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The urge to rejuvenate the home is renewedwhen the weather warms. A friend of mine saysshe takes advantage of spring showers to tackleindoor projects because once the season is in fullbloom she’s drawn outdoors to nurture the gardenand take care of the lawn. This issue of CreativeLiving features spring home improvement advicethat will help you maintain your home and make itlook fresh inside and out. Some projects you cando yourself, others you’ll want to leave to the pro-fessionals. Either way, the effort and expenseinvested today can save big repair bills down theroad.

Spring home improvement is not the onlysmart advice inside. You will also find tips onfurniture and accessories, health and fitness, andcaring for seniors. Enjoy theread.

Here’s to bidding winterfarewell and welcomingspring!

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Here’s a bright idea:You can easily enhanceyour home with a fewsimple, colorful, prac-tical and decorativeelements – withouthaving to spend a lot ofthe green stuff. Thesehints on how fromhome expert GinnyBean may help:

» In the bedroom:Wake up the way yourroom looks with aneasy-to-make head-board. Have a sheet ofplywood cut to thebed’s width and about48 inches high. Wrap

the plywood with quiltbatting and then stapleon a colorful fabric,such as an extra flatsheet that coordinateswith the rest of yourbedding, wrapping it tothe back. Screw theheadboard to the wall,hiding the screws atthe bottom behind thebed.

A quick, easy way tomake your bed lookmore luxurious andinviting is to add avariety of pillows indifferent shapes, sizesand textures. To bright-

en it up even more, youcan now get sheets,shams and comfortersthat feature tropicalshades of sky blue andgoldfinch yellow.

» In the kitchen:Show off your goodtaste with colorfullinens, bright comfort-able rugs and eye-catching accessoriessuch as brightly col-ored canisters.

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H E A L T H & F I T N E S S

If you or someone youlove snores, the causecould be obstructivesleep apnea (OSA). Infact, it’s estimated that 22million Americans sufferfrom sleep apnea, and ashigh as 90 percent ofthose don’t even know it,according to the Amer-ican Sleep Apnea Associa-tion. But in addition tobeing annoying, OSA, ifleft untreated, can causeor aggravate serioushealth problems:

» Hypertension orheart problems – Repeat-ed, sudden drops in bloodoxygen levels duringsleep apnea increaseblood pressure and strainthe heart. And if you haveunderlying heart disease,these multiple episodes oflow blood oxygen canlead to sudden death froma heart attack.

» Fatigue/accidents –Although you don’t real-ize you’re waking upseveral times each night,your body knows. Every

time you stop breathing,your body “wakes up,” soyou never enter the rest-ful period of the sleepcycle for any length oftime. The end result isextreme daytime fatigue.And research has shownthat people with sleepapnea are nine timesmore likely to have motorvehicle accidents.

» Depression – In astudy in The Journal ofClinical Psychiatry, thepercentage of total re-spondents with OSA was4.6 percent, and of thatgroup, 4.3 percent alsohad major depression.

» Diabetes – OSA isassociated with impairedfasting glucose, glucoseintolerance and type 2diabetes

Dr. Timothy J. Kitzmil-ler, DDS, possesses akeen understanding ofthe hazards of OSA be-cause he has it. In fact, hestarted Cincinnati DentalSleepMedicine as anextension of his dental

practice because hedidn’t like wearing thecontinuous positive air-way pressure (CPAP)mask when sleeping. (ACPAPmask is the mostcommon treatment forOSA.) His solution: anoral appliance that fitsover your teeth and holdsthe lower jaw forwardwhile you sleep, keepingthe airway open.

Dr. Kitzmiller’s pa-tients who have had asimilar reaction to theCPAPmachine receivedimmediate relief with theoral appliance. “I went toDr. Kitzmiller because Icouldn’t tolerate CPAP.The oral appliance hasdrastically improved mylife. I sleep better, havemuch more energy, andmuch less depression.Gratefully, the ‘new’ JudyG.”

Dr. Kitzmiller has beenpracticing dentistry inMilford for more than 20

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S E N I O R L I V I N G

If you or a loved one issearching for a place tocall home for the nextstep in life’s journey, lookno further than CedarVillage Retirement Com-munity, a not-for-profitretirement communitylocated in Mason, Ohio.

“We offer a widerange of services,” ex-plained President andCEO Carol Silver Elliott,“including our 162-bedMedicare and Medicaid-certified Health CareCenter, which features aspecialized dementiacare unit and a skilledrehabilitation center.”

At Cedar Village, resi-dent care is the firstpriority. Cedar Village’scompassionate staffcelebrates the individualand recognizes theirunique needs, historiesand personalities. Theytake a holistic approachto each person, offeringservices to meet resi-dents’ physical, emotion-al, social and spiritualneeds to ensure that theyachieve an optimal qual-ity of life.

