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FEB/MARCH

THE ORGANIZE EVERYTHING ISSUE (33)

Time to clean out those closets, cupboards, and cabinets and get things in order! We offer quick, off-the-shelf solutions for bathroom clutter and kitchen storage challenges. And if you just need more room, follow our feature on building small home additions. We cover reader-built shelters, online kits, and prefab oases that will have you running to the hardware store. Plus: put together an impromptu home spa for your loved one using eco-friendly ingredients; and indulge in the season’s hottest Valentine's gifts.

APR/MAY

THE GREEN DESIGN ISSUE (34)

Improve the look of your home using sustainable materials. Room-byroom redesigns from the bathroom to the home office, and where to get the goods. Feature on mini homes: how to construct your own low-carbonfootprint getaway house, including ReadyMade readers’ self-built modular dwellings, the shipping container beach house, and other prefab designs. Plus: Toxin-free home products, from bedding to cookware.

JUN/JULY

THE GETAWAY ISSUE (35)

As close as your backyard and as faraway as overseas, ReadyMade picks this summer’s best destinations. Head off to the most overlooked and artful locales or catch some backyard rays in your custom-made lounge furniture. Readers face off on who can create the most creative and audacious landscape design with a set budget, water-saving native plants, and at least one element of re-use. Plus: how to eat locally, utilizing farmer’s markets and CSAs in your area and tips on how to compost in a non-gross way.

AUG/SEPT

THE REFASHION ISSUE (36)

Ten of today’s top designers create projects for ReadyMade, from easy Tshirt customization to couch reupholstery. How to outfit your home’s interiors with inventive wallpapers, floor coverings, and other textiles. We teach you mending and home fabrication basics, from hemming jeans to lining curtains, and suggest the best tools for getting the job done. Where to find the country’s top indie designers, and where they get their materials. Also: go-to websites for patterns, instructions, and helpful hints.

OCT/NOV

THE SMALL SPACES ISSUE (37)

How to live large in tiny digs: The best in DIY design under 1,000 square feet. ReadyMakers convert awkward nooks and corners into usable space, divide large spaces into smaller units, and make the most of miniscule kitchens. How the next generation stores their media at home and on the go. Plus: fall holiday features on making your own Halloween getups out of hardware-store materials and how to throw the most ghoulish fete of the season.

DEC/JAN

THE HOLIDAZE ISSUE (38)

The annual ReadyMade gift guide: Make stuff that will wow your pals and give eco-friendly gear. How to dress up your mantle with recycled sweater stockings, organic wreaths, and other local flora. Sustainability tips for winter: the stats on wood fires, window treatments, and eco-friendly Xmas trees. Plus: New Year’s resolutions on living green. Make a plan for springtime alternative energy sources—how to lower the carbon footprint of your home without a major overhaul.