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ion, all recliners should be massagechairs. "Imagine you're watching theSuper Bowl," says Donkin. "Your bodyis just sitting there and your circulationis diminishing. Now imagine you had achair that worked for you rather thanagainst you."
That's the promise of massagechairs. Massage promotes circulation,which expedites healing, and massagechairs allow you to enjoy unlimitedmassages in the comfort of yourhome.
But just looking at the massagechair market can get you knotted up.At the high end are luxury chairs suchas Human Touch's Zero-Gravity mas-sage chair, which retails for an esti-mated $4,000. When the massagebegins, the chair reclines into a "zero-gravity" position to reduce stress onthe spine and improve circulation whilethe massage mechanism emulates thetechniques of human hands.
Notably at the top of its category,the Zero-Gravity chair is a finalist inthe furniture category of the Interna-tional Housewares Association's 2008Housewares Design Awards, whichwill be determined later this spring.
Two more luxury massage chairs arePanasonic's Swede-Atsu Wave,$2,000, and the Real Pro Elite, $4,000,
which are the only massage chairsendorsed by the American Chiroprac-tic Association. The ACA chose thechairs based on their high degree ofmassage precision and adjustability.
Then there are massage pads, suchas the Shiatsu massage cushion withheat by HoMedics, which can turn anychair into a relaxing getaway for $100.
"Our philosophy is to take away theleather, the legs and all the chair partsof a massage chair and just use themechanism," says Barb Westfield,chief marketing officer at HoMedics."That's what a massage chair is any-way."
Once you decide your price rangeand what functionality you want, theonly way to decide which massagechair is right for you is to get comfort-able and start comparing massages,Donkin says.
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Your home is important, not onlybecause it's a major financial invest-ment but also because it's the placewhere your family gathers to sharewonderful moments together. That'swhy we're pleased to bring you thisedition of HomeStyle, your source forup-to-date home-improvement infor-mation and creative decorating ideasthat truly make your house a home.
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By Teresa Odle
Terrariums are mak-ing a comeback. Andit's no wonder,since theypresent a funwinter alter-native foravid garden-ers or a sim-ple way togrow beautifulhouseplantsfor the garden-ing challenged.
Terrariumsthat are trulysealed mimic inminiature formthe samehydrologicalsystem thatexists onearth. "Waterevaporates, itrains and waterfinds its way back," he says. So theplants require little to no water.
To make it work, select a clear plas-tic or glass container that can betastefully closed. If large enough,brandy snifters make good terrariums.Candy jars, jugs, bottles and used fishtanks are other common possibilities.Use a peat-like organic growing medi-um; most garden centers sell prepack-
aged mixes. Don't worry about addingfertilizer; you don't want the plants togrow so rapidly that they outgrow theircontainer.
Select plants that can survive inlow-light conditions. Those frompepperomia and pilea families dowell, such as miniature peperomia,
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nias. Mostly,select plantsyou like withthe most suit-able foliage.The size of theplant's leavesshould becompatiblewith the size ofthe terrarium;for small terrar-iums, chooseplants with tinyleaves.
For the most attractivelook, vary the color, size and texture ofplants in the container. And plant themin tiers, with one larger, more dominantplant, another that serves as a filler,then ground cover for the bottom tier.The plants also should have similargrowing-condition requirements interms of light and water.
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For years, the conventional wisdomon remodeling was that you'd nevergo wrong putting in a new kitchen orbathroom. While home prices wereskyrocketing throughout recent years,many sellers found that they couldmake back 100 percent or more onthose renovations.
Those days of such pleasant cer-tainty are in the rear-view mirror now,and in their place, defaults, dissatis-faction and record lows flood the mar-ket.
But remodeling is still a worthwhileendeavor for a homeowner - you justneed to know where to put yourmoney.
1. Add a wood deckWhile kitchen and bathroom
improvements still hold their valuenicely upon resale, homeowners seek-ing an even better return on theirinvestment might do well to look outtheir windows to the possibilities out-side.
Nationally, the home-improvementproject reported to return the highestpercentage of its cost was a wooddeck addition (85.4 percent), accord-ing to the most recent Remodeling
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Increasingly, remodeling projectsthat boost a home's curb appeal areamong those that best recoup theircost when it comes time to sell. "Inany market, but especially in a com-petitive market that favors buyers, youwant to make a good first impression,"says Stephanie Singer, a spokes-woman for the National Association ofRealtors. "How a home presents onthe outside might influence a buyers'perception of what's going on inside."In other words, you want to motivatepotential purchasers to step out of thecar instead of driving past to anotherlisted house.
