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Q & A with Vern Yip Expert advice

Color palette Off the vine

New & next Industrial revolution

Rural meets urban Barn doors create character

features Through the woods Couple creates inviting home

In good taste Old world classicism reinterpreted

Sentimental journey Collector’s cottage reflects love Une belle vie French country remodel

Parade of homes 2011

Building blocks Make a quilt the focal point

Fusion Studio L’s glass tiles

Rock on Tips on choosing granite

garden Inside out Backyard oasis

Pond culture Water brings nature to backyard Cuttings What’s hot now

entertaining Harvest season Fresh apples sweeten dishes

Classic northern Italian cuisine with contemporary twist

Tastings

house plan Fabulous farmhouse Features wraparound porch

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A ceramic dinner service gets a fashion-forward metallic facelift: mug, $55, cup and saucer ($79), soup/salad bowl ($105), salad plate ($100) and din-ner plate ($115), Interior Perfection, Hiawatha.

Rustic birch bark frames (sizes from $37 to $67) add a little lodge appeal to any room, Interior Perfection, Hiawatha.

When the leaves drift down, remember summer with a drift-wood candle holder, $86, Cov-

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This small (78 inch) sofa is big on style

in a colorful Lee Jofa linen print.

From Leathercraft, $5,870, The Man-

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chair and ottoman.

“Laguna” is the name of this pretty floral 9.6 x 13 wool rug by Jaunty, available in neutrals, too, $2,500, The Mansion, Iowa City.

Go for an industrial look with this Amazon coffee table on wheels, Dwell, Coralville.


Ekorne’s Stressless “Jazz” chair with stool in cherry red leather and chrome, $3895, Home Interiors, Cedar Falls.

An oval ottoman with French flair from Zazza, $520, Smulekoff’s, Cedar Rapids.

Cozy up to a throw from Bedford Cottage. These 100 percent acrylic polyester throws are from the Kennebunk Collection, $89.99, Smulekoff’s, Cedar Rapids.

“Mahogany” describes the finish on this contemporary metal clock, $49, Interior Perfection, Hiawatha.

Find signs of inspiration and humor, $11 and up, Vintage Iron, Cedar Falls.

Silver jade leaf bowls, $259 and $379, Dwell, Coralville.

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Norwalk’s chair, covered in a graphic tapestry, is both modern and comfy, $899,

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A modern dark nickel lamp,

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Vern Yip is an interior designer with his own practice, www.vernyip.com. He hosts and appears on several HGTV shows, including “Design Star,” “Urban Oasis” and “Bang for Your Buck.” The award-winning designer recently launched his first home collection for HSN, reflecting the distinctive style that has made him a household name. The collection includes bedding, furniture, window treatments, rugs, lighting and decor items.

TV audiences were introduced to Yip on “Trading Spaces,” where he was a designer for four years.

Q. What’s the most frequently asked question you get about design?

A. All kinds about space-planning issues. It’s daunting if you’re not a designer. It’s like finding the right suit or dress, except this is for your home.

Q. How should people start space planning?

A. The answers lie within you. For starters, people shouldn’t feel the pressure to buy furniture in sets. That doesn’t showcase personality. People should look at magazines and books and see what they gravitate to, not just rooms with furniture but adver-tisements for yogurt, hotels, whatever. There will be common threads that lead the way.

Q. After poring through images, what if someone still doesn’t know where to start?

A. Think about your family situation. If you have three kids, it’s important to have playroom space as well as a getaway space, infusing that with relaxation.

Q. What are your favorite rooms in your homes?

A. Every single room. None are off-limits. That’s how I grew up to appreciate art and design. Nothing was too precious to not be out. Some things got broken along the way, but the more impor-tant thing was that I learned their value.

Q. You have two children younger than 2. What are their nurser-ies like?

Kids are smarter than we give them credit for. Aside from a crib, glider and changing table, the furnishings are more adult. There is real original art. The lighting is sophisticated and stimulating. My son’s room has a George Nelson saucer lamp. My daughter’s has a Discoco lamp. The colors are high-contrast instead of pas-tels. My daughter’s room is white and chocolate brown.

Q. During this recession, how can people change up their interiors?

A. Move art around. Reframe it. Or buy a piece of original art; it’s increasingly accessible and elicits an emotional response. Change out lampshades. Take a look at what you have first, and edit.

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A. Don’t be afraid to go big, no matter the size of your room. Forgo buying a few little things and choose one big statement piece.

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color paletteOFFthe vine

Be daring and paint your kitchen cabinets in a warm wine shade.

Valspar “Baked Bahama”

Sherwin-Williams “Spice”

Raise your glass and say cheers to colors reminiscent of Napa Valley.

Shades of wine and burgundy welcome autumn indoors, a warm color that can be polished and elegant or soft and homey. You’ll also find these colors repeated in everything from flowers and digital cameras to shoes and handbags. Very fashion-forward!

“Vintage Wine” is a full-bodied and rich color chosen as Benjamin Moore’s 2011 color of the year. Sherwin-Williams has a color called “Spice” that reminds us of a glass of cabernet sauvignon, while Valspar’s “Baked Bahama” is a little brighter, like a wine spritzer.

Try pairing these colors with chocolate brown or cream — the light and the dark. Choose it for impact or brush it on an accent wall or ceiling as a focal point. Make the colors pop with certain shades of green, yellow, even bittersweet orange.

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Electronics are sleek and slim, but furnishings to house them are bulking up.

Hefty raw wood cabinets with steel accents house ultra-thin televisions. Laptops sit on desks made of lumber atop saw horses. Reclaimed wood pieces offer built-in power strips for recharging all those hand-held devices.

Vintage factory fixtures are the inspiration for designers. The contemporary look of contrasting the rough-hewn with high-tech is said to have originated in France and been popularized by California-based retailer Restoration Hardware.

In its rugged form, reclaimed wood and old factory hardware is fashioned into functional furnishings — media consoles, cocktail tables, book shelves and laptop desks — that add industrial chic to modern interiors. Recycled components are also eco-friendly.

But the average homeowner will find furniture collections constructed using sandblasted or “raw” wood with varying degrees of distressing. Hardware and metal accents give that industrial feel.

Spring Street adjustable desk is part of Century Furniture’s new Archive Home collection, priced about $2,490.

Metal rivets give off an industrial vibe from the Lakehurst cocktail table by Magnussen Home, about $399.

Broyhill’s Ember Grove collection features rustic hardwood with distressed surfaces. Occasional media unit retails for about $800.

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Industrial chic has made its way from downtown lofts to suburban living rooms. The style blends easily into houses that have a clean-lined, mod-ern look and looks hip in more traditional houses.

