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Page 4 – Home & Garden Show has something for everyone

Page 6 – Window treatments should match your lifestyle

Page 7 – Brian Santos and Harry Rinker offer sage advice

Page 10 – Boomers find passing on heirlooms a challenge

Page 11 – Credit unions provide lending advice

Page 15 – Appliances get smarter, more user-friendly in 2013

Page 20 – Well-placed instruments fill the home with music

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Check out the photos fromlast year, and you’ll see theNortheastern Pennsylva-

nia Home & Garden Show is aninviting kind of place.Here John Brill of Lattimer felt

comfortable enough toclimb intoa spa thatwas on display. The hottub wasn’t filled with water, ofcourse, but he couldusehis imag-ination.Likewise Judy Rowett of As-

kam, perhaps encouraged by asales associate, stretched out onamattress to judge theway it felt.

If you attend this year’s12th an-nual show, set for Jan. 25-27 atthe Mohegan Sun Arena inWilkes-Barre Township, you canexpect that you, too, will be wel-come to give products that kindof test drive.There also will be samples of

food to taste, cookingdemonstra-tions towatch, anda craft for chil-dren to work on. “The CollectorInspector” Harry Rinker will beon hand to appraise your an-

PETE G. WILCOX FILE PHOTO/THE TIMES LEADER

John Brill of Lattimer takes a seat inside a spa tub as sales associate of Strong Spas Ron Martin explains the features of the spa duringlast year’s Home & Garden Show.

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Judy Rowett of Askam tests a mattress from Sleep Number Bedsin Moosic as sales associate Allan Wallace looks on during lastyear’s Home & Garden Show.

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tiques, and “The Wall Wizard”Brian Santos will give paintingtips throughout the three-dayevent.Bonsai master Benny Zhang

fromCelestial Bonsai inWaldorf,Md., intends to return with moreof his charming little trees, showmanager Megan Walker con-firmed, and this year therewill benot one but three landscape dis-plays.“We also have an expanded art,

gift and gourmet area with soapsand jewelry and outdoor steel dé-cor for your garden,”Walker said.Walker expects more than

10,000 people will attend theshow, where they will find aplethora of information and ideasfor home and garden improve-ment.It’s a great way to bring buyers

and sellers together, said PattiHozempa, a custom quilter whoowns PA Designs in Tunkhan-nock.

“St. Paul’s Parish in Scrantonwas celebrating its125th anniver-sary, and I designed a quilt forthat with photos of all the priestsfrom when the church started,”

Hozempa said. “That cameout ofthis show.”How does she apply a photo to

quilt material?“Wehave aheat press that reac-

hes 600 degrees, like a profes-sional iron,” she said, explainingthedevice takes about10 secondsto imprint a picture on fabric.The original photo is not harmedbecause it’s scanned into a com-puter.

Hozempa’s stand at the Home& Garden Show is one placewhere children ages 4 through10or so will feel especially wel-come. They can work on a craftshe has adapted froma family tra-dition.“My dad’s been gone eight

years now, but he used to makethese puzzles out of thin pieces ofwood. There are five pieces, alldifferent shapes, but only oneway to put them together tomake a square. I adapted it to usefoam.The kids can put the piecestogether to make a ‘crazy quilt.’ ”While Hozempa will be happy

to explain how she and her hus-band make all kinds of personal-ized quilts, various other vendorswill offer information on every-thing from a piano for your livingroom to shutters for your win-dows to appliances that will helpyou cook gourmet meals as wellas clean up afterward.Some locally produced honey

will be among the items for sale,Walker said, and “Chef Tim” willoffer samples of his salad dress-ing.“He makes this vinaigrette,”

she said. “It’s fabulous.”


The annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Home & Garden Show atthe Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township typically drawsa crowd.

STAYContinued from Page 4

What: Northeastern PennsylvaniaHome & Garden ShowWhere: Mohegan Sun Arena, 255Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-BarreTownshipWhen: 2 to 7 p.m. Jan. 25; 10 a.m.to 7 p.m. Jan. 26; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Jan. 27Admission: $7.50, $5.50 seniorsMore info: 970-7600

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AIMEE DILGER FILE PHOTO/THE TIMES LEADER

Patti Hozempa of PA Designsand Quilts works on a custom-order quilt in her Tunkhannockstudio. She plans to show herwares again this year at theHome & Garden Show.

