Joint home improvement projects have been carried out in some States with considerable success. In these projects the girls in home economics have worked cooperatively with brothers who were in agricultural classes. This usually meant greater interest on the part of parents and other members of the family. More ambitious programs for improvement were thus possible, not only through greater family support and encouragement but through the boy's ability to make certain alterations in structure or finishing that a girl could not do alone. Through these projects the boy and girl have learned much from each other. Perhaps the most conspicuous evidence of success has been the spread of interest beyond the homes into community improvement. Some suggestive home-improvement projects are as follows: 1. Making the home kitchen a more convenient and attractive place in which to work. 2. Arranging home furnishings and accessories so that harmony, balance, and desirable centers of emphasis contribute to the attractiveness and comfort of each room. 3. Assisting in the selection and arrangement of furniture, wall coverings, floor coverings, or accessories for the girl's own room or other rooms in the house. 4. Preparing the sun porch for summer use. 5. Planning and caring for window boxes. 6. Planning and planting a flower garden or border that will contribute to the appearance of the home and also be a source of pleasure. 7. Re-covering or making slip covers for furniture. 8. Assisting in the selection of linen, china, silver, and glassware for the table. 9. Planning the table decorations for special occasions. 10. Keeping appropriate centerpieces of flowers, plants, or fruit on the home table. Two home-improvement project reports on Beautifying Our Yard and Improving Our Home are given as suggestive of types of projects in which art plays an important part in successful achievement. Only the plans for the first one are given, since they show the significant art applications. _Name of project: Beautifying Our Yard_ (Reported by a girl in a vocational high school in Nebraska.) I. Reasons for choosing this project-- 1. The flowers will improve the looks of the yard. 2. It will be an experience in the arrangement of flowers for me and will not only add to the attractiveness of the yard but to the house and surrounding buildings. II. Aims-- 1. To make the yard and house more attractive. 2. To keep flowers watered and weeded and give other care they need. 3. To plant the flowers in the most suitable place and position. III. Plans--