It’s easier than you think to get the look.

Go for contrast Feel free to experiment, putting a vintage piece of machinery on a sleek coffee table, or a tall, industrial lamp next to an overstuffed chair. The contrast will be easier to pull off if it’s peppered throughout your home rather than concentrated only in one room. It’s all about the right mix of things.

The wood tones of different pieces don’t need to match — in fact, it’s best if they don’t. “The huge contrast between industrial and traditional is what makes it work,” says Emily Henderson of HGTV’s “Secrets from a Stylist.”

To balance out the coldness of industrial decor, add warmth with rich, soft fabrics or add color.

Perfect for kitchens Stainless steel appliances and professional-grade stoves have already brought an industrial feel to many residential kitchens. To take it further, says Brian Patrick Flynn, designer and founder of decordemon.com “add two gigantic industrial lights over a kitchen island or over a big wooden

table and you immediately have that look.”

Painted plank wood floors are another popular industrial element.

Swap out accents Consider replacing a side table or coffee table with an old industrial trunk, cart or card catalog. Look for pieces with aged or distressed metal, rather than polished chrome.Troll flea markets for old industrial items that are “fun, playful and unex-pected,” Flynn says.

Consider the ceilingIn a basement with a drop ceiling, Flynn notes, you can easily remove the fake ceiling and expose the beams and ductwork above to add height and industrial style.

Find it A huge array of vintage stuff is available online and at flea markets. These real industrial items reclaimed from old buildings usually cost less than reproductions.

If you prefer new items, many retailers are offering industrial-inspired pieces, from pharmacy-style medicine cabinets to factory-style metal shelving meant for living rooms.

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The urban barn door is sliding into the home front.

Demand for these movable mono-liths has grown in recent years as hom-eowners, including condo dwellers and suburbanites, are looking for solutions with character.

Besides their industrial-chic style — a product of the lofting of America — the sliding doors and hardware serve useful purposes. An everyday hinged door takes up 9 square feet, eating up precious floor space in a hallway or square-foot-crunched condo, points out Jeremy Crowder, vice president of KNC, a third-generation door hardware business in Canada.

“Not only are sliding doors efficient for the homeowner, they’re good for condo developers,” Crowder says.

However, extra wall space is required to the left or right of an urban barn door to

accommodate its large size. Ideally, the door should be at least 6 inches wider than the opening. Still, it’s more efficient than a 36-inch swinging door or sets of them.

Hardware is often the priciest part of the indoor sliders, usually starting at about $1,000. A few months ago, KNC intro-duced the Crowder Round Track, exposed European-style stainless steel with nylon wheels at the top. A barely visible guide-block in the floor helps keep the door on track. All it takes is two fingers to silently and smoothly glide 400 pounds of wood, metal, glass or other material. The hard-ware is shock-absorbing to keep a residen-tial door from sounding like an authentic hay-holding barn door.

“If you’re entertaining, you want people to remember the party and not the rickety door,” says furniture and product designer Joe Munson of Leawood, Kan., who has created large-scale sliding doors for local clients and others in New York. •

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Sometimes you just know.

Scouting for a rural Northern Iowa property to build their new home, this outdoor-loving couple hiked a half-mile or so into a wooded acreage on the auction block. After crossing paths with deer and a flock of wild

turkeys, they knew they’d found the right spot. Their bid accepted, they set about tearing out a mile of barbed wire

and carving out a driveway. They hired Bryan Burman of Waverly, formerly with Ahmann Design, to draw blueprints, then hired a

contractor.“We’ve always talked about building a home in the woods. We

fish and hunt, and we wanted a home that was a retreat. The house is big, but we didn’t get carried away with size. We knew what we wanted and if we were going to build this home, we were going to do it right,” said the wife.

And they did. The home rises in a clearing on a hill, a vantage point that affords a

bird’s eye view of the land. At roughly 7,900 square feet, the dwell-ing is situated to take advantage of its bucolic setting.

“I wanted an elegant home that was comfortable, not stuffy or fussy, with lots of natural light and warm colors. We’re going to be

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Homeowners bought the large fireplace mantel off the wall in a Kansas City store. Day or night, the color palette and furnishings create a warm glow in the great room. Intertwining circles and a large tran-som create instant drama at the front door, below.


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here for the rest of our lives,” she said. To that end, there are four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, three fireplaces, a large kitchen, screened porch, deck, lower-level family room and theater, exercise room, sauna, geothermal heating and cooling and other amenities.

On the main level, guests walk into a soaring foyer. Next door is the dining room with a long table that seats 12 for large fam-ily gatherings, centered beneath a tray ceil-ing. From either space, one gets a full view of the great room.

The large fireplace, flanked by wall tor-chieres, and the chapel-like double vaulted, faux-painted ceiling give new meaning to the phrase “great room.” But these strik-ing elements, and a welcoming pair of soft caramel-colored sofas and grand piano, don’t upstage the view of the backyard — a pond with a cascading waterfall, rect-angular swimming pool and surrounding woods.

“We didn’t want a room that looked awe-some but didn’t feel good sit in. I want to be able to sit on the furniture and enjoy the

Operated by remote control, this TV rises out of the granite countertop of a kitchen island. Counter tops and backsplash are made from slabs of Magma Gold granite, top. Beneath a decorative tray ceiling, matching light fixtures and identically sized artwork create symmetry in the large dining room that can seat 12.

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He joined the project in-progress and “had to work around choices I’d already made in fixtures and finishes. He told me I’d done well, which was a great compliment,” she said.

Intent on “aging in place,” the home has large-sized rooms and 36-inch doors for accessibility. “Everything we need is on this floor. There’s even space for a washer and dryer tucked into the master closet.”

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The master suite is just that — a separate master bedroom with a 7 1/2-foot-tall headboard, a spa-cious bathroom with spa tub and walk-in shower open to the view from one side, and a place for everything in the luxurious master closet.

Not a single detail was overlooked, from the hallway’s center medallion and lighted dome with circular, carved cherry trim and faux painting in various rooms, to beer on tap in the great room and lower-level bars.

It wasn’t all smooth sailing. The builder declared bankruptcy just as the interior finish work was about to begin, leaving the homeowners and suddenly unemployed craftsmen dazed.

“We asked the men to stay and finish the work. To a man, they stayed. It’s an outstanding group of men and talented craftsmen. We were blessed,” she said. •

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The pool, outdoor entertaining space, pond and waterfall and the surrounding woods are just outside the door from the lower level.


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some people are fine living in a home with the previous owner’s style imprint. You can get used to almost anything, right?

