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So, has the home-im-provement bug bittenagain, perhaps due to

this run of warm-winterweather? Ready to stroll theaisles of the cavernous 109thField Artillery Armory inWilkes-Barre and fill yourhead with ideas? It mighthelp to know what’s on trendfor 2012 in the world of build-ing and remodeling.

Kitchens and baths are big-gies, of course, and the Na-tional Kitchen & Bath Asso-ciation recently asked morethan 350 of its member de-signers to cite the materials,products and styles they’veincorporated into their de-signs over the final threemonths of 2011.

Broad trends, the associationsays, won’t be evident in everylocal market, but the top 10overall trends for kitchens andbaths across the United Statesand Canada are:

•Cherrywood is on theouts:Cherry has consistently beenthe first or second most populartype of cabinetry wood, jockey-ing for the top spot with mapleeach year, but designers areslowly shifting away.

A number of lesser-usedwoods are specified more often,including oak.

• Darker finishes rule: Natu-ral kitchen cabinetry continuesa move toward darker finishes.

While 30 percent of kitchendesigners have specified lightnatural finishes recently, medi-um natural finishes stand at 55percent, with dark natural fin-ishes at 58 percent. Amongpainted cabinetry, white re-mains most popular.

• Glass has class on a back-splash: Although glass remains

a niche material for counter-tops, more than half of kitchendesigners recently have used itas a backsplash material.

Glass trails only naturalstone tile and ceramic tile (in-cluding porcelain).

• LEDs light our worlds: En-ergy-efficiency is clearly not afad. Despite the higher initialcost, 50 percent of NKBA de-signers recently have chosenlight-emitting diode lighting.

•Pull it out:Pull-out kitchenfaucets have become the dom-inant type of kitchen faucet. De-signers are eschewing the stan-dard faucet with a detachedside spray in favor of pull-outmodels that integrate the twofunctions into a single unit.

• Medicine cabinets areback: The tried-and-true medi-cine cabinet had been sweptaside in bathroom remodelsduring the past several years,replaced by decorative wallmirrors.

But as homeowners look for

more efficient use of space,most designers now turn to-ward medicine cabinets as aneffective way to gain additionalstorage without increasing aroom’s footprint.

•Transitional over tradition-al: In both the kitchen and bath,transitional is now the pre-ferred style. The transitionalstyle is a blend of traditionaland contemporary, typified bysimpler lines but a bit moreelaborate.

• Solid as a rock: A year ago,solid surfaces were a key trendin the kitchen; this year, thetrend has picked up moresteam, in the kitchen and thebath.

While granite and quartz re-main the clear No. 1 and 2choices, their popularity haswaned just slightly.

• Shades of gray: When art-fully incorporated into a space,gray can allow for very attrac-tive, distinguished looks with-out overpowering. Gray color

schemes have risen dramatical-ly in kitchens and baths.

Whites and off-whites re-main the most popular colorschemes in the kitchen andbath, followed by beiges andbones.

Brown is the third most pop-ular kitchen color and thefourth most popular bath color,just behind gray. In the kitchen,bronzes/terra cottas also haverisen. Green was the colortrend in baths last year, and it’sjust as popular this year.

• The polish returns: Sup-planted by brushed-metal fin-ishes in the past, polishedchrome is staging a comeback,and polished nickel is up aswell. Polished finishes are clear-ly rising at the expense ofbrushed finishes.

Only stainless steel has man-aged to buck the trend awayfrom brushed finishes.

Bronze finishes remain pop-ular but dipped a bit from a yearago.

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Visit the Building In-dustry AssociationHome Expo and

you’ll learn about home im-provements or building ahome from the ground upand even about financingpossibilities.Therewill be face-painting

and treats for children, achance towin $2,000 towarda vacation and even a way tounload your old TV, cellphone and computer.And, there’smore – the op-

portunity to help familieswho need a home away fromhome during a most tryingtime, when a child is ill.

The Ronald McDonaldHouses, in Wilkes-Barre andScranton, will benefit from thesales of raffle tickets, which givethe purchaser a chance to win ashed, one of twopicnic tables or apond bridge.“The BIA was generous

enough to donate those items,”saidRickBradshaw, a spokesmanfor Ronald McDonald Houses.Younger visitors may enjoy

meeting Ronald McDonald him-self, as well as Grimace, Hambur-glar and Birdie the Early Bird.The costumed characters will ap-pear at the show from1 to 4 p.m.March 3.Adults may be glad to learn

more about the Ronald McDo-nald Houses, which are nearGeisinger Wyoming Valley Med-ical Center off Route115 in PlainsTownship as well as on WheelerAvenue in Scranton.“That’s the most important

part on my end,” Bradshaw said.“We’re going to have an opportu-nity to promote the RonaldMcDonaldHouses and introducethe opportunity for voluntee-rism.“Most of the families that use

the Ronald McDonald House inScranton are fromLuzerneCoun-ty,” he added.Luzerne County residents

whose attics, garages or base-ments are clutteredwith old elec-

tronic goods also may be glad toknow they can bring these old ap-pliances – but not such “whitegoods” as washing machines, re-frigerators and stoves – to theEx-po for recycling.There’s no charge for that oth-