2. Freshen up the bathroomGive the bathroom a facelift in less
time than you think, says Nicole Sas-saman, a Los Angeles-based designerand developer who has designed andsold more than 70 condominiums.Porcelain coating sprayed over old tilerevives a dull bathroom. At the veryleast, switch out cheap fixtures andhang a fresh shower curtain and tow-els.
Of course, when undertakingremodeling projects of any scope,your first consideration should be yourown comfort and happiness.
"Part of the return on investment isthe enjoyment you get out of using it,"says JP Frenza of Brooklyn, N.Y., whohas lived in, rehabbed and resold twohomes in recent years. "I think there's
also an honesty in the renovations thatbuyers pick up on immediately. Other-wise, it looks a little stiff."
3. Repair, paint the wallsThere's nothing worse than a bad
paint or drywall job, says Sassaman."It sets people off for the whole house.People who go to look at a houseappreciate a fresh paint job. It feels
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An empty room - that would seem tobe the dream scenario for any interiordesigner. That's how Kim Myles seesher situation as she surveys her newLos Angeles apartment, a barrenspace awaiting the arrival of her hus-band, their belongings and one of theirtwo cats from their former home inNew York.
But the dreams of the bubbly Myleshave gone through an adjustment inthe months since she won HGTV's"Design Star," the annual design-com-petition series that rewards the topdesigner with the opportunity to host anew program on the cable network.So as she prepares for her primetimedebut, the former hairdresser whoused to redo her living room in Queensevery three months, sees her whitebox as ... a white box.
"As far as design is concerned, I getto work it out with real people now,"says the oft-smiling Myles. "So I thinkhaving a space that I don't paint that Ilive in - that is absolutely simple andpure - is going to serve as a realpalate cleanser for me. With thisapartment, I haven't done a thing to it,
and I don't know how much I'm goingto do with it. We've found somethingthat is really beautiful just on its own,and I think I might be a purist in myown house for a little while - until I getmy sea legs under me, at least."
There hasn't been a lot of time forMyles to get used to her new realitysince America chose her over 10 othercandidates on the "Design Star" finalelast fall. Within days of her triumph,she was in Los Angeles for the firsttime to begin the development of herown signature series, the creativelytitled "Myles of Style." And beforeMyles knew it, the first episode wasbeing shot and an eager couple hadinvited her into their abode to do notsimply what she willed but what allthree of them wanted. That's a keycomponent of the show for Myles, aHGTV junkie who describes herself as"one of those crazy people whowatches all day long." She wants thehomeowners to have an active role inwhatever look results from her time intheir presence.
"It's going to be a real collaborativeventure and a partnership," Mylessays. "They're going to be with meside-by-side, and they're going to
have a vested interest inbuilding the space that istheir space at the end ofthe day." Not only doesMyles feel the interactionequals great entertain-ment value, she also seesit as practical.
"We're dealing withhomeowners. These arepeople for whom theirhomes are the biggestfinancial commitmentthey've ever made or willever make."
Another point Mylesstresses when it comesto her work: Most interiordesigning is not set instone. "We all have thosemoments when we throwcolor on the wall, and youstand back later and go,'God, really? It doesn'tlook the way I thought itwould.' But what do you do? You pickanother color, and you paint over it.It's not the end of the world. Nothing'spermanent. It's not like we're tattoo-ing."
Basic tenets of Myles' philosophy of
design are color, affordability and, per-haps above all, comfort. "My home isnot a museum for other people tovisit," she says. "It's a place that says,'Hey, welcome to my world. When youcome through these doors, this iswhat I'm like, this is what I am.'
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Whether they're chock full of vita-mins, low in calories, high in fiber, orrich in phytonutrients and antioxi-dants, some foods stand out abovethe other garden-variety fruits andvegetables.
Doctors say these "superfoods"should command a leading role in ourdiet. And, fortunately, they're easy tocome by and can even be grown in ahome garden.
"Growing your own produce enticespeople to eat more of it," says Ann G.Kulze, M.D., a nutrition and wellnessexpert. "People - especially kids - aremore likely to try a vegetable if they'vegrown it. And it also tastes betterbecause it's fresher."
Already envisioning your backyard -or back patio - as home to a supergarden? Use these tips to planthealth-boosting winners, then guidethe harvest to all the right spots in
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Growing tips: Warmer climates arebest for sweet potatoes, as they needabout 100 frost-free days before har-vest. If you have limited space,choose a bush-variety plant, ratherthan the trailing-vine variety. Start yourplants by allowing sweet potatoes tosprout in a jar of water placed in asunny location, suggests the TexasA&M University Extension. Slips (sec-tions of vine) should then be trans-
ferred to wide, raised ridges andplanted 12 to 18 inches apart. Bylate summer you can dig into the sideof the ridge to collect the first plumproots.