Maybe not.This professional couple just couldn’t wrap their arms around garden-

themed green and pink tiles and glaring white walls in their eastern Iowa home. But the layout was great and the neighborhood perfect for their children, so they purchased the house and decided to live with the decor — at least for a while.

“We needed to figure out what to do, how we would live in the space,” she said. “We’re busy, the kids are always busy, so when we’re at home, we want to be comfortable and enjoy our home.”

Finally ready, the couple asked Mary Akin, an interior designer at Phelan’s Interiors in Cedar Rapids, to help them pull it all together.

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Pretty and functional, the kitchen features quarter-sawn walnut cabinetry, an island painted Mission white and glazed in soft brown. Throughout the home, Old World touches can be found in tapestries, rich upholstery and carved wood.

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Working with Akin, the couple chose beautifully textured fabrics, a mix of medium and dark woods and furnishings that respected the home’s large scale, but were inviting and easy to live with. Their style is a nod to Old World classicism, reinterpreted for a modern lifestyle.

“Every fabric, every piece of furniture has to hold up to the family’s daily wear-and-tear. There are no ‘off-limits’ areas,” said Akin. “Most furnishings were custom-ordered because we were after a particular look that is European traditional.”

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In the living room, multiple seating areas make the large space feel intimate. Here, piano lessons and chess games take place in an area that is deliberately free of television. In the dining room, carved Italian chairs are imposing set against a large table.

The kitchen — once a forest of green tile coun-tertops, a pink sink and Formica cabinetry with red oak inlays — is now a focal point and favorite gathering spot. He cooks and she loves to bake, so Ramsey Creek Cabinets in Kalona worked with them to create a space perfect for multiple cooks.

A large range hood above the 48-inch Wolf range/oven is dramatic with its raised panels and roll-out spice and utensil storage, and the arch echoes arched doorways in the home. The slightly asymmetrical island houses the microwave, mixer lift and drawers and is painted Mission white, softened by a brown glaze. Quarter-sawn walnut cabinetry is the perfect contrast, played out in wal-nut columns with acanthus leaf capitals flanking the refrigerator and doors. End panels are walnut stump veneer with angel-step figure pattern and a reversed raised panel mitered molding. Tall panels on the pantry/refrigerator received end-matchbook veneers.

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Sandy Bouman may have the market cornered on vintage green-handled kitchenware.

When antique dealers and flea marketers see her coming, they’ll wave a green-handled potato masher or some other utensil over their heads and invariably she’ll say, “Already got one!”

She boasts more than 400 pieces in her collection, much of it displayed in her kitchen in a 19th-century cubbyhole cabinet inherited from her dad, who bought it when an old South Dakota post office closed.

The post office’s well-worn sorting table is now Bouman’s kitchen table. Those pieces, along with the mint-condition 1923 Skel stove — yes, she cooks on the burners and bakes in the oven are happily at home in the 1879 farmhouse she and her husband, Bob, pur-chased four years ago. The rural acreage was in their son-in-law’s family for generations and they bought it from descendants of the original owners. The original structure and dormer were built from native Iowa lumber and square nails. In 1900, a kitchen and side rooms were added and in 1905, a second addition was tacked on, followed in 1923 by a bathroom, laundry room and cistern.

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idea fileDesigner Sandy Bouman was recy-cling and repurposing antique and vintage collectibles before it was cool. Here are some of her favorite ideas:— Group collections together by object, theme or color. If you have a large collection, display them throughout several rooms in vignettes, not scattered about. — Mix old with new for a twist, rather that appearing stuck in the past. Fill collected glass jars, vases and vessels with interesting objects (think seasonally, too — small pine cones and nuts bridge late summer to Christmas, for example). Turn over a thick-stemmed wine glass, place a pretty saucer on top and use it to elevate objects. — For an interesting wall treatment, above, glue burlap to a wall, trowel on joint compound, leaving burlap to show through in spots. After com-pound dries, paint wall (letting burlap show) and stencil on a pretty pattern.

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updates were made, particularly wiring and plumbing, but the home, its numerous built-in cabinets and stepback kitchen cupboards were left intact.

“I feel in touch with the history of it. I love knowing the history of the place and I feel at home,” Sandy said, who has been a floral designer at Basket of Daisies in Cedar Falls for about 19 years.

That’s not to say she didn’t update and redecorate with relish to put her stamp on the place.

She redid the kitchen first, pulling up decades-old imitation brick linoleum flooring, scrubbing, sanding and painting. “I was reduced to tears at times,” she admits. She trow-eled joint compound onto walls to mimic plaster, often directly over old wallpaper to avoid damaging walls, and laid about 900 tiles in the kitchen, laundry room and side rooms.

Rather than tear down walls, she adapted rooms to her needs. One small room off the kitchen holds the refrigerator, another houses cupboards and all the spaces hold her collec-tions of glassware and bits and bobs.

Each room on the main level has seen her hand. The living room is done in shades of her favorite colors — red, soft green and a hint of gold (it’s amazing at Christmas!), inspired by a vintage Chinese checkerboard. The sitting room, where she does her scrapbook-ing surrounded by family photographs, features walls covered in burlap and plastered so hints of the rough fabric show through. A magnetic chalkboard holds more framed photos. Another room is kept as a play room filled with vintage toys for their seven grandchildren.

Furnishings are an artful mix of old and new for a cottage look. In the living room, for

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family photos and collectibles. — Use pretty scrapbook paper, wallpaper scraps,

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example, a comfortable C.R. Laine sofa keeps company with a wooden kitchen table that belonged to her grandmother. Bouman sawed off the legs so it doubles as a coffee table.

The former history major has a passion for all things old and sentimental, but she’s clear-eyed and keen about repurposing vin-tage items. She tucks antique stained and leaded glass windows into the home’s win-dows instead of hanging window shades.

“I was repurposing things before it became stylish. I love antiquing and visiting flea markets and I like to collect things and see what else I can do with them. I read in a book about French Country decorating once that if you buy only what you love, every-thing will go together — and it does.”

Her favorite old books — wrapped in pret-ty papers — are stacked on tables to hold ceramic and glass bottles, jars and other decorative objects. Displays are changed to suit the seasons.

Detail-oriented, she likes her vignettes to have polish. “It just has to look right to me. I love to tweak things and move things around. I don’t believe less is more. For me, less is less.” •

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When the old furnace finally gave up the ghost, a new side-vented furnace brought a whole new level of comfort to the 35-year-old home.

All that warmth made the homeowners restless for more change. The wall where the old furnace chase ran between kitchen and living room stood out like a sore thumb. Soon the couple had immersed themselves in ideas for making the space more livable, remodeling the kitchen and embracing the wife’s pas-sion for French country style.

