Home and Garden Design Links The links on this page lead to the best Web sites in this subject area. All are rated and reviewed. If you don't see what you're looking for in the list below, don't despair. We may have recently discovered your dream site and added it to the updated links collection we maintain on the Web. To see the updated lists, and other features for the home improver, go to Home Central at http://www.homecentral.com/home by clicking the button on the right.

ALNO - The World's Kitchen (http://www.alno.com/) Graphics: Lots

If you're thinking of remodeling your kitchen, this online cabinetry catalog is a good source of ideas. They'll even create a 3D design of your kitchen if you send them your floor plan.

Carpeteria (http://carpeteria.com/) Graphics: Few

This online store carries a wide variety of carpeting and wood flooring and offers care and selection tips.

Cyndi's Catalog of Gardening Catalogs (http://www.cog.brown.edu:80/gardening/) Graphics: None

This site contains a listing of over 1600 mail-order gardening supply catalogs and their addresses, links to other gardening Web sites, and essays about the personal gardening experiences of Brown University professor John Mertus. He knows more about radishes than any normal person should.

The Garden Gate (http://www.prairienet.org/garden-gate/homepage.htm) Graphics: Lots

If it's garden related, it's here. In fact, despite the sensible organization and pleasing layout, gardening fans are in peril of drowning in this ocean of goodies. Well, if you have to die somehow...(Preview)

HomeArts (http://homearts.com/depts/fresh/newhome.htm) Graphics: Few

The home of Hearst's online excerpts from Popular Mechanics, Good Housekeeping, Country Living, and Redbook magazines. Like any magazine rack, it's a great place to relax and browse. But it's not the best source for the answer to a specific question.

Lowe's Home Improvement Wherehouse (http://www.lowes.com/) Graphics: Few

This is everything a home & garden store's Web site ought to be! There's detailed how-to information for all the most common DIY jobs, indoors and out. Highlighted products and tips are appropriate for the season. Lowe's does it right!

PDRA: Paint and Decorating Retailers Association (http://www.hygexpo.com/ndpa/) Graphics: Few

If you're wondering how to get started on a painting, wallcovering or floorcovering project, the NDPA pages have what you need in an easy-to-read Q&A format.

Rideau Cabinets (http://www.cabinetmaking.com/) Graphics: Few

This small Canadian cabinet maker's site is a great place to turn for advice on buying and building cabinets.

This Old House (http://pathfinder.com/@@ItIO8QJzfwEAQH@c/TOH/) Graphics: Lots

The dynamic duo that made home improvement hip on the airwaves takes the show to cyberspace. TOH groupies will love this slick page, as will those searching for home repair ideas and answers.

Vegetable Gardening Handbook (http://www.agnic.nal.usda.gov/agdb/veg_grdn.html) Graphics: None

This comprehensive encyclopedia from the U of F's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences of Florida is not your average tossed salad of vegetables. The presentation may be mundane, but the leafy greens are exotic.