AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL | 712-293-4300 | www.siouxlandhomesmag.com HOME OF THE WEEK Great end unit that’s a 2 bedroom Northside condo in prime location!! Well maintained, located close to shopping, schools, busline & more!! Sliders to fenced patio off living room and detached 1 car garage. Super low maintenance: $150.00 monthly association fee covers lawn care, snow removal, exterior maintenance & building insurance. 2327 Indian Hills Drive Sioux City, IA H Siouxland Homes Magazine www.siouxlandhomesmag.com Open House Directory New Listing Directory $118,950 Download the Siouxland Homes App Search “SIOUXLAND HOMES” and get started today! For more information about the Home of the Week, contact: Jennifer Small | Woodland Realty | 712-490-7786 CONDO Licensed in IA, NE, SD
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AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL | 712-293-4300 | www.siouxlandhomesmag.com
HOME OF THE WEEK
Great end unit that’s a 2 bedroom Northside condo in prime location!!
Well maintained, located close to shopping, schools, busline & more!!
Sliders to fenced patio off living room and detached 1 car garage. Super
lowmaintenance: $150.00monthly association fee covers lawn care, snow
removal, exterior maintenance & building insurance.
2327 Indian Hills DriveSioux City, IA
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$118,950
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For more information about the Home of the Week, contact:Jennifer Small | Woodland Realty | 712-490-7786
NEW LISTINGJIM GERGENI901 1ST AVE SELE MARS, IA$165,000
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RE/MAX Preferred in Sioux City is ecstatic to announce a new ownership group including Aaron Jones, broker/owner of RE/MAX Lakes Realty in Lake Okoboji, Amy Kakacek of RE/MAX Preferred, and Jeff and Rachel Carlson of Sioux City.
Jeff is a partner behind The Arena Sports Acad-emy. Rachel has been a real estate agent since 2014 and is currently at RE/MAX Lakes Realty. Jeff will be teaming up with her to form the Carlson Group at RE/MAX. Carlson Group will unveil “The Market Experience” at The Arena later this month, which will celebrate and market the beauty of Siouxland real estate from Sioux City to Okoboji.
Longtime friends Aaron Jones and Jeff Carlson have dreamed of partner-ing together on a real es-tate venture that encom-passed the Siouxland and Okoboji markets, and what that vision could look like. In addition, Rachel and Jeff have been involved in res-idential and commercial projects in both markets. Dreams became a reality when the opportunity of ownership in RE/MAX Preferred presented it-self. The stars seemingly aligned through a conver-sation and meeting with Amy Kakacek. The timing was perfect.
“Elevating and invest-ing in our community is at the cornerstone of all we do. Real estate is a definite passion of mine and Ra-chel’s. We feel this ven-ture is an incredible plat-form to positively market our region and offer a truly unique experience to cli-ents, families, investors, commercial developers, and business owners from
Sioux City to Okoboji,” said Jeff Carlson.
Jones said when he be-came aware that RE/MAX Preferred was available from Dick Salem, he im-mediately showed interest, and he was put in contact with Amy Kakacek, who had taken on a leadership role within RE/MAX Pre-ferred.
“I immediately reached out to Amy to inquire about what her plan and goals were, and to see if she had any interest in a potential partnership. It was a great phone call. I explained that one of my agents, Rachel Carlson, and her husband Jeff, had discussed some very progressive plans about how to take Sioux City real estate to the next level. Their involvement would be a natural fit in terms of a business part-nership and success. We were excited to get all of us in the same room to discuss a vision regarding a successful path for our current and future agents, as well as to discuss the growth of Sioux City and how we could give back to the city. As broker/owner of RE/MAX Lakes Realty, I will provide experience, guidance and the best technology available to our agents,” said Jones.
Aaron Jones has been broker/owner of RE/MAX Lakes Realty since 2014. He is a life-long resident of the Lakes Region and a pillar in the progressive growth and marketing of the Iowa Great Lakes. He has been actively involved in investing time and re-sources to see his com-munity flourish. Innova-tion in technology is also paramount in his business models and can be seen through his development of Lead City and Sign Fast.