After deliberating for a year, they hired kitchen designer Mike Flanscha of Interior Source and contractor Reed Hunemuller, both of Cedar Falls, to trans-form their “what ifs” into pleasant reality.

“We thought about our budget and how much we wanted to put into it. We thought about resale value, but then we realized we needed to do this for ourselves. On the other hand, I’m a big HGTV fan and maybe I’ve been brain-

washed into thinking I needed to do this,” she said, laughing.When Flanscha did a walk-through and told her “I think we can make this look

pretty good,” she was sold.“Mike and Reed made it work so beautifully. We talked about adding a fire-

place in living room, but there wasn’t much space. Reed said it was possible, we could bump out a little into the garage. I asked if it was possible to have granite around the fireplace and he said yes, and he designed the mantel. Anything I asked about was possible,” she said.

Her husband had a tougher time visualizing the space. “When I looked at the plans and Reed started tearing things out and the space took shape, I could really see it was going to work. Now that it’s finished, it’s just about perfect,” he said.

The 30-year-old wire-brushed, distressed oak floors he installed all those years ago remained. Her wish for a large island — “big enough for the grandchildren to gather around and bake cookies” — was granted (and richly glazed deep brown), and is a perfect fit for the highly functional kitchen,

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She also involved interior designer Michael Eye from Ethan Allen in Cedar Rapids, in the early stages. “It was a challenging space, smaller than I expected, and I knew what we achieved in furnishing the living room and din-ing area had to complement the kitchen since it was all one space,” Eye explained.

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century and usually depicts scenic patterns. Here, floor-to-ceiling, trimmed draperies in a pastoral country scene identically dress living and dining windows.

Eye chose a closed arm bergere chair with a balloon-shaped back for the living room, then had cushions upholstered in “Versailles” toile and a dimensional stripe on the back. It pairs per-fectly with the homeowner’s prized cherub-backed carved chair.

The 79-inch “Hyde” sofa from Ethan Allen is smaller than an average sofa, but the scale fits the space, and its arched back, rolled arms and spool legs are a traditional touch. French flair is brought in by covering it in a deep red, quilted matalisse fabric called “Gianna.”

“Selections are based on the client’s desires and lifestyle. As long as the decision is made that ‘this goes with that,’ they can have confidence in their selections,” Eye said,

When all was said and done, the homeowners couldn’t be happier. “It’s more than I dreamed it could be. It’s a small house but it doesn’t look small, it looks beautiful,” she said. •


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An empty wall is a blank canvas.Figuring out what to hang on that wall, especially if it’s

beneath a lofty ceiling, can be frustrating. Most art tends to get lost on a big wall and visually resembles a postage stamp.

Sometimes you need to think big.“Big art usually has a big price tag, but a big quilt often isn’t

nearly as costly. A big quilt equals big art,” says Gerald Roy, one of the most influential quilt experts, appraisers and collectors in the world.

Roy is owner of Pilgrim/Roy Antiques and Interiors in Warner, N.H.

Long before quilts came off the bed and onto the wall after America’s Bicentennial in 1976, Roy and his partner, the late Paul

Pilgrim, began collecting, selling, designing, making and display-ing quilts in the early 1960s and built a successful California antiques and interior design firm. They were among the first to start collecting Amish quilts in the 1960s.

“I love color and the interaction of colors,” Roy confesses, smil-ing. “Where I grew up quilts were not in exciting colors. When I saw my first Amish quilts, I was like a kid in a candy store.”

Using his background as a painter, he creates “paintings in cloth” using color and design choices that are similar to ones he chooses in painting.

Today Roy works in an 18th-century New Hampshire barn that he has transformed into a living/working space and textile conser-vation facility. He also designs fabrics for Baum Textiles/Wind-ham Fabrics in New Jersey.

He suggests using a dynamic quilt as the main building block for decorating a room. These works of art can introduce color, drama

— Do not toss antique quilts into the washer or dunk in the bathtub. Water can activate chemicals used in old dyes that can ruin the fabric. Washing also can cause fabric and seams to fall apart. Vacuum instead: Place the quilt on a flat surface, cover it with a fiberglass screen (avail-able at home improvement/hardware stores) and using an upholstery brush attachment and low-suction setting on the vacuum, gently vacuum the quilt, working a section at a time. “Use an up-and-down motion, dabbing at it, not like you’d vacuum the rug,” Roy advises. — If you like hanging quilts on racks or stair railings, place a towel between the fabric and the rack or railing to prevent damage. — Stretching and displaying a quilt on a wood frame like a canvas can do more harm than good, particularly if the job is done incorrectly. It’s a job best left to a qualified and experienced professional, but it will cost up to $3,000. “And it’s usually not done properly even then because there are specific techniques and materials that must be used to protect the fabric,” Roy says. “If you want it as a painting, buy a painting.”— The safest, most secure method for hanging a quilt is to use muslin sleeves or casings at top and bottom that provide space for hanging rods. Roy prefers using flat narrow pieces of wood rather than dowels for hanging. A sleeve puts the weight on the sleeve, not the quilt, when hanging. — Avoid extremes in temperatures and humidity.— The best bet for storing quilts is “flat on the bed,” Roy says. “You can stack them up on a bed in the guest room and put a bed sheet over top to keep them clean. If you must store quilts folded, it’s worth it to put acid-free tissue in the folds and periodically refold them.”

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and whimsy and fit any decor.Folk art patterns — double wedding ring, log cabin, pinwheel, etc. — are

perennially popular.Prefer a modern aesthetic? Look for quilts in contemporary and abstract styles

in bold colors, prints and patterns. These quilts often have intricate and archi-tectural designs, interesting use of negative space and the pairing of irregular shapes.

Whatever your choice, “start with the quilt and build the room color from there. You want the wall to show off the quilt, not interfere with it,” Roy says.

Never display an antique quilt on a stark white wall. “It will make the quilt look dirty,” Roy says.

Warmer white paint colors, though, might be perfect. Or choose a color from the quilt.

“It’s wonderful to put a quilt on a wall that has been specifically colored for it. Just make sure the paint color is a softer, darker and more muted tone than anything that’s in the quilt.

“That makes an enormous difference. It isn’t necessary to match it, just relate to it,” he notes.

Treat textiles with love and respect. Fabric, especially in vintage or antique quilts, is fragile and can be harmed by poor hanging or displaying techniques.

Properly hang the quilt using the sleeve technique and display away from direct sunlight and spotlights. Use low-voltage lights.

