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alk in the front door and you are immediately struck by the largest, most beautiful, perfectly framed, flawlessly painted eagle’s eye view of Lake Winnipesaukee…and Lake Kanasatka…and Squam Lake. Follow the land line and you spy at least three other smaller lakes and ponds. You notice the water first, but as you take it all in, you see mountains, too: the pines and leaves of the Belknaps and the Sandwich Range.

Turn your head to the left, through the kitchen and on to the five sided glass-walled dining room, and suddenly it hits you. It’s not a mural. This view is real.

Walk straight on, through the magnificent living room with handcrafted built-ins. Slide back the gigantic pocket doors, and tread across the broad terrace. Comfy cushioned chairs beckon, “Come sit. Watch the water. See birds sail on high currents. Care to swim in the pool? Soak in the hot tub?”

You look around and respond inside, “What a fairy tale life!”

This view rivals any in the Lakes Region, and perhaps in the whole state of New Hampshire. The house is designed around the vista, and when I finally pull myself from the terrace, I explore from room to room and gasp at each new view.

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Located in the same town of Moultonborough, and just eight miles away from it, this is a modern man’s Castle in the Clouds. This is a house that answered a need for Tom McCloskey.

Tom and Pat McCloskey didn’t really need a new house. They had a perfectly serviceable home in a Lake Winnipesaukee lakeside community. It had a kitchen, living room, a “slip of a dining room,” a master bedroom and a tiny bath on the main floor, says Pat. When their adult children and grandkids visited, they would take over the downstairs that contained three bedrooms and a single bath. Perhaps a little bedlam ensued.

Tom told Pat they needed to open a new chapter. “He wanted a bigger bathroom,” she says wryly.

A builder by profession, he concluded their house would not accommodate a bigger bath, so they needed to search for a whole new home. Off they went with a realtor. They looked and looked, and looked some more, but to no avail. Finally Tom asked, “Don’t you have anything with a view?”

Sometimes you have to hear the right question to give the right answer.

The realtor knew just the place: a 62-acre parcel atop Moultonborough’s Red Hill, a 2020’ mountain renowned for its views. There, Pat says, Tom built his dream house.

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For a builder of performing arts centers, stadiums, shopping malls, and even a U.S. Mint, an undeveloped property high on a hill with no utilities was just another fun project for Tom, and he and his hand-picked local builder, Carl Hansen, set to work. The architect’s first grand plan was pared down to a cozy 7800 square feet with 15 rooms, attached 3 car garage, 2000 square foot terrace, and a tennis court. Like that other famous Castle in the Clouds, the house Tom built had custom features ahead of its time, including a full-screen home theater.

The house is built so solidly that more than twenty years later, an energy audit revealed absolutely no leakage.

The carpenters particularly enjoyed doing the fine woodworking of the built-ins and the sumptuous paneled office off the master suite. “They liked working on it so much, Tom would always find them there,” Pat smiles.

Finally he had to tell Carl he should make the workers do their other work first, and then they could work on the office, as if it were dessert.

And that larger bathroom Tom wanted? Not only does the house have five bathrooms, but the magnificent master bath features a step down his and hers shower with separate grooming and dressing area.

They moved in in 1989 and named their aerie Eagle’s Way. It was a fine

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home for entertaining, and for twenty years, “We loved it, just the two of us, and with company and friends visiting,” says Pat. But the world moves on, and it was time for the McCloskey family to open a new chapter. Filled with memories of happy times, they passed the torch to Len and Phyllis Schlesinger, a Massachusetts college president and a university professor. Eagle’s Way offered exactly what they sought: “quiet, peace, and not far from where we were,” says Phyllis.

At first they had looked at lake properties, but they couldn’t find what they wanted. Finally, their real estate agent observed that while they looked at waterfront after waterfront property, Len never went down to the beaches or docks. Why was that?

Sometimes you have to hear the right question to give the right answer.

The Schlesingers realized they enjoyed watching the water but were not looking for the lake life hubbub.

Ah! Now the realtor knew the place to show: Eagle’s Way, a 7800 sf quality-built home with 280° views on 62-acres atop 2020’ Red Hill in Moultonborough. There, they found their dream. There, they found magnificent quiet.

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retreat was invaluable to their entire family. She recalls sitting on the terrace, soaking in “the quiet of nature, birds singing and animals coming out of the woods.” She remembers watching storms coming over the lakes and feeling “so safe and quiet.”

She recounts that even during Motorcycle Week, they didn’t hear engines.

They saw boats on the lakes, but heard no noise. For all the quiet, though, they could have water fun, too. Marinas are just ten minutes away.

In their years at Eagle’s Way, the family spent hours hiking their own acreage, or taking the short walk to the conservation trails of the famous Red Hill Fire Tower. The grandchildren loved their time, and so did the dogs. “It is

the perfect house for family,” she says. She recalls the grandeur of 4th of July, watching 280° of fireworks across the lakes and her daughter’s never-to-beforgotten sunset wedding on the terrace.

But the world moves on, and it is time for the Schlesingers to open a new chapter. Is it time you stepped into this fairy tale view?

Maxfield Real Estate’s Randy Parker has been selling property in the Lakes Region for decades. He says, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better view” than from Eagle’s Way. If you’d like to see it for yourself, call him at 603-455-6913.

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Considering the dizzying array of marble and other materials, viewers are left wondering how the designer can choose so easily from among the hundreds of offerings.

Stacy Nawoj, kitchen designer and owner of Pinnacle Kitchens in New Hampton knows the struggle homeowners can go through to choose just the right countertops for their kitchen remodel or new install. Her background makes her the perfect person to step in and help customers choose a countertop to suit their project and lifestyle.

“I was originally an architectural student in college,” she explains. “In 1984, I got a job with a kitchen designer in Laconia; I’ve been in this business a long time.”

Indeed, Stacy has seen trends come and go when it comes to kitchen design and countertops.

“I have seen the trends, starting with Formica in the 1980s and 90s, then Corian, which was a great new thing, although it came in just a few colors.”

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“Granite was the exclusive for quite a while and it is still very popular. It is timeless because it is durable and has the beauty of natural elements.”

The newest trend or choice to hit the countertop market is quartz and it is everywhere on television home décor shows, in magazines and perhaps even in your best friend’s kitchen.

Just what is quartz and why has it risen to join granite in customer popularity?

“This year I would say about 70 percent of the countertop choices in New England are quartz. It is a nice product because it is non porous, with no cracks or fissures. It is more heat resistant than granite and very strong and durable. It comes in a full range of colors or you can choose a speckled or wavy pattern or something quiet and Zen-like in one color,” Stacy adds.

