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Hom Brifsp.21 Have a Ballp.23 Living Art

How to Rmod Nowp. 15 10 Smart Upgrades in a Down

Market

Mt th Dsinr: Quns of thRoad

p. 7 The Junk Gypsies have created

their own saucy blend of home dcor

smarts and Southern charm a flavor

that keeps their groupies loyal and

their fan-base growing.

Aw-Inspirin Arranmntsp. 5 Fresh-cut flowers and a dash of

creativity can brighten up any room.

Follow these industry secrets from

top florists to arrange a flowering suc-

cess.

A Smisp. 3 Kim Myles, HGTV's newly chris-

tened Design Star, embraces her newshow with creative know-how and

bubbly enthusiasm.

HomSty Bookshfp. 18 Delight in the Details

WelcoMe HoMe!Your home is important, not only because its amajor financial investment but also because its theplace where your family gathers to share wonder-ful moments together. Thats why were pleased to

bring you this edition of HomeStyle, your source forup-to-date home-improvement information and cre-ative decorating ideas that truly make your house ahome.

Th Powr of a Piowp. 11 Today's pillows mean busi-

ness whether you're a snorer, a side

sleeper, pregnant or in need of aro-

matherapy, the pillow aisle holds thesolution to better sleep.

Th last Tchnooy Frontir:Your Toit

p. 25 Bidets, bling and urinals offer

unexpected bathroom facelifts in the

name of luxury, comfort and the envi-

ronment.

Dsin for th Asp. 27 User friendly isn't code for

ugly and uninspired when it comes to

houses. Universal design is chang-

ing the landscape of homes, infusing

accessibility and function with beauty

and style.

At Your Srvicp. 9 No butler? No problem. Enjoy

the perks of a butlers pantry first-hand add charm to your dining room

and kitchen, and bring some ease to

your cooking, entertaining and serving

routines.

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Managing EditorJef Robinson

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home in New York.But the dreams o the bubbly Myles have gone through an ad

ment in the months since she won HGVs Design Star, the design-competition series that rewards the top designer with thopportunity to host a new program on the cable network. So asprepares or her primetime debut, the ormer hairdresser who uredo her living room in Queens every three months, sees her whbox as a white box.

As ar as design is concerned, I get to work it out with real pnow, says the ot-smiling Myles. So I think having a space thadont paint that I live in that is absolutely simple and pure going to serve as a real palate cleanser or me. With this apartmI havent done a thing to it, and I dont know how much Im goto do with it. Weve ound something that is really beautiul jusits own, and I think I might be a purist in my own house or a while until I get my sea legs under me, at least.

here hasnt been a loto time or Myles to getused to her new realitysince America chose herover 10 other candidates

on the Design Star inalelast all. Within days o hertriumph, she was in LosAngeles or the irst timeto begin the developmento her own signature series,the creatively titled Myleso Style. And beore Mylesknew it, the irst episodewas being shot and aneager couple had invitedher into their abode to do

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crazy people who watches all daylong. She wants the homeownersto have an active role in whateverlook results rom her time in theirpresence.

Its going to be a real collabora-tive venture and a partnership,Myles says. heyre going to bewith me side-by-side, and theyregoing to have a vested interest inbuilding the space that is theirspace at the end o the day. Notonly does Myles eel the interac-tion equals great entertainmentvalue, she also sees it as practical.

Were dealing with homeown-ers. hese are people or whomtheir homes are the biggest inan-cial commitment theyve evermade or will ever make.

Another point Myles stresseswhen it comes to her work: Mostinterior designing is not set instone. We all have those momentswhen we throw color on the wall,

and you stand back later and go,God, really? It doesnt look theway I thought it would. But whatdo you do? You pick another color,and you paint over it. Its not theend o the world. Nothings per-manent. Its not like were tattoo-ing.

Basic tenets o Mylesphilosophy o designare color, aordabilityand, perhaps above all,comort. My home isnot a museum or otherpeople to visit, she says.Its a place that says,

Hey, welcome to myworld. When you comethrough these doors, thisis what Im like, this iswhat I am.

Me, Im deinitely aeet-on-the-urnituretype o girl. My personalspaces are not spaces

where things are untouchable,where kids cant be there, pets cantbe there. I like my spaces to be a

place where i riends and amilywalk in the door, theyre instantlyat home they eel chill, and theyeel like theyre happy to be there,and they want to sit down, andthey want to stay a while.

Myles hopes that the audiencethat catapulted her to DesignStar victory will be happy to tuneto her show. Its all un and games,but its also serious business orany network to invest in a regularseries, and Myles eels honor-bound not only to the amilies shewill work with on Myles o Style,but also to HGV and those whovoted or her. My dream hasbeen handed to me not just ona silver platter but on a platinumplatter, she says. I think this is ahuge responsibility or me, and itssomething that I eel really hon-ored to do.

So is there any celebrity towhom she would love to give

design tips? O course. hough,ironically, it would require a returntrip. he quintessential NewYorker, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mylesreplies conidently. Well, theresalways next season.

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Awe-Inspiring ArrangemenFrsh-cut fowrs and a dash of

crativity can brihtn up any room.

Foow ths industry scrts from top

forists to arran a fowrin succss

Even i you stick with

grocery-store oerings,

you can create big impact

by buying in bulk, sug-

gests Rebecca Cole o

Rebecca Cole Design in

New York City. I you only

have $25 to spend and

come home with ive bun-

dles o daisies or mums,

youre going to have a

massive amount to play

with. And when theres

such an abundance, even

the least expensive o

blooms take on cache.