Rotate the quilt regularly to prevent stretching or other damage.“As a collector I would never purchase a quilt that has been stretched. It

stresses all the seams in the quilt,” Roy says. “I’ve seen many quilts improperly displayed or framed and ruined by mishandling.” •

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Glass is for more than windows.For hip homeowners, cool, functional and eco-

friendly glass is quickly becoming the go-to alterna-tive to traditional materials for countertops, backsplashes, fire-place surrounds, shower walls, water features, room dividers, bar fronts, stair railing, wainscoting, door and window inlays. Artistic panels are being designed as wall art or freestanding displays and digital images are being printed on glass to create unique, personalized statements.

At Studio L Glassworks in Cedar Falls, designers are creating a variety of “made in America” products using a glass fusion process. The fire-polished glass is available as tiles in any color imaginable — even matched to custom paint colors — to cast glass tiles and custom artistic glass panels.

“Not a lot of glass like this is made in the U.S. Any place you can put regular tile, you can put glass. Our products are made from standard float glass, which is used for window and door glass and gives us great flexibility to create custom products. Almost any untempered glass can be recycled in our kiln,” said Megan Hannam.

The company uses about 60 percent pre-consumer recycled

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Glass tiles made at Studio L Glassworks can be used for many artistic installations. Below, Megan Hannam shows wall art created from the tiles.

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glass — broken flat glass, not glass bottles. Glass is surprisingly durable and low-maintenance, and the company’s lines can be customized. Hannam and designer Jordan Llewellan regularly work with interior designers and contractors to achieve the “just right” look.

“We pride ourselves on being able to do thousands of different textures, shapes and styles. All tiles are colored by a cold-applied coating for deeper color saturation. Starphire glass, an ultra-clear glass, is used when a custom color is requested,” Han-nam explained.

No tiles are mesh-mounted, allowing for flexibility when mixing and matching sizes.

There are four tile lines: Simplicity, Nxpressions, Fusion and Innovations.Simplicity: Most basic line; customized by size, shape, tile thickness or specified

color from most paint manufacturing companies. Nxpressions: Pattern-painted in a mix of traditional and contemporary styles;

can be used for accent; six patterns available in four color schemes; can be partially customized with colors from the Simplicity line or fully customized using any colors from most major paint manufacturing companies.

Fusion: Hand-crafted line designed using recycled glass fired at temperatures that allow the glass to fuse; custom tiles can be specified and all non-tempered glass can be reused for tile.

innovations: Fully custom line, including a hand-painted mural series to cre-ate a custom mural or use a digital photo or image; sample runoff will be produced by an artist for the hand-painted mural, approved by the client before the piece is completed.

The Artistic Panel series is available in a variety of texture options or can be cus-tomized. Finishes include clear, cold-applied color, heat-applied color, frosted, digital image and hand-paint mural on several different glass types and thicknesses. The pan-els are available in sizes up to 4 by 8 feet.

Presently, the company is developing a countertop line. Tiles are distributed in eight Midwestern states by BK Tile, RBC Tile & Stone, and two other distributors supply the East Coast. •

Artisan Jordan Llewellan prepares tiles to be fired in the large kiln. Studio L Glassworks can create a complete and custom look in their various lines of fire-polished glass tile.

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Choosing granite is about personal taste. The natural stone stands the test of time, transforms a room and offers an endless array of colors and patterns.

Heather Cook, owner and manager of Rock Shop Granite & Marble in Hiawatha, and Marc Schweer, who owns Cambrian Granite and Stone in Cedar Falls with his brother, Brent, offer shopping advice:

initial considerationsCOOK: Choosing a granite that fits the personality and style of the consumer is really the goal. More than 200 natural colors and patterns range from consistent patterns to beautiful artistic movement, so finding a stone the cus-tomer loves is never an issue.

SCHWEER: Some people really see the beauty in big patterns and really bold-type stones. To the next person, that looks like an imperfection, and they want to see something that has a real consistent, smaller pattern. Peo-ple need to realize granite is a natural stone. There will be small pits that may have been filled in. It is going to have pattern and color variations. Those are

all parts that add to the uniqueness of the stone and the beauty of the stone. Viewing a slabCOOK: Some customers are able to determine what material they want from a small sample if the pattern is consistent. However, the flowing/movement stones can vary from block to block. We typically get email photos and pre-view them for the customer and assist them in determining which slabs will best fit their personality and layout. We bring in the material for final approval prior to cutting.

SCHWEER: Once we’ve drawn out the layout of a kitchen, we encourage customers to help lay that out on the slab. A certain spot might be the most beautiful part of the slab to one customer, but the next customer would rather hide that somewhere else. We want them to feature on their focal point their favorite part of the slab.

physical propertiesCOOK: Every material has some differences of hardness and strength. Once properly installed, natural stone will take quite a beating without any concerns. Granite is the hardest known substance to man outside of dia-monds, which indicates its strength, and is virtually nondestructible in normal applications.

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are, but a few stones we’ve told customers we won’t cut, and if you have to have it, we won’t stand behind it if it doesn’t work out. We tend to see more problems as far as fissures (or small cracks) in some of the expensive, exotic ones that people buy for the looks. Don’t be afraid of an inexpensive stone because a lot of times those are more durable than some that cost a lot more. Finish optionsCOOK: The beautiful shine of granite will always be the most common. However, for consum-ers who love the maintenance-free aspect and unmatched beauty of granite, but prefer a matte finish, we offer an honed option on several materi-als, along with brushed and sueded to provide a textured, more natural-looking option.

SCHWEER: Almost all of what we do is a polished finish. Honed granites look very nice in certain settings. There are some maintenance issues with those. If you get a stone that’s a little bit rough on the surface, you have to be a little bit careful. You won’t scratch the stone, but you’ll scratch a soft aluminum pan off onto the stone, and it’ll leave a line.

MaintenanceSCHWEER: Granite will need sealing, generally every two to five years, but I’ve heard of people going seven or eight years. That’s going to depend a little bit on the stone. Some are more porous than others. If the stone darkens when wet, that means it’s absorbing moisture. So, let it dry out, clean it well and apply a granite sealer purchased at any home center. Then, the water should bead up on it again just like wax on a car.

COOK: Granite is virtually nonpourous, and, through the polishing process, almost all of the pores are closed. We place a commercial-grade sealer on all products prior to installation. With granite, it is considered a lifetime seal and does not need to be re-applied.

installationSCHWEER: Most granite shops will need new cabinetry permanently set before measuring the tops. Old counter tops usually don’t need to be removed for measuring. It’s roughly a three-week turnaround from the templating to having tops installed. Most kitchen installations take two to four hours. Granite is very heavy, but it’s also evenly distributed amongst the whole surface area. A few instances in extremely older homes where maybe the flooring was starting to sag, people have braced their flooring from the base-ment. But 95 percent of all homes that are struc-turally sound don’t need any type of reinforcing at all.