“We take our commit-ment to the communityvery seriously and welive our mission: to pro-vide the highest qualityhealthcare, senior resi-

dential and communityservices in keeping withJewish values, whileremaining open to allfaiths and denomina-tions,” said Elliott.

The vision is that ag-ing can be welcomed as afulfilling and enrichingexperience for olderadults and their families.Cedar Village, in additionto a variety of livingoptions, offers innova-tive services designed toprovide an independent-living experience. Resi-dents can enjoy suchservices as full-timepastoral care, includingboth Reform and Ortho-dox Rabbis, and the openadmissions policy con-nects residents with theirown community clergyand worship services.They have a kosher delithat’s open to the commu-nity six days a week, aswell as an on-site bankand two beauty salons, afully stocked gift shop, afitness center and sever-al resident libraries withcomputers and Internetservice. And to feed thespark of wonder burninginside all of us, CedarVillage offers such activ-ities as Story Weavingstorytelling classes andIN2L, which offers com-

puter classes for every-one regardless of skill orexperience.

In keeping with theirmission, Cedar Villagealso provide connectionsto the communitythrough other ways. “Wehave outpatient physicaltherapy at the MayersonJewish Community Cen-ter in Amberley Village,and the first elder abuseshelter, The Shalom Cen-ter for Elder Abuse Pre-vention, in the Midwest,”said Elliott.

And while they’veonly been known as Ce-dar Village for 16 years,they have a rich history:Cedar Village was theresult of the merge of theOrthodox Jewish Homeand Glen Manor, whichserved the communityfor a combined 100-plusyears.

Call 513-754-3100 formore information or visitcedarvillage.org to take avirtual tour of the facil-ities.

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With all the TV shows,magazines and websitesdevoted to decorating,people are bombardedwith so much home de-sign advice that it can beoverwhelming. The de-sign team at Best Furni-ture Gallery in FortThomas, Ky., takes a lookat the top interior designmistakes homeownersmake and offers somesimple tips on how to fix(or avoid) them.

»Not using color andlight properly

Color and light havethe biggest impact on howa room looks and feels,yet many people may bereluctant to paint because

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Striking colors areexciting and dramatic,

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Similarly, pay attentionto lighting. For mostrooms an overhead lightisn’t enough. “Properlighting is one of the mostimportant elements ininterior decorating be-

cause it helps set themood and activity in theroom. Not enough lightcan be depressing andbulbs that are too brightare harsh and glaring,”said Carolynn.

Try to incorporate asmuch natural light aspossible – it’s upliftingand warming. Then con-sider the different activ-ities (reading, playinggames, doing homework,paying bills, etc.) that willoccur in each area, anddon’t be afraid to usemultiple interior lights.“Floor lamps, table lampsand dimmers can giveyou more lighting options,as well as the ability to

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»Weakwindow treat-ments

Window treatmentsare an easy and inexpen-sive way to put the fin-ishing touch on a room,when they’re done right.A couple of commonmis-takes to avoid are hanginghardware too low, andbuying the wrong-sizedwindow treatments forthe intended space. Hang-ing the hardware too lowwill result in bringing theroom down andmakingthe ceilings look lowerthan they really are. “Asimple trick is to mountyour hardware 6-10 inch-es above the window to letmore light into the roomandmake your ceilingsappear higher,” explainedBest design consultantand window treatmentspecialist Linda Barbian.

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Toomuch furnituremakes a room seemcrowded, but too littleseems boring and unin-viting. The idea is to findthe right balance.

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help jazz up your wallsquickly without the costand commitment of tile.

3. Everything but thekitchen sink

Not quite. The sink isone of the most frequent-ly used features in akitchen but easily ig-nored. Updating yourkitchen sink to serve as afocal point of the roomcan do wonders for yourspace. A beautiful apron-front sink or sleek newfaucet can create a dra-matic update to yourkitchen and provide thatattention-grabbing“wow” factor. Pair it witha new coat of paint orlight fixtures that com-plement your designvision.

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It’s a growing trend:Twenty-one millionhouseholds are plantingcontainer gardens. Itsaves space, helps con-trol pests and overcomesoil issues, and lets youenjoy fresh, homegrownproduce even without ayard.

To ensure your suc-cess, it’s important topick the right plant forthe pot. Fortunately,seed companies are de-veloping vegetable seedswell adapted for contain-er gardens.

“Today’s containergardeners now haveaccess to even moreplants that are compactin size, yield more, tastegreat and feature uniquecolors and shapes,” saidJohn Marchese of Semi-nis Home Garden seed.

To help you get start-ed, consider these tipsfrom experts at the Uni-versity of Illinois Exten-sion:

CHOOSING ACONTAINER

» Anything that holdssoil and has drainageholes in the bottom maybe transformed into acontainer garden forterrestrial plants.