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Perhaps inspired by those lyr-ics from the Broadway musical“Hair,” youmight decide it’s timeto purchase new window treat-ments that will allow the optimalamount of sunlight into yourhome when you do want it, keepit out when you don’t want it andperhaps always shield you fromharmful ultraviolet rays.“These sheers with an S-

shaped vane prevent those UVrays from coming in,” said KathyNeubauer, manager of BudgetBlinds in Forty Fort.“These woven-wood shades

are made from real woods andgrasses, so they’re environmen-tally friendly.”

Those are just two examples ofwhat seem like countless optionsfor modern window treatments,ranging from wooden blinds thatare easy to clean with mild soapand water to pleated honeycombshades that hold layers of air inhoneycomb-shaped shells.That air serves as insulation,

which can help trim your heatingbill in winter. And, shades, blindsand drapes can be adjusted tokeep out some of the sun’s raysand the accompanying heat inthe summer.If you like the look of shutters,

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Kathy Neubauer of Budget Blinds in Forty Fort shows some of the different types of blinds that areavailable at the store. Offerings range from woven-wood to pleated-honeycomb shades.

SHADESTO MATCH YOUR STYLE

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Brian Santos likens himself to a mar-riage counselor for couples who tacklepainting and wallpapering projects.Later this month, he will dole out ad-

vice when he appears at the MoheganSunArenaatCaseyPlaza for the12thAn-nual NEPA Home & Garden Show.If you’re going to the show, you also

might want to bring along somethingfrom home you think could be worthsomething. Then you can bring it toHar-ry Rinker, “The Collector Inspector,” tofind out just how much your valuable isworth.Both experts will be there throughout

the show, which runs Jan. 25-27.If anything, you might learn some-

thing.

An old hand at paintSantos, who has been at the local

home and garden show in the past, is afourth-generation painting contractorbased inTampa, Fla.,whoworks forHab-itat for Humanity. But he is best knownas an author of best-selling how-to booksand through appearances on televisionand at home and garden shows world-wide. He has appeared on “Good Morn-ing America,” “Today,” and HGTV’s“SmartSolutions,” aswell asonTLCand

the Discovery Channel.Santos will offer interactive informa-

tion sessions at the arena show, visitorscan ask questions, and he’ll offer tips onpainting – how to clean a paint brush in10 seconds or less, how to take the smellout of paint, for example – andon remov-ing wallpaper.Santos, known as the “Wall Wizard,”

will give two to three classes each day ofthearena show inwhichpeople can “quiztheWiz” onwallpapering and othermat-ters of thewall, and he promises to teachtechniques to build home-improvementconfidence.“ ‘No fear’ are two of the most impor-

tant words,” he said in a recent tele-phone interview. “No one’s ever taughtyou how to paint, and it’s one of themostcommon practices.”But, he warned, “For heaven’s sake,

don’tGoogle stuff.That’s not necessarilyexpert information, just information.”He will go through an exercise to ex-

plain how to use a brush correctly andhow to use a roller correctly.“One of the most economic ways of

decorating is painting,” Santos said.“Wallpaper is more expensive.“It’s the worst when people paint over

wallpaper and then try to remove it,” henoted.But he has some tricks for that, aswell

as for replacing or matching popcornceilings or swirled ceilings.

Know your stuffRinker, meanwhile, likely won’t tell

you about replacing your ceiling, but hecould give you an idea about what yourgrandmother’s knickknacks or youraunt’s old Redware Sgraffito plate isworth.Rinker, now the host of “WHATCHA

GOT?,” a nationally syndicated antiquesand collectibles call-in radio show, is re-turning to the local home and gardenshow to appraise the antiques and collec-tibles people bring to him, as he didwhenhehosted “Collector Inspector” onHome & Garden Television. He has ap-peared in two HGTV specials – “2003Endless Yard Sale” and “Collectibles:Coast to Coast,” has authored numerousbooks on collectibles and is in his 27thyear of writing his syndicated newspa-per column on the subject.“I like coming to Pennsylvania,” the

Hellertown, Pa., native said, speaking byphone from his Kentwood, Mich. home.