When it comes to granite countertops, there are also many choices. Stacy says the process should start with ascertaining the color(s) you want for your kitchen, and from there, it is often a trip to the countertop fabricators to choose.

“We will see full slabs and people are often still drawn to natural granites.

Many go with the assumption that the granite comes from New Hampshire, since we are the Granite State, but most of the granite actually comes to us from all over the world.”

These days, popular granite countertop colors are honed and leathered granite, with a rustic look.

Soapstone has been seen in kitchens for years but it is still a popular op-

tion for those who do not want a highly polished look for their countertops.

It is a material, says Stacy, which customers usually feel a connection to or it may not appeal to their taste.

For those that love it, soapstone comes in green, black or charcoal and its origins are often Brazil. It is a light chalky material that can be maintained quite easily; there is a new milk paint product that can be applied to preserve the natural deep patina.

While many are drawn to quartz or granite, another great choice, according to Stacy, is wood.

“Wood is warmer; and adds a nice element to the kitchen. With the finishes used today, wood is extremely durable, even for a hard-working kitchen ” Popular wood choices for countertops currently are Sapele mahogany, Iroko, and Cherry. Walnut is also a nice choice.

Some creative homeowners opt to mix two countertop choices for a unique look. “We don’t often see granite and quartz countertops in the same kitchen, but something like a wood top for the kitchen island and then granite or quartz for the other countertops is a beautiful look,” she says.

Just stepping into a showroom and choosing what you like isn’t the end of the process when it comes to designing a kitchen. “You have to consider what plumbing is involved with new sinks and faucets. When remodeling, you have to think about cabinets as well; do you want new ones or are we working with existing cabinets when we do a design?”

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have or want to have and how does the choice of flooring impact the overall kitchen design?

“It might sound daunting, but it really isn’t. In fact it’s quite fun!” Stacy laughs.

While one might assume only higher-end budgets are applicable for countertop or kitchen designs, Stacy says she helps customers with a variety of budgets. Often, customers pull back on the budget in other areas in order to get the best countertops, usually quartz or granite.

Much of the same holds true for bathroom countertops, something Pinnacle Kitchens also handles. “Granite and quartz are popular bathroom countertop choices as well. Neutral Marbles, grays and whites are popular colors, because they are base colors that allow the homeowner to add splashes of color elsewhere in the room.”

When installing new countertops, many homeowners assume it will take days, but Stacy says most of the fabrication work is done off site; installation is usually one week after the temple process.

Granite is fairly easy to care for, Stacy adds. If it loses some luster over time, it is a simple matter of resealing the granite. Quartz is fairly maintenance free and the kitchen chef would have to really beat on it or burn it to leave markings.

Finally, when starting to roll up your sleeves and get down to a fall kitchen remodel or choosing new countertops, which comes first, the overall design of the room or the fun stuff – choosing the color or material for the counters?

Stacy says, “The design – the overall design.”

Get the big picture in place first and then dive in and choose from the array of countertop materials. You are sure to find something just right for your kitchen and your taste and budget. And that is countertop heaven.

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Island Living

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We’ve all been there. You return from an afternoon of errands and get set to make dinner, when you realize that you’ve forgotten to pick up a key ingredient. The most stalwart of us return to the grocery store, while others order pizza.

It’s not so simple for Susan Gauthier; for Gauthier, a trip back to the store or to the local pizza place involves two boat trips and a steep hike.

Susan and her husband Don are decadeslong summer residents of Rattlesnake Island, located off the West Alton shore of Lake Winnipesaukee.

The island consists of 368 acres and not a single grocery store (or paved road, for that matter). Fortunately, there are plenty of neighbors who are willing to lend a stick of butter or an extra seat at their dinner table. The Gauthiers are happy to forego the conveniences of the mainland for a few months; in addition to a strong sense of

community, the island offers tranquility and some of the most staggering views in the Lakes Region.

Winnipesaukee contains over 250 habitable islands, ranging in size from aptly named Long Island, at 1,000 acres, to four-acre islets. Of the 250, just six islands have bridges connected to the mainland.

Most of the islands are accessible only by boat (or snowmobile or hovercraft for the truly intrepid winter residents). Thousands of folks come from all over the country to put their cars in park and sail or motor out to roadless paradise; some visit on weekends, most stay for months, and a few hardy souls stick it out year round.

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ers by boat for a three-, maybe four-hour tour. Bickford said that typically, her clients are lake enthusiasts who long for peace, beauty and adventure. People are also drawn to the prices; homes on the unbridged islands sell for roughly one third to a half less than those on the mainland waterfront.

Island Real Estate agents spend a great deal of time discussing details before taking clients for showings, as the market ranges from cozy cabins to sprawling estates to entire islands. Once they are out on the water, Bickford said she can see people visibly relax. And unlike most homebuyers, her clients tend to look out from the houses more than at them. “They focus on what’s outside: the views, the sun, the serenity,” she noted.

The Gauthiers, who bought their Rattlesnake Island home in 2005 through Island Real Estate, remember when John Bridges, the business’s founder, explained the essence of island living. As the couple considered the purchase of the modest 700 square-foot cabin with its tilting dock, Bridges pointed to the stunning view that came with it. The Gauthiers have since expanded the cabin, but their most cherished moments take place outside, enjoying the location they invested in 11 years ago. A perfect day for Susan would be spent hiking and boating, followed by, “a glass of wine on the dock at sunset, then climbing into bed to fall asleep hearing the lap of the water and loons calling.”

Of course, like any seasoned New Englanders, Winnipesaukee islanders know that their adventures are largely dictated by the weather. When it rains, mainlanders experience the setbacks of cancelled picnics and soggy sprints to the nearest shelter. On blustery days we struggle with beach umbrellas and keeping our hair in place. Islanders have a slightly amplified experience. The Gauthiers, who hail from South Carolina, recalled a true New England wel-

come to their first seasons on the island.

Susan said, “Those whitecap days kept us island-bound the first few summers until we figured out how to untie the boat and roar out of the slip before the wind could bash it against the dock.” The wind can also take down power lines, sometimes for days. Fortunately, most utility workers from the mainland are happy to take a boat ride to repair lines. In the meantime, the resourceful Gauthiers make do with lanterns and a propane stove.

John Narkis and his family found their Shangri-la on Bear Island five years ago. John appreciates the fact that his daughter can explore the island with abandon, and his beloved pup Kenzie can run free without a single car to dodge (or bear; despite the island’s name, deer are the prevailing wildlife, and there is rumor of a moose). Though Bear Island offers the luxuries of high-speed internet and cable, the Narkises tend to spend their time away from the screens. Instead, they frequent the hiking trails throughout the interior of Bear’s 780 acres, which make up the largest unbridged island on the lake. And of course, they enjoy the water.