“Jeff and Rachel’s pas-sion for Siouxland is ev-ident with their involve-ment at The ARENA and co-founding The Arena Foundation. Their busi-ness acumen and market-ing experience are next-level. Partnering together on the real estate side has been something we have discussed for a while and it is beyond awesome to see this come to fruition. You can see Amy truly has a vested interest in each agent she works with and that means something in this business,” Jones added.
Amy Kakacek has been an active realtor in Sioux-land for 16 years. She is passionate about giving back to the community and it shows as she is actively involved in volunteer work at many organizations.
“Our goal is not to be the biggest. Agent count doesn’t mean much if you aren’t able to support growth and success of each agent. We will provide a positive and caring culture where agents can thrive, and we will give them the easy technology tools that will make their experience, as well as the experience for their clients, second to none,” Kakacek said. “Most important to me, though, is that I want our team to always know that we will always give back to the community, and every-one’s success will be able to be a part of that.”
RE/MAX Preferred is located at 701 Pierce St. in Sioux City and concentrates on both residential and commercial real estate. “The Market Ex-perience” will be located in The ARENA Sports Academy at 4501 Southern Hills Drive and also serve as a flex space for RE/MAX.
RE/MAX Preferred announces new ownership
RE/MAX Preferred in Sioux City announced that it has formed a new ownership group with RE/MAX Lakes Realty in Lake Okoboji and Carlson Group at RE/MAX. The newly formed group will market the beauty of Siouxland real estate from Sioux City to Okoboji.
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2327 INDIAN HILLS DRIVELocation, Location, Location!
Great 2 bdrm, 2 bath Northside condominium that’swell maintained and located close to school,
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thmanySTATELY4BR/5BA 2-storybrick on .82acre lot. Prime location
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1226W. 5th St. • $82,900
Great 4 bedroom home!!! Inviting three season room welcomes you!! The mainfloor living room, neutral colors, with beautiful open staircase, opens to the formal
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Fall is now upon us, and with this comes the ideal opportunity to put a fall cleanup plan in place, especially
for the outdoors. While the process and where to start can be overwhelming, here
are some areas that can help keep you on the right track.
1. Pull weeds and mulch. Soon enough winter will
be settling in. Now is the time to protect your landscape from approaching cool temperatures.
2. Trim bushes and trees. Many year-round bushes and shrubs may need to be trimmed and pruned to return lush and bushy come spring.
3. Power wash your deck and house. Often this is a routine many homeowners wish to take on in both spring and fall to make sure the home’s exterior always shows its best.
4. Remove your vegetable garden. After your harvest, be sure to pull any unneeded plantings and turn over your soil to help ensure a healthy garden next season.
5. Check your windows and doors. Now is an ideal time to make sure all your windows and doors are in full working order.
6. Check your home’s equipment such as the HVAC system, boiler and key elec-trical systems.
7. Begin thinking about a plan to shut off outdoor plumbing elements such as outdoor kitchen faucets and garden hoses.
8. Check your roof. Loose shingles and any potential openings will create an is-sue come winter.
9. Remove outdoor furniture. Toward the end of fall is an ideal time to cover/remove your outdoor furniture in prepa-ration for cooler temperatures.
10. Repave walkways and driveways.
Cathy Hobbs, based in New York City, is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design and home staging expert with offices in New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C. Contact her at [email protected] or visit her website at www.cathyhobbs.com.
Add these 10 tasks to your fall prep checklist
DESIGN RECIPES/TNS
An outdoor kitchen with a plumbing element that will need to be winterized.
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Garbage disposals are one of those appliances you just as-sume will work every time.
Shove debris in there, flip the switch, grind it up and make it
go bye-bye! And indeed, that’s ex-actly how it should work. But like any other home appli-
ance, things can go wrong. You can preserve your disposal and give it a long life by giving it proper care and maintenance.