Cole, whos also the author

o Flower Power: Fresh,

Fabulous Arrangements

(Clarkson Potter, 2002),

recommends placingabout two-thirds o the

lowers into one container,

and then spreading the

rest around the room, as

a design echo, in several

smaller arrangements.

The main bunch

should be cut down really,

really low, Cole continues,

since common low-

ers oten have scraggly

stems. Most lowers arebest enjoyed rom above,

not by looking at them

straight on, she adds. Take

o most o the oliage,

and make sure just the

heads show above the

container, which should

have a big, wide o

For the rest, be ima

tive! Use demitass

or old medicine bo

and create a mini-a

ment o three low

each, suggests Co

More-expensiv

soms, conversely, p

enough punch tha

dont need nearly

stems, according t

Flowers like peon

or amaryllises can

anywhere rom $5

a stem, she says,

can buy just three

and place one eac

cylindrical contain

advantage o their

and let them eacha dierent directio

tall lowers like cal

also look great line

like this. Their stem

attractive so they c

at ull height, givin

clean, modern line

Exotic blooms a

great alternatives t

sider, says Eddie Za

o Tic-Tock Couture

in Los Angeles. Fretulips are my irst c

or romance, he sa

nothing beats a bu

really ragrant whi

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Boys o B. Brooks F

Flowers, a San Fran

Spring is inally here in ull orce, bringing with it Mothers Day, hischool and college graduations, and spring weddings, all occasiseem incomplete without lower arrangements. With the sun inshining, there is nothing quite so beautiul as a resh bouquet o

ul lowers. Flowers have always been a avorite git or Moms, gand brides everywhere, and arranging the lowers yoursel makegit even that much more special. Creating a to-die-or arrangements needdaunting or expensive proposition, just listen to the experts.

Height advantage: Play with the space that tall flowers like calla lilies offer whencreating an arrangement. Let their attractive stems do the talking as they leanin different directions.

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based national network

o high-end lorists, great

standouts are lowers

with big, round heads like

hydrangeas, or those that

come in unusual colors

like vander orchids.

But resist mucking up

these gorgeous creations

with unnecessary greens,lorists exhort. Absolutely

no ern or babys breath,

says Boys. This look relies

on the singularity o the

blooms. I you must add

oliage, try garden green-

ery like coleus or lemon

lea, or natural grasses.

Twigs can help lesh

out tall or big arrange-

ments much better than

oliage, adds Cole. Build

up by layer, she suggests,

starting with branches;

theyre your support struc-

ture. They come irst, just

like you need to pour the

oundation o your home

beore you can paint. I

youre opting or a high

arrangement, place it in

such a way that lowers

remain at eye level.

When practicing the

delicate art o lower mix-

ology, exercise restraint

and stick to basic design

principles. Simple is bet-

ter, says Boys. A good bet

is to stay with one color,

such as pink, and look or a

variety o blooms moving

rom blush to hot tones o

the shade.

Think o playing with

color as you would with

your wardrobe, cautions

Cole. Just because you likecolor, you wouldnt wear

a pink blouse and a green

skirt and an orange jacket

and yellow shoes, would

you? she asks rhetorically

(we hope!).

Depending on the size

o your bouquet, remem-

ber to limit lower variety

to no more than three or

our compatible lowers.

Arrangements can be

architectural and con-

temporary (calla lilies and

birds o paradise), sweet

and romantic (ranun-

culus and lisianthus), or

bright and bold (gerber

daisies and anemones).

Thoughtlessly mixing

moods will result in

cacophony, not harmony.

Dierent lowers also

perorm dierently, says

Zaratsian, so thats a con-

sideration. I your tulips

start dying o beore your

hydrangeas, you wont be

happy with your arrange-

ment. Rely on a local

lorist or guidance when

mixing blooms.

Once you bring the

lowers home, give added

oomph to your selec-

tions by oregoing the

standard glass vase. Cole

suggests wide, shallowbowls, ceramic boxes, and

artisan-crated baskets as

good vessels in which to

show o your assemblage.

Ive even put together

tropical arrangements

in a halved watermelon,

laughs Zaratsian. Old-

ashioned English garden

lowers like roses and

hydrangeas always look

nice in antique silver, he

says.

Finally, add an ele-

ment o the unexpected.

A super-sweet arrange-

ment o pale pinks and

lavenders is just lovely,

says Cole, but i you top it

all o with a sot lea like

lambs ear, itll be like hav-

ing too much candy! To

stop your teeth rom hurt-

ing, she suggests incor-

porating spiky grasses or

twirling branches. A little

edginess, a little surprise,

makes a great bouquet,

Cole says.

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By roBert ShAroff

CTW Features

Back in the late

1990s, Amie Sikes

uture seemed

clear. She graduat-

ed rom Texas A&M

University and was

preparing to enter

law school when she suddenly start-

ed having doubts about the wisdom

o pursuing a career that involved

endless hours o shuling paper and

staring at a computer screen.

Like Willie Nelson, one o her

idols, Sikes loves the road, the end-

less hop-scotching rom town to

town and the opportunity to meet

people and see how lie is lived across

America.

A suggestion rom her mother

that she take a booth at a local lea

market in order to earn money while

she tried to igure out an alternative

career proved to be a lie-changing

event.

I went rom wearing a suit tohaving skinned knees, dirt under my

ingernails and old leather gloves in

my purse and I couldnt have been

happier, Sikes said.