er than the $3 entry free, which isactually a $2 entry fee if youbringa non-perishable food item forthe needy.If you want to partake in a

wine-tasting event on March 3,duringwhich four regional vintn-erswill offer samplesofdry, semi-sweet and sweet wines, there is aseparate $10 charge, which in-cludes admission to theExpoanda wine glass you can take home.Home, of course, is a theme of

the show.The Expo is a place to learn

about all sorts ofways tobeautify,clean, remodel or otherwise im-prove your home.Organizers were confident

they would fill 100 booths, DonCasterline said, and the peoplewho staff themwill haveplenty ofinformation to share.Stop by the Luzerne Lumber

exhibit, for example, and youmight learn about such environ-mentally friendly products as Be-stdeck and Beyond Green/Be-yond Clean, staffer KathleenKnappman said.Bestdeck is a lightweight yet

strong composite material youcan use for a deck addition onyour home. It’s made from recy-cled plastic and rice hulls, whichkeeps those materials out of alandfill and spares trees.Beyond Green/Beyond Clean,

according to the website of itsparent company, is a cleaning so-lution that removes mold andbacteriaby transforming themin-to harmless amino acids and pep-tides. It is made in the USA.As charming, clean and mold-

free as your home might be,sometimes you do want to getaway.At the Home Expo, you’ll have

a chance to win $2,000 in a vaca-tion giveaway from Ken Pollockcar dealerships.“When you come in, we’ll hand

out an entry form and you can fillit out and take it back to where

Pollock will have some trucks,”Casterline said. “Basically thepurpose of the show is for ourmembers and others to let peopleknow about their services.“Verizon Wireless is a co-spon-

sor. They’ll have big self-con-tained unit with all their latestwireless phones. They were thefirst ones to sign up this year,”Casterline said.Also represented is the Lu-

zerne County Society for the Pre-vention of Cruelty to Animals,whichmay bring some adoptable

dogs. Girl Scouts from the localGirl Scouts in the Heart of Penn-sylvania Council also will attendand sell cookies.Their organization, incidental-

ly, celebrates its100th birthday inthe United States this month.All in all, with children’s activ-

ities, wine tastings, lots of home-improvement ideas and thechance to win prizes, Casterlinesaid, “It’s a nice weekend out.”

Much to do, see at ExpoBy MARY THERESE BIEBELmbiebel@timesleader.com

S. JOHN WILKIN FILE PHOTO/THE TIMES LEADER

The BIA’ s Home Expo has become an early-in-the-year tradition at the 109th Field Artillery Armory in Wilkes-Barre.

What: Building Industry Associ-ation Home ExpoWhen: 4 to 7 p.m. March 2; 10 a.m.to 7 pm. March 3 and 10 a.m. to 5p.m. March 4.Where: 109th Field Artillery Armo-ry, 280 Market St., Wilkes-BarreNote: Saturday is the most event-filled day, with the wine-tasting,the McDonalds characters and therecyclable-electronics pickup. Youcan, however, drop off recyclableson Friday.More info: 287-3331Admission: $3 for adults; $2 if youbring a non-perishable food itemChildren: Admitted freeParking: Free

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CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/TIMES LEADER FILE PHOTO

Members of the Business Indus-try Association gather for thestart of last year’s show, duringwhich co-chair Dave Balent cut aceremonial board, as opposed toa ceremonial ribbon.

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Do you have an oldcomputer in your ga-rage or an old radio

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rid of those broken-down,antiquated electronics?

You can dispose of a long list ofunwanted items, from cellularphones to microwave ovens, forno cost other than the nominaladmission fee to the Building In-dustry Association Home Expoat the109th Field Artillery Armo-ry.It’s a win-win situation for ev-

eryone concerned, as well as theenvironment, said Frank Funicel-la of Advanced Recovery Inc. ofPort Jervis, N.Y.“You know why it’s important

to recycle old televisions andcomputer monitors,” he said.“They have lead in the glass, any-where from1.5 to4.5pounds, andif it goes to a landfill and the glassbreaks, that lead can leach into

the ground.”Old appliances also can con-

tain such poisonous substancesas cadmium, arsenic, mercuryand more.

Bring them to the Armory, andFunicella can take them away.Your home will be less cluttered,and the components can be re-used.

“We dismantle everything,”said Funicella, whose businesshandles 6 million pounds of ma-terial each year from the tri-statearea. “The plastic gets melted

down, and all the metal is recy-cled. Nothing goes overseas.”He’ll bring a truck on March 3

to cart things away, so that’s thebest day to bring your electronicappliances. If you comeonMarch2, you can drop things off insidethe Armory.“Ask for where the elephants

stay (when the circus is held atthe Armory),” said Funicella,who’s been told that would be agood sheltered area for storage.“White goods” such as refriger-

ators, washing machines anddryers will not be accepted.Acceptable items include:Computer monitors, CPUs

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PDAs, inkjets, laser printers, faxcartridges, rechargeable batter-ies and vacuum cleaners.