John said, “A perfect day includes watching the kids jumping in the water, and being a kid and jumping in with them.” John, who is a tech guy by trade, has a deep appreciation for the return to simplicity that island living inspires.

The Narkises own one of the nearly 200 homes on Bear Island, and they flourish in the sense of camaraderie they find there. Residents help each other out, said John, and occasionally they help themselves to each other’s refrigerator contents. He described a good-humored exchange between himself and his neighbor, who had run out of beer. “He has a key to my place so he raided my fridge, then left me the empties with a friendly note on them saying ‘darn neighbors’. My response was to take a picture of the empty continued on page 16

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continued from page 14 cans with a set mousetrap on top. I sent it to him with a caption of ‘island anti-theft device’. We still laugh over that.” John, who transported that very refrigerator to the island in his 14-foot aluminum boat, is happy to share, especially because his neighbor makes a mean pizza pie.

While the Narkises and the Gauthiers were unaccustomed to island life before they bought their homes, many residents are native. Island homes tend to stay within families for generations, and kids who island hopped in their youth often grow up wanting the same for their children. Charles Young fell in love with lake life as a young lad at Camp Idlewild on Cow Island in the 1960s, which hosted young campers from 1891 to 1970. His parents cultivated this love when they bought a home on 522-acre Pine Island in 1972; Young followed suit when he and his wife purchased property on Pine in 1998.

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spent his boyhood exploring Lake Erie from the shores of Ohio, said that islands are highly conducive to love; cue the blazing sunsets, crackling campfires and haunting loon calls. Williams first met his wife while living on an island in Groton, Massachusetts; while courting, the two camped out on an island on Moosehead Lake. The couple then purchased a home on Lake Winnipesaukee’s Chase’s Island, where they have spent the last 33 summers enjoying sunsets, campfires and loon calls.

The Williamses, whose mainland residence is in nearby Melvin Village, passed their fondness for lake life down to their son, Justin, who could dock a boat by the age of seven. Much to his father’s delight, Justin met a girl on an island (neighboring Dow) in 2008, and proposed to her on the family’s sailboat in 2014.

The two were married in Wolfeboro this August, where Dan toasted to their island love story. He spoke of the “Smile of the Great Spirit”, which according to legend, is the derivation of the name “Winnipesaukee”. Many moons ago, an Abenaki chief called Wonaton saw the sun shimmering on the lake (coincidentally, it was the day Wonaton’s daughter was married) and named the waters after this grand vision.

For landlubbers who are lured by the simplicity and natural beauty that island life affords, islanders are happy to offer insight. Practical tips include becoming handy with home repair, tuning in to weather reports, renting before buying, speaking with island-savvy realtors, and as Susan Gauthier put it, “having a glass-half-full attitude and good insurance.”

Charles Young recommends thinking of a boat as your “water pickup truck”. The messaging forum at www.winnipesaukee.com is a fount of information, where islanders frequently connect to exchange stories and expertise.

The most sage words, though, surpass logistics. John Narkis said of islanders, “We all may have been drawn to the islands for different reasons, but we all stay for the same reason: there is nothing in the world like it.” (*A special thank-you to the gracious Narkis family for welcoming me to share a day at their oasis.)

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Don’t Miss the Annual Parade of Homes

By Sarah Wright

Are you looking to update your home? Or have you decided to build the dream home that you always wanted? Then the Parade of Homes Tour is the event for you. This Columbus Day weekend, come out and see the latest trends in custom homebuilding, remodeling, and innovative products and technologies. Find inspiration for your home, or talk with talented builders about your future building plans. Since 2007, the Lakes Region Builders and Remodelers Association (LRBRA) has put on a great home tour that attracts local visitors as well as those from southern New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and even Connecticut and New York.

This year’s tour features nine beautiful homes: four in Meredith, one in Center Harbor, one in Moultonborough, two in Alton, and one in Tilton. Of the nine homes, five are waterfront properties, and two offer water views. The homes range from a cozy 2,200 square footer offering wide open spaces, to a massive 16,000 square foot home with public and private areas, four kitchens and two laundry rooms. You’ll truly see it all!

One home overlooks Meredith Bay in the foreground and the purple mountains of the Presidential Range in the distance. There’s also a beautifully built custom lakeside home, situated on a special corner lot on Lake Waukewan. You’ll see a home that features two separate and private mahogany decks, and another that’s a modern version of a lake Adirondackstyle house that stands on the site of an original home dating from the 1970s.

There’s a style to suit every taste.

This is a unique opportunity to meet some of the area’s best builders and learn how these nine homes were designed, what materials and techniques were chosen and why, and what was involved in the actual construction.

These showcase houses are open to the public to help visitors gather ideas for their own dream homes and also see remodeling possibilities. Featured builders for this year’s Parade of LAKES REGION BUILDERS & Homes include Hayes REMODELERS ASSOCIATION Construction, Hayward & Company, Inter-Lakes Builders, Getty Construction, Sharpe Construction, Cargill Construction, KA Clason Fine Woodworking, Outside In Construction and Pro-Fab Homes.

The homes have been decorated to show off the latest colors, tiles, window treatments, exterior design, floor plans, and even furniture trends. Many of the products and services can be duplicated for you, including the doors and moldings, state-of-the-art appliances, insulation, heating, and even home financing options. There’s so much to see, including a variety of cabinets and fixtures, granite and quartz countertops, and even an amazing walk-in shower with granite seats and high performance windows and doors. Decking this year is also impressive with some wrapping around on multiple levels providing exceptional views, and using a variety of products from composites to mahogany decking and stainless steel cable railings. Don’t miss the chance to see this kind of construction up close.

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ing and cooling, radiant heat, and back-up propane systems can significantly increase your warmth and decrease your heating bills. Owner Jesse Lindland from Outside In Construction uses some of the newest technologies and materials in his Alton home. “The entire home is heated and cooled utilizing the newest heat-pump technology, which requires no fossil fuels of any sort,” says Jesse. “It is extremely quiet and provides consistent conditioning year-round for the interior of the home. To complement the heat-pumps, the windows and doors are Energy Star-certified and high-density insulation was used throughout the home. This provides a superior insulation envelope resulting in very little heat loss. The home also has a complete Clean Solutions multi-stage septic system, which outputs clean water on the tail end of the system. It’s a true marvel of technology.”

Brenda Richards, the Executive Officer of LRBRA looks forward to Parade of Homes every year. “We are very excited to partner with so many terrific companies and connect hundreds of homeowners with building industry professionals,” says Brenda. Over twenty businesses sponsor the tour, in-

cluding this year’s three presenting sponsors: Meredith Village Savings Bank, Weathertight Spray Foam, and Dead River Company, a home heating service provider.