A few online searches reveal the most- andleast-sought-after items on the antiquesmarket late last year that are still expectedto go strong this year. As far as what’s fallenout of favor, beware the great and growinggenerational divide, dealers say.HOT• Original illustration art• Mid-century modern items• Lucite• Aprons and linens• Signs (advertising, gas station, etc.) andanything metal• Beer, brewery and soda items• Cast iron• Primitives• Pottery and porcelain• Arts and crafts furniture• Space memorabilia• Signed costume jewelry• Antique fishing lures• Vintage clothingNOT• Record albums (though ‘60s and ‘70s editionshold their own, and album covers are oftenmore in demand than the actual albums.)• 19th-century items• Victoriana• Oak furniture• Collectible, limited-edition plates• Hummel items• Depression glass• Fiesta pottery• Wildlife prints• Royal wedding memorabilia

HOT AND NOT: THEANTIQUES EDITION

“The secondary antiques and collectiblesmarket is fickle and complex,” Rinker said. “Iam always concerned that my commentsmay set rather than report the market.However, realizing that nothing is served bymy refusing to create the lists, my immedi-ate reaction is:HOT:• Post World War II Modernism – decadepieces, especially 1960s and 1970s.• Toys from the early 1970s through themid-1980s. The generation that grew upwith them is buying back lost childhood.• Brand-name items. Younger collectorsrecognize and are willing to pay a premiumfor brand-name items. However, some older(pre-1904) brand names no longer carry theweight they once did.• Things associated with a recognized indus-trial designer such as Michael Graves or adesigner-focused manufacturer, for exampleHerman Miller and Knoll International in furni-ture.• Affordable, reusable items for the kitch-en, bedroom and other rooms in the house.“Cheaper than new” is now a rallying cry inthe antiques and collectibles marketplace.• Sterling silver and karat-gold items.NOT• 1920s and 1930s – everything from Colo-nial Revival furniture to Depression Glass.Today’s young buyers prefer new over old.• 1950s movie, radio, and television mem-orabilia. The younger generation has no ideawho Hoppy, Gene and Roy are. Only the verytop end of the market is strong.• Glassware from pattern glass to post-1945stemware. No one uses it any longer.• Odds and ends of anything – ceramics,glass, metal. The age of knickknacks is over.• 1950s and later limited-edition collec-tibles, especially items purchased from“Mints” and home-shopping channels.

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Not everyone is fond of heirlooms.Baby boomers find passing on fam-ily trinkets to younger generationsmore and more difficult — Page 10.

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ments – many of which BudgetBlinds will bring to the 12th an-nual Home & Garden Show atthe Mohegan Sun Arena inWilkes-Barre Township Jan. 25-27– range fromRomanshades, inwhich drapery-weightmaterial isarranged so it can be raised upand down in neat horizontalpleats, to long vertical drapesthat might hang from an orna-mental bar. Nowadays thosedrapes are likely to have a “softer,rounder” Euro pleat instead ofthe traditional pinched pleat.With so many styles available,

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and say, ‘Oh, I have regular win-dows,’ ” Neubauer said. “Butthere’s really no such thing.”Luckily, a business like Budget

Blinds will send someone out tomeasure your windows and thencustomize the treatments so theyfit perfectly. “It’s an investment inyour home,” Neubauer said, ex-plaining people tend to leavethem in the house when theymove.

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Shutters were originally designed to protect the window from storms. Nowadays they may be moredecorative.

Wooden blinds and pleatedfabric shades are two of manystyles available at BudgetBlinds in Forty Fort, KathyNeubauer said.

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These long, vertical drapeshave softer, rounder ‘Europleats’ instead of the tradition-al pinched pleats.

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CHICAGO – Cindi Copelandcan’t bear the thought ofparting with the cedar

hope chest her grandmother re-ceived as an engagement gift inthe1930s. She even held on to the$100 moth-insurance certificate,which expired more than 75 yearsago.

She cherishes the Blue Garlandchina her mother acquired withgrocery stamps, though it hasnever made its way from the chi-na cabinet to the dining-room ta-

ble. And she’s just as fond of thenearly 1,000 slides from hergrandfather’s vacation in Europea half-century ago.

Too bad her sons don’t feel thesame way.

As the oldest of her four sib-lings, Copeland, 54, is the fam-ily’s memory keeper. Heirloomsthat once belonged to her parentsand grandparents are displayedthroughout her Warrenville, Ill.,home, alongside mementos ofher own and several from her hus-band’s side of the family.

Copeland’s sons, ages 19 and25, have expressed little or no in-terest in her collection. “I feel a

connection to it because I knowthe stories behind it,” she said.“I’ve tried to tell my boys so theywill care. But when I was theirage, I didn’t care either.”