How to eat: Cooking makes sweetpotatoes even healthier, as softeningtheir structure releases the healthfulcarotenoids locked within the plant'sfiber, explains Kulze. So, bake them,roast them with olive oil and cinnamonor cumin, or puree them for soups ordelicious desserts.
BlueberriesWhy they're super: In addition to
bountiful vitamin C and fiber, the blue-berry's rich hue is a hint that it'spacked with phytonutrients andantioxidants - compounds that reduceinflammation and help the body fightdisease. "I consider blueberries thehealthiest fruit you can eat," saysKulze.
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best in a sunnyspot with slightly acidic soil that drainswell. Bushes should be planted in latespring and spaced 3 to 4 feet apart.Also, with their glossy green leaves,abundant springtime white blossoms,and rich red fall foliage - in addition totheir fruit - blueberry bushes are assuitable for beautifying the landscapeas they are for providing nourishmentfrom the garden.
How to eat: A cup of blueberries hasjust 80 calories, so why not sprinklethem everywhere? Try them as a top-per for cereal or oatmeal, salads oryogurt, or use them as a base in a pieor smoothie. "Frozen [are] as good asfresh," says Kulze. "So if you growyour own blueberries, you can stock-pile and eat them all year."
Cont. on pg. 11
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Like Willie Nelson, one of her idols,Sikes loves the road, the endless hop-scotching from town to town and theopportunity to meet people and seehow life is lived across America.
A suggestion from her mother thatshe take a booth at a local flea marketin order to earn money while she triedto figure out an alternative careerproved to be a life-changing event.
"I went from wearing a suit to havingskinned knees, dirt under my finger-nails and old leather gloves in mypurse - and I couldn't have been hap-pier," Sikes said.
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The merchandise is a mix of newand old, and is flavored with Sikes'love of everything from rock 'n' rolland alternative country music to vin-tage advertising signs and vendingmachines.
Sikes recently explained her free-wheeling approach to life and decorat-ing, as well as the philosophy of beinga Junk Gypsy.
HOMESTYLE: Who or what is aJunk Gypsy?
AMIE SIKES: It's a lifestyle and alsoan attitude. We have two quotes onour Web site that kind of tell the story.The first is "Well-behaved womenrarely make history," and the second is"Resist much, obey little." We believein following your heart.
HS: How does that play out in deco-rating terms?
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HS: What’s your style?AS: Eclectic. It's basically stuff
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HS: Where do you mainly selltoday?
AS: The Web site, which wedesigned ourselves. We alsodo special projects and pro-motions. Last summer, for example,we did a big thing with Macy's inChicago where they had Junk Gypsyboutiques in f ive of their biggeststores. That was very cool. We alsodecorated country singer Miranda
Lam-bert's tour bus. We got a phenomenalamount of publicity from that. We alsodo a big warehouse sale once or twicea year called Junkapalooza. It's threedays, and we bring in bands - it'salways a great event.
Queens of the Road The Junk Gypsies have theirown saucy blend of home décor
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dows are asmart addi-tion to ahome, par-ticularly ift h eh o m e ' sc u r r e n te n e r g yefficiencyis under-g o i n gchangestoo. The" C o s tv s .V a l u e
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9. Change the flooringDirty tile or vinyl flooring is a turn-
off. Hardwood floors are a great alter-native, especially if you can afford thereal thing. "It makes a house looknewer, lighter and brighter," Sassamansays.
10. Create storagePeople love their "stuff" - so add
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"Every single person who wentthrough the space said, 'I can see mystuff in there,'" he recalls. "Can I say itreturned the investment 100 percent?I don't know, but I know we did reallywell."
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Top left: Before the remodel. Above: After the remodel was completed.
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Growing tips: Broccoli is a cool-sea-son vegetable, so plan for a springand fall harvest once your plants getgoing. It's best to begin with trans-plants, rather than seeds, whichshould be planted in early spring andspaced 2 to 3 feet apart so thatmature plants, which can be 2.5 feettall, are at least 1 foot apart on allsides, says the University of IllinoisExtension.
How to eat: Many of the goodiesfound in broccoli are heat-sensitive, soyour best bet is to eat it raw - a fewflorets on your salad, as a vehicle forhummus or other dips, or shreddedinto a slaw. If you do cook it, steam itlightly without immersing it in water toprevent the water-soluble vitaminsfrom leaching out. Lightly cookedbroccoli can top a pizza, serve as aside dish or swim in a soup.
ApplesWhy they're super: Apples are full of
fiber - the soluble kind helps lowercholesterol and stabilize blood sugar,explains Kulze, while insoluble fiberslows digestion to help you feel full."There are 60 calories in a medium
apple, and if you chop it and put it ona plate, that's a lot of food," she says.An apple's skin contains querticin, apotent anti-inflammatory flavonoidlinked to heart health.