This year’s Parade of Homes is scheduled for Columbus Day weekend, October 8, 9, and 10 from 10 am to 4 pm each day.

Before you set out on the home tour, Brenda recommends planning out your route in advance. You can go online at www.lakesregionparadeofhomes. com to view the tour map, addresses, home descriptions, and driving directions. Choose a couple of homes to visit each day of the Parade weekend, and give yourself enough time to take notes and photos. Comfortable shoes are a must, and booties will be provided at the front doors of each home to slip over your shoes as a courtesy to the homeowners. Tickets can be purchased at the first home you visit, where you will receive a comprehensive guidebook. The cost is $10 for the whole tour and children age 12 and under are free. Proceeds from the ticket sales go toward the Lakes Region Children’s Charity Auction.

GILFORD $650,000

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Two gracious & charming custom homes on 5.5 Acres with lake & mountain views. Includes rights to Gunstock Acres beach with mooring field on Winnipesaukee. Restored Cape with wide pine floors & 2 fireplaces plus an elegant Contemporary built for luxury living!

A lavish home custom built with all the bells & whistles, carefully positioned on 11 acres to take full advantage of the expansive views of entire Lakes Region from every room. Wide verandas, genuine stone façade, in-law over 3-car garage.

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MOULTONBORO $960,000

MEREDITH $1,449,000

A hidden treasure on Hills Pond. Custom built Adirondack-style home with 237’ of waterfront, dock & panoramic mountain views. Granite & hickory kitchen, open concept with stone fireplace, screened porch, game room above garage, 3-bedrooms, 4 baths, lower level workshop & a ton of storage space.

Lake Winnipesaukee waterfront with unspoiled surroundings; property has been in the same family for over 45 years. 2.93 acres, land on both sides of road, SW exposure, 150’ of natural sandy frontage, dock with platform & bath house. 2-story detached garage big enough for RV or boat.

Cummings Cove, Lake Winnipesaukee Adirondack home with everything you need for carefree lakeside living. Level sandy beach, good privacy on both sides, new 40’ dock & totally landscaped. 4 Bedrooms, 4 baths, Great Room with stone fireplace, master with fireplace & sunporch, central air, hickory floors, beadboard, architectural details throughout.

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Capturing Nature’ For artist Lauren Sansaricq, it’s all about beauty. Not the kind you can bottle or find in a makeup kit or at a hair salon. But rather, she sets out to capture the beauty of nature that she sees all around her.

Lauren is a painter of landscapes – glowing images, moody sunsets, dramatic mountains and glades and peaceful, bucolic fields with here and there a farmer or a cluster of cows add to the wish-we-were-there beauty of the scenes.

On any given day in spring, summer and fall, you might see Lauren around the White Mountains or Lakes Region, painting outdoors, her canvas in the process of being filled with a beautiful scene that she is skillfully interpreting.

It brings to mind that the same scene might have been captured on canvas by one of the 19th-century White Mountain painters, such as Benjamin

Champney or Frank Shapleigh.

Lauren knows of all the painters who ventured from the cities to the remote White Mountains, men and women who hiked to distant, wooded areas where few roads existed, to take in the beauty of nature all around and to capture it on canvas.

Today those paintings are very desirable and some garner hefty price tags at auctions and in galleries. Lauren holds the painters in high regard, but she is no less skilled or well trained to continue in the genre the 19-century painters started.

“I grew up in upstate New York, in Columbia County,” she explains. The high school she attended had a solid focus on the arts, and she immersed herself in sculpture, painting and theatre. One of her teachers was a traditional landscape painter and he was a big influence on her later work.

“He taught me how to build a landscape painting, in layers, painting with oils,” she recalls. “He advised me to go to the Grand Central Academy of Art in NYC – it’s an art school that has revived a more traditional approach to art.”

The art academy training was a slow process. “First, we drew from casts, and slowly, year by year, worked up to using color. It was a rigorous, fiveday-a-week school,” she says.

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tional, beauty-in-nature approach to painting and drawing vs. a more modern method of painting. That suits Lauren just fine, because she feels an artist needs a firm grounding and education in art, built year-by-year, class-byclass, in technique as well as color.

Perhaps it was growing up in rural New York, where the Hudson River artists (in a very similar style to the White Mountain painters) created some of their most beautiful work, that first inspired Lauren. She says that most people living there are well aware of Hudson River painters such as Thomas Cole and Frederick Church, who created stunning landscapes of the area. “I have a respect and a deep love for their work and it did influence my art work.”

She goes on to explain, “Capturing the beauty in nature is what really appeals to me in general. There is a grandeur in the experience of painting from nature and feeling what it’s like to be at the spot where the great White Mountain painters once worked.”

While Lauren does not label herself in one particular genre of art, she says she would call herself, if asked, a modern-day Hudson River/White Mountain style painter who is reviving the tradition and philosophy of the painters of the 19th century.

After graduation, Lauren and her partner/fellow artist Erik Koeppel, moved to the Jackson, New Hampshire area. It was an intentional move, although Erik’s family lives in the area as well. “It’s a beautiful place and we feel like the White Mountains are still very wild. It has been kept wild (and not overdeveloped) and that appeals to us as artists,” Lauren explains.

She is overwhelmed often by the natural beauty of the Lakes Region and northern part of the state and says she loves to paint at Echo Lake, the Notches

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– Franconia, Crawford and Pinkham, and around Lake Winnipesaukee as well. “I like Evans Notch too. It’s not as well known or popular but I find a lot of beauty there. And this summer we also painted at Castle in the Clouds in the Lakes Region.”

Like the 19th century painters she so admires, Lauren has hiked into the woods with paint box and supplies on her back, but says she sometimes finds the hike so exhilarating that she is drained and doesn’t have as much energy to paint. There are many, many beautiful scenes that can be reached without hiking for miles, and usually, she paints close to where her car is parked.

“I find inspiration is all over the place for me; nature has so much beauty and landscape painting is all about capturing that beauty,” she reflects. “I think there are spots to paint everywhere in New Hampshire - you just have to see it. I find that inspiration comes in unexpected circumstances if I take the time to look.”

Lauren is increasingly interested in working outdoors and feels that nature is the ultimate and best teacher.

For an artist who relies on the beauty of nature, and painting on the spot, does the cold, often-snowy winter months impede her schedule and work?

“I don’t paint from photographs, but rather from drawings. I use my imagination and my memory of what I saw at various places. A lot of summer is productive time and we are working outside a lot; the information we gather while painting outside in the summer is useful in the winter.”

As summer gives way to the cooler days of autumn, Lauren says she tries to paint every day. As often as she can, she is outside painting directly from nacontinued on page 26

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continued from page 23 ture. “Lately I am also trying to paint to capture the evening light.”

