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Senior Editor BRIAN KRAMER Editor EMILY ELVERU Assistant Art Director EMILY BUTTERWORTH Editorial Apprentice ASHLYN WARE Contributing Copy Editor NANCY DIETZ Proofreader MARTHA COLOFF LONG Administrative Assistant CHRISTINA SNYDER FOOD Executive Editor SHELLI MCCONNELL Senior Content Manager JESSICA SAARI CHRISTENSEN Senior Editor CAITLYN DIIMIG, RD Editor MADALYN BENDGEN Senior Brand Manager JULI HALE Brand Manager SARAH BREKKE, M.S. Culinary Specialist EMILY NIENHAUS Senior Food Stylist KELSEY MOYLAN Senior Food Stylist and Coordinator LAUREN MCANELLY Food Stylists HOLLY DREESMAN, ANNIE PROBST HOME & GARDEN Executive Editor SAMANTHA HART Senior Editors NICOLE DEAN, BRIAN KRAMER, KRISSA ROSSBUND, SALLY FINDER WEEPIE Senior Associate Editor EMILY ELVERU Associate Editor SAMANTHA STEVENSON Better Homes & Gardens Test Garden® Manager SANDRA GERDES QUILTING Editor DORIS BRUNNETTE Audience Insights Manager LINDSAY MAYLAND ART Design Directors KIMBERLY MORGAN METZ, MICK SCHNEPF Style & Design Director STEPHANIE HUNTER Art Directors NIKKI SANDERS, ELIZABETH STUMBO Associate Art Director KRISTIN CLEVELAND Assistant Art Director EMILY BUTTERWORTH Senior Graphic Designers ALISON GAMM, BRITTANY MUELLER EDITORIAL ADMINISTRATION Editorial…

ALL THAT Glitters Cue the oohs and ahhs! This season’s Furniture Flip winners and runners-up from @makerschallengecentral overhauled their pieces with elements that shimmer and shine. 1. ANNA ANDERSON @RAVENSTREETMARKET Gold details take this dresser from dated to modern. Anna primed the piece, then painted it a rich coffee bean hue. Using a dry brush, she covered the dresser with bronze metallic gilding paint for the perfect touch of shine. Satin bronze knobs complete the classy new look. 2. AUTUMN HESEMAN @PRAYEDOVERPIECES After hours of repair, this freebie dresser was painted white and coated with high-gloss polycrylic. Then came the magic: Autumn used a straw to blow blue and gold alcohol ink onto poster board, attached the pieces to each drawer front, and coated with epoxy to preserve. 3. EMILY RADTKE @RECONSTRUCTINGEMILY After scoring midcentury modern side…

TIME BLOCK A common object turns mod when placed in brightly painted squares, this photo. Use a level to measure and mark a grid of twelve 12-inch boxes. Seal painters tape around every other square, and paint them different colors. Once dry, remove the tape and repeat the process with the remaining squares. Attach a sawtooth hanger to the back of each alarm clock using a strong adhesive. Spray-paint the clocks with a white matte primer, let dry, then spray with white matte paint. Accounting for the location of the sawtooth hanger on the clock, hang each in the center of a painted square. FAN FARE A humble hardware store find gets reimagined as a vessel to display dried foliage, above. Using a drill bit the size of the dried stem you plan…

SIX YEARS AGO, MARISA MORRISON STEIN HIT PUBLISH ON HER BLOG, THE NEON TEA PARTY, TO SHARE FASHION, DECOR, TRAVEL, AND DIY CONTENT. THE HOBBY MORPHED INTO A FULL-TIME BUSINESS SHE RAN WITH HER NOW-HUSBAND, SAM, IN THEIR NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT. THE TEAM HAS GROWN, AND MARISA AND SAM NOW LIVE IN SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, WITH THEIR DAUGHTER, SOFIE, AND DOG, KUGEL. THE MAKER: MARISA MORRISON STEIN After teaching a pom-pom and tassel-making class at an arts studio, Marisa realized the potential in sharing her lessons and passion for camp-inspired crafts to a broader audience. Q: How did The Neon Tea Party come to life? A: I always wanted to become an accessories editor. After interning at a magazine and working as a stylist and for a jewelry company, I tried a…