Beore long, both her mother,

Janie, and her sister, Jolie, joined

her, and out o that collaboration

M e e T T H e D e S I g N e R

Eclectic, shabby-chic and Texas-size fun: Amie Sikes, left,teamed up with her mother, Janie, and sister, Jolie, to form theJunk Gypsies, a traveling home-dcor retail road show.

emerged The Junk Gy

a traveling retail road

based in College Stati

Texas. The Junk Gypsie

includes everything r

markets in dusty Texa

to department store b

at Macys to gypsyville

their rollicking Web sit

The merchandise i

o new and old, and is

with Sikes love o eve

rom rock n roll and a

tive country music to

advertising signs and

machines.

Sikes recently exp

her reewheeling app

lie and decorating, as

the philosophy o bein

Gypsy.

HOMESTYLE: Who orJunk Gypsy?

AMIE SIKES: Its a l

and also an attitude. W

two quotes on our We

that kind o tell the sto

irst is Well-behaved w

rarely make history, a

second is Resist much

little. We believe in o

your heart.

HS: How does tha

out in decorating ter

AS: I you want to

your bathroom taco-s

pink, do it. Dont worrwhat the neighbors w

whether some big ma

says youre not suppo

that. I taco-shack pin

smile on your ace, go

HS: You got your s

buying and selling at

Photo by Jack

Thompson

Th Junk gypsis hav cratd

thir own saucy bnd of hom

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markets. What was that

experience like?

AS: There are two main

ones in Texas, one in Canton

and one in Round Top two

little towns within a days

drive o Dallas. Canton is

once-a-month and Round

Top is twice-a-year. So we

my mother and sister

got involved very early on

would go to garage and

estate sales during the week

and ind cool stu and then

we would go to these lea

markets and sell it. Beore

long, it was a ull-time job.

HS:What did you sell?

AS: We started o doing

shabby-chic stu a lot o

urniture, accessories, crusty

old paintings and gradu-

ally it turned into a style o

its own.

HS:Which is?

AS: Eclectic. Its basi-

cally stu we love blended

together. Maybe you start

o with a great 1970s Willie

Nelson concert poster in

an antique rame next to a

lacquered Oriental dresser

rom the 1940s. We love

rock n roll stu, Western

stu, whimsical stu like

old signs and gumball

machines. Were drawn

to certain colors a lot o

turquoise, a lot o red, gold,

black and chocolate brown

in crazy quilt patterns. In

the beginning, we painted

or embellished almost

everything. We wore out

a lot o electric

sanders. And we

still do some o

that.

HS:Where

do you mainly

sell today?

AS: The

Web site, which

we designedourselves. We

also do special

projects and

promotions.

Last summer,

or example, we

did a big thing

with Macys in

Chicago where

they had Junk

Gypsy bou-

tiques in ive o

their biggest

stores. That

was very cool.

We also deco-

rated country

singer Miranda

Lamberts tour

bus. We got a

phenomenal

amount o pub-

licity rom that. We also

do a big warehouse sale

once or twice a year called

Junkapalooza. Its three

days, and we bring in bands

its always a great event.

HS:You have an unusu-

al following for a home-

furnishings company.

AS: We do. Our busi-

ness has grown almost like

a rock n roll bands. You

know how a band goes out

on the road, going rom

town to town and building

a an base? Thats exactly

what weve done. We have

customers who ollow us

wherever we go. It was a

real party in Chicago last

summer. We had people ly-

ing in rom all over.

HS:Is it mainly women?

AS: A lot o women, but

men seem to love our stu,

too. The reason, I think, is

that were not rilly. Men

love gadgets and unky

stu, and so do we.

HS: Whats it like work-

ing with your family?

AS: We joke that nothing

has changed since we were

kids. My parents owned res-

taurants when my sister and

I were growing up and we

worked in them 24/7. Were

all workaholics, which you

have to be i you own your

own business.

HS:Whats your home

like?

AS: Three years ago we

built a new warehouse in

College Station, Texas, and

I moved into a lot on top

o it. It was supposed to be

a temporary thing until I

could ind a house, but now

I love it. I have a huge cigar-

store Indian, an old jukebox,

gumball machines. I also

collect maps and a

to do with the ocea

seascapes, stu like

Its all pretty dream

whimsical.

HS:Whats you

project?

AS: An actual st

It was supposed to

pen last year but w

distracted with oth

We want it to be ou

city in a unky plac

theres room or co

and pancake break

and anything else w

want to do.

HS:Does that m

end to your flea-m

days?

AS: No! At least

not. I love that part

business. I love bei

the road, meeting

seeing things, hear

stories. Its how we

What we do is neve

never the same thi

ater day.

CTW Feature

The Junk Gypsies recently worked their magic on country singer Miranda

Lamberts tour bus, but they will remain on the flea-market scene, finding

diamonds in the rough and polishing them up like new, like the butterfly

frames to the right.

ImagecourtesyofJunkgypsy

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No butr? No probm. enjoy th prks of a butrs pantry first-add charm to your dinin room and kitchn, and brin som as cookin, ntrtainin and srvin routins

By Patricia V. RiveraCTW Features

S

teve and Karin Steele lovedthe lasting exterior elementso the 1923 Cratsmanbungalow that they visitedive years ago while search-

ing or a new home.But they sealed the deal as soon

as they took a look at the butlerspantry, the Victorian-era remindero more stately days that called ordiscretion and order. he glass-ronted white cabinetry, skirted bya wide countertop, needed somerepair, but it oered great promise.