For those who have seen and love art in the 19th century White Mountain style or paintings that depict beautiful, natural scenes, and want to begin to collect, what should they know?

“If someone is interested in collecting in the style of the White Mountain painters, they don’t need to read a lot about it to appreciate it.

It is just beautiful and people respond positively to it even if they don’t have a lot of art history knowledge,” she says. “Anyone can see the beauty in the paintings.”

Luckily for those who want to see more of this style of painting and maybe to begin collecting, there is a wonderful show and sale coming up at the Jackson Historical Society in Jackson, New Hampshire on October 14 from 5 to 8 pm. The show and sale is downstairs in the building and on the upper level, a show titled The Jackson Five features the work of five Jackson-area artists who have painted in the area over the years; included in the list of exhibitors are Erik Koeppel and Lauren Sansaricq.

Lauren says the show and sale is a great place to see White Mountain paintings up close and to perhaps start to build a collection. Now in its 14th

year, the show features some beautiful paintings that speak of the natural splendor Lauren and others set out to capture.

(Visit www. jacksonhistory.org to see paintings that will be available for sale.)

The exhibition The Jackson Five will be on view from October 14 to March 31 (2017).

In the future, Lauren hopes to make the trip to paint in the western United States more. “We’ve done some trips and I loved the landscape. I keep trying to push my work and get as good as I possibly can.”

She will also be teaching a workshop in New York City this November and in Jackson, New Hampshire in January.

No matter the area, or the time of year, for artist Lauren Sansaricq, it is all about the natural beauty before us.

To see work by Lauren or to contact the artist, visit www.laurensansaricq. com. To view the work of Erik Koeppel, visit www.erikkoeppel.com.

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Home Buying and Decorating When I first started researching this article, I found a lot of information about why millennials aren’t buying homes. It was discouraging. However, when you consider the fact that the median age for buying a home is 31, it makes sense because two-thirds of millennials haven’t reached that age yet.

But young people are finding themselves falling further and further away from the American dream of home ownership. In many instances, they’re not even renting their own places. Instead, as we’ve seen depicted in cartoons and on television, they’re returning home. In fact, about a third of 18-to-34-year-olds live with their parents. Maybe it’s just a savvy money move. I remember when I graduated from college, and it took me a few years to find a job that paid me enough to move out on my own, I was thankful that I could do so without incurring a lot of debt.

But many millennials are renting, and here’s the good news about those who’ve made it to the renting stage. Among people ages 25 to 34 that rent, 93 percent say they are likely to buy a home someday, according to Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey. That compares with just 81 percent of renters overall. Now, let’s delve into why those young renters are taking longer to make the leap to home ownership. There are many theories, but here are the most popular ones.

Statistically, one noticeable factor is that they’re putting off getting married, which many young people still see as a prerequisite to home ownership. The average age that a woman gives birth to her first child is also on the rise, and currently stands between age 26 and 27.

Also, as I’m sure we’ve all heard through the media, millennials are making less money compared with earlier generations. Today, young people are indebted with student loans, more likely to be underemployed (which makes it harder to save money), and facing lower income growth potential. But what’s interesting here is that although millennials feel that they can’t afford to buy a home, many of

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g Trends for Millennials them are simply unaware of the different financing options that exist—particularly those that allow for a down payment of six percent or less. It’s true that stricter credit standards are a roadblock for some millennial homebuyers. Believe it or not, a third of millennials don’t meet the industry standard minimum credit requirement of 620. However, those millennials with less desirable credit scores do still have options they may not know about, such as Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans. The FHA works with applicants who have lower credit scores and small down payments.

Another factor to consider when it comes to millennials and home ownership is that they want (or need) the flexibility to be able to move. Buying a house not only locks up your savings, but it also locks you into a specific location. Looking at financial stability again, many millennials are still figuring out a career path, possibly putting up with a low-paying position while looking for a better one. Renting, or crashing with relatives, makes it easier for young workers to seize better job opportunities if they arise. At this point, it appears to be a waiting game, but there is a silver lining. Millennials are expected to form 20 million new households by 2025, so they will eventually begin making the leap to home ownership.

Now let’s switch gears to the fun topic of home decorating, and explore what millennial renters and young homeowners are looking for when it comes to their interior design. A highly visual group that spends a lot of time online, millennials study what’s available on design sites such as Pinterest, friends’ Instagrams, blogs, and store sites, such as Ikea, CB2, and Design Within Reach. It’s all about the mix for millennials—new and old, expensive and cheap, and DIY and purchased. The biggest trend among young people is an industrial look, with a mix of metal and rustic wood. The looks also extend to wood floors, wood paneled and exposed brick walls, metal accents (especially bronze), and natural materials.

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When it comes to color, variations of gray are a trend that has become a standard base for the millennial palette, along with other soft neutrals and cooler whites. Bolder pops of color on accent walls are a popular contrast, and yes, colorful wallpapers are also making a comeback. To someone young, wallpaper seems like a new, chic idea. Television shows and YouTube videos offer inspiration to paint, repurpose, and customize found pieces. This approach appeals for another reason: many millennials feel that it’s important to consider their “carbon footprint” and go to garage sales or vintage shops for their home furnishings and decor. This group also thinks about friends’ needs, which means bigger sofas, where they can lounge together in front of the television. To ensure that their purchase is long-lasting, they’ll cover it in practical faux leather or microfiber that holds up to food, drink, and pets. It’s certainly an upgrade from the plastic coverings that I remember!

If you use social media a lot, then you’re probably familiar with “hacks” or clever short cuts that can make anything easier. Millennials love a good hack—life hacks, food hacks, and decorating hacks among others. So if your décor is feeling a little boring, you can grab an idea online and just break out the paint, marble-patterned contact paper, or add some new fixtures, and you can have a whole new look. This is the generation that prefers Tinder dates to long-term relationships, and millennials are also less willing to commit to one design style for long. Think removable wallpaper, stylish slipcovers, and changeable gallery walls.

One more thing to note: if you have young people in your life, you already know they’re basically always interacting with technology, so integrating tech into the home is extremely important. A few smart speakers and a streaming device for the television can go a long way toward making a millennial happy. These are the homeowners of the (near) future!

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Home Financing…for Millennials

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper

When it comes to buying a home – especially a first home – there is a lot to consider. It is a step-by-step process and when a young person starts out, they probably don’t have a lot of homebuyer experience.

Rather than try to slog through the approval process alone, or before embarking on the more exciting act of shopping for a first home, it might be smart to take a workshop that will walk you through the necessary steps to homeownership.

That is where Ryan Tufts, a home ownership counselor at HOMEteam in New Hampshire comes in. “We provide home buyer education and personalized, one-on-one counseling,” Ryan explains. (HOMEteam is a community partner of Meredith Village Savings Bank.)