COOK: With modern templating processes and knowledgeable personnel, we are able to leave the consumers’ kitchen fully intact while we are fabricating their new kitchen. It is rare for us to have to change the existing structure due to the even disbursement of the weight of the material. •

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Any spare time is spent in the private sanctuary he has created.The handsome outdoor living space offers nature’s restoring calm in eight

separate “rooms” carved out of an Iowa cornfield, each with a different view of the backyard, including a pond and waterfall, gazebo, a firepit, a pool and an elevated garden for tomatoes and other vegetables.

“We don’t vacation — we live in a vacation spot year-round. It’s a getaway where I can spend my time outdoors and enjoying nature. If we’re at home, we’re out here,” said Springer, founder of Interior Perfection Design Group in Hiawatha.

The interior designer also enjoys landscape design, often working with clients to achieve a completely cohesive look inside and out. He brought those skills to bear on filling his own 1-acre blank canvas 11 years ago. Working from a

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Springer knew how he wanted the yard to play out. There was no access to the rear yard from the house, so he started there. “We built a deck and stairs and installed a privacy fence, planted trees along the fence line, then put in the pond. It took two years to get the waterfall done.”

The pond is 60 by 40 feet, with 25,000 tons of fieldstone layered around the perim-eter. The 25,000-gallon waterfall cascades down 20 ton of rock, blocking out noise from a nearby interstate highway. There are 300 fish in the pond. A gazebo cantile-vers over the pond’s edge, a perfect vantage point for watching a pair of ducks that returns each year to rear their ducklings.

At the property’s opposite end, Springer installed a secluded pool that is used nearly every day.

Numerous containers populate the decks — color scheme and materials changes each season. This year, Springer planted prairie grasses to wave and shimmer from spring through winter months.

“LED-landscape lights light up the outdoors and it’s really spectacular in the eve-ning. I suppose the negative is that we’ve priced ourselves out of the neighborhood. But we’re never moving, and we weren’t concerned about resale value. ” •


Designed to be a journey, grassy paths, a footbridge and naturalistic plantings wind through the expan-sive garden to secluded seating areas and the pond, which is home for a family of ducks.


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A black-and-white striped dragonfly dives off a red-stemmed thalia and barrel rolls toward the pond, pulling up at the last second to skim across the water. Beneath the water, a large

yellow-and-cream butterfly koi leads a school of other fish on an endless glide path through the clear, cool water, occasionally dart-ing to the surface to gulp at floating food pellets. Overhead, a blue jay sails past, calling to its friends.

It’s like a scene from a nature documentary — one that Steve Bartlett of Marion, watches daily from a perch on his twig chair, often with labradoodle Max at his side.

“It’s my outdoor office,” said Bartlett, laughing. “I’ll bring my laptop out here and sit. It’s very peaceful and relaxing to hear the sound of water. I like watching the fish swim. We’ve had a Coo-per’s hawk out here and for a while, a pair of mallards would land in the pond in the mornings.”

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The retired science teacher and master gardener had always wanted a pond. When a tree died in the backyard last year, it was the perfect opportunity to call Kevin Bailey at Prairie Creek Nursery in Cedar Rapids, to finally put his plans in motion.

He wanted the pond to fit naturally into the landscape, sur-rounded by heavy stones, with a waterfall that cascaded loudly enough that he could hear it burbling from upstairs in the house.

“I didn’t want a pond so large that it didn’t look natural. The property slopes in the back, so Kevin had to build a retaining wall to support the soil. With the plants really taking off and all the rocks, you can’t see it,” Bartlett noted.

He videotaped the entire process and was impressed by Bai-ley and his crew. “I captured clips of everything —- digging out the tree stump, digging the pond, shifting rock. It was hard work and a painstaking process. They knew what they were doing and paid attention to every detail.”

The 3,000-gallon pond measures 16 X 20 feet and 20 to 30 inches deep in the center. The waterfall circulates water year-round and the pond is deep enough for Bartlett to overwinter his fish. “When it’s 15-below zero outside, the water is 41 F. You can hear the water running beneath all the snow and ice.”

In addition to the thalia, pickerel’s rush, water hyacinths and other water-loving plants, Bartlett is planting his own little arboretum of dwarf conifers.

“I enjoy playing with color and texture in plants. For me, this pond is a dream come true.” •

Water circulates year-round in the 30,000-gallon pond, which is deep enough that fish can overwinter at its depths and hide under outcroppings.


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This is cold-weather comfort for cold-climate gardeners, written by Minnesota authors, that describes species and cultivars, combinations, hardiness, site, light, pruning, landscape uses and other necessary (but often missing) information.

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As late summer winds down, freshen your pots for fall. Here are a few tips from Joan Mazat for Ball Horticultural Co.

— Fill them full. In the fall, a shortened day-length means plants in containers won’t fill out as vigor-ously, so add extra plants to create a lush look.

—Mix it up. Lettuce and spinach varieties like the cooler temperatures of fall. Don’t be afraid to mix edibles with flowers.

— Add in texture. Perennial grasses and sedum varieties (nice alternatives to mums) offer a lot of tex-ture options and are great choices for low- mainte-nance containers that don’t need frequent watering.

— Pansies are perfect. Colors in the fall are enhanced with the cool weather. The extensive color range of pansies and violas really lets you get creative.

— Perennials play well, too. Perennials such as asters and goldenrod are not just for the landscape; go ahead and mix them in containers as well.

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Each stake is driven into the ground and then attached to a drip emitter. A regular garden hose set to a very slow flow can also be used.

The watering stakes come in 14-, 24- and 36-inch lengths. They sell for $8.99 to $10.99 at www.deepdrip.com or (866) 469-4330, and they’re also avail-able from some other online retailers.

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Fall is the season for planting spring-flowering bulbs.

The optimum time is when nighttime tempera-tures stay in the 40 to 50 degree F range and at least six weeks before a hard frost. Don’t plant too early because too-warm soil can create fun-gus and disease problems for bulbs. Until plant-ing, store in a cool, dry place out of sunlight.

Bulbs aren’t seeds; they aren’t dormant so you can’t save them to plant next year. They’ll rot. If you don’t get them all planted, pot them up for forcing.What else you need to know:

— Big bulbs mean bigger flowers. Bulbs are sold by size or circumference measured at the thick-est part, given in centimeters or small, medium and top-size. Small bulbs are 10 to 11 centime-ters around. Medium bulbs measure 11 to 12 centimeters and top-size bulbs are more than 12 centimeters around. Botanical and species tulip bulbs are at least eight centimeters.

