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The Holiday Candlelight House Tour

’Tis the seasonHome Depot

SATURDAYS, Nov. 10, 17and 2410-11 a.m., Interior paints1-2:30 p.m., Small

updates for kitchensSUNDAYS, Nov. 4, 11, 18

and 251-2:30 p.m., High efficiency

lighting

Is your business conduct-ing home or landscapehow-to clinics? Email theinformation to rrison@herald-dispatch.com.

Kitchen lighting thatreally has a sizzle

Six tips to improve tasklighting in the kitchen:

n Use recessed lightingto focus light. It’s importantto have a lot of light on worksurfaces, such as counter-tops, stoves and the sinkarea, and this type of light-ing can be aimed exactlywhere you most need it.

n Under-cabinet light-ing will focuses the lightonto the countertop, whichis the main work surface.This type of lighting is alsoan inexpensive add-on forexisting kitchens.

n Different light bulbs— such as halogen, xenonand fluorescent — can giveyour kitchen a completelydifferent effect. Halogen andincandescent light are best.

n In-cabinet lighting isa great accent. It can makefinding what you need somuch easier and can alsomake for a great look if youhave glass-paneled cabinets.A bonus is that this type oflighting brings great illumi-nation to the room.

n Track lighting is themost multipurpose lighting.Each light can be positionedto focus on a different area.

n Pendant lights are bothdecorative and effective,creating pools of light oversurfaces

Choose light bulbs withdifferent beam spreads fordifferent effects. Floodsare wide and create a moregeneral lighting, while spot-lights work well to highlightspecific items.

Courtesy of Eddie Cohenof Design Light Inc. Formore ideas, visit www.hgtv.com.

JOE LAMP’LScripps Howard News Service

When it comes to garden design, thevibrant colors of spring

and summer are thefirst things we con-

sider. After all,that’s when we

use our gardensthe most. Butwith just a bitof planningand effort, thewinter land-scape can beunique andinteresting,too. The keyis diversity. Avariety of tex-tures, colorsand forms will

take a winter landscape from dull to dazzling.Start by choosing plants that don’t all look

the same after their leaves drop in fall. Con-trast shapes (round vs. triangular, weepingvs. upright), textures (coarse vs. fine) andcolors (intense vs. pale, dark vs. bright, warmvs. cool). Set up a strong contrast betweenelements, such as red berries against thewhite snow; or thin, feathery grasses in frontof stiff, upright evergreens. Balance thesestrong elements with more subtle colors andtextures.

If hungry birds and animals don’t get them,many fruits ripen in late summer and fall. Theyhang on through the winter, making brightpunctuation marks on the landscape. Decidu-ous hollies, chokeberry, coralberry, heavenlybamboo and hawthorn all feature colorfulfruits.

After trees and shrubs drop their leaves, theirinner beauty comes through in brightly colored

A winter garden can switch from dull to dazzling

Photos by Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch

The Washington Boulevard home of Sterling and Rosalee Hall will be one of the eight featured Dec. 2, during the annual Arts Resources forthe Tri-State fundraiser, the Holiday Candlelight House Tour. BELOW: The Halls collect Byers Carolers, and display them during the tour.

By JEAN McCLELLANDFor The Herald-Dispatch

HUNTINGTON — Save the date of Dec. 2,because the annual Arts Resources for the Tri-Statefundraiser, Holiday Candlelight House Tour, isgoing to be a treat this year.

So that the public can get a taste of all the sparkleand green that will be dressing the eight houses onthe tour, we will be offering a preview of severalof them in this space through November. Todaywe will take a look at two of the houses located onWashington Boulevard.

Sterling and Rosalee Hall’s home could be calledthe ‘anniversary house’ for the Arts in that theywere one of the first houses to participate in thetour six years ago when it started.

“I love Christmas and find this is just a delightfulway of starting out the season,” Rosalee Hall said.

The Dutch Colonial was built in 1919 and has hadmultiple owners and several additions and renova-tions. When asked what stories this house mightshare Hall replied quickly.

“It would remember how much fun it had with allthe families who have lived here,” she said. “We arealways running into someone who either lived hereor knew someone who lived here and they tell usabout what fun they had in this neighborhood.”

Homes prepare to be featured in annual holiday fundraiser

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YoUr hoME CoULD BEFEAtUrED hErE

Do you have a house thatyou would like to showcase ora room that you would like todisplay? Perhaps you elabo-rately decorate inside or outfor changing of the seasons.Maybe you are converting to a“smart home.”

You must be willing to beinterviewed and allow us to pho-tograph your home or space. Ifyou’re interested, please sendyour name, address andcontact information toRobyn Rison at rri-son@herald-dis-patch.com or946 5th Ave.,Hunting-ton, WV25701.

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The addition of a holly bush can help bring a pop of color to awinter garden. The bright berries hang on through the wintermonths, and contrast well with freshly-fallen snow.Please see GARDEN/3E

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