Passing down heirlooms fromone generation to the next haslong been tradition. But Cope-land and many other baby boom-ers fear that their children andgrandchildren will end up tossingthe family treasures like a worn-out pair of gym shoes.

“A lot of young people are sotransient; they don’t stay any-where very long. They rent apart-ments and don’t own anything,”said Copeland, whose sons live at

home. “They don’t want to betied down to family heirloomsthat don’t mean anything tothem.”

Julie Hall, a North Carolina liq-uidation appraiser known as TheEstate Lady, said this has becomea dilemma for a growing numberof middle-age people who are try-ing to come to terms with a harshreality: Often what they considerto be jewels, their children andgrandchildren see as junk.

“Though they have the best in-tentions, boomers have a tenden-cy to keep too much stuff for sub-

“These are little pieces of my parents and grandparents.I don’t think I’m kooky. I took things that reminded me of them.”

— Janet Dahl

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Like many baby boomers, Stephen Thompson, of Wilmette, Ill., inherited heirlooms, including furniture, after his parents died, and heaccommodated the items in his home. His children have shown no interest in taking on his hand-me-downs, however.

SHRINKING WEALTH IN BOOMERS’HAND-ME-DOWNS?

By DAHLEEN GLANTONChicago Tribune

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If you see theeconomy improv-ing, youmight decide it’s timeto treat yourself to a new

kitchen and bath, a new swim-ming pool or perhaps a deck,complete with a spa.Conversely, if you think the

economy hasn’t improved thatmuch – at least enough to helpyou sell your current house forwhat you think it’s worth – youmight decide to stay right whereyou are and invest in the homeyou already have rather than tryto buy a larger one.In either case, you’re likely to

glean many ideas for improvingyour property at the 12th annualNortheastern Pennsylvania

Home & Garden Show, set forJan. 25-27 at the Mohegan SunArena inWilkes-Barre Township.If you do, representatives of lo-

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ich from Tobyhanna FederalCredit Union said, “We focus ontrying to find an affordablemonthly payment for our mem-bers.”Yes, you do have to become a

member to secure a loan from acredit union. But joining can beas simple as opening a savings ac-count with a $5 deposit.The Tobyhanna Federal Credit

Union began as a service to em-ployees of the Tobyhanna Army

Depot and their families.Today itis affiliated with more than 500businesses in NortheasternPennsylvania andhas locations inWilkes-Barre, Scranton, Toby-hanna and East Stroudsburg.Another credit union, the

Cross Valley Federal CreditUnion, which also has several lo-cal offices, is open to the commu-nity. “Anyone who lives, works,worships or attends school in Lu-zerne, Lackawanna or Wyomingcounties is eligible,” vice presi-dent of marketing Colleen Phil-lips said.“Ayearor soago, a lotof people

were consolidating credit cards,”said real-estate specialist MitchSerafin fromCross Valley FederalCredit Union. “Now they’re in-

S. JOHN WILKIN/TIMES LEADER FILE PHOTO

Pennsylvania State Treasurer RobMcCord speaks with people whowere rebuilding their finances with the help of money-saving alterna-tives through a program at the Cross Valley Federal Credit Union.

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CELEBRITY STAGE SEMINARSCHEDULEFriday, January 25 (2:00-7:00)4:30pm Brian Santos – Painting SecretsWall Magic! Experience and learn the real tips, tricks and techniques of home improve-ment from best selling author Brian Santos “The Wall Wizard” who steps you throughthe real science, magic and myths of decorating your home. His Painting Secrets willchallenge everything you thought you knew about the walls around you. Brian will showyou how to use everyday household products such as, PAM cooking spray, plastic clingwrap and magnets to speed up your painting by 400%. This “Wizard” reveals the realsecrets of how to use masking tape, paint brushes and rollers as well as how to select theright tools that make your paint job faster, easier and more fun.

Saturday, January 26 (10:00-7:00)11:30am Brian Santos – Painting SecretsWall Magic! Experience and learn the real tips, tricks and techniques of home improve-ment from best selling author Brian Santos “The Wall Wizard” who steps you throughthe real science, magic and myths of decorating your home. His Painting Secrets willchallenge everything you thought you knew about the walls around you. Brian will showyou how to use everyday household products such as, PAM cooking spray, plastic cling

wrap and magnets to speed up your painting by 400%. This “Wizard” reveals the realsecrets of how to use masking tape, paint brushes and rollers as well as how to select theright tools that make your paint job faster, easier and more fun.