We saw it as charming andunusual in some ways, says Steve

Steele, a technology consultant justoutside o Atlanta. And it remind-ed his wie o her childhood daysat her grandmothers home, wherethe butlers pantry displayed heir-loom china.

Historically located betweenthe kitchen and the ormal din-

ing room to serve as an odor

mess-ree buer or inal dinpreparations, butler pantries popped up in homes everywbig and small. oday, their ution is as varied their look.

he versatility o a butlertry whether you use it or sage, to set up as a bar or to sas a staging area or the dininroom is very useul, says SSerra, a certiied kitchen desiin Northport, N.Y.

he area also serves as a grtransition rom one room tonext, she adds, and it can extthe theme o the dining roomthe kitchen).

In its heyday, a butlers parelected a lie o greater simpwith homeowners using it mto store their dinnerware or arest places beore and ater omeals. More aluent amiliecourse, designated the area tobutler.

Nowadays, a butlers pantlooks more like a small kitchcomplete with a sink, a micra small rerigerator, warmingers and plenty o dedicated sor all the accoutrements. Ancome in all shapes, sizes and

Amanda Bertele, a showrodirector at Superior WoodcrInc. in Doylestown, Pa., saystraditional butlers pantries avital or amilies who like to

tain oten, enjoy multiple-comeals or use a catering sta.

he butlers pantry comehandy to stage, prep and servopens up space or other taskneed to be done in a high-pemance kitchen, she says.

Serra adds that the counte

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area remains convenient to use as alanding space to stack dishes eitherbeore or ater a meal, in an eicientmanner.

hey make everything lowmore easily, she says.

A more sophisticated butlerspantry eatures two or three walls

and many are separate rooms withtwo doors that allow or movementto and rom the kitchen and thedining room.

Even though a butlers pantryonce kept visitors rom seeing theinner workings o a busy kitchen,today more relaxed homeownersinvite guests into this intimatespace. Because it is in public view,it oten includes more high-endamenities including granite orstone countertops, handcratedwall-spanning cabinetry and lots osurprises behind the cabinet doors,such as warming drawers and icemakers.

Barry uttle, a partner atAbsolute Kitchen and BathMarketplace, LLC in Surry, Maine,says his company works with cus-tomers who designed butlers pan-tries speciically or gatherings.

One customer wanted to use itas a place or the guys to talk while

the women chatted in the kitchen,he says.

he most common butlers pan-tries run around 8-by-5 eet, headds, though hes constructed one aslarge as 12-by-8 eet.

Bertele likens pantries with justone wall to a wet bar or dry barbecause the limited space mayprohibit its use or prepping orserving. Smaller ones, however, aremuch more aordable.

Many homeowners with limitedspace preer simple butlers pan-tries along a wall or hallway. heSteeles, outside o Atlanta, use their8-oot long pantry located rightpast the kitchen to store dishes inthe top glass-ronted cabinets.(Continued on p. 14)


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ByChuck RossCTW Features

I youve spent any time shopping or pillowslately, you know that choosing just one romthe variety o options stocking todays storeshelves could be enough to keep you up atnight. No longer content with simple down

or oam options, manuacturers are creating newshapes, sizes and materials and are even wiringsome pillows or sound and scent.

Decision nightmaresDecisions were so much simpler just years ago. hen, the options were prelimited to sot or irm, and down, eaor oam. hen viscoelastic memorycame on the market, promising a sleeinviting mix o sotness and support. then, new shapes supporting side andstomach sleepers have been introducealong with products intended to redusnoring. Experts say manuacturers ar

waking up to marketing opportunitierelated to some vital new research - thimportance o sleep to overall health.

I think were starting to see that itaects our organ systems, how we los

weight and our health, says MichaelBreus, Ph.D., author o Beauty Sleep: Look

Younger, Lose Weight, and Feel Great hrouBetter Sleep (Plume, 2007). Research has cout to link all these things.

Breus leads a Scottsdale, Ariz., sleep clinic has appeared on he Oprah Winrey Showthe oday show to discuss these new indinHe says hes become a convert to the idea thalows are an important component o a succenights sleep.

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In theheart of

Shopping.

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Sleep on itStill cant decide which optionis best or you? Some hotelsnow are giving you the chanceto sleep on your decision, withpillow menus oering a selec-tion o shapes, irmnesses andmaterials.

he Hotel Benjamin inNew York City has provideda pillow menu or its guestssince it opened in 1999. AnyaOrlanska, the hotels sleep con-cierge, says she recently addedtwo new options to the original10-pillow listing. he mostpopular oering is the Swedishmemory oam pillow. Alsoincluded are a gelly neck rolloption, which includes a remov-able gel-illed core that can beheated in a microwave oven(standard in the hotels rooms),a shape-shiting buckwheat-hullilled pillow, a maternity pil-low to support sleepers carryingtheir own onboard guests and amagnetic-therapy pillow.

And, or those guests whocant part rom their iPod play-lists, even as they drit o tosleep, the hotels menu nowincludes the Lullaby pil-low - which eatures ultra-thin

speakers buried deep within itsill, with an extra-long cord toconnect to most popular MP3players.