» For vibrant plantgrowth, the containersmust provide adequatespace for roots and soilmedia, allowing the plantto thrive.

Soil» Soils for containers

need to be well-aerated

and well-drained, whilestill being able to retainenough moisture forplant growth.

» Never use gardensoil by itself for con-tainer gardening, nomatter how good itlooks or how wellthings grow in it out-side.

» Containers often

use soilless or artificialmedia that contain nosoil at all.

» When these mixesare used, they shouldbe moistened slightlybefore planting. Fill atub with the media, addwater and lightly fluffthe media to dampen it.

CONTAINERGARDENING:Choosing the rightplant for the pot

CARING FOR YOUR VEGETABLES» Containers offer the advantage of being portable.

As the seasons, temperature and light conditionschange, you can move your containers so they enjoy thebest conditions for peak performance.»Most fruit-bearing vegetables such as tomatoes,

peppers, cucumbers, squashes and eggplant require fullsun.» Leafy vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage and spin-

ach can tolerate more shady locations, unlike rootvegetables such as radishes, carrots and onions.» There are no hard-and-fast rules when it comes to

watering. You have to watch your containers and un-derstand howmuch moisture each plant needs. Feel thesoil – if the first inch or so is dry, add water until it startsto drip out of the drainage holes.

Special Seeds“Just because they are using a smaller space to grow

the plant doesn’t mean the fruit has to be small, too,”said John Marchese of Seminis Home Garden seed. “Forexample, if container gardeners are looking for a com-pact plant that produces large and tasty tomatoes, theyshould try a new hybrid tomato variety called Debut.”Container gardeners don’t have to sacrifice flavor for

a more conveniently grown plant either. “Husky Red is amedium-sized tomato hybrid that has great flavor. Wehave also developed a cherry tomato hybrid versioncalled Husky Cherry Red that has the potential to setlots of sweet, flavorful fruit,” added Marchese.Other compact hybrid tomato varieties include Patio,

which produces about a 4-ounce tomato, and a sal-adette tomato variety called Yaqui that produces large-sized fruit.

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Talk to any contempo-rary architect, remodeler,interior designer orhomeowner, and you’llfind one of the hot topicsthese days is “flow.” Goneare the days of floor plansburdened by closed-off,claustrophobic rooms,each designed aroundspecific functions.

“Today’s new homesand home remodelingprojects embrace farmore open designs, allow-ing for unprecedentedlevels of flexibility. Thesefloor plans permit gather-ings to spill out of thedining room, family roomor living room into ad-joining spaces with noloss of sociability, or takeon a welcome aura ofprivacy when needed,”says Michael Myers,marketing director forJohnson Hardware, man-ufacturers of pocket,sliding and bifold doorhardware. They also en-able interior spaces toserve new purposes witheach new day. The resultis a new kind of American

home, one where roomsassume different person-alities as occasions andspatial requirementschange.

Sliding doors are thesmart designer’s answerin creating openness with-in spaces that can’t ac-commodate hinged,swinging interior doors.In today’s homes, slidingdoors have been given aliterally and figurativelylarger role in room deco-rating. They can glideinto place to create wallsbetween rooms, or easilyglide back out if wide-open spaces absent ofwalls are desired.

“Consider, for in-stance, the value of slid-ing doors during the holi-day entertaining season.Large family gatheringsmay require adding a leafor two to the dining roomtable, making that diningarea a trifle too confining.A wall of sliding doorscan expand the diningroom into the family

Sliding doors are the smart designer’s answer in creatingopenness within spaces that can’t accommodate hinged,swinging interior doors. They can glide into place to createwalls between rooms, or easily glide back out if wide-openspaces absent of walls are desired. ARACONTENT PHOTO

Gowith the flowto add flexibilityto your home

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It’s going to be a busyseason for roofers. Be-cause of record winds,rainfall and accumulat-ing snow, “many roofs inthe area are failing,”explained J. D. Shoemak-er of A New Rooftime.

In the current econo-my, there’s a movementby homeowners to “im-prove, not move,” mean-ing more people arechoosing to invest intheir house by addingattic insulation and re-placing their roofs. Inaddition to the beautyand comfort these type ofimprovements create,homeowners also receivethe added benefit of im-proved property valueshould they ever decideto sell.

At Rooftime, springhas sprung and the roof-ers are working everydry day, while the estima-tors have been busy pre-paring new estimatessince the first of the year.Rooftime stays busyyear-round due to theirapproved insurance ven-dor status. In addition,Rooftime had a booth inthe recent Home andGarden Show, where theysigned up more than 100new bid requests.