2:30pm Brian Santos - Faux FinishesDiscover the “Magic” within you! Create your own magical surface effects with Faux Fin-ish Secrets from Brian Santos, “The Wall Wizard”. Brian reveals and explores how basictechniques such as dragging, flogging and whacking can create realistic and dramaticeffects like stone, leather and wood in a few simple steps. Experience this live audienceparticipation show that focuses on the practical hands-on application of the three hottestfaux finishing effects used in home design and decorating today. As “The Wall Wizard”,Brian will present many of the same application techniques that Hollywood set decoratorshave used for generations to create clever visual effects and realistic illusions for yourfavorite movies and television programs.

5:30pm Brian Santos – Wallcovering SecretsWall Wizdom! Are the walls peeling down around you? Then you will definitely wantto complete your home improvement education with Wall covering Secrets. In thisinteractive session of the Wizards Workshop series, Brian Santos “The Wall Wizard” willmagical demystify the most common myths, mistakes and misconceptions that everyonehas about wall coverings. The Wall Wizard is here! Brian will reveal the time tested tips,tricks and techniques that answer and solve these daunting home decorating dilemmas.

Sunday, January 27 (11:00-5:00)12:30pm Brian Santos – Painting SecretsWall Magic! Experience and learn the real tips, tricks and techniques of home improve-ment from best selling author Brian Santos “The Wall Wizard” who steps you throughthe real science, magic and myths of decorating your home. His Painting Secrets willchallenge everything you thought you knew about the walls around you. Brian will showyou how to use everyday household products such as, PAM cooking spray, plastic clingwrap and magnets to speed up your painting by 400%. This “Wizard” reveals the realsecrets of how to use masking tape, paint brushes and rollers as well as how to select theright tools that make your paint job faster, easier and more fun.

3:30pm Brian Santos - Faux FinishesDiscover the “Magic” within you! Create your own magical surface effects with Faux Fin-ish Secrets from Brian Santos, “The Wall Wizard”. Brian reveals and explores how basictechniques such as dragging, flogging and whacking can create realistic and dramaticeffects like stone, leather and wood in a few simple steps. Experience this live audienceparticipation show that focuses on the practical hands-on application of the three hottestfaux finishing effects used in home design and decorating today. As “The Wall Wizard”,Brian will present many of the same application techniques that Hollywood set decoratorshave used for generations to create clever visual effects and realistic illusions for yourfavorite movies and television programs.

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vesting in their homes. Many areconverting their heating systemsfrom oil to gas.”“This is typically the time of

year for home improvement,”saidWaskevich,who is vice presi-dent of marketing for the Toby-hanna Federal Credit Union. “Aswe’re getting close to spring andfall, people think about it.”How much equity a person al-

ready has invested in his or herhome, the person’s credit scoreand debt ratio can all figure into aloan.It’s a very individualized proc-

ess, and the experts say peopleshouldn’t hesitate to see if theyqualify.“A lot of people get afraid and

don’t ask, but they should come

in and talk to a loan officer,” Sera-fin said.You can even take the first step

at theHome&Garden show, per-

haps stopping by a credit-unionbooth and making an appoint-ment for a future, full-fledged dis-cussion.

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Joe Shimko cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the CrossValley Federal Credit Union in Pittston in June. ‘Anyone who lives,works, worships or attends school in Luzerne, Lackawanna orWyoming counties is eligible’ to join a Cross Valley credit union,vice president of marketing Colleen Phillips said.

“A lot of people get afraid and don’t ask,but they should come in and talk to a loan officer.”

Mitch SerafinCross Valley Federal Credit Union real-estate specialist

sequent generations, thoughthe kids have already told themthey don’t want anything,” saidHall, author of the book “TheBoomer Burden: Dealing WithYourParents’ LifetimeAccumu-lation of Stuff.”“They end up setting those

kids up for a burden as they ageand pass away. So in the chil-dren’s haste to get rid of it, itgoes into a family yard sale for$10,” she said.As their parents die, baby

boomers from 48 to 66 are ex-pected to be on the receivingend of the largest transfer ofwealth in U.S. history: $8.4 tril-lion, according to theCenter forRetirement Research at BostonCollege. Among the two-thirdsof boomerhouseholds expectedto receive an inheritance, themedian amount is $64,000.But boomers have a different