— For showy locations, plant top-size bulbs. For plantings viewed from a distance, smaller bulbs planted en masse are cost effective. The flowers may be smaller, but the impact is not.

— Give bulbs the squeeze test. They should be firm. A few marks are no big deal; avoid bulbs that are soft or show signs of mold or fungus. Don’t worry if the “tunic” or papery covering is peeling or gone; the bulb is fine.

— Large bulbs, such as tulips, hyacinths and daf-fodils, generally are planted 7 to 8 inches deep. Grape hyacinths, crocus and other smaller bulbs should be planted about 5 inches deep.

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Autumn is knocking at the door.When the weather begins to turn and colorful leaves drift downward, our thoughts

turn to appealing fall flavors like apples. Find fresh apples in grocery stores, at farmers’ markets, orchards and roadside stands. Then fill your home with the aromas of apples, cinna-mon and sugar.

Chop, slice and dice apples into harvest salads, main dishes and desserts for sweet-tart flavor. These recipes range from a quick and easy pulled pork sandwich and apple-pear praline pie to apple oatmeal raisin cobbler and glazed apple bars. •

Apple Oatmeal Raisin Cobbler

Makes about 15 1/2 cup servings2 cans (21 ounces each) apple pie filling1 package (16.5 ounces) Nestlé Toll House Refriger-

ated Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Bar DoughVanilla ice cream or whipped topping (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease 13 x 9-inch bak-ing dish or pan. Spoon pie filling into dish. Crumble cookie dough over pie filling. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until topping is golden brown and edge is bubbly. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped topping, if desired.

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Apple-Pear Praline Pie

A surprising toffee crunch in a pie filled with fresh apples and pears!

Serves 86 cups thinly sliced peeled Granny Smith apples3 cups thinly sliced peeled pears3/4 cup granulated sugar1/4 cup all-purpose flour2 to 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon1/4 teaspoon salt1 box refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed

on box1 tablespoon all-purpose flour2 tablespoons butter or margarine1 1/2 cups (1 bag - 8 ounces) almond brickle or

toffee bits1/2 cup butter or margarine1 cup packed brown sugar1/4 cup half-and-half1 cup chopped pecans

Heat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, gently toss apples, pears, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour, cinnamon and salt. Let stand 15 minutes. Place 1 pie crust in ungreased 9-inch deep-dish glass pie plate; sprinkle lightly with 1 tablespoon flour. Spoon apple mixture into pastry-lined pie plate; dot with 2 tablespoons butter. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the almond brickle or toffee bits. Top with second pie crust. Flute edges as desired. Cut slits in several places in top crust to allow steam to escape.

Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until golden brown; remove pie from oven. Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter over low heat. Stir in brown sugar and half-and-half. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in pecans. Spread sauce over top of hot pie; sprinkle with remaining almond brickle. Cool 2 hours before serving.

For a special presentation, top each slice with a dollop of whipped cream sprinkled lightly with toffee bits.

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Here’s a recipe you make and eat fresh as an appe-tizer and an Orange-Pecan Apple Crisp that is great served with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Fruity Nachos

Peel and core 4 Macintosh apples and slice into triangles. Using about 5 ounces of cheddar cheese, sliced, and 1 seeded, finely chopped jalapeno — top each apple slice with cheese and jalapeno and serve cold.

Orange-Pecan Apple CrispPreheat oven to 350 F. Butter a 9 x 9 x 2-inch pan. In

a food processor, place 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats and pulse until finely ground. Add 1/4 cup light brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 tea-

spoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract and pulse in short bursts until mixture begins to crumble and stick together. Add pecans and pulse to blend. Set aside. For the filling, peel and core 3 pounds apples and slice 1/4-inch thick. In a large bowl, add apples, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoosn finely grated orange zest, 2 tablespoons orange juice, 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg and pinch of salt. Toss gently to coat. Let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Pour filling into buttered pan and sprinkle crumb mixture on top of filling. Bake 55 minutes to 1 hour; let cool 15 to 20 minutes on cooking rack before cutting.

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These apple bars are an all-time favorite, perfect for after school snacks.

Makes 36 barsPastry:1 egg, separated, reserve egg white1/2 cup milk2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon salt1 cup cold butter, cut into chunksFilling:1 cup crushed corn flakes8 to 10 medium (8 cups) tart cooking apples, peeled,

sliced1 cup sugar2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg1 reserved egg white2 tablespoons sugarGlaze:1 cup powdered sugar1/2 teaspoon vanilla1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Heat oven to 350 F. Beat egg yolk in small bowl. Add 1/2 cup milk; mix well. Set aside. Combine flour and salt in medium bowl; cut in butter with pas-try blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in egg yolk mixture with fork until dough forms a ball. Divide dough in half. Roll out half of dough on lightly floured surface into 15 x 10-inch rectangle; place onto bottom of ungreased 15 x 10 x 1 inch jelly-roll pan. Sprinkle with corn flakes; top with

apples.Combine 1 cup sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

and nutmeg in small bowl. Sprinkle over apples. Roll remaining half of dough into 15 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch rectangle; place over apples. Beat egg white with fork until foamy; brush over top crust. Combine remaining cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar in small bowl; sprinkle over crust. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until lightly browned.

Combine powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in small bowl. Drizzle over warm bars.

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This fast and easy sandwich is a real crowd-pleaser.

Serves 64 cups cooked shredded pork butt roast1 cup smoky or mesquite bottled barbecue

sauce1/3 cup apple juice concentrate1 tablespoon butter2 medium apples (Ida Red, Rome, Empire,

Gala, Jonagold, Jonathan, McIntosh) cored, sliced

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar6 crusty sandwich rolls, split

Combine pork, barbecue sauce and apple juice concentrate in large sauce-pan. Heat over medium heat until heated through, stirring frequently. Meanwhile, melt butter in medium skillet over medium heat. Add sliced apples and cinnamon-sugar. Cook and stir 5 to 6 minutes or until apples are tender.

Divide pork mixture evenly over bottom half of rolls. Spoon cooked apples over pork. Cover with tops of rolls.

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Versatile, sweet and flavorful — apples are great in salads and on the grill, says Chef Jim Nadeau.

Whip up an easy salad by chunking a Braeburn apple and feta cheese and tossing with fresh spinach and walnuts. Dress with a cranberry vinagrette to make the flavors pop. Or substitute brie for feta or switch out spinach with romaine or a nice lettuce blend.

