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This photo shows a a childʼs bedroom painted in Sherwin-Williamsʼ color called Loch Blue.

Kids’ bedroom oases should reflect their personalities

By Melissa Kossler Dutton, Associated Press

Parents, do you want your kids’ bedrooms to be relaxing oases where they can decompress and escape the academic and social pressures of school?

Don’t assume that means muted colors and quiet sanctuary.

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If a child intends to study in the room, supply a desk, chair and good lighting. Create a reading nook for the bookworm. For the kid who likes to have friends over, provide a seating area “Many parents find that hot pink even if it’s just cushions and a walls are better than hot pink rug - and have mood lighting or hair, right? And it’s only a bucket even decorative string lighting. of paint. Such a space allows kids to be themselves, and that is a Defining separate areas helps calming thing in today’s world,” kids relax because it creates a said interior designer Kelee sense of structure, Katillac said.

Katillac, who enjoys designing FINDING THE children’s rooms and runs a stuRIGHT COLORS dio in Kansas City, Missouri.

She and other designers recom- Wall color can impact your mend working with kids to create mood, said Sue Wadden of Sherwin-Williams in Cleveland. an organized, multi-functional She recommends avoiding priand comfortable bedroom with mary colors in favor of more natan interesting color palette. ural or neutral tones like greens, WHAT’S THE ROOM FOR? browns, light grays or soft blues. nstead, designers say, let the room reflect your child’s personality, even if that involves some more vibrant colors and patterns.

A first step to creating a great space for kids is defining what purposes the room must serve, Katillac said. Most kids do more than sleep in their rooms. They play, do homework and entertain friends there. Delineate a place for each of the room’s main functions, she said.

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incorporate a favorite hobby, sports team or activity into the room. Decals, bedding, artwork and accessories can highlight a child’s interests, and are easy to change out as they get older, said You can also use other elements Melisa White of Melisa White to add the pops of color that kids Interiors in New York. crave. Consider painting a colorWritable surfaces such as chalkful accent wall, or adding a board paint or large marker vibrant rug or patterned comboards also let kids customize forter. their room.

“Bring in brighter tones with secEVERYTHING ondary pieces,” Wadden said.

IN ITS PLACE BRING IN Provide bins, shelving and storTHEIR INTERESTS age that children can reach to Let your child help choose the take out and put away their room’s theme, said Janet Paik, things, White said. Everyone an editor with the online interior enjoys a tidy room: “Clutter can decorating website Houzz.com. cause anxiety, although children “If you want it to feel like their may not understand that,” she personal sanctuary, it needs to be said. their own space,” she said.

An organized room will help chilIt can be easy and inexpensive to dren relax, agreed Heather your child’s color choices could get too bold, pick several colors you could live with and let them select from those, Wadden suggested.

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Turgeon, co-author of “The Happy Sleeper: The ScienceBacked Guide to Helping Your Baby Get a Good Night’s Sleep Newborn to School Age” (TarcherPerigee, 2014).

“A lot of clutter and toys can keep kids’ minds activated, the same way having an office desk in your room or a pile of stressful papers beside your bed might do for you,” said Turgeon, a psychotherapist.

SURROUND KIDS WITH WHAT THEY LOVE Consider including a shelf or bulletin board where kids can display items important to them, she said. When Katillac was working with a teenager who collects shoes, she put in shelving where he could set out some of his favorite pairs. That not only kept things orderly; it created a

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meaningful vignette in the room.

“Kids are very vocal about the things they like,” Katillac said.

“Look at their interests and see if you can turn it into a piece of artwork.”

MONITORING SCREENS Ideally, the room should be media-free at bedtime, Turgeon said.

Create a communal charging station where the entire family charges electronics someplace other than bedrooms, she suggests.

“Have everybody say good night to their devices at least an hour before bedtime,” she said.

If children keep a computer in their room, try to separate it visually from the sleep space with a bookshelf, curtain or another creative design idea.

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NEW LISTING

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R-08 New on the marketâ&#x20AC;Ś. Brick rancher with three bedrooms, three DCBA@??>=<; :98976; @??><; 5CB497439B2A57<; 10::; /C:34?0B; .C@B9C::-; ,79=A5+; basement with a two car attached carport. This 3 acre parcel is improved by two outbuildings, well and conventional septic system and is located near Woodstock. $275,000. By appointment only.

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A-11: 83+/- Acres with stunning views. Located on Little North Mtn., Greenwalt Rd. Offers a home site in the lower gentle meadow, with a >9'B0@5;?1;AC-;,5:+=<;15@B9:5;&A57;%C::5-;1C@>:C7+<;/??+=;$;#;=B@5C>=); (@C9:=; C::?/; 5'.:?@976<;"(%; @9+976; ?@; A93976; BA@?06A; A96A5@; 5:58CB9?7; $; CD07+C7B;/9:+:915);!?@;>?@5; 71?@>CB9?7;$; @92976); Call Mark Pangle (540)335-2113

R-06 Stately two story home near Woodstock on 1.7 +/- acres. Not in a subdivision. This well cared for home 15CB0@5=; C; 6@5CB; @??>; /9BA; 6C=; ,@5.:C25<; 1?@>C:; +97976; room, eat in kitchen with bar formal living, full bath and 572:?=5+;.?@2A;?7;>C97;*??@);(A5;0..5@;:585:;2?7=9=B;?1; three/four bedrooms and full bath. Other amenities include a pave driveway and in-ground pool. By appointment only. $239,000 Call Mark Pangle (540)335-211

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P-05: Authentic Log Home on 40+/- acres open and wooded. 3 D5+@??>=<;=B?75;,@5.:C25<;#;.?7+=;C7+;C;DC73;DC@7); $549,000 REDUCED $499,000 By Appointment Only.