Growing tips: OK, not everyone hasthe space for an orchard, but dwarfapple trees (up to 10 feet tall) cangrow nicely in a backyard, bear fruitsooner than full-sized trees, and areeasily integrated into landscaping viatrellises or espaliers - or even a con-tainer, notes the Ohio State UniversityExtension. Full sun is best for growingapples, as is sandy, well-drained soiland circulating air. Plant young trees inearly spring and be prepared to pruneand train them as they grow.
How to eat: Apples are another foodbest eaten raw, so cut one up as asnack, add chunks to salads or shredsome over your oatmeal. Whenchoosing an apple, go for small- tomedium-sized fruits rather than thehugest one in the bin. "The smaller thefruit or vegetable, the better for youbecause it's the skin that has thenutritional value - or just below it,"says Kulze. You want a high skin-to-flesh ratio when choosing fruits likeapples, blueberries and tomatoes.
SpinachWhy it's super: Vitamins A, B9
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Growing tips: Start sowing spinachas soon as spring arrives, and contin-ue to sprinkle seeds for several weeksto ensure your harvest continuesthrough summer, suggests the Univer-sity of Illinois Extension. Re-seed atthe end of summer to continue pro-ducing spinach through the fall. Fer-tile, well-drained soil and plenty ofmoisture keeps spinach plants happy.Begin harvesting as soon as plantsform a rosette of five or six leaves.
How to eat: Kulze recommends eat-ing spinach daily, so fortunately youhave a lot of options. Some of thenutrients in spinach are easier for thebody to access after a little cooking,while others are at maximum potencyraw, so feel free to enjoy a babyspinach salad but also try steamingsome with olive oil and lemon for atasty side dish. Spinach is great insoups or as a topping on veggie pizza,too.
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phytochemical that gives them theirred color.
Growing tips: Begin with tomatoplants 8 to 10 inches tall, with dark-green stocky stems, recommends theUniversity of Missouri Extension. Thequality of the plant determines thequality of the tomatoes you'll grow,and you can choose from an assort-ment of colors, shapes and heirloomvarieties. Tomatoes grow best in fullsun and like a lot of water, so placethem - in the ground or in a container -in an easy-to-water location and atleast 2 feet apart. Staking or cagingyour plants improves tomato qualityand makes them easier to reach forharvest.
How to eat: Tomatoes benefit fromcooking to help release their nutrients,and they are best enjoyed with a littlefat to help with absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins. So, cook them with atouch of olive oil or choose a saladdressing that does not say "fat free" -just use it in moderation. Rememberthat smaller tomatoes have a higherskin-to-flesh ratio, so use grape orcherry tomatoes as a finger food,salad ingredient or pasta topper.
Whichever you decide to plant,nosupplement or vitamin pill can touchthese superfoods. "There's no betterway to get nutrients than in theirnative form," says Kulze. "There's atremendous amount of synergy amongthe nutrients in one food."
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Lester Raines was so impressedwith the aquarium he visited in MyrtleBeach, S.C., that he went home toWest Virginia and built one - in his liv-ing room. The 20-foot long tank spansan entire wall and holds more than4,000 gallons of water.
"Everyone who sees it is flabber-gasted," Raines says. "I've had a cou-ple friends of mine who are teachersand they've brought their first-, sec-ond- and third-grade classes over tolook at it."
Raines' gigantic tank highlights atrend in custom aquariums: Bigger isbetter. People just can't seem to passup putting living art in their livingrooms, says Kim Patel, owner ofAquariumsource, a Chicago-basedcustom aquarium company.
"The trend is for a lot of folks whoare remodeling or building to havethese tanks be focal points in homes,"she says. "They're designing theirhomes around the tanks and filtration."
While fish tanks are beautiful, filtra-tion is one of the major issues poten-tial aquarium owners must considerwhen building a custom tank. Raines'filtration system takes over an entire
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But if you have the cash, anothertype of trendy aquarium isn't for fish atall, but for jellyfish.
"They're so exotic; the movement ofjellyfish is like living art," says IzzyCapuano, owner of Infinity AquariumDesign in Las Vegas. "Also, we playwith fiber optics and different light.The jellies take on light, so we can getvery creative."
However, jellyfish must be kept inspecial aquariums called kreisels tokeep the delicate creatures away fromthe walls of the tank. The technologyto do this has only recently becomeavailable on a residential scale and isstill very expensive. Kreisels start atabout $30,000, according to Capuano.
But if you have the resources andthe space, there's nothing like anaquarium to make a room sparkle.
"A painting, granted, is absolutelygorgeous, but there's no motion withit," Patel says. "If you have an aquari-um it's an ever-changing picture."