idea about what’s importantthan their elders, who livedthrough the Great Depressionand spent their lives accumulat-

ing money and material thingsthat they could leave to theirchildren.A study by the investment

firmU.S. Trust found that fewerthan half of wealthy boomerssay leaving their children amonetary inheritance is a prior-ity. One in four said they wereconcerned that money wouldmake their children lazy, andone in five said their childrenwould probably just waste it.According to another study

by Allianz Life Insurance Co.,86 percent of boomers said in-heriting family stories and tra-ditions is more important thaninheriting money.They are more likely to place

valueon things thathavepasseddown through the family, Hallsaid.“Baby boomers have to deal

with so much stuff because theprevious generation – the De-pression generation – did notdeal with their parents’ stuff.Those from the Depression erafelt like they were leaving theirchildren a legacy,” said Hall,who owns an estate sale and liq-uidating business in Charlotte,

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Talk to owner Jim Broda from Reben-nack’s in Kingston and you may feel he’spreparing you for a science quiz.

First, here’s a little botany lesson:Apples and peaches give off a gas

called ethylene, which helps them ripenbut also hastens decay.

Because you don’t want that gas inyour refrigerator, you might be glad toknow the Preserva technology in a Kitch-enAid refrigerator filters it out of thecrisper.

Now for a physics lesson:To “self-clean” an older oven, you

might have had to let it heat to 600 to 800

degrees F for several hours, and thatprocess occupied the entire unit, so youcouldn’t use any of the burners on thestove top.

Nowadays, new Maytag and Kitche-nAid models have a feature called Aqua-lift that uses about a cup of water tosteam-clean an oven at 200 degrees formaybe an hour and a half. Less heat for ashorter amount of time saves money andenergy, Broda said, and you can use theburners while the cleaning is takingplace.

Up next: a computer-technology les-son:

Touch a screen on a top-of-the-lineJenn-Air oven, and you can select what

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Jim Broda, owner of Rebennack’s in Kingston, demonstrates a high-tech feature on a top-of-the-line Jenn-Air oven.

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A computer in this oven at Rebennack’s will show the home cook what the finishedproduct should look like and will even recommend the style of pan or dish.

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you’re about to cook, perhaps aham or a flank steak or lambchops, etc. The oven will showyou a picture of the finished dishand an image of the recommend-ed cooking pan.Maybe you have that kind of

pan; maybe you don’t. If youdon’t, you can key in the type ofcookingpanyou intend touse.Ei-ther way, the screen will give youinformation about heat and cook-ing times – almost like aGPS tell-ing you how long to stay on aroute and when to turn right orleft.Broda knows a lot of people

will be attending the 12th annualHome&Garden show at theMo-hegan Sun Arena inWilkes-BarreTownship Jan. 25-27, and they’llbe getting inspiration for improv-ing their kitchens and laundryrooms.“This is the time of year when

people are picking out whatthey’ll need,” he said.Hehopes they’ll stopbyReben-

nack’s on Wyoming Avenue inKingston to see the wide selec-

tion of washers and dryers, dish-washers and stoves, that hehas instock.Among the trends he’s noticed,

he said, customers are stayingaway from front-load washingmachines, which sometimeshave been prone to problemswith mold around the rim.Instead, they’re embracing top-

load machines again.

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What will it be this year? Is it time to upgrade your home with a new kitchen filled with a spiffy newstove, refrigerator and other appliances like these on display at Rebennack’s in Kingston?

Jim Broda, owner of Reben-nack’s in Kingston, said top-loading washers are now themodels of choice, as opposed tothe front-loading washers thathave fallen from favor.

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N.C. “And the boomers absorbedit all.”Their homes are bursting at

the seams with their own collec-tions, from Beatles albums toChristmas tree ornaments com-memorating the birth of theirchildren and grandchildren.When their parents die, boomersdutifully step up to provide a newhome for the remnantsof anotherera. Each piece has a story, andthememorykeepersknowitwell.But boomers’ children, who

largely range inage fromtheir20sto early 40s, often aren’t as inde-pendent as their parentswere at ayoung age. Those younger than30, known as millennials, aremuch slower to start a career andbuy a house, said Paul Taylor, ex-ecutive vice president at Pew Re-search Center. About 40 percenteither never left home or havemovedback inwith their parents.“Millennials are much more

likely to be living with mom anddad in their early 20s and 30s,more so than previous genera-