It calms you down,Orlanska says o this high-techheadrest. When you sleep onthat pillow, its like hearing your

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I havent seen one thatany clinical data, sleep exBreus says, though he addpillow designs can enorcesleeping patterns, which cin turn cut down on snoriHowever, he adds, using alow to reduce snoring canignoring a serious health plem, obstructive sleep apnor which the snoring maysimply be a symptom. Alsnotes, not smoking, miniming alcohol intake and, mosigniicantly, losing weighbe more direct and heal

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Inside the lower cabinets, theystore items that dont seem to itanywhere else.

We have practical items [there],like a paper shredder, says Steve

Steele.Given the trend to move hutchesout o dining rooms, a butlers pan-try oers a space to display beauti-ul items that arent used oten.

Serra says the butlers pantry alsocan be an ideal place or wine stor-age and other beverages. No needto wait or guests to use the space.heyre useul on a daily basis orsmall tasks, like warming up asnack or making an espresso.

Homeowners increasingly wantthe extra space.

A butlers pantry is alwaysappealing. It also takes the place oa breakront, i there is none in thedining room, reeing up the din-ing room or, oten, much-neededspace, Serra adds.

When planning to add a butlerpantry or incorporate one into anew home plan, it is helpul todecide i the butlers pantry willprimarily serve the kitchen or the

dining room.Serra suggests taking the time

to think about the many uses o abutlers pantry, then plan accord-ingly or the cabinetry and counterspace.

Sometimes one side o thepantry can eature the countertopwhile the other side allows or tallstorage. A small sink should beincluded in a butlers pantry orlight cleaning purposes or water

reills or the dining room. Otheroptions to consider in a butlerspantry: wine and stemware racks,a wine cooler or a small rerig-erator, space to store table linens,utensils and serving pieces, and adishwasher.

Remember, butlers pantries can

be as versatile as your needs. Andas the Steeles discovered, they giveeven smaller homes a certain statelycharm.

Its unctional, Steve Steelesays, and its also part o the past.

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For years, the conventional

wisdom on remodelingwas that you'd never gowrong putting in a newkitchen or bathroom.

While home prices were skyrock-eting throughout recent years,many sellers ound that theycould make back 100 percent ormore on those renovations.

hose days o such pleasantcertainty are in the rear-viewmirror now, and in their place,deaults, dissatisaction andrecord lows lood the market.

But remodeling is still a worth-while endeavor or a homeowner you just need to know where toput your money.

1. Add a wood deckWhile kitchen and bathroom

improvements stillhold their valuenicely upon resale,

homeowners seek-ing an even betterreturn on theirinvestment mightdo well to look outtheir windows to thepossibilities outside.

Nationally, thehome-improvementproject reportedto return the high-est percentage o

its cost was a wooddeck addition (85.4percent), accord-ing to the mostrecent RemodelingMagazine Cost vs.

Value Report, pub-lished in December by

Hanley Wood, LLC, WashingtonD.C., in cooperation with theNational Association o Realtors.

Increasingly, remodeling proj-ects that boost a home's curbappeal are among those that bestrecoup their cost when it comestime to sell. In any market, butespecially in a competitive mar-ket that avors buyers, you wantto make a good irstimpression, saysStephanie Singer, aspokeswoman or theNational Associationo Realtors. How ahome presents on theoutside might inlu-ence a buyers' percep-tion o what's goingon inside. In other

words, you want tomotivate potentialpurchasers to stepout o the car instead

o driving past to another lishouse.

2. Freshen up the bathroomGive the bathroom a acein less time than you think, Nicole Sassaman, a Los Angbased designer and develope

who has designed and sold mthan 70 condominiums. Pocoating sprayed over old tilerevives a dull bathroom. At

very least, switch out cheap tures and hang a resh showtain and towels.

O course, when undertakremodeling projects o any syour irst consideration shoyour own comort and happ

Part o the return on invment is the enjoyment you out o using it, says JP FrenBrooklyn, N.Y., who has livrehabbed and resold two hoin recent years. I think theralso an honesty in the renovthat buyers pick up on immately. Otherwise, it looks a lsti.

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Sassaman. It sets people o orthe whole house. People who goto look at a house appreciate aresh paint job. It eels cleaner.Choose neutrals or the walls andsave color or your urnishings.

4. Update the sidingWhat do many buyers appreci-

ate? Outside the home, they wantmaterials that not only look good,but also are low-maintenance,says Sal Alano, editorial directoror Remodeling Magazine.

he Cost vs. Value Reportrevealed that siding replacement

was the project that returned thesecond highest percentage o itscost, at 83. 2 percent.

Installing iber cement siding isconsidered an upscale renovationproject, but its well worth yourtime and money.

Considering it needsto be painted onlyevery 15 years or so, it'sone home improvementthat makes sense nowand later.

5. Replace the hardware

Handles and hingeson cabinetry shouldmatch. Period.

I I cheap outon the hardware, it

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6. Make minor kitchenrenovations

Since ew peoplespend an entire lie-time in the same home,it's wise to avoid toomuch customization.Kitchens, in particular,

are where homeowners can allvictim to trends and themes thatmight limit uture interest rombuyers and additional proits romresale. When we talk to peopleabout that, we encourage themnot to be too edgy in their selec-tion o materials, says Alano.

I your countertop is purpleand the walls are green and yourixtures are a strange inish, it'sgoing to be hard to appeal to a

wide range o buyers. he Costvs. Value Report ranked minorkitchen remodeling third in termso oering homeowners a returno its cost, at 83 percent.