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Produce has always come in manyvarieties, shapes, sizes and colors, butall the rage these days are those youcan't usually find in the states: thosethat have been created throughhybridization and those that have sim-ply risen the ranks in popularity. The
Honeycrisp apple is one suchexample of the latter. Sweetand juicy, the Honeycrisp "hasreplaced the Gala as the earlyapple of choice," says JamesParker, facility team leader forWhole Foods' national produce pur-chasing office.
Why is the Honeycrisp so popular?"It's very crisp, very moist," Parkersays. "It has a very distinctive flavor.People are very much responding toit." Red Delicious apples, once thedarling of the apple core, are barelybeing grown anymore. The Red Deli-cious looked great but didn't pack theflavor, and consumers are looking forflavor.
But flavor isn't only the driver behindbuying decisions, it's also a motivatingfactor in the creation of new produce.
Hence,the hybrid. The Honeycrisp apple is ahybrid - the result of cross-pollinatingtwo apple varieties. Another popularhybrid is the Uglyripe tomato, which isnamed for its homegrown-lookingappearance and is popular for that, aswell as its flavor. The Muscato grape isa cross between the Muscat grape(which is a wine grape) and the green
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Richard Leibowitz, owner of special-ty produce broker Culinary SpecialtyProduce, is a big fan of the pluot."Pluots are single-handedly myfavorite in the stone fruit [category],"he says. Containing the best charac-teristics of its parents, hybrids createstronger flavor and practically sellthemselves, Leibowitz says.
Broccolini is another such hybrid.A cross between Chinese kaleand broccoli, broccolini isdescribed as elegant and sweetwith a peppery edge. TheGrapple, yet another hybrid, isan apple infused with grapeflavor. "It looks like an apple,tastes like a grape" goes itsslogan, and it's marketedtoward parents and kids look-ing for a sweet alternative tounhealthy snacks. It's a market-ing dream.
Advancements in produce creationexcite Parker, who is glad to see flavor
now being delivered with newer prod-ucts. For years, the goal was to createproduce that traveled well and lastedlonger, but now those same productsare being cross-pollinated to infuseflavor. "I call it the good-food revo-lution," Parker says. "It's thenext competitive frontier -let's deliver that shelf-sta-ble product and let's deliv-er flavor at the sametime."
Flavor isn'tall man-made inthe genreof
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Fruits tagged as "super" and toutedfor their healing properties tend toskyrocket in popularity, such as Acaiand goji berries, which got an extraboost from Oprah. With a greateremphasis on eating local, possessingpossible health benefits providesample justification for requesting pro-duce that isn't available locally or evendomestically.
According to Schueller, people wantthe new and different after trying themin other countries. "They call andrequest it," he says. The mostrequested unavailable fruit has beenthe mangosteen, which Schueller
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"As far as design is concerned, I getto work it out with real people now,"says the oft-smiling Myles. "So I thinkhaving a space that I don't paint that Ilive in - that is absolutely simple andpure - is going to serve as a realpalate cleanser for me. With thisapartment, I haven't done a thing to it,
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Growing tips: Warmer climates arebest for sweet potatoes, as they needabout 100 frost-free days before har-vest. If you have l imited space,choose a bush-variety plant, ratherthan the trailing-vine variety. Start yourplants by allowing sweet potatoes tosprout in a jar of water placed in asunny location, suggests the TexasA&M University Extension. Slips (sec-tions of vine) should then be trans-
ferred to wide, raised ridges andplanted 12 to 18 inches apart. Bylate summer you can dig into the sideof the ridge to collect the first plumproots.
How to eat: Cooking makes sweetpotatoes even healthier, as softeningtheir structure releases the healthfulcarotenoids locked within the plant'sfiber, explains Kulze. So, bake them,roast them with olive oil and cinnamonor cumin, or puree them for soups ordelicious desserts.
BlueberriesWhy they're super: In addition to
bountiful vitamin C and fiber, the blue-berry's rich hue is a hint that it'spacked with phytonutrients andantioxidants - compounds that reduceinflammation and help the body fightdisease. "I consider blueberries thehealthiest fruit you can eat," saysKulze.
Growing tips: According to the Uni-
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best in a sunnyspot with slightly acidic soil that drainswell. Bushes should be planted in latespring and spaced 3 to 4 feet apart.Also, with their glossy green leaves,abundant springtime white blossoms,and rich red fall foliage - in addition totheir fruit - blueberry bushes are assuitable for beautifying the landscapeas they are for providing nourishmentfrom the garden.