What not to put in the disposal
First up, don’t assume it can chew up anything you put down
it. The grinding blades are ca-pable of tearing up many things, but they can get overloaded. As a general rule, avoid putting fruits and vegetables down the drain. Artichokes, pits, banana peels, apple peels and especially celery can block up the disposal, slide through to form a clog or wrap around the blades and keep them from working. Stay area from stringy foods, such as pasta, as well as rice, potatoes and beans. They swell up with water and can cause a clog. Greases, fats and oils will create film on the teeth, making them less effective, and can cause an unpleasant odor. And enough grease will eventu-ally clog a drain.
Eggshells are also a bad idea, despite what you may have heard about sharpening blades. The stringy membrane can bind them up.
Never put any kind of non-food item down the drain. The disposal can’t break them down enough to wash them down the drain.
Everyday maintenanceRun your disposal at least once
a day, even if you think there’s not much in there. This keeps debris from building up, jamming or corroding the interior. Drop some ice cubes into the unit from time to time; they’ll keep it clean and help sharpen the blade. And of
course, always run the water be-fore and after the disposal.
If you have a medium to large quantity of waste, dump it in the sink, turn on the water and dis-poser, and then use a tool such as tongs to push the waste down the unit a bit at a time. Too much at once can stop up your sink.
Lemon peels are an exception to the fruit-and-vegetable ad-vice. Add some to the disposal every so often to improve the smell and kill germs.
Replacing a disposalMost units have a lifespan of
five to 10 years. If yours is acting up and near the end of its life, it makes more sense to replace
rather than repair. New garbage disposals work faster and more efficiently than older models, saving you time and utility costs in the long run. Replacing a gar-bage disposal can be a DIY job, but you should be at least moder-ately skilled with basic plumbing and electrical principles. If you hire a professional to do the work, expect it to cost between $20 and $40 per hour, and for it to take about three hours.
Paul F. P. Pogue is a reporter for Angie’s List, a trusted provider of local consumer reviews and an online marketplace of services from top-rated providers. Visit An-giesList.com.
How should I maintain my garbage disposal?DREAMSTIME/TNS
You can replace a garbage disposal as a DIY job, but be aware it’s an intermediate-level task not suitable for beginners, and it will take a few hours.
ASK ANGIE’S LIST
PAUL F. P. POGUE
H8 | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 SIOUXLAND HOMES
Have you ever purchased furniture, only to have it delivered and realize it’s not quite the right fit? You are not alone. The reality
is most homeowners fail to properly plan when it comes to buying investment furniture. A furniture purchase should not be taken lightly. In-stead, the most prudent choice is
to select furniture that will last for years if not decades to come. To help ensure your furniture is the best fit for you home, here are some top designer tips.
Do:1. Measure your space before purchasing.
Many furniture retailers do not allow returns, especially when it comes to special orders.
2. Create a floor plan. Proper furniture place-ment will greatly increase a successful outcome.
3. Purchase larger pieces before smaller ones. For example, purchase your bed before your nightstands or your sofa prior to coffee tables. This will help you get a better sense of what will and won’t fit into your space.
4. Consider items such as tables that are ex-pandable. This will go a long way to help ensure an item will properly fit.
5. Pair items of the appropriate size and scale together. When looking for the appropriate size, a general rule of thumb is that a mirror or art-work should be approximately two-thirds the size of the piece of furniture beneath it.
Don’t:1. Purchase a set. Seldom is purchasing a set
successful. Typically it leads to too much furni-ture in a single space.
2. Be afraid to make unconventional choices. For example, if a typical table doesn’t fit, opt for another seating alternative.
3. Select items that are overly trendy or will go out of style quickly.
4. Overlook the opportunity to potentially ex-pand a space with filler decor. Have a long wall and are stumped on how to fill it without load-ing it up with furniture? Consider items such as plants, floor lamps and mirrors.
5. Allow areas of your home go to waste. Con-sider turning unused spaces into a functional space such as a home office or reading nook.
Cathy Hobbs, based in New York City, is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design and home staging expert with offices in New York City, Boston and Wash-ington, D.C. Contact her at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> or visit her website at www.cathyhobbs.com <http://www.cathyhobbs.com>.
Plan ahead for furniture that fits
DESIGN RECIPES/TNS
A long wall is made in proportion through the use of a long sofa (made of two chaises) and two side tables with mirrors.