Old electronics welcome at Armory

PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER FILE PHOTO

Do you have any old electronics you’d like to get rid of? You can bring them to the BIA Home Expo. This filephoto shows the popularity of a collection of recyclables at the Hanover Area Junior Senior High School.

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After you’ve perusedshingles, doors, win-dows and such at the

Building Industry Associ-ation Home Expo, you mightwant a chance to mull the in-formation you’ve gleaned –perhaps over a few sips of thenoble grape.

Four regional wineries willhelp in that regard, bringing a va-riety of vintages to the Home Ex-po at the 109th Field Artillery Ar-mory, where you can taste thembetween11a.m. and 7 p.m. March3.

“We’ll bring a selection of fruitand grapes, dry and sweet,” saidSteve Unis of Antler Ridge Win-ery, which has four locations inHawley, Waymart, Rome and thelittle village of Skippack in Mont-gomery County.

Fruits that lend their flavor tothe wines include raspberry,blackberry, cran-raspberry, blue-berry and apple. “We grow most

of it ourselves,” said Unis, whosefamily farm is in Rome, near To-wanda.

Maiolatesi Wine Cellars of Jes-sup is likely to bring one of SalMaiolatesi’s newest creations, a“sweet tea wine” that staffer Pau-line Toboulidis said “tastes justlike iced tea.”

“He likes to experiment andplay with flavors,” said Tobouli-dis, who expects Maiolatesi willbring to the wine-tasting hissemi-sweet Coal Miner’s Red,which she described as a fine ac-companiment to pasta and pizza,his Sangiovese Chianti, whichgoes well with pasta and steak,and a blackberry concord, whichis one of his most popular dessertwines.

The grapes come from such ar-eas as Erie and Lancaster, South-eastern Pennsylvania and LongIsland, N.Y., Toboulidis said.

Capra Collina Winery, with avineyard in Wayne County and aretail outlet in Jessup, expects tobring samples of cranberry andblueberry wine, as well as peachand a classic blend of variousgrapes.

At Capra Collina, whose name

is Italian for “Nanny Goat Hill,”the winemakers take pride incrafting small artisanal batches.“We are proud to say that theterm ‘modern winemaking’means very little to us,” the com-pany’s website proclaims.

The fourth participating win-ery is Ferrone Family Wineryfrom Peckville, which garneredattention last year for its water-melon and raspberry acai wines.Those two wines won a goldmedal and a bronze medal, re-spectively, in competition in theFinger Lakes region of New York.

Perhaps owner Tim Ferronemay bring them, or somethingelse entirely, to the Expo.

“What I like to do,” he told a re-porter last year, “is come up withsomething unique and creative.”

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Capra Collina Vineyard co-owner Pat Betti pours some blueberrywine, a popular variety, at her shop in Jessup.

By MARY THERESE BIEBELmbiebel@timesleader.com

What: Wine-tasting at BuildingIndustry Association Home ExpoWhen: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 3Where: 109th Field Artillery Armo-ry, Market Street, Wilkes-BarreAdmission: $10, which includesHome Expo admission and a wineglass

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Stained glass. Triple-glazed windows. A“Coal to Diamonds”

sculpture at Mohegan SunCasino. When someonementions The Baut Studiosof Swoyersville, those are afew of the thoughts thatmight come to your mind.

The family-owned business iswell-known for traditional aswellas lead-free stained glass youmight see in churches as well asfor triple-glazed windows thatcan add energy-efficiency to ahome.Then there are the sculptures

Gerhard Baut has crafted overthe years, from the Vietnam Me-morial that graces the RiverCommon in Wilkes-Barre to abust of Pope John Paul II that hepresented to the Vatican’s art col-lection to the “Coal to Dia-monds” artwork at MoheganSun, that speaks to Northeastern

Pennsylvania’s rebirth.Amore recentBaut endeavor is

the addition of ArrowMetal Arts.The newdivision specializes in

steel railings, which can be usedalong stairs and balconies and asfences, gates andwindowguards.Other uses are fire escapes,

clothesline poles, customizedweather vanes and decorativesculptures, said Heide Baut Ce-brick, whoworks as a designer atthe family business.During a tough economy, Ce-

brick said, homeowners may stillopt for the railings.“If they can’t afford stained

glass, which is a luxury item,maybe they’ll look for railings,which are a necessity,” she said.“If you need it,” she added,

“You can rationalize having it bepretty. And that’s what we do.“We’re artists.”Cebrick also is the president of

the Luzerne County Federationof Women’s Clubs, which has or-ganized a collection of non-per-ishable food items for the needy

at the Building Industry Associ-ation Home Expo.She expects to divide her time

at the Expo between The BautStudios exhibit and the food col-lection area and is happy to re-port visitors to last year’s HomeExpo donated 2,287 items.

“We have a friendly competi-tion with clubs all over the state”to see who can collect the most,she said.Admission to the Home Expo

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Baut turns railings into artwork

AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER

Metal fabricator Frank Bullock and Conrad Baut work on a deco-rative security gate at Baut Studios in Swoyersville.

This decorative enhancement hasbeen crafted by Baut Studios.

Conrad Baut is framed by someof his work at his studio inSwoyersville.

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