How to eat: A cup of blueberries hasjust 80 calories, so why not sprinklethem everywhere? Try them as a top-per for cereal or oatmeal, salads oryogurt, or use them as a base in a pieor smoothie. "Frozen [are] as good asfresh," says Kulze. "So if you growyour own blueberries, you can stock-pile and eat them all year."
Cont. on pg. 11
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Like Willie Nelson, one of her idols,Sikes loves the road, the endless hop-scotching from town to town and theopportunity to meet people and seehow life is lived across America.
A suggestion from her mother thatshe take a booth at a local flea marketin order to earn money while she triedto figure out an alternative careerproved to be a life-changing event.
"I went from wearing a suit to havingskinned knees, dirt under my finger-nails and old leather gloves in mypurse - and I couldn't have been hap-pier," Sikes said.
Before long, both her mother, Janie,and her sister, Jolie, joined her, andout of that collaboration emerged TheJunk Gypsy Co., a traveling retail roadshow based in College Station, Texas.The Junk Gypsies' work includes
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The merchandise is a mix of newand old, and is flavored with Sikes'love of everything from rock 'n' rolland alternative country music to vin-tage advertising signs and vendingmachines.
Sikes recently explained her free-wheeling approach to life and decorat-ing, as well as the philosophy of beinga Junk Gypsy.
HOMESTYLE: Who or what is aJunk Gypsy?
AMIE SIKES: It's a lifestyle and alsoan attitude. We have two quotes onour Web site that kind of tell the story.The first is "Well-behaved womenrarely make history," and the second is"Resist much, obey little." We believein following your heart.
HS: How does that play out in deco-rating terms?
AS: If you want to paint your bath-room taco-shack pink, do it. Don'tworry about what the neighbors willsay or whether some big magazinesays you're not supposed to do that. Iftaco-shack pink puts a smile on your
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HS: What’s your style?AS: Eclectic. It's basically stuff
we love blended together. Maybeyou start off with a great 1970sWillie Nelson concert poster in anantique frame next to a lacqueredOriental dresser from the 1940s.We love rock 'n' roll stuff, West-ern stuff, whimsical stuff like oldsigns and gumball machines.We're drawn to certain colors - alot of turquoise, a lot of red,gold, black and chocolate brown- in crazy quilt patterns. In thebeginning, we painted or embel-lished almost everything. Wewore out a lot of electricsanders. And we still do someof that.
HS: Where do you mainly selltoday?
AS: The Web site, which wedesigned ourselves. We alsodo special projects and pro-motions. Last summer, for example,we did a big thing with Macy's inChicago where they had Junk Gypsyboutiques in five of their biggeststores. That was very cool. We alsodecorated country singer Miranda
Lam-bert's tour bus. We got a phenomenalamount of publicity from that. We alsodo a big warehouse sale once or twicea year called Junkapalooza. It's threedays, and we bring in bands - it'salways a great event.
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9. Change the flooringDirty tile or vinyl flooring is a turn-
off. Hardwood floors are a great alter-native, especially if you can afford thereal thing. "It makes a house looknewer, lighter and brighter," Sassamansays.
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"Every single person who wentthrough the space said, 'I can see mystuff in there,'" he recalls. "Can I say itreturned the investment 100 percent?I don't know, but I know we did reallywell."
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Top left: Before the remodel. Above: After the remodel was completed.
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Growing tips: Broccoli is a cool-sea-son vegetable, so plan for a springand fall harvest once your plants getgoing. It's best to begin with trans-plants, rather than seeds, whichshould be planted in early spring andspaced 2 to 3 feet apart so thatmature plants, which can be 2.5 feettall, are at least 1 foot apart on allsides, says the University of IllinoisExtension.
How to eat: Many of the goodiesfound in broccoli are heat-sensitive, soyour best bet is to eat it raw - a fewflorets on your salad, as a vehicle forhummus or other dips, or shreddedinto a slaw. If you do cook it, steam itlightly without immersing it in water toprevent the water-soluble vitaminsfrom leaching out. Lightly cookedbroccoli can top a pizza, serve as aside dish or swim in a soup.
ApplesWhy they're super: Apples are full of
fiber - the soluble kind helps lowercholesterol and stabilize blood sugar,explains Kulze, while insoluble fiberslows digestion to help you feel full."There are 60 calories in a medium
apple, and if you chop it and put it ona plate, that's a lot of food," she says.An apple's skin contains querticin, apotent anti-inflammatory flavonoidlinked to heart health.
Growing tips: OK, not everyone hasthe space for an orchard, but dwarfapple trees (up to 10 feet tall) cangrow nicely in a backyard, bear fruitsooner than full-sized trees, and areeasily integrated into landscaping viatrellises or espaliers - or even a con-tainer, notes the Ohio State UniversityExtension. Full sun is best for growingapples, as is sandy, well-drained soiland circulating air. Plant young trees inearly spring and be prepared to pruneand train them as they grow.