tions,” said Taylor, who has doneextensive researchongeneration-al traits. “Every generation is a lit-tle different from the one before.It’s hard to figure out where heir-looms fit in when so much ofwheremillennials find their iden-tity is in gadgets.”It’s unlikely they would have

any use for great-grandmother’s12-piece silver flatware because itrequires toomuchwork to keep itpolished. They don’t want thedelicate china because they can’tthrow it in the dishwasher, and

they’d never consider decoratingtheir living roomaround aQueenAnne settee. They prefer themin-imal look, the kind you get fromshopping at Ikea.Some seem to evaluate poten-

tial heirlooms for what they are,rather than where they camefrom.“I’ve never really felt like my

parents were at an age where Ihave toworryaboutwho’sgettingwhat,” said Copeland’s 19-year-old son Scott. “There’s not any-thing I’ve been craving. I thinkthe chest is really nice. It smells,but I might take that. I don’tknow how I’d feel about theChristmas ornaments, though.”

‘Little pieces’ of parentsWhen Janet Dahl’s father died

threeyears ago, she loadedupherparents’ furniture, her deceasedmother’s “good” china, and photoalbums and love letters from hergrandparents and took themhome to Western Springs, Ill. Tomake room, she moved out mostof her own furniture.She has an old black-and-white

photograph of herself as an in-fant, taken in her grandmother’s


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Stephen Thompson, of Wilmette, Ill., inherited heirlooms, includingthese vintage Hummel figurines, after his parents died.See HEIRLOOMS, Page 19

“The kids don’t want3,000 square feet ofdark, heavy furniturebecause they can’t fit itinto their 1,000-square-foot home. They don’thave any place to putthat chest their great-grandmother broughtover on the boat fromSpain or Italy.”

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The newer models also havebigger barrels, which allow youto wash more clothes at one time,and because they most likelydon’t have an agitator, that reduc-es the risk of damage to the cloth-ing.

What else has gone the way ofthe old wringer washer and icebox? The side-by-side refrigera-tor/freezer. It’s no longer popularbecause customers found eachside to be too narrow. “They weregetting tired of not being able tofit pizza boxes in there,” Brodasaid.

Nowadays the trend is aFrench-door style refrigeratorthat opens on two sides to revealone large space. The freezer is be-low.

As for dishwashers, newer

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Some new ovens can do the jobof cleaning themselves at lowertemperatures and in shorteramounts of time, Jim Brodafrom Rebennack’s said.

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home. Next to the couch is whatshe admits is “the ugliest lampthat ever lived.” But that lamp,with a Victorian lady in a greendress as its base, is now in one ofher upstairs bedrooms.

There’s an antique needle-point chair that belonged to hergrandmother. A denim house-dress that she and her siblingsgave their mother for her 60thbirthday hangs in the closet.And a framed score card andgolf ball are displayed on achest, commemorating thetime her dad hit a hole-in-one.

“These are little pieces of myparents and grandparents,” saidDahl, 62, who is married to Chi-cago radio personality SteveDahl, who also is a former Tri-bune columnist. “I don’t thinkI’m kooky. I took things that re-minded me of them.”

Her sons, however, havemade it clear that they want nomore after taking her furniture.So she worries about what willhappen to her grandmother’s

sterling-silver tea service,which sits neatly in the chinacabinet that once belonged toDahl’s mother, and the yellowantique curio cabinet that hermother bought at a farmersmarket.

“Right now, they’re Ikea kids,but I hope as they get older, theywill appreciate this,” she said.

Silver onslaughtOver the next 15 years, Hall

said, the estate sale market willbe flooded with silver flatware,china and heavy, dark furniturethat will quickly depreciate invalue.

She believes things that usedto sell for $1,000 will go for $350or less, she said.

“The kids don’t want 3,000square feet of dark, heavy furni-ture because they can’t fit it intotheir 1,000-square-foot home,”she said. “They don’t have anyplace to put that chest theirgreat-grandmother broughtover on the boat from Spain orItaly.”

Some boomers are starting todownsize in an effort to maketheir own lives less cumber-some.

When Stephen Thompson’s

parents died several years ago,he ended up with the remnantsof their lives, including heir-looms that had passed to hismother from her mother. Hesold some of the furniture onconsignment, but the bulk of itlanded in the basement of hisWilmette home.

He made room in the housefor the dining-room table, abreakfront and credenza, hismother’s Hummel collection,and a bookshelf and sewing kithis father built.