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Mt. Jackson Lot Available â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial Land 4 # ;; @5CB; ?>>5@29C:;; ?2CB9?7);(A9=; ; 4;C2);;:585:; site ?115@=;6??+;5'.?=0@5;B?;B@C1,2;?7; )&); B); ;C7+;AC=; public utilities available. $125,000. Call Mark Pangle (540) 335-2113 MLS#SH-8164285 (residential) MLS#SH-8164300 (commercial)

Woodstock Land Available â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial C-01 #TBD Kingree Street - Nice corner lot 0.75+/- Acre ??+=B?23; ?@BA; 0=975==; C@3);$162,000.

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4 ;;;# 4;C2); ?2CB5+;97;!?@B;%C::5-<;%";; ; "(;! ; ( ;; ??+5+; C2@5=;/9BA;1@?7BC65;?7; 5?@65; C=A976B?7; CB9?7C:;;!?@5=B);; C=-;C225==;1@?>; &?0BA;!?@B;%C::5-; ?C+);$145,000. Call Mark Pangle (540) 335-2113 MLS#SH-9759675

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This Jan. 17, 2016 photo provided by Iron Sleek shows children playing hockey on a backyard rink in the frontyard of a residential area and built with an Iron Sleek rink kit in Wilton, N.Y.

Backyard hockey rinks range from simple to elaborate

By John Marshall, Associated Press

Hockey is woven into the fabric of life in Canada and parts of the northern United States. When it gets cold, players young and old hit the ice, whenever and wherever they can find it.

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ometimes, finding the ice at least enough ice for a hockey game - is the hard part. With so many players and organized teams playing and practicing, getting time at the local rink can be tricky.

So rather than sit idly by when it’s cold outside, diehards often take matters into their own gloves, creating rinks in their backyards.

These range from the corner-ofthe-yard, shovel-and-hose variety to elaborate sheets of ice with full boards and refrigeration systems.

Whatever route they take, it’s ice, and that’s all they need.

“We always wanted to play, so the backyard rinks are a great thing,” said Tyler McKay, who grew up in the small town of Rossland and now lives in Vancouver. “It’s also a family thing. My parents would Iron Sleek via AP come out and skate with us, whole This Nov. 20, 2015 photo provided by Iron Sleek shows a backyard rink kit with commercial style hockey boards in a backyard CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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want to build a rink on a hill, and that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work,â&#x20AC;? said Mike Barbanente, principal at Iron The backyard hockey rink is a Sleek, Inc., a Chicago-based compassed-down tradition in Canada, pany that makes backyard rink fathers creating places for their kits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amount of slope kids and friends to play just as that acceptable, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy their fathers did for them. Players to hold back water if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too still head to the local frozen-over much slope.â&#x20AC;? pond to get a game going, but the backyard rink has an element of The simplest versions of backyard safety to it; no chance of falling hockey rinks, the kind dotting through the ice into freezing neighborhoods across Canada, water. typically involve a shovel, a hose and sometimes a liner, which can The key is creating a level surface. be as simple as laying down garbage bags.

Some would-be rink makers are blessed with land thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already Backyard rinks can get more elablevel, but most people will have orate from there, with real liners, to move some dirt to get it just 2-by-4s or PVC pipe with supportright. Fail to do that, and not only ing brackets to form the rink, and will the surface be tilted or boards to keep the pucks on the uneven, but containing the water ice. Some people add foam before it freezes is like trying to bumper caps, paint lines on the fill a bucket that has a hole in it. ice, set up lights for night games â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest problem is people or get some type of resurfacer for families would go out in their backyards and skate.â&#x20AC;?

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When McKay was a teenager, his father made a backyard rink by packing down snow and piling some along the sides to keep the pucks in. McKay and his two brothers would get up at around 5 a.m. every morning to clear off the snow and add water to keep the surface frozen, then clear it off and add more water after school.

They would play until it was so dark they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see anymore, and often would look outside to see other neighborhood kids on the homemade rink.

make a backyard rink for his kids, but, being an engineer, he found the surface to be lacking. He researched the best ways to build a rink, and went through lots of trial and error to get it right.

Barbanente eventually turned rink-making into a business, teaming up with lifelong friends to create Iron Sleek. The company sells kits that start at $180 and can get much more expensive from there - he recently helped a client build a $105,000 rink along with accessories.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you like skiing, boating, whatever it is that drives you and is sports-related, if you can bring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ours was pretty basic. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that to your home, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very have boards or anything like little you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do within your that,â&#x20AC;? said McKay, who works for financial reach,â&#x20AC;? Barbanente said.

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