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Garage doors play an import-ant role in your home. Not only are
they a fi rst line of security defense, but they’re a critical defi
ning element in your home’s look and can save energy.
The average garage-door re-placement costs between $600 and
$2,500.
Here are tips from industry experts for putting your plans in
motion and successfully com-pleting a garage door installation:
Consider curb appealGarage doors are one of the
most visible and largest features
of your house. They have one of the highest returns on
invest-ment of any home improvement. Plus, they’re a long-term
invest-ment that will defi ne your home for many years. So,
consider your choices carefully when installing.
Don’t DIYThis isn’t the kind of job where
you can Google “how to install a garage door” and fi gure it out
in an afternoon. Garage-door in-stallation and repair involves a
lot of moving parts, specialized tools and carefully calibrated
spring tension. You can very easily cause expensive damage to your
door or even seriously injure
yourself if you don’t know what you’re doing. Leave this one to
the professionals.
Pay attention
to regular maintenanceHomeowners should have their
garage door maintained at least once every 18 to 24 months, if
not once a year, experts say. You can avoid a lot of problems with
basic maintenance. Garage doors and openers involve chains, lifting
weight and many moving parts. All these elements should be
lubricated to add years of life to your garage door.
What to know about garage door installation
DREAMSTIME
Garage doors and openers are complex pieces of equipment with
many moving parts. It’s best to let a professional handle them.
Please see GARAGE DOOR, next page
Dynamic
duoFor the second time in its history, Pantone
selected two colors of the year — here are some
ideas to bring them into your home
DAVID SYREK | Chicago Tribune
Color trend forecaster Pantone has announced its colors of the
yearfor 2021, summing up the global vibe that the company is
seeing. Those colors will now trickle down to what we see and infl
uence
what we buy, from clothes and cars to the way we decorate our
homes.This year, for the second time in the program’s history, the
com-
pany brought together two colors, with the top spots going to
Ultimate Gray, a familiar neutral that seems to nod to the grim
year that was 2020, and Illuminating, a lemony yellow that channels
the hope of a brighter 2021.
Here are some ways to embrace 2021’s colors of the year:
Please see COLORS OF THE YEAR, next pate
Color makes a splash in the kitchenStaub’s graphite gray
enameled cast iron Cocotte
pairs perfectly with Bertazzoni’s statement-making, 30-inch
yellow gas range. $279.99, nordstrom.com, and $4,509, abt.com
Beer glasses
go high styleAreaware’s Bent
Nail Bottle Opener is made from a nail
and a painted block of wood inlaid with
magnets to catch the cap after you pry it off .
Designer Tom Dixon takes the beer glass to
new heights with his mouth-blown Tank
beer glasses. $12, nordstrom.com,
and $105 for a set of two glasses, mrporter.com
Make a color
statement Papier’s chic note-
books can be person-alized with a name, a fun title or your
alter ego. They are perfect for scribbling your big ideas for 2021.
$26.99, papier.com
PAPIER
AREAWARE & MR. PORTER
NORDSTROM & ABT
Give your home a chic updateBring the colors of the year
home
with Jonathan Adler’s chic Baxter chair paired with Crate &
Barrel’s yel-low striped Moreau down-fi lled pillow. $2,195,
jonathanadler.com, and $21.47, crateandbarrel.com
JONATHAN ADL
ER & CRATE & B
ARREL
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021