Last year, he decided to startclearing things out. That meantgiving away his prized collec-tion of 1960s rock albums –about 800 records by artistssuch as the Beatles, Beach Boysand Jefferson Airplane.

His two daughters, ages 30and 27, already have told himthey aren’t interested in any ofit.

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If you’re thinking aboutbeautifying your home, LauraZaruta has a suggestion thatsounds as traditional asBeethoven – yet could intro-duce you to all sorts of tech-

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If you want a traditional pi-ano, Zaruta will proudly steeryou toward a Steinway.

If you want to go digital,she’ll recommend a Roland,and she’ll happily explain itsmany capabilities.

“What you’re hearing whenyou play a (digital) piano is agrand-piano sound. However,

you have the options of up tohundreds of extra tones. Youcan make it sound like a flute,like an electric guitar, like analto sax, soprano sax, tenorsax, tenor sax with vibrato …

“Some of the more ad-vanced pianos will have ethnicinstruments.”

So your piano can sound

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“We have students who will record their piano lesson, take it home on flash drive and make a CD.You can plug an iPod into the piano and play along with your favorite song. The functionality is incredible.”

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have USB (universal serial bus)ports so if you recorded some-thing you can save it externallyto a USB drive and take that toyour computer and perhapsopen it in software you have orburn a CD,” Zaruta said.

“We have students who will re-cord their piano lesson, take ithome on flash drive and make aCD. You can plug an iPod intothe piano and play along withyour favorite song. The function-ality is incredible.

“It’s all about bringing musicinto the technological worldwe’re living in,” said Zaruta, whogives piano lessons to childrenand adults.

You’re never too old to learn,she said, noting she and her col-leagues know many adults whobegan to study the piano as reti-rees while others are brushingup on skills they learned longago.

For people who never wantedto own a large instrument be-cause they didn’t have the space,

Zaruta again points to a digitalpiano.

“If you live in an apartment,”she said, “you can have thesound and feel of a grand pianowith a much smaller footprint.

“With a conventional piano,the size of the sound depends onhow big the piano is. Digital willallow you to experience that 9-foot, concert-grand sound in amuch smaller space,” she said,estimating it could be as small as55 inches wide, 40 inches highand 15 to 20 inches deep.

It still has a full-size keyboard,of course, or it wouldn’t be a pi-ano.

“Eighty-eight keys is 88 keys,”she said.

And if it’s ever important foryou to be quiet, perhaps whileyour neighbors peacefully sleep,you can wear headphones andplay a digital piano without dis-turbing anyone.

Robert M. Sides is a third-gen-eration, family-owned businessnamed after the original Mr.Sides, a piano tuner from Wil-liamsport. The business is head-quartered in that city and hasthree other music centers inWilkes-Barre, State College andHorseheads, N.Y.

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Dave Gavigan of West Pittston plays the piano for Robert M. Sides sales associate Rick Houser last yearduring the 11th Annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Home & Garden Show at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

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“Every time I come there, I seenew things, meet new people.Everybody has something intheir house, a family heirloomthat may be worth something.Here’s an opportunity to get anappraisal for free.”

His research and appraisalfirm also will help people find abuyer for their valuables.

Rinker said some items peo-ple find in their homes mayhave more emotional and senti-mental value than financialworth, but there’s noway to findout without getting the objectappraised.

“I think the biggest miscon-ception is that age is value,”Rinker said. “Today, age is sec-ondary value. The question is,do I have a buyer for it?”

And antiques don’t necessar-ily increase in value as the yearstick away.

“The antiques market is fick-

le. The trick is knowing what’shot and what’s not,” he said.

There are three main criteriato determine value: the item’scondition, how scarce it is andhow desirable,” Rinker said.

He sees the changing trendsvia his and his company’s re-search, his contacts all over thecountry who write books aboutantiques and collectibles andthe numerous trade newspa-pers he receives.

He will appraise objects onthe spot at thehomeandgardenshow as the crowd watches.People can each bring up to twoobjects, but he said if you havemore items, you can return andget back in line.

It’s likely Rinker can appraiseit in a brief time because 90 per-cent of the time, he’s seen an ob-ject like it.

He invitedeveryonewho’s cu-rious about some itemtheymayhave in their home to bring it inand see what it’s worth. And itdoesn’t have to be in the attic orbasement.

“Look around the house,” hesaid.

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