A small scale sofa is used in the living
area of an urban apartment.
DESIGN RECIPES/TNS CATHY HOBBS
DESIGN RECIPES
SIOUXLAND HOMES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 | H9
GRACE DICKINSONThe Philadelphia Inquirer
Thousands of kids are soon returning to school from a seat inside their home. If your kid is one of them, it’s time to start thinking about creating a functional, comfortable workspace. Enjoying break-fast from bed is one thing, but math class in bed? Avoid it if you can.
“Throughout school, learning how to learn is perhaps the most import-ant thing, and that involves organizational skills, keep-ing schedules and routines, learning responsibilities and how to think ahead,” says Todd Levy, an occupational therapist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “Those are particularly challenging virtually, but it’s possible, and a good setup
will help.”Every kid is different. And
these are new waters we’re all navigating. In trying to create the “right” learning space, adjustments are in-evitable. But you have to start somewhere. We’ve asked experts for advice on how to set up a desk where your kid will actually learn.
It doesn’t matter if it’s an entire spare bedroom or a folding table in the corner of your living room.
But it should be con-sistent, to build routine. A set “school” space will help transition kids from a lounging-in-my-pj’s-eat-ing-breakfast mindset into a learning mindset.
If you’re using a shared space, like the dining room table, try outlining a section with painter’s tape.
“The priority should be to
have a dedicated space, but if that has to change because of the routine going on in the household, that’s OK as long as (the new location) still looks like a learning space, and everyone knows that’s the learning space,” says Levy.
Just don’t expect your kid to stay glued to their chair. Regular movement is important. Some kids may need to take short breaks as frequently as every 20 minutes, says Levy. Others might benefit from switch-ing to a different room pe-riodically. But encourage learning location changes to be brief, especially if it means moving to the couch or floor.
“Kids are developing their posture and can get into
How to set up the best school desk for your kid at home
DREAMSTIME/TNS
A set “school” space will help transition kids from a lounging-in-my-pj’s-eating-breakfast mindset into a learning mindset.
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Once in a while, designers emerge to challenge the ideas about how we live and
how we “could” live. They are ready to experiment with ideas, some that are quite beautiful
and some that can even take your breath away. The greatest fault of
some designers and homeown-ers is the follow-through. Many times, it is just not there. Some interior designers have earned the profession of designers a reputation of being lackadaisical or unreliable. Some of this can be excused because designers can be so busy that things fall through the cracks, but other designers don’t think that way.
...They just can’t.For all you DIYers and home-
makers, I’m going to give you the ultimate design tip. Invest in a notebook. It doesn’t matter if it’s a spiral-bound or book-bound type. For your purposes, it can be a three-ring binder with loose-leaf paper. The best design tool is a notebook. While a large part of any project involves creativity and ideas, a much larger part is the sourcing, pricing and track-ing of all the hundreds of details that go into the making of an in-terior design.
It doesn’t matter whether you consider this notebook a design journal, a project management tool or a running budget. It is all three. Your book could have
torn pages from magazines, paint swatches, furniture specifi ca-tions, a fl oor plan — house goals, however attainable or unattain-able they may be. Notes can help identify areas to be redesigned or serve as a laundry list of wants or design issues. You can refer back to these notes prior to ordering materials or furniture to see if you have resolved the issue at hand.
Other sections of your note-book can be sorted by rooms, which can hold pictures of furni-ture and corresponding swatches of fabric, paint samples, fl ooring ideas, lamps and even art. This will help you visualize your room and foresee any adjustments in colors or patterns. It will also
help you determine if you need more goods for the room or proj-ect.
In terms of measurements, the more the better. You’ve all heard the construction adage, “Measure twice; cut once.” The same holds true for any aspect of the design project. You may have measured the size of the window, but did you measure how far the sill is from the fl oor, the space above the edge of the window to the ceiling or crown molding, or the space on either side of the window? While you may think these dimensions are excessive, they are not. They’ll be timesav-ers when you need to know what type and size hardware you need for a pair of drapes or how much
wall space you have for art.Every little bit of information
adds up to inform the designer or yourself about your home. Many think of the interior design profession as easy or frivolous, but nothing can be further from the truth. Every decision made by a designer or homeowner costs money, and when mistakes are made, it increases the cost of even the smallest renovation. Take my advice, and before buying the fi rst box of nails, get a notebook ... and use the darn thing!