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8. Replace the windowsNew windows are a smart

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By Kelley Moore

Nestled comortably nearthe Manastash Ridge, Mitch andJulie Williams have created a com-ortable retreat in theirranch style home. What isinteresting about this vebedroom, 5.5 bathroomhome isnt only its custom

eatures, but its historyand location as well. Teland the house is built onis near where Mitch grewup; he used to ride hishorse across the propertyas a boy. When scouting

or a potential siteor building a second

home, the memorieso this place cameto him strongly. Hesimply knew therewas nowhere elsehed rather be.

Mitch is the ownero M.F. WilliamsConstruction Co., areputable company

that has spent thelast 30 years buildingcustom homes herein Kittitas County aswell as in Bellevue andon Mercer Island. In1989, the Williamsamily decided to closeshop on the West Side

and stay in Ellensburg permanently.

When asked why hed give up thatbranch o his thriving business inan auent area, Williams repliedenthusiastically, I love Ellensburg!Its where my wie and I grew upand its where we wanted to raise

our amily.Not enjoying the hust

bustle o big city lie, the Wildecided to return to the placegrew up. Ellensburg typies t

liestyle that Mitch wanted oamily, who enjoy the outdooespecially equestrian pursuits.the several acres o the Willia

property the amily can otenound riding their horses. Dehis demanding business, theytime to do the things they lovTey oten host roping and riclinics on their property that a trout pond and a cattle past

One o the benets oing the knowledge and skills ocustom builder is that Mitch

just what makes a great homehe was able to use this talent ohis own home. Te home starout as a second home and protive retirement property, withone bedroom and a lot, and

grown into the spacious his today. In the late 1990s began adding to the structusing mostly local materia

beautiul replace was coned using river rocks rom town property, and they uslocal businesses to supply needed materials.

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concurrentwith the oor,and regulatedby computer program. Tehome has high eciency glassin all o its windows, andthe Williams built the homestrategically so the windows

get the most sunlight possiblein the winter. rees provideshade in the summer, coolingthe home naturally. Insidethe home, the Williams useenergy ecient appliances.

Not all o the customiza-tions were solely to createan energy ecient home,some were just or comort

and aesthetics. Some o theWilliams avorite customiza-tions are the timber elementsthat give the home the eelingo a lodge, the knotty pine

and river rock replace add thelaid back eeling o the outdoors.Tey enjoy sitting together on theirporch swing, and looking at thebeautiul water eature replete with

waterall and ponds with gold sh.Te Williams two children enjoythe home theatre in the basementin the house and spend time there

entertaining riendsand

amily.When asked which r

in the house was his avorite laughed, Te kitchen o couIts where the amily can gath

talk and eat.He says the other av

room would have to be the sroom where they can spend echilly morning drinking cofwatching the sunrise. Te sualso ofers protection rom thtling wind that sweeps throuvalley. It is a wonderul placethe amily to relax.

So, what makes this eel like home to the WilliamWe built it ourselves, MitcWe put a lot o ourselves inbuilding o our home. We wto eel like a relaxing retreat. vacation to our home! What makes it home is the memorweve collected here.

It is evident that the liams value amily more thananything, and their homereects that love.

Williams. Teir home has efectiveinsulation to cut heating costs in thechilly Central Washington winter,and they have in-oor, zoned heat-ing. Zoned heating provides heatonly where it is needed so it doesnt

waste as much energy as baseboardor orced air heating. Te homesdomestic water system is heated

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A chandelier is just a source o lightlike a soa is just a place to sit.Regardless o their size or aesthetic,chandeliers never blend in with thebackground organic or crystal,colorul or muted, chandeliers areborn to be noticed.Over the past ive years, color hasstarted to play a more importantrole in home lighting, says EileenSchonbek Beer, the creative directoro Schonbek Worldwide LightingInc., Plattsburgh, N.Y. So creating

a LED chandelier that oereda color light show was the nextobvious step or the company, withthe end result being the Da VinciLED, a perectly round sphere ocrystal thats available at either 3-or 5-eet in diameters and oers acontinuous light show.We took the chandelier onestep urther, using light in ormalsettings to create a dierent kind oexperience, Schonbek Beer says.

he light show can be programmedto music and rhythms, and canbe customized and tailored to thehomeowners lives.Cindy Deccio o Selah Lighting,in Selah, admits that while shehasnt seen any LED chandeliersyet, she wouldnt be surprised

i they becomepopular. A LEDchandelier wouldprobably be very

pricey as they are so novel, and

would need to be replaced when theLED lights burned out. However,LED lights last or a signiicantlylonger time than lorescent lights.According to Deccio, technology isalways making new and interestingadvancements, and as manuacturesmake use o this newly available

technology, all aspects o homedesign will relect those changes.Organic, earthy elements areundoubtedly growing increasinglypopular in all areas o lie, andthe home-lighting category is noexception. From conception tocreation to even shipping, Davidrubridge, a New Zealand-basedwoodworking designer, embodiesthe green movement in his line ooversized lighting ixtures.Inspired by the unique patternso Antarctica ice crystals and ounderwater coral, his Coral Pendantechoes the simple minimal elementsound in nature and ampliies them

in an oversized lighting ramewMade rom Australian sustainhoop pine untreated plywoodrubridges design is shippedunassembled to reduce packin

materials.Selah lighting oers a wide rano stylish lighting options, andwhile Cindy Deccio conessesthat customers are usually mointerested in more traditionaldesigns, she can special order jabout anything or the ashionorward consumer. he organearthy styles that are now popin bigger cities hasnt caught oKittitas County yet, but Deccthinks that, given time, it willbecome more mainstream andpopular in this area as well.

