DATE: Sunday, May 18, 1997                  TAG: 9705170050

SECTION: HOME & GARDEN           PAGE: G1   EDITION: FINAL 

COLUMN: Around the House 

SOURCE: Mary Flachsenhaar, Correspondent 
                                            LENGTH:   66 lines

MAGAZINE HAS COAST-TO-COAST APPEAL

NEW MAGAZINES are coming at us as steadily as ocean waves. One of the latest, Coastal Living, is written for folks who live near the waves - of the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts.

Based on the premise, stated in the letter from the editor, that ``there are ways of looking at life that connect all coasts,'' the magazine is a slick and stylish collection of the practical (product lists, calendars of events; buying guides; home, travel and food tips), the lyrical (such as the inaugural issue's essay by Pat Conroy paying tribute to Fripp Island, S.C., a beloved site from the author's boyhood), and the educational (the first issue's fact-filled piece on the sea turtle, for example).

Published bimonthly and selling for $3.95 an issue, the magazine makes an attractive addition to any coffee table - oceanside or land-locked. Make a clean sweep

What to do when the workout clothes retain a scent of raunch even after they've been washed? Heloise gives this answer to a reader in the June issue of Good Housekeeping magazine:

Wash the clothes as soon as possible after use.

Presoak them in a solution of water and nonchlorine bleach that contains enzymes.

Don't overstuff the washer. There should be room for clothes to circulate and rinse thoroughly.

Add about a half cup of baking soda, a natural deodorizer, to the machine during the wash or rinse cycle. Dress up a basket

From the Craft and Hobby Information Bureau, here are a few ingenious tips that will make you a proud recycler:

Dress up an old basket with colorful paper napkins and watered-down white craft glue. Separate the napkin into two layers, tear it into pieces. With a small brush, paint glue over napkin pieces that have been arranged in basket. The glue dries clear leaving, behind an attractive finish.

Keep skeins of yarn clean by encasing them in plastic soda bottles. Cut a bottle in half crosswise, place skein in top half of bottle, pull one end of yarn through the neck and then tape the bottle together again.

Sort and store small items in baby food jars. Glue or screw lids to underside of a shelf near work surface. Fill jars and screw them to lids. Utensil tricks

While we're talking recycling, here's a trick that puts mismatched old pieces of flatware to use and is a conversation opener at the table. The June issue of Country Sampler's Decorating Ideas magazine shows how to bend a cocktail fork into a place-card holder; dinner forks into a menu easel and vase stand; and spoons, forks and a knife into a candle holder.

Here's how to transform a serving spoon - presto, chango! - into a napkin ring, the magazine's easiest magic trick. Place spoon on a flat surface, bowl facing down. With other hand, bend spoon backward into a tight U shape, until end of handle sits parallel over back of bowl, leaving space between the two surfaces for a napkin. Apply slow, even pressure so spoon doesn't snap. Place on table with bowl facing down. ILLUSTRATION: Color photo

Coastal Living magazine

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