Joseph Pubillones is the owner of Joseph Pubillones Interiors, an award-winning interior design fi rm based in Palm Beach, Fla.
Get a notebook for your home design projects
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Dear James: My roof and wood siding should be replaced soon. Cedar
shingle or shake siding and roofing would be my preferred option. Is there a real differ-ence between shingles and shakes? — Barry L.
Dear Barry: Cedar is an excellent choice for a durable
and unique ap-pearance for your house. Alaskan yellow or western
red cedars are most commonly used on houses. There will be some regular maintenance re-quired with cedar, even though it is naturally resistant to in-sects and moisture issues.
Cedar shingles and shakes look somewhat similar, and few people, including many professionals, can tell them apart or understand the dif-ferences. These differences are significant enough that it is important to select the proper one for various applications on your house.
In general, shakes are cut more roughly and are not as uniform as shingles. Shakes are commonly available in thick-nesses from about 1/2 inch to 1 inch, but thicker ones are avail-able for special order. Shakes give the house a more rustic appearance than shingles. Both are equally durable, so the de-sired appearance should deter-mine which you select.
Shakes are available in two basic grades — premium or No. 1. Premium shakes have 100% edge grain, and No. 1 shakes can have up to 20% flat grains in each bundle. With either grade, since they are not uni-form, roofing felt should be woven among the courses of shakes to avoid leaks.
The four common styles of shakes are tapersawn, straight-split, hand-split/resawn and tapersplit. Tapersawn shakes are sawn on both sides, cre-ating a semitextured surface. When installed, they create a more defined shadow line than shingles. They are available in both grades and are the least expensive cedar shake.
Straight-split shakes have no taper and give the home a barnlike appearance. These can be made by hand or with a machine and are available only in premium grade. Hand-split/resawn shakes have a rustic exterior face with a smoother sawn and tapered back. Ta-persplit shakes are hand-split on both sides for a very non-uniform, rustic look. They are available in only premium grade.
All cedar shingles are taper-sawn to create their unifor-mity. The sawn surface is fairly smooth, but sanded smooth ones are also available. They can also be grooved to simulate a split shake. Shingles are gen-erally thinner than shakes and are seldom greater than 1/2-inch thick.
The length of cedar shingles used can impact the appear-ance of your house. FiveX shingles are 16 inches long and slightly less than 1/2-inch thick. Perfection shingles are 18 inches long and slightly thicker. Royal shingles are 2 feet long and 1/2-inch thick.
No. 1 blue label is the high-est-quality grade of cedar shingles. This grade has no knots and is 100% edge-grain heartwood. No. 2 red-label shingles are still acceptable quality for most applications. They contain some flat grain and sapwood, but their cost is significantly less than blue-la-bel shingles. No. 3 black-label shingles are the least expen-sive and have knots.
For the longest-lasting roof, consider installing an aluminum roof formed to sim-ulate cedar shakes. From the ground, it looks authentic. The large panels make installation quicker than real shakes or shingles. The aluminum roof can keep your house cooler during the summer, and it is fireproof, so your insurance premiums may be lower.
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posture habits very quickly,” says Levy. “If they feel like they need 10 minutes here or 20 minutes there to change their position, that’s very reasonable, but not for long periods of time.”
No desk? No problem. All sorts of flat surfaces can serve as your child’s workspace as long as they can sit in a healthy, upright posi-tion. Their knees and hips should form 90-degree angles, with their laptop or device at eye level. Feet should always touch the floor.
“If our feet are hanging, it’s not good for circulation, and if they’re able to swing their legs, it can be distracting,” says Levy. “If needed, put a game box or something solid beneath them.”
If your kid is having trouble sitting still, first, make sure their chair is comfortable. Still fidgety? Try replacing their seat with an exercise ball.