Is the assumption that millennials are turned off from home ownership true? “Is isn’t true; we are finding that this age group is definitely buying houses and filling up our home buyer education classes,” says Ryan.

If millennials are indeed purchasing homes, what are they looking for? “It really varies a lot, depending upon what part of the state they are living in.

Many opt for a condo to get started, while others want a house.

“Millennials may have had to delay homeownership (due to the heavy cost of student loans and other financial considerations), but they are excited about home ownership,” Ryan asserts.

Those in their 20s, and into their 30s may have spent their money on different things in the past, and opted to live with their parents far longer in order to save money. But they have the same dream of every generation: owning their own place.

And many are looking for a traditionally styled home like the one their parents grew up in, but with their own décor choices.

When taking a homebuyer course, millennials will learn that down payment requirements may have been a bit misreported, according to Ryan.

“There are so many financing options available right now,” he says.

People of all professions are taking homebuyer workshops, and Ryan sees millennial age business and professional people, as well as those who work in retail and customer-service jobs.

In a blog article at www.hometeamnh.org, Ryan Tufts wrote an article titled Seven Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Home. He writes to consider these questions: How much can I afford; Is your financial house in order?: Where do I want to live and what kind of house do I need?; Have you considered the hidden costs?; Is now the right time for me to buy a home?; and Have you attended a Home Buyer Seminar and met with a Home Ownership Coach?

Although not everyone will answer in the affirmative to all these questions, it is a good place to start.

Millennials are perhaps more savvy when it comes to money than other generations. They watched parents suffer through the Great Recession and know the pitfalls of too much debt or purchasing a home they cannot handle financially. They have held back on big purchases, such as a home. But as the years roll along, they want what every generation wants: a roof of their own over their heads.

The good news is that it is attainable and they can tap into the knowledge they have gained from those recession years.

Experts like Ryan are also available to put it all in perspective, and to help millennials determine if they are ready to purchase a home. An upcoming workshop will be held in Laconia on the first three Mondays in November from 6 to 8 pm titled Common Sense in Uncommon Times. “It isn’t specifically a home buyer class, but rather will help attendees prepare their finances,” says Ryan.

For today’s millennials, it is all about being prepared and that, Ryan says, is always a good thing.

For information on homebuyer workshops and other classes, visit www. hometeamnh.org or call (866) 701-9097.

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You Can’t Bottle Sunshine…

Lighting Trends Today

By Barbara Neville Wilson

y the time we reach adulthood, most of us have discovered we simply cannot bottle sunshine. Fall 2016 is upon us, and once again we face months of increasing darkness before we hit the other side of the winter solstice and longer days once again. What indoor lighting trends can help fend off the dark? How can we augment nature’s light?

Look out the window on one of these crisp fall days. Have you ever noticed that it’s hard to take a good photo at noon? When everything is evenly lit, nothing is prominent, and the picture is washed out. It is the contrast of light and dark that shows color to best effect. Professionals call this a layering of light, and tell us there are some basic precepts to apply when lighting an interior.

The first thing to learn is that all lights are not alike. Good interior lighting calls for a variety of fixtures used together to best effect. According to Katherine K. McMillan and Patricia M. McMillan in their “How to Use Lighting as An Interior Design Element,” there are three types of lighting to include as you layer light in your space: general, task and accent.

General lighting is intended to light a whole space. Think chandelier, pendant, track, or recessed lighting, floor, and table lamps. The light is cast broadly and brightens the room generally. Its intensity can be controlled by the addition of a dimmer switch, adjusting bulb wattage or type of glass covering (i.e., a clear bulb casts a harsher light, while a frosted is warmer), or use of lampshade.

Task lighting is trained on a particular area and intended to accommodate specific activities. Generally, the intensity of the task lighting should be three times that of the whole room. Reading lamps, under-cabinet lighting in the kitchen, workshop or craft room, floor and table lamps and pendants can all be examples of task lighting.

Often the beauty of good task lighting is its invisibility. Under-cabinet lighting is just that, under the cabinet, so its light, not its hardware, is seen. Track lighting fixtures are often chosen in the same color as the ceiling.

Table or floor lamps, though, can be statement pieces, adding a decora-

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tive touch along with useful light. To be really useful, task lighting should cast no shadow on the work at hand. Most often that means the light source is under the eye and above the hand.

The third type of lighting is accent lighting, intended to showcase a design element. It may be a light fixture on a piece of art, or track lighting focused on a design element or washing a whole wall. The McMillans suggest the beam of light be aimed “at a 30-degree angle from the vertical to prevent glare and hot spots.”

This season’s shapes skew toward the asymmetrical and trend toward floral. Chandeliers and wall sconces look like natural growing vines and blooms, and though most often in neutral metals, some surprise with a pop of color.

The designer jury seems still to be out as to what our favorite finishes should be. Some suggest the simplicity of utilitarian industrial and mid-century modern will remain in vogue, while others proclaim shiny gold king once again. Brushed nickel remains popular, too.

Most design sources agree, however, that finishes should not be all of a piece. If a home incorporates brass or rose gold, it should also incorporate some natural elements, too: brass and plants, rose gold next to natural wood, brushed nickel and terra cotta, for instance.

We don’t need to rely on manmade light, though. Some of the most energizing light we can bring into our home is free. Temperatures will inevitably plummet as winter approaches, but our New England sunlight remains bright. Take advantage of natural lighting with these simple—those sometimes neglected—steps.

Before winter cold sets in, take time to wash your windows, inside and out.

Not up for climbing a ladder? The Lakes Region hosts a number of companies that specialize in window cleaning. Now is the time to schedule their services.

If professional window washing is not in this year’s budget, trusted cleaning labels, such as Windex, have created easy care products like an outdoor sprayer that attaches to your garden hose. Perhaps not quite as effective as a

human hand washing, they are better than caked-on dirt, nonetheless.

Do you have skylights or are you considering installing some? If you face the well (the space between the roof and ceiling) in mirrors, more natural light will reflect into the room.

When painting interior window wells, use white, and consider using a glossy finish to reflect rather than absorb light. This is especially effective in finished underground spaces, such as basements, or areas with small windows such as garages.

Winter is inevitable in the Lakes Region and there’s much to enjoy, especially when you experience it from a well-lighted space.

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Getting All Wet For Wonderful Water mask to the lackluster liquid from the tap.

An article I did several years back on Summit Natural Spring Water near Harrison, Maine, first impressed upon me the nuances of water. Because their spring was atop a small mountain, the bottling plant allowed them to create, at least at the time, the only certified organic bottled water in the state of Maine. Gravity filled the bottles; no pumps and no plastic. This, combined with the quality of taste were top-selling points for their premium priced H2O. Similar claims can be made by many other natural mountain springs, including Moultonborough’s Crystal Geyser brand. The feeling has always been that a mountain top spring allowed for lower amounts of TDS or total dissolved solids. That altitude would help prevent any heavy metals from contaminating the water.