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Lester Raines was soimpressed with the aquar-ium he visited in MyrtleBeach, S.C., that he wenthome to West Virginia and

built one in his living room. he20-oot long tank spans an entirewall and holds more than 4,000 gal-lons o water.Everyone who sees it is abbergast-ed, Raines says. Ive had a couple

riends o mine who are teachersand theyve brought their rst-,second- and third-grade classes overto look at it.Raines gigantic tank highlights atrend in custom aquariums: Biggeris better. People just cant seem topass up putting living art in theirliving rooms, says Kim Patel, ownero Aquariumsource, a Chicago-

based custom aquarium company.Te trend is or a lot o olkswho are remodeling or building tohave these tanks be ocal points inhomes, she says. Teyre designingtheir homes around the tanks andltration.

While shtanks are

beautiul, l-tration is oneo the majorissues poten-tial aquariumowners mustconsider whenbuilding acustom tank.Raines ltra-

tion systemtakes over an entire room.Te other concern is cost. Accord-ing to Patel, moderately large tanks(125 gallons to 300 gallons) costbetween $1,300 and $1,500 withltration.So, how does the person with an av-erage size house and budget achievethis living art in a residential

setting? Randy Wheeler o Ellens-burg Pet Center has some valuableadvice. Although a 55-gallon tank isthe largest tank they keep in stock,Wheeler is ableto special ordertanks or custom-ers who want aspecialized tank.No matter what size tank you

have, getting a good lter is vital toenjoying your sh and aquarium,Wheeler says. He suggests that theltration system is most importantconsideration when it comes to costand quality, especially with biggertanks. One should have the tank

and lter in operating order beven considering what type o

to purchase. With bigger tankWheeler recommends proessmaintenance on a regular basiimportant to do your homewwhen purchasing a tank and When considering an aquariuor a ocal point in the home,is not the only, or most impoconsideration. What type o you choose will determine ho

interesting your aquarium is tat. When selecting your sh, important to careully researcspecies are compatible. It woua terrible waste to purchase seexpensive small sh, only to hthem eaten by a larger more asive sh in your tank. Big ssmall sh, its as simple as thaWheeler says, i you have pla

the smaller sh to hide, it mapose as big o a problem, but er sh tend to get eaten. Its important to consider how la

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Do the sh seem active or mellow?Watching the sh in the tanks cangive you an idea o what theyll do inyour home aquarium. ry to create abalance with colors, behaviors, andhabits to give your tank variety.Even tanks that dont take up entirewalls can add interest to a room and

serve as an attention-grabbing ocalpoint, and or a more reasonableprice.But i you have the cash, anothertype o trendy aquarium isnt or shat all, but or jellysh.Teyre so exotic; the movement ojellysh is like living art, says IzzyCapuano, owner o Innity Aquar-ium Design in Las Vegas. Also, we

play with ber optics and diferentlight. Te jellies take on light, so wecan get very creative.However, jellysh must be kept inspecial aquariums called kreiselsto keep the delicate creatures awayrom the walls o the tank. Te tech-nology to do this has only recentlybecome available on a residentialscale and is still very expensive. Kre-

isels start at about $30,000, accord-ing to Capuano.But i you have the resources and thespace, theres nothing like an aquari-um to make a room sparkle.A painting, granted, is absolutelygorgeous, but theres no motionwith it, Patel says. I you havean aquarium its an ever-changingpicture.

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By Michelle TauteCTW Features

I you havent lived througha bathroom-remodelingproject lately, you might bein or a surprise the nexttime you go shopping or a

toilet. Sure, you expect to spendhours pouring over tile samples,but how many toilet choicescan there really be? Sounds like

a 20-minute errand: Walk intoa remodeling store or plumbingshowroom, choose white or beige,and glance at the water usage.

But today the process isntnearly so simple. People arevery surprised when they haventbought a toilet in 20 years, saysJulie Brady, showroom managerat Standard o New England,Portsmouth, N. H. hey say,Oh, I need a toilet, thinking

there aregoing to betwo or threechoices. Inreality, Bradyshows themcountless toi-lets ranging in

price rom

$200 up to $5,000.here are high-techtoilets with wirelessremotes and a dizzy-ing array o unctions.Legions o water-sav-ing models competeto soothe your greenconscious. Comort-height models prom-ise to lessen strain onknees while one-piece

toilets achieve a sleeklook thats easier toclean. hen there areancy, electronic seatsthat turn your current toilet intoa bidet, and showy, custom toi-lets best described as bathroombling.

Maybe youd better slot a littlemore time into your planner tochoose the right one. I yourelooking or luxury, the Neorest600 by OO USA, Morrow,Ga., oers beauty and brains. helid automatically opens when youapproach, and the toilet auto-matically lushes and closes the lidwhen youre done. heres also awireless remote, built-in deodor-izer and a warm-water spray toclean private parts. And since its atankless toilet, the Neorest oers adistinctive, modern look.

But with a price tag o morethan $5,000, whos buying?OO says A-list Hollywoodstars such as Will Smith, Brad

Pitt and Jennier Lopez enjoytheir Neorests. Plus, Bradybelieves theres a wider marketor luxury toilets. People withhigh-end homes have high-endeverything else, so they want a

high-end toilet, she says.Scott Pinizzotto, CEO

and ounder o Brondell, SaFrancisco, thinks its about tor the toilet to catch up witother spa eatures in the batroom. His company oers thSwash, a bidet seat that its omost existing toilets with mmal eort. his add-on givea heated seat, warm-water wwarm-air dry and a gently cling seat and lid. Pinizzotto sit drastically reduces toilet puse while oering a much bter cleaning experience. But product does require a nearbelectrical outlet.