“Some children may need more movement to keep them focused,” says Levy.
Designate a container to store
school supplies at the end of the day, especially if the workspace needs to serve double duty, like the dining room table. It will also help keep your kid be organized: No one wants to see their child running around in search of a marker in the middle of a virtual Zoom class.
“It can be any sort of container, from a shoebox to a plastic bin,” says Janet Bernstein, certified professional organizer and owner of the Organizing Professionals. “My colleague went to the store and let her kids pick out their own backpacks, and at the end of the day they put everything back into the backpack. It’s a great option, especially for getting younger kids to cooperate.”
Proper lighting helps prevent eye strain and headaches. Make sure the workspace is bright enough for reading, and pay at-tention to where the windows are: Windows directly behind or in front of a computer screen can create distracting glares.
By nature, we are visually dis-tracted beings, says Levy. The fewer distractions, the easier it will be for your kid to be produc-tive. So declutter, but don’t let it
overwhelm you.“Invest just a little bit of time
each day — it can be a half hour — to declutter, and get the kids in-volved,” says Bernstein, who rec-ommends putting on a timer, and starting at one end of the room. When 30 minutes are up, take note of where you stopped, and pick back up the next day.
Don’t have the time? Or the mental energy? We hear you. Throwing a sheet over cluttered areas may be better than nothing, says Levy.
Minimize the distractions you have control over. Turn off the TV. Put away all tempting snacks. And put away those smartphones.
“Have time scheduled and a separate space where students can stay connected with their friends to keep those social connections,” says Levy. “But it’s really import-ant to keep devices that aren’t related to school away from the workspace.”
Multiple kids working within the same room is an added chal-lenge. Noise-canceling head-phones can be a good investment if you can afford them, but even a simple screen divider can help.
This can simply mean hanging a sheet from the ceiling to separate the room into two.
“Setting up a tri-fold board or a sheet behind the desk can also help to eliminate distractions for others who are watching the kid through Zoom, so they’re just seeing a blank background,” says Sierra Fi-lucci, mother of two and editorial director at Common Sense Me-dia, an education and family ad-vocacy organization that recently launched Wide Open School, a platform full of distanced learning resources for parents.
Map out a schedule on a white-board or large sheet of paper to let each family member know when others can’t be interrupted. But of course, don’t expect younger kids to always follow the rules.
“You can also have a sign that you put on a door or table that signals ‘I’m busy right now’,” says Filucci. “Ideally, you want to sit down to get everyone on the same page and brainstorm—‘What are some ways that we can make it easier for each other to work and learn?’”
Letting your kid have a say in the setup will help get them excited
about showing up. Encourage them to decorate with a favorite poster or their own artwork. If you have the resources, allow them to pick out a few new items, like a colorful pencil case or journal.
“Even though school’s not starting in the same way, there’s something exciting about back-to-school shopping,” says Fi-lucci. “But it doesn’t have to cost money—it can just be decorating a piece of paper with their name to hang over the desk.”
Even if a permanent workspace isn’t an option, you can personal-ize electronic devices, with a cute case or a sticker with their name.
“As parents, we have to pull out all the stops to get our kids motivated for this different kind of learning,” says Filucci. “By all means, go to town and make it a really special physical space for them.”
This isn’t easy. Not everyday will go smoothly.
“It’s really tough—that’s part of the advice,” says Filucci. “There will be distractions, and as a par-ent, you have to give yourself a little leeway, to understand that we’re all just doing our best.”
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New Traditional design is al-ways adapting and growing to include inspiration from
like-minded design movements to remain a stimulating and timeless style choice, and I for
one love to look at all the new vi-sions coming into the spotlight. Gen Z and mil-
lennials are taking to their social platforms with new image com-binations that create a visual feast and a surprisingly specific design viewpoint. The aesthet-ics tend to be more than just a design choice, sometimes also embodying a fantastical-seem-ing lifestyle. This last month I stumbled across two aesthet-ics I found to be both fun and encouraging to my own design tastes. These two genres have been branded as cottagecore and cluttercore.