The entire concept of our planet providing us potable water out of the ground is pretty amazing in itself. Perhaps it was that thought that drew me to enlist Gilford Well for my family’s water needs. “Tap The Earth For Water” is

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But the process of getting there took a little time. The site plan for our house had already been created and approved by the state, which left a defined area as to where we could actually place the well. That, or apply again. More time, more money. You hear horror stories of people drilling multiple times and not being able to find water at all. This was my reasoning behind the concept of enlisting a dowser to pick the spot for our well. My wife wanted a dowser to help ensure the quality of the water. I love it when we agree, though it’s these types of little things that help prolong and drag out the agony of building your own home!

I made several attempts to reach out to a few dowsers online and didn’t get any response. Repeated attempts to track down another local dowser kept coming up dry too. Now a few more weeks had gone by, further dragging out the process. I called Bob Anderson, my sales rep from Gilford Well and asked if there was someone he could suggest dowsing our property.

Bob recommended reaching out to Anne Bunnell of Wolfeboro. He said that he had only worked with her once before, but they’d struck water on that job—supposedly a site where water had been hard to find by others in the community with some wells over 1000-ft. deep. I was sold; one and

done. That’s what I wanted. Trying to coordinate our busy schedules, I met Anne on a cold, rainy day in early December. The temperature was just under 40 degrees.

She quickly got to work and within an hour we had three spots all within a few feet of each other. “Which one is the best?” I asked. She pointed out the one in the middle. Sure enough, at 420 feet we hit nine gallons a minute. The two days that Gilford Well was on site, it rained and was even colder. Much worse than the day Anne and I walked around in the rain together. Thin layers of ice were forming and then melting off the pipe, metal and trucks. I think about these cold wet days looking for water on our property and try to envision taking a long, hot bath on some future cold winter day.

How will our water taste? We don’t know yet. We’re still waiting on the power company, but that will be a story for a future issue of Home magazine, I’m sure. The fact of the matter is that we are blessed to live in an area with such a natural abundance.

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Top Things Every Renter Should Know Renters may be free of some of the concerns and responsibilities of homeownership, but there are a few considerations they should make for financial security and greater peace of mind.

Read Your Lease Whether you’re moving in to a new place or have been occupying your unit for some time, knowing the ins and outs of your lease is crucial. Be sure there will be no curveballs or surprises that you have not accounted for in your budget.

Is your rent subject to an increase? By how much and how often? Cross-check local regulations to ensure rent increases are in accordance with the law.

Read your lease in order to get a handle on what your responsibilities and rights are as a tenant.

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This coverage does not extend to your personal property, however. To cover your personal property, a standard renters insurance policy is recommended. Otherwise, unexpected events such as fire, theft, vandalism or other perils could mean a substantial financial loss to you. However, the small monthly investment of renter’s insurance could save you thousands of dollars down the line.

Do your research to determine what policy makes sense for you. Many insurance providers, such as Assurant, offer free online calculators to help you take inventory and determine the level of coverage you need. The company also offers its more than 1 million customers nationwide the ability to buy insurance, pay bills, change coverage and file claims online by computer or a mobile device, as well as the option of automatic payments, or even setting the billing date. These convenient options are designed with young people in mind, including some 100,000 Assurant policyholders living in student housing. For more information or a quote, visit assurantrenters.com.

Perform a Careful Inspection Before moving into your new rental unit or signing a lease, do a careful inspection, noting any existing damage or necessary maintenance.

Communicate concerns to the management company or landlord in writing.

Free online checklists can guide you on what to look for and record. For example, buckling floors and water stains could indicate water damage - a condition that could lead to property damage. It’s also helpful to take photographs with a timestamp. Do these inspections periodically, as well as when you renew your lease.

And remember to also photograph your belongings – or keep your receipts -- because any insurance provider will ask for proof of ownership in the event you have to file a claim.

You may not own the property, but it is still your home. Staying on top of the space in which you live can offer you greater comfort and greater peace of mind. (StatePoint)

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3 Home Upgrades that Offer Bang for Your Buck Putting dollars into a home remodeling project should be done with care. After all, your decisions could affect your home’s value if you sell it in the future.

Here are three upgrades to consider.

Attic Insulation For an affordable home project with a superb return on investment, start at the very top of your home and insulate your attic with fiberglass. This upgrade offers a 116 percent return on investment, according to Remodeling Magazine’s 2016 Cost vs.

Value Report.

Not only will you see money on the table when you sell your home, this is one job that will prove to reduce energy bills now while improving home comfort.

Fireplace Make your home a hot property. New homebuyers ranked fireplaces as the number one most desired decorative appearance product in a new home, according to a National Association of Home Builders survey.

“A fireplace can give you the competitive advantage you need to sell your home faster and at a higher value,” says Andy Tesch, brand director for Heat & Glo, an industry-leading fireplace manufacturer.

Options abound to make a fireplace a possibility in any room of the house - including kitchens and bathrooms, or even outdoors. And there’s a fireplace to fit your style and needs, whether you’re going for a contemporary

look, want authentic masonry styling with the functionality of gas, like the TRUE series from Heat & Glo, or need a focal point for your outdoor space. You can even upgrade your wood-burning fireplace with an efficient gas insert. Whatever you choose, a fireplace gives your home a “wow” factor.

For free design resources and help selecting the right fireplace for your home, visit HeatnGlo.com.

New Deck To improve home value significantly and take better advantage of every square inch of your property, extend your living space outdoors.

A deck is a dramatic addition that makes a statement. For a sound return on your investment, build with wood. Wood offers a 75 percent return, as opposed to composite material, which only offers a 64 percent return, according to the same Remodeling Magazine Report.

While there are some maintenance costs associated with deck upkeep staining, pressure washing and furnishing - doing it yourself can make this a worthwhile upgrade.

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Soak Away Your Stress Today’s Hot Tubs

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper - Photo courtesy Energysavers, Meredith, NH

he phrase hot tub brings to mind bubbling, warming water in a large hard plastic container. For some people, the image that comes to mind is a hot tub of the 1970s, when the product first came onto the market.

Historically, the earliest hot tubs were calderas; hot stones were placed into a container to heat the water. By 737 A.D., according to www.wikipedia. org, Japan was the first to open a public hot tub bath business.

By the 1940s, hot tubs slowly began to appear in the United States. Jacuzzi introduced hydrotherapy pumps and in the 1970s, fiberglass shell hot tubs appeared. Cast acrylic shells, more durable in nature, soon followed.