How to eat: Apples are another foodbest eaten raw, so cut one up as asnack, add chunks to salads or shredsome over your oatmeal. Whenchoosing an apple, go for small- tomedium-sized fruits rather than thehugest one in the bin. "The smaller thefruit or vegetable, the better for youbecause it's the skin that has thenutritional value - or just below it,"says Kulze. You want a high skin-to-flesh ratio when choosing fruits likeapples, blueberries and tomatoes.
SpinachWhy it's super: Vitamins A, B9
(folate), C and K are found in spinach,along with iron, calcium, and zinc.Antioxidants also abound, including
lutein, which is good for the eyes."Dark, leafy greens in general, andparticularly spinach, are nutrientgoliaths," says Kulze. "Spinach con-tains more nutrients per unit caloriethan any other food. One hundredcalories of spinach is probably a mas-sive bag."
Growing tips: Start sowing spinachas soon as spring arrives, and contin-ue to sprinkle seeds for several weeksto ensure your harvest continuesthrough summer, suggests the Univer-sity of Illinois Extension. Re-seed atthe end of summer to continue pro-ducing spinach through the fall. Fer-tile, well-drained soil and plenty ofmoisture keeps spinach plants happy.Begin harvesting as soon as plantsform a rosette of five or six leaves.
How to eat: Kulze recommends eat-ing spinach daily, so fortunately youhave a lot of options. Some of thenutrients in spinach are easier for thebody to access after a little cooking,while others are at maximum potencyraw, so feel free to enjoy a babyspinach salad but also try steamingsome with olive oil and lemon for atasty side dish. Spinach is great insoups or as a topping on veggie pizza,too.
TomatoesWhy they're super: Tomatoes are
packed with vitamins B and C, betacarotene and potassium, as well asfiber and lycopene, a cancer-fighting
phytochemical that gives them theirred color.
Growing tips: Begin with tomatoplants 8 to 10 inches tall, with dark-green stocky stems, recommends theUniversity of Missouri Extension. Thequality of the plant determines thequality of the tomatoes you'll grow,and you can choose from an assort-ment of colors, shapes and heirloomvarieties. Tomatoes grow best in fullsun and like a lot of water, so placethem - in the ground or in a container -in an easy-to-water location and atleast 2 feet apart. Staking or cagingyour plants improves tomato qualityand makes them easier to reach forharvest.
How to eat: Tomatoes benefit fromcooking to help release their nutrients,and they are best enjoyed with a littlefat to help with absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins. So, cook them with atouch of olive oil or choose a saladdressing that does not say "fat free" -just use it in moderation. Rememberthat smaller tomatoes have a higherskin-to-flesh ratio, so use grape orcherry tomatoes as a finger food,salad ingredient or pasta topper.
Whichever you decide to plant,nosupplement or vitamin pill can touchthese superfoods. "There's no betterway to get nutrients than in theirnative form," says Kulze. "There's atremendous amount of synergy amongthe nutrients in one food."
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Lester Raines was so impressedwith the aquarium he visited in MyrtleBeach, S.C., that he went home toWest Virginia and built one - in his liv-ing room. The 20-foot long tank spansan entire wall and holds more than4,000 gallons of water.
"Everyone who sees it is flabber-gasted," Raines says. "I've had a cou-ple friends of mine who are teachersand they've brought their first-, sec-ond- and third-grade classes over tolook at it."
Raines' gigantic tank highlights atrend in custom aquariums: Bigger isbetter. People just can't seem to passup putting living art in their livingrooms, says Kim Patel, owner ofAquariumsource, a Chicago-basedcustom aquarium company.
"The trend is for a lot of folks whoare remodeling or building to havethese tanks be focal points in homes,"she says. "They're designing theirhomes around the tanks and filtration."
While fish tanks are beautiful, filtra-tion is one of the major issues poten-tial aquarium owners must considerwhen building a custom tank. Raines'filtration system takes over an entire
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But if you have the cash, anothertype of trendy aquarium isn't for fish atall, but for jellyfish.
"They're so exotic; the movement ofjellyfish is like living art," says IzzyCapuano, owner of Infinity AquariumDesign in Las Vegas. "Also, we playwith fiber optics and different light.The jellies take on light, so we can getvery creative."
However, jellyfish must be kept inspecial aquariums called kreisels tokeep the delicate creatures away fromthe walls of the tank. The technologyto do this has only recently becomeavailable on a residential scale and isstill very expensive. Kreisels start atabout $30,000, according to Capuano.
But if you have the resources andthe space, there's nothing like anaquarium to make a room sparkle.