Cottagecore is an escap-ist aesthetic. It takes you to a place where there are no
phones ringing, no errands to run, and the pie on the natu-ral wood countertop is always baked from scratch. Think of an English countryside where all you have on the schedule for the day is baking bread, pick-ing wildflowers and finishing up your tiresome tasks with an afternoon-long picnic (and perhaps some slow stitching before bed). It is the beginning of the fairy tale before the vil-lain shows up.
Cottagecore is romantic and soft, based around natural ele-ments. The liberal use of white and cream and lack of artificial colors provides a stunning back-drop for fresh florals, intricate embroidery and woven grass ac-cents (plus it hides all the flour you have no doubt spilled from all the baking). Feminine, fresh and airy textiles add softness to the look that is complemented by purposeful, delicate accesso-ries like vintage teacups, dried flowers and mossy hued knick-
knacks. It is the perfect visual masterpiece to reduce anxiety and to help you re-center on the simple things in life.
If cottagecore is sunbeams peeking through fluffy clouds and a lazy afternoon, then cluttercore is sitting by a warm hearth after a quick walk in a fall rainstorm. The art of achieving a cluttercore aesthetic is to create an organized mess that feels like a big hug. This movement takes to heart what I have always be-lieved: Less might be more, but more is certainly better! I find comfort in (organized) clutter and think filling your home with beloved sentimental objects is both creatively stimulating and creates a “homey” atmosphere. While this look does require some self-discipline—it is a fine line from cluttercore to hoard-ercore—when done correctly it shows off design skills and an eye for balance. When prac-ticing this visual approach, try to use your free space by filling
your surfaces with curated vi-gnettes and stack your books and baskets up to create height.
Sometimes this loud and unapologetic movement leans toward the bohemian, but I pre-fer the antique approach where the collections are reminiscent of walking into your favor-ite hole-in-the-wall antique shop. By using picture frames for bold and beautiful gallery walls and upping your #shelfie
game with plenty of books and knickknacks, this look is easy to edge into. Plus, think of all the storage room you can free up when you actually put all of your belongings to good use!
Adapted from nellhills.com. Ka-tie Laughridge is the owner of Kansas City interior design des-tination Nell Hill’s. For more in-formation, contact Katie at [email protected].
Internet aesthetics: cottagecore vs. cluttercore
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Cottagecore is romantic and soft, based around natural elements. The liberal use of white and cream and lack of artificial colors provides a stunning backdrop for fresh florals, intricate embroidery and woven grass accents.
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By using picture frames for bold and beautiful gallery walls and upping your #shelfie game with plenty of books and knickknacks cluttercore is easy to edge into.
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Good morning:I am curious to know what you can
tell me about this pair of cookie jars. I got them from my grandmother, and if I remember correctly, they were given to her by a pair of sisters who boarded with her, my mom and my uncle in Grand Island, Nebraska, during WWII. A friend tells me her family had the female and called it
“Susie Cookie Jar.” I am try-ing to find four identical sets for my four children, but all I can find have different pat-terns. Can you help?
Thanks,H. H., Chicago
Dear H. H.:We would never say this is an impossible
task, but it is pretty darn close. But like horseshoes, hand grenades and thermonu-clear weapons, close may have to be good enough.
First of all, it is important to know that although the jars are just marked “USA,” they were made by the Shawnee Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio, which began
operation in 1937 and went out of business in 1961. It should also be mentioned that during the WWII years of 1941 to 1946, Shawnee was taken over by the United States Army Air Corps and used as a sup-ply depot and parts manufacturing facility.
During their relatively brief time in business, Shawnee made everything from aquarium ornaments to salt and pepper shakers, pie birds, flowerpots, lamps, planters, pitchers, miscellaneous kitchen wares, dinnerware and yes, cookie jars. The list could go on and on, and they made vast quantities of many items.
Shawnee is perhaps most famous for their “Corn King” and “Corn Queen” lines and for their cookie jars. “Smiley Pig” is well known, as are “Winnie Pig,” “Muggsy” (an adorable pup wearing a toothache scarf around his head), “Puss n’ Boots,” “Sailor Boy” and “Drum Major.” Collectors espe-cially look for elaborately decorated “Lucky the Elephant” and “Cookie House.”