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bled rom 2006 to 2007, and heexpects to triple last years num-bers in 2008. he Swash startsat $459, and OO and Kohleroer similar products.

Interest in luxury toilets alsomay be driven by people pay-ing more attention to themselveswhenever and wherever they can.Were running ourselves so hardthat that space is the only timewe have to ourselves each day,says Kathryn Streeby, director omarketing or sanitary productsat Kohler, Kohler, Wis. So a bet-ter toilet just may make those ewminutes alone more enjoyable.

When it comes to upgrades,she suggests switching rom atwo-piece toilet with separatetank and bowl to a seamlessone-piece. hese sleek toilets addclean lines to the bathroom, andthere are ewer places or dirt tohide. Plus, Kohlers one-piecetoilets typically include a con-tour seat with an easy-close lidthat prevents slamming. heyredesigned to be extremely comort-able, she says.

Her other picks or little luxu-ries include water-saving and

comort-heighttoilets. he lat-ter, or instance,increases the toiletseat height to 17inches rom a typi-cal 14 or 14.5. Itdoesnt sound like

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Wrights other line Isis iseven more ambitious. He takeshis chrome-plated toilets andhand-sets them with Swarovskicrystals. For his irst Isis toilet, hehand-set 53,000 crystals and soldthe inished product or $75,000to a proessional athlete. Im nottrying to mass produce them, hesays. Its art or your bathroom.

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By Paul RogersCTW Features

Its diicult to argue with thelogic o universal design. I ahome can be designed to besaer, ergonomically superior,easier in which to maneuver,more intuitive, and, in general,equally eicient or a healthy10-year-old, a ully capable35-year-old, a 55-year-oldwith arthritis, a blind 75-year-old or a mobility-challenged

100-year-old, why not do so?he con arguments usually ollow two lines:

It would be prohibitively expensive, and/or itwould have the institutional eel o an assisted-living acility.

Proponents o universal design have theunenviable task o dispelling such notions,which, although prevalent, are highly inaccu-rate.

Universal design is human-centered design,based on the real-world dierences betweenhow people move, how strong they are, how

large or small they are, and how their abilitiesand needs change throughout their lives, saysSusan Mack, ounder o Homes or Easy LivingUniversal Design Consultants, Murrieta, Cali.

Universal design is not just or a subsectiono the elderly or physically handicapped. It isa multidisciplinary design principle aimed atcreating products and environments usable toall people.

And it does not scream inirmed.I I am doing my job well, you will not

know that the home is a universally designed

home. What Im trying to do will be seamless,not immediately apparent, says Mack.

In act, one o the primary UD eatures a more spacious, open loor plan is a pri-mary design trait o almost any home builtthese days. Wider doors, no-step entries andlow-mounted control switches also tend togo unnoticed, says Rebecca Stahr, president

Wide oe saces: A bathroom deeloed through uiersal desig eeds a 5-f

ig radius, ste-free shower, higher electrical recetacles ad o-sli floors.

Desgn for the Ages

and CEO o aging-in-place specialist LieSpring EnvironInc., Atlanta, and president o the nonproit Universal DAlliance, Suwanee, Ga.

Appliances may be placed dierently, say at dierent hshe adds, but actually UD is more not-recognizable thanognizable because it is so seamless.

Some characteristics are completely invisible, incorporinto the construction or uture adaptation. Grab bars, oexample, require blocking in the walls to provide the requsupport strength. Even i you dont want the bars just yeting sure the builder installs the blocking prevents the nee

Usr frindy isnt cod for uy and uninspird whn it comto houss. Univrsa dsin is chanin th andscap of hominfusin accssibiity and function with bauty and sty


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tear up the walls in 20 years.Similarly, on two-story homes,

UD expert and architect CharlesSchwab, Moline, Ill., creates largestacked closets (one on the irstloor and one on the second directlyover the irst). hose closets couldthen be turned into a home elevator

i a homeowners physical conditionrequires it.With modern housing the way

it is, [incorporating UD eatures] isnot diicult, says Schwab.

Schwab points to bathrooms. AUD bathroom needs a 5-oot turn-ing radius. Old bathrooms whosedimensions were generally setshortly ater World War II revolvedaround accommodating the bath-tub. A person in a wheelchair couldnever enter and turn. Over the pastdecade-plus, home designers haveindependently inlated bathroomsize, making the larger UD-requireddimensions expected.

When people walk through ahome with UD, it just eels better tothem, sometimes without their evenknowing why. When the eatures areexplained, typically because they areseamless and invisible, is when theaha moment comes, says Stahr.

Practitioners stress UD is not,

repeat not, just or people in wheel-chairs. Its beneits apply to allpeople o all abilities. Perhaps a bet-ter way to think o UD is by one othe other names oten applied to it:inclusive design, transgenerationaldesign or liespan design.

ake or instance the zero-stepentry, a signature o all UD homes.Sure wheelchair users beneit, butthe eature also aids parents withstrollers, residents who use wheeled

luggage and backpacks, anyonemoving heavy items in or out oncarts, and simply people who wantto slow the wear and tear on theirknee joints.

Universal design is user-riendlyergonomic design that applies to allo us, says Mack, who began her


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