Do you have a "problem" room in your home?  A space in dire need of a renovation?  XYZ Home Improvements is looking for the room most desperately requiring the XYZ touch!

Mail us a picture of your candidate for conversion, and the winner will have their room renovated free of charge courtesy of XYZ.  Entries must be received no later than midnight (EST), 30 April 2004.  So get those photos in today!

Better Homes and Gardens' Cottage Style volume is a good elementary volume on the various flavours of cottage-themed design.  It offers sound advice on mixing colors, fabric patterns, and arranging collections and furnishings.  The book is lavishly illustrated and contains numerous examples, at the expense of solid practical how-to info.

Overall an enjoyable, inspiring read for the professional and amateur designer alike.