Lest one assume hot tubs have dwindled in popularity, think again. Hot tubs are still very popular and many people plan their deck or outdoor space to include a place for a hot tub.

Says Ben Dumais, sales advisor at Energysavers in Meredith, New Hampshire, “Before the newer hot tubs came out in the 1970s, people sometimes soaked in a wooden barrel. The early hot tub models were less efficient, while today’s models are insulated. And the original hot tubs did not come with covers.”

Energysavers sells HotSpring (spas), and they have offered the product to customers for a number of years. “The company does 20 to 25 models, from a two-person tub up to a seven- to eight-person model,” says Ben. From a modest tub for a small space to a large hot tub, Energysavers can obtain any product a customer desires.

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“For some home owners it is the social aspect of owning a hot tub. More and more people are coming in to buy them for a variety of reasons.”

Ben says some people even come to Energysavers with a medical prescription for a hot tub. “After being in a hot tub you have better sleep, better circulation; the health benefits are great.”

Socially, people like hot tubs in the Lakes Region because it just seems to fit with the relaxation that comes from living near the lake. “Customers say they have had one for years and they love it,” Ben adds. “It definitely helps

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Speaking of the health benefits, hot tubs are a great reliever of stiff joints that afflict so many from arthritis as the years go by. The bubbling hot tub water also acts as a massage, soothing joints and aching muscles.

While you might want a hot tub, perhaps the thought of trying to install one holds you back. There is no need to let that stand in the way, says Ben. “If you are putting the tub on your deck, as most people do, and your deck was built to code, you will have no issues.”

Energysavers will deliver the hot tub and the homeowner brings in a licensed electrician to do the wiring. Then it is simply a matter of filling the tub with water from a garden hose and heating it for a great hot tub experience.

With a choice of colors for hot tubs, Ben says a warm Tuscan sun color is popular right now.

The cooler weather is on the way, but those who want a hot tub should know this is a perfect time to consider getting a tub. “Many people say that winter is the best time to use a hot tub,” says Ben. With the ability to regulate temperatures (around 100 to 104 degrees in the winter), there is nothing more relaxing than slipping into bubbling, warm water after a day on the ski slopes or other winter outdoor activity.

In the summer, hot tub temperatures are usually kept between 90 and 95 degrees.

When considering where to put your new hot tub, try to place it as near the entrance to your home if possible. Also, consider where your garden hose spigot is located.

If you are installing or creating a backyard patio or outdoor kitchen or room, the hot tub can be part of the design. It shouldn’t be too close to a barbecue grill or outdoor kitchen, but placement close to an outdoor bar makes sense, especially if you plan to do a lot of entertaining in the area.

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A Collector’s Secret

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper

I have found, as I get older, many things I once held important are no longer worth the bother. In my younger years, when I began to emulate my parents, who were avid yard salers and antiques dealers, I bought a lot of Depression glass and Victorian-era china and now and then when I could find it, a piece of antique pottery.

An experienced antiques dealer once told me the best way to learn about antiques was to find things, hold them in my hands, have a curiosity about where things came from and it didn’t hurt if I liked history because I would have to research a lot to find the time period and value of various antiques.

That was solid advice, and it is very true. Today, I know what I know about antiques from a mix of growing up attending yard sales and auctions with my parents and watching them find all sorts of things and also picking up old items along the way to furnish wherever I lived. Later, after my husband and I bought a house, we seemed to furnish it with eclectic, weird stuff I got at yard sales vs. fine furniture from modern stores.

I would say my best teachers were my parents, although they did not know it at the time. Every visit to my father’s place found him in his garage, tinkering on an old bureau or steamer trunk or who knows what item he picked up when one of his yard sale cronies stopped by and offered the piece to him.

After some dickering and hemming and hawing on both sides, my father usually hammered the price down to a pittance and set his sights on fixing up the bureau or dining room set circa 1920 or even earlier.

But it was the old tavern desk, as he called it, which was the most desirable piece of furniture he owned. He got it from another dealer, I think, and he held onto it for much longer than anything he had ever bought and sold.

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I recall the day I stopped by to say hello and found him going through the many little drawers of the tall, hulking wooden desk. I don’t know what the age of the desk might have been, but it was old. And dusty and grimy, but that was part of its mystery and charm.

Who knew what was in all those drawers? And who had owned the desk and where did it come from originally? My father cleaned the desk and kept it in his garage because he didn’t have the sort of house that would welcome a real antique desk. He stored nails and screws and small tools in the many drawers. I was surprised that it remained in his possession far longer than anything he had ever had and I think it was because he truly liked it. I grew used to seeing it in his garage, taking up far too much space but remaining the apple of his eye.

Then, one Sunday, I stopped by and noticed an empty space where the desk had been. “I sold it,” he answered in response to my questioning look.

“That lawyer down the road wanted it. He kept asking if I was ready to sell it and the price was finally too good to keep it around.”

At the time I was a bit sickened and shocked that he would sell something he valued so much and that he had put money above his enjoyment of the piece. But today I see it differently. My father was getting older, his space was limited…and he likely realized he could use the money more than he could use the desk.

After years of collecting and buying and selling and researching various antiques, I am far from an expert, but I too have learned to let things go. At one time would I have sold most of the antique pottery I carefully collected over the years? Certainly not. But when I wanted to clean out and I got sick

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There is something freeing about letting go of things Some people shake their heads in disbelief that I did I used to drag around with me from pillar to post. I not take everything she offered, but I am happier than heard a philosophy recently that said if you are trying I can say that I held back. If my house were cluttered to decide whether to keep something you own, hold it with all she created over her lifetime, I wouldn’t see the in your hands and pay attention to how it makes you forest for the trees, so to speak. But because I am not feel. hindered with clutter, I can appreciate the little landIf you feel a rush of happiness about the object, keep scape that hangs on the wall above my desk. When I it. But if you feel confused, neutral or a sense of anysometimes miss my mother, I can easily take the paintthing but happiness when holding something, it is time ing down and hold it in my hands. I run my fingers to let it go. lightly over the painted surface and appreciate that she Over the years, I have collected many things, but put those brush strokes there and created a wonderful as I grow older, I have learned to pay attention to little work of art I will always enjoy. what makes me happy when it comes to possessions.

I have just one old bottle my father gave me a long Depression glass? Not so much; it can easily break time ago. It was an old medicine bottle, probably and do I even really like all those patterns and colors? in a box of junk he bought at a yard sale. The name Where would I store it? Would I use it? Do I want to Caldwell was printed in raised letters on the side of the clean it and be responsible for its safekeeping? No and bottle and I he liked that his last name was also that of no again. a patent medicine company from the 1800s