The pair in today’s question are “Dutch Boy” and “Dutch Girl,” which we have also seen referred to as “Happy Jack” and
“Happy Jill.” Most of the character jars came in a variety of decorations and color schemes. Those with unusual coloration, various decals and gold trim can demand something of a premium. In the case of “Dutch Boy” and “Dutch Girl,” look for the examples marked “Great Northern.”
In this case, Jack’s stripped pants are a plus, but if decals representing patches or small florals had been added, that would
have made the piece much more mone-tarily valuable. The tulip on Jill’s dress is nice, but a color to the skirt, some decals and gold trim would have made the piece more desirable.
That H. H. has a pair is very nice and does help the dollar value a bit. As for find-ing four sets that exactly match, good luck, but we discovered similar examples are for sale on eBay and Etsy for prices as low as $20. Most, however, were in the $50 to $80 range. Add the interest in a pair and we think the retail value of this couple would be in the range of $150 to $200, if they are in perfect condition.
Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson have written a number of books on antiques. Do you have an item you’d like to know more about? Contact them at Joe Rosson, 2504 Seymour Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917, or email them at [email protected]. If you’d like your question to be considered for their col-umn, please include a high-resolution photo of the subject, which must be in focus, with your inquiry.
Pottery company well known for colorful cookie jars
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Question: Can we eat the crab apples on our tree? They are larger than
other crab apples we have seen. They look good but are very tart.
Answer: The only differ-ence between a crab apple and a regular apple is the di-
ameter. If it is smaller than 2 inches across, it is a crab ap-
ple, and if it is larger, it is an apple. You will notice that inexpensive bagged apples at the grocery store will say that they are a minimum of 2 1/4 or 2 1/2 inches in di-ameter.
This rule has nothing to say about the taste or the use of the apple. Try a crab apple, and you may find out that it is really good. Several large crab apple varieties are sweet and can be used to make applesauce, pies, cider and other treats, or they can be eaten straight from the tree. When I find one of these trees, I eat the crab apples, core and all, like they are cherries with-out a pit. Usually, the seeds are small enough not to be a problem, but you can eat them and leave a tiny little core.
The nice thing about the larger crab apples is that they are easier to handle due to their size. So, if you want to make applesauce, it takes fewer of them. If you have more patience, you can use the smaller crab apples, and after smashing them, you can strain out the peels and seeds.
If you decide to eat them, you will need to pick them. Some apples will let a lot fall if you shake the tree, and others don’t, so spread a sheet on the ground under the tree, and start shaking to see what happens. Be careful on the heavily loaded branches not to break them.
If you have to pick them
by hand, give them a slight tug, and if they don’t come off, you can use a pruner to cut them off. Pulling too hard will snap off the short spur branch that produces flow-ers on apple trees. Without spur branches, you don’t get flowers.
Q: One of my five maples (about 12 years old) has dead branches. There are a few clusters of dead leaves, but it mainly has dead limbs, and they are not very big. I am planning to have some-one help me prune the dead branches. We will be using loppers and a tree pruner. You have mentioned in the past about disinfecting pruners as you cut, and I need to know what sterilizing medium I should use.
A: With all the talk about using hand sanitizers these days, you would think it is something new, but horticul-turalists have been preaching the use of sanitizers for de-cades. Hopefully, people will finally start following our advice.
You can use rubbing al-cohol or bleach to sanitize pruning tools between cuts and between trees or shrubs. Either one can be put in a spray bottle or applied to a rag. The bleach can be di-luted up to about 5 or 10 parts water to 1 part bleach, but it can still stain clothes at these low rates. Just spray the blades of the pruner and not the cut on the tree. We are trying to prevent the spread of disease organisms that stick to the pruner blades from moving to an unin-fected plant.
I prefer using the alcohol types of sanitizers because the bleach will sometimes destroy the lubricant in the joints of the pruners, and it can ruin the sharpness of the cutting blades.
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