"A painting, granted, is absolutelygorgeous, but there's no motion withit," Patel says. "If you have an aquari-um it's an ever-changing picture."
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toes covered in wrinkles, plums mixedwith apricots, yellow raspberries -these are just some of the homegrownand imported tropical fruits and veg-etables that populate your local mar-kets. While there'll always be a placein our hearts and refrigerators for reg-ular ol' fruits and veggies, you'veprobably noticed an increase in spe-cialty items stocking your produceaisles, quickly becoming the producedu jour.
Produce has always come in manyvarieties, shapes, sizes and colors, butall the rage these days are those youcan't usually find in the states: thosethat have been created throughhybridization and those that have sim-ply risen the ranks in popularity. The
Honeycrisp apple is one suchexample of the latter. Sweetand juicy, the Honeycrisp "hasreplaced the Gala as the earlyapple of choice," says JamesParker, facility team leader forWhole Foods' national produce pur-chasing office.
Why is the Honeycrisp so popular?"It's very crisp, very moist," Parkersays. "It has a very distinctive flavor.People are very much responding toit." Red Delicious apples, once thedarling of the apple core, are barelybeing grown anymore. The Red Deli-cious looked great but didn't pack theflavor, and consumers are looking forflavor.
But flavor isn't only the driver behindbuying decisions, it's also a motivatingfactor in the creation of new produce.
Hence,the hybrid. The Honeycrisp apple is ahybrid - the result of cross-pollinatingtwo apple varieties. Another popularhybrid is the Uglyripe tomato, which isnamed for its homegrown-lookingappearance and is popular for that, aswell as its flavor. The Muscato grape isa cross between the Muscat grape(which is a wine grape) and the green
seed-less Thomp-
son grape, creating ablend of the taste of awine grape with the
characteristics of a seedless grape. According to Robert Schueller,
director of public relations for special-ty produce distributor Melissa's, com-bining varieties, like in the case of theMuscato grape, "rolls all the marketingbenefits up into these fruits." In addi-tion to creating more-flavorful prod-ucts, hybridization yields produce that
Move aside plain-Jane produce and get ready tobe wowed by funky fruits and new veggie varieties
Cream of the
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Richard Leibowitz, owner of special-ty produce broker Culinary SpecialtyProduce, is a big fan of the pluot."Pluots are single-handedly myfavorite in the stone fruit [category],"he says. Containing the best charac-teristics of its parents, hybrids createstronger flavor and practically sellthemselves, Leibowitz says.
Broccolini is another such hybrid.A cross between Chinese kaleand broccoli, broccolini isdescribed as elegant and sweetwith a peppery edge. TheGrapple, yet another hybrid, isan apple infused with grapeflavor. "It looks like an apple,tastes like a grape" goes itsslogan, and it's marketedtoward parents and kids look-ing for a sweet alternative tounhealthy snacks. It's a market-ing dream.
Advancements in produce creationexcite Parker, who is glad to see flavor
now being delivered with newer prod-ucts. For years, the goal was to createproduce that traveled well and lastedlonger, but now those same productsare being cross-pollinated to infuseflavor. "I call it the good-food revo-lution," Parker says. "It's thenext competitive frontier -let's deliver that shelf-sta-ble product and let's deliv-er flavor at the sametime."
Flavor isn'tal l man-made inthe genreo f
funky fruits. Imported, exotic fruits arethe taste of the town. Leibowitz's No.1 pick for the hot new fruit of '08 is themangosteen, a tropical fruit that"melts in your mouth," he says. Grown
in Southeast Asiaand onlyr e c e n t l yavailable in
the UnitedStates ,
Mangosteen has already gained a rep-utation as a "superfruit" for its antioxi-dant properties.
Fruits tagged as "super" and toutedfor their healing properties tend toskyrocket in popularity, such as Acaiand goji berries, which got an extraboost from Oprah. With a greateremphasis on eating local, possessingpossible health benefits providesample justification for requesting pro-duce that isn't available locally or evendomestically.
According to Schueller, people wantthe new and different after trying themin other countries. "They call andrequest it," he says. The mostrequested unavailable fruit has beenthe mangosteen, which Schueller
says should be available in 2008 alongwith other tropical-fruit phenome-nons, like dragonfruit and rambu-tans. Whether it's a new spin on an old
lettuce or a fantastic cross between alime and a kumquat (otherwise knownas a limequat), shiny, fancy varietiesof fruits and vegetables designed totempt with taste and improve on theirpredecessors will continue taking upstock in the produce aisles. Grappleanyone?
Cream of the Crop, cont. from pg. 10
Don’t let its hairy appearance fool you – Rambutan’s juicy-sweet texture and rosyflavor pay homage to the delicate taste of strawberries and Muscat grapes.