid
platform. (A full rain barrel (open-top barrels
are unsafe).

can weigh up to 500 pounds.) planter on top.

Or get a booster pump that Retails for about $250

connects hose to barrel and including oversize
provides pressurized water shipping rates.

at the flip of a switch. Use your

smartphone to

BOLD PRINT Most states encourage rain collection, though some scan this code
and learn how
areas have restrictions on the amount and method. Check with your to make your own

local government before installing more than one 50-gallon barrel. rain barrel.

editors’ “For five years I’ve been in a committed relationship “I’m trying out some meat subs, and my tofu was
with my coffee mug. It keeps things toasty, has a perpetually soggy. This squeezes out excess water
SMART leakproof lid, and fits in my cup holder.” EMILY TEEL, so I can stir-fry with the best of them.” KATY KIICK
SWAPS food editor TKWide mug, 16 oz., $33; kleankanteen.com CONDON, home editor Tofu Press, $30; tofubud.com

16 | April 2022 BY MARIANNE WILLBURN

throwback

“Do more with less” has been one of our guiding principles over
the last century. Let’s take it to heart this Earth Day.

APRIL 1959 MAKE IT
WORK

WWII rationing required
extra-smart strategies at
home. Let that make-do
spirit inspire Earth-friendly

projects of your own.

[ALL TOGETHER NOW] trees[BY THE NUMBERS] 1923 “Surely, we should try 1941

A SLIGHT to replace what we have “What’s the sense of
MISTAKE used. Let us plant more trees putting up with faded,
this spring. They are more
“Three little children discolored linens. ...
across the way, expressive of American ideals than the eagle that adorns our How about a dyeing

Were hard at work crest.” 1927 Mark family births, deaths, or big events by spree your next
on Arbor Day, dull afternoon?” Then we
Their spade planting a new tree. “It will deepen the family’s love for home
suggested dyeing
was sharp, And the surroundings,” we said then. No yard? Gift trees to national natural cotton, silks, and
soil was fine,
forests through thetreesremember.com. 1989 wools. UPDATE: Look
The tree was a dear for dyes formulated for
little baby Pine. “It’s better to plant a tree than to curse the
nearly any synthetic
But it never will grow, smog.” Use your phone camera to scan this material—even rubber-
For oh, dear me, shoe soles. (Our pick:
code for our updated tree-planting guide.
They have planted the DyeMore, ritdye.com)
top, Where the
1943
roots ought to be!”
“If a piece of cheese
BACKSTORY grows hard, I grate it and

We printed the sheet music store it. ... It’s delicious
for this little ditty in 1927. sprinkled over salad
or spaghetti.” UPDATE: Try
Bust it out for your Arbor Day a fromage fort. Blend
singalong this April 29! to a creamy spread:
8 oz. grated cheese,
GET INSPIRED 2 Tbsp. butter, 4 Tbsp.
vermouth, and garlic and
GOSOLAR The expression means something
different now than when we ran herbs to taste.
this “Solar House” in 1947. But the
passive solar design by David Barrow holds up: “The secret of comfort 1944
lies not in the amount of glass, but in how well the summer sun is
kept off it. Roof overhangs do the job; they shade the glass from “Many an extra toaster
mid-spring to mid-fall. During cold months, the sun angles in under the and waffle iron are
overhang, and helps the heating plant do its job less expensively.”
■ Wanna go solar in ’22? Start at energysage.com. You put in your gathering dust. ...Why not
ZIP code and get custom quotes and comparisons of prescreened arrange for your P.T.A.
solar installers. Options for renters are available too. or corner store to install
a bulletin board
for listing availables in
your neighborhood?“
UPDATE: Download the

BuyNothing app and join
your local group to post

gifts and asks. ■

April 2022 | 19

E C O - F R I E N D LY

green
your
routine

Making your shower
game more sustainable

doesn’t require a
major overhaul. Start
simple: Being conscious
of how much water

you’re using in the
shower can make a

big impact, says
sustainability expert

Jen Novakovich.
She recommends
investing in a low-flow
showerhead and
being quick, which also
has beauty benefits.
“Long showers can strip
the skin of its natural
oils and impair the
skin’s barrier function,”
says Los Angeles

dermatologist
Onyeka Obioha, M.D.

See our smart
product picks that make
it easy (and affordable)

to be kinder to
the planet.

RECYCLING PHOTOS: JUTTA KLEE/GETTY IMAGES, (PRODUCTS) CARSON DOWNING
TIP

Soap bottles may
be recyclable,
but caps or

pumps vary. Check
local guidelines
for properly
recycling your
bathroom
products.

REUSE , REFILL & REDUCE We’re used to reusable bottles and concentrated refills for

cleaning products, and now you can find the same eco-friendly format in the beauty aisle. It’s an especially

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