In a Waldorf salad, sub vanilla Greek yogurt for whipping cream for a nice zest.

Turkey and apples are a great pairing on the grill. Wrap turkey breasts with bacon and grill, and nearly done, toss on sliced Honeycrisp apples to grill (it brings out the sweetness). Or grill a flat of herbed foccacia, brushed with olive oil. Then toss on apples and cover with brie or Jarlsburg cheese to melt.

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Inspired by elegant, simple and classic northern Italian cui-sine, myVerona Ristorante Italiano has established itself as a fine dining experience in less than three years. Located

on the Cedar Falls parkade, the restaurant has sleek, contem-porary lines, but stone walls and ceramic-tiled floors have a salt-of-the-earth appeal, like the cuisine.

Chef Jordan Barkow, 27, leads the from-scratch kitchen where seasonal, innovative dishes and specialties use the

freshest ingredients. “Northern Italian fare is lighter. The sauces are light, and the

style emphasizes fresh seafood, braised and cured meats, aged cheeses. Our pastas are made daily and prepared to order. Our sauces are homemade. There’s nothing pre-made. Our pizzas are hand-rolled, and we make our own breads, gelato, serbatto and other desserts,” Barkow said.

In two years, he expects to peel off the rind and begin shav-ing off slices from a 100-pound wheel of Parmigiano-Reg-giano that sits aging on a table near the bar. “The flavor inten-sifies as it ages, so it should be incredible.”

Ambiance has a relaxed air of formality in the dining room and bar area, and the restaurant’s deli, pizzeria and bar offers a casual atmosphere. An enclosed outdoor wine garden is expected to open soon.

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The staff prides itself on service, said General Manager Cindy Bramblett. “We want our guests to feel comfortable and have a wonderful dining experience that matches the high quality of our food.”

Seafood is a signature dish, flown in fresh from Chicago. Among the most-requested dishes is pan-seared scallops with hand-rolled potato gnocchi sauteed with sun-dried tomatoes and a black truffle sauce. Diners also love the classic antipasto plat-ter filled with cured Italian meats such as prosciutto and Genoa salami, a selection of cheeses, olives and chilled wood-fire grilled

veggies. “And because we make our dishes from scratch, we can accom-

modate special dietary needs including gluten-free,” Chef Jordan said.

From the dessert menu, select from classic cheesecake, tiramisu and cannoli or the unusual but delicious chocolate salami and fro-zen sweet treats such as light-as-air gelatos and serbattos.

The restaurant’s Sunday brunch is known far and wide and may require standing in line, but it’s worth it to have a fresh omelet prepared to your taste.

There’s also an extensive wine cellar featuring 280 varieties and an Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator. •


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Craft brewers, both amateur and professional, are a creative lot, given to wide-ranging experimentation with recipes such as adding some dark malt into an India Pale Ale recipe. The result is an excellent oxymoron, Black India Pale Ale, and an excellent new beer style. Also called Cascadian Dark Ale, it is now officially known as American Black Ale.

Adding or substituting dark malt (often a debittered variety to avoid competing with hops) to a characteristically robust, hoppy, copper-hued IPA results in a deep, ebony brew with a mellow, toasty aspect that complements the herbal, citrus nature of hops.

My beer preferences are tuned to the seasons and predictably, as the days grow shorter in late summer and fall, I cast about for a suitably versatile beer to carry me through the season’s capricious temperature fluctuations. American Black Ale fills in nicely, the hoppy brightness cooling me on hot afternoons and the dark-roasted nuttiness equally warming on a cool evening. The style is still relatively young, and locally available choices are limited. More are sure to hit the shelves as demand grows.Whether you prefer the official name or the at-odds original name, it is a style worth seeking out and the perfect excuse for a weekend getaway to take in the changing leaves and search out new beer offerings.

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Complement your fall feasts with apple-flavored wines and spirits.

Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits manager Dwight Dehl suggests Iowa libations, including Stone Cliff Winery’s Late Harvest Spiced Apple wine and Cedar Ridge Distillery’s Apple Brandy, artisan-crafted in small batches for a long, velvety finish.

For a little adventure, reach for DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker Schnapps and mix up an appletini or two. Schmirnoff makes an apple vodka. There’s also Absolut’s new Orient Apple (with ginger) and UV Apple Vodka made with Granny Smith apples. If you have a taste for hard ciders, try Green Apple or Red Crisp Apple from Woodchuck.


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• Bedrooms: 4+• Baths: 3 1/2• Upper floor: 1,241 sq. ft.• Main floor: 1,855 sq. ft.• Total Living Area: 3,096 sq. ft.• Standard basement: 1,855 sq. ft.• Garage: 636 sq. ft.• Covered porches: 1,148 sq. ft.• Dimensions: 82-8 x 50-0• Exterior Wall Framing: 2x6• Foundation Options: standard basement

A downloadable study plan of this house, including general information on building costs and financing is available at www.houseoftheweek.com. To order: Call (866) 722-1013, or mail to House of the Week, P.O. Box 75488, St. Paul, MN 55175-0488.

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This country residence, Plan HMA-FAPW00549 from Homeplans.com, has classic farmhouse good looks and a just-

right floor plan, which features 3,096 square feet of living space, plus an unfinished basement for future expansion.

The wraparound covered porch at the entry gives way to a long foyer with an open staircase. To the left is the living room with a fireplace, and the formal dining room.

As the centerpiece of the plan, the extensive country kitchen has a cooktop island and room for casual dining near a cozy hearth. The hard-working utility zone nearby includes a mudroom leading from the garage, and the laundry room with counter space and a window.

Sleeping quarters are equally appealing. A pri-vate bath with a separate dressing room, whirl-pool tub and walk-in closet completes the main-floor master suite.

The second floor holds three bedrooms, one of which could easily function as a second master suite (handy for housing an in-law or sleeping closer to young children) with its large bedroom, private bathroom, walk-in closet and large stor-age area. A full hall bath serves the other two bed-rooms at the top of the staircase to the far right. •

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He specializes in design/build construction, including design and project management. As a certified aging-in-place specialist, he also is trained to older adults continue to live safely and independently in their homes.

Fairbanks also uses an online custom home-building tracking service that allows clients to make selection decisions, approve change orders, check progress and more.

BAckgrounD:A second-generation builder, Fairbanks was sketching home exteriors at age 9 and at 15, drew his first set of custom-designed work-ing plans. At 21, he designed and built his first custom home. He is a member of the National Association of Home Builders and Remodelers Council of the National Association of Home Builders.

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