Rooftime is a wisechoice for homeownerslooking for honest,skilled work. They haveearned the prestigiousAngie’s List award everyyear since 2006. Fewerthan 5 percent of theroofing companies inCincinnati receive theaward; fewer than 2 per-cent win it with consis-tency. Rooftime’s A-plusrating as members of theBBB and complaint-freerecord prove that home-owners can trust them todo everything they prom-ise. “It is our No. 1 priori-ty to always do the rightthing by our customers,”said Shoemaker.

Rooftime is also one of

only three contractors inthe Tristate that are Ow-ens Corning-certified as“Top of the House” in-sulation-ventilation-roof-ing experts. “We exclu-sively recommend andinstall the Owens Cor-ning line of products,”explained Shoemaker.“Homeowners know andtrust the OC brand, plus,the quality, price andselection are second toanything else out there.”

Rooftime crews arerequired to always be upto date on the newestproducts, technology andcodes, through company-paid seminars and certifi-cations annually conduct-ed by Owens Corning.

The company also usesqualified estimators whodo not work on commis-

sion. This ensures thatthe customer alwaysreceives an honest esti-mate.

“We’re not the biggestcompany,” said Shoemak-er. “There are some thathave been around longer,some that are cheaper,and some that may befaster, but there is notone that will match thelevel of detail or workharder for their custom-ers than Rooftime.”

Most roofers can onlybe reached weekdays 9 to5. However, storms hap-pen on nights, weekendsand holidays. “If youneed us, we’re here,”explained Shoemaker.“We know if someone iscalling it means theyneed help, so we forwardour office lines to an

emergency cellphone tobe available around-the-clock.”

Rooftime providesfree written estimatesand will explain whatthey can do to fix ahome’s issues.

Services include newroofs, roof repairs, atticinsulation and skylightrepairs. They are alsobox gutter experts andlove working on olderhomes. Their use of digi-tal cameras, satellitemeasurements and athermal camera allowsthem to provide to-the-inch measurements forto-the-penny pricing.

Call 513-753-8463 toget a free inspection ofyour roof, attic insulationor skylights. Or visitnewrooftime.com.m

Don’t delay. It’s roof time nowroom or living room,permitting the party toaccommodate thearrival of unexpectedguests,” says Myers.

The same function-ality ensures the kitch-en, increasingly seenas the “heart of thehome,” can serve as acozy and intimatespace for family din-ners and neighborlycoffee clutches, thenmorph into an expan-sive setting that per-mits easy mobility ofplace settings, food,beverages, hosts andguests between thefood preparationareas, butler’s pantryand dining room.

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With spring officiallyunder way and warmerdays ahead, it’s time tolook at refurbishing yourswimming pool.

Sam Ionna, owner ofS.I. Pool Care and S.I.Concrete, a division ofS.I. Pool Care, says hisservices, completed now,can make summer arefreshing, carefreetime for you and yourfamily.

“We can do any of theservices with 50-degreetemperatures,” said Ion-na.

Pool maintenance andrenovation are amongthem. S.I. Pool Care of-fers new liners and newequipment, with suppli-ers that ensure quality

materials. Fiberglassrenovation is one ex-ample of a pool reno-vation, covering the sur-face of an existing pool.

“This works especial-ly well on Gunite poolsand will work equallywell on vinyl pools,”Ionna explained. “FibreTech offers a 25-yearwritten warranty on theprocess, as opposed to aplaster finish, whichusually offers a one-yearwarranty.”

Need equipment? S.I.Pool Care has pumps,motors, filters, chlorinat-ing systems and U/Vsanitizing units, as wellas skimmer nets,brushes, vacuum headsand vacuum poles, not to

mention a good selectionof pool toys.

Don’t have a pool yet?S.I. Pool Care is offering10 percent off on anypool installation, if thisarticle is mentioned andyou schedule your in-stallation by the end ofApril.

“Stop by the store topick up all of your poolchemicals and supplies,or order when you sched-ule your pool openingand we will deliver yourorder,” said Ionna.

Visit the S.I. Pool Careshowroom, at 3145 DixieHwy. in Erlanger, forsome good ideas to diveinto summer fun. Call859-331-4110 or 513-394-6260.m

S.I. Pool Care offers theresources to help youdive into summer fun

» When filling con-tainers with media, don’tfill the pot to the top.Leave about a one-inchspace between the top ofthe soil and rim of thepot.

Fertilizer» A regular fertilizer

program is needed tokeep plants growingattractively all season.

» The choice of fertil-izer analysis will dependon the kinds of plantsyou grow. High-nitrogensources would be good

for plants grown fortheir foliage, whileflowering and vegeta-ble crops would gener-ally prefer lower-nitro-gen and higher-phos-phorous fertilizertypes.

CHOOSING PLANTSFOR YOUR CONTAINERGARDEN

Plants that thrive inlike soil, watering andlight conditions makesuccessful combina-tions. When combiningplants, size, texture,proportion, color, set-ting and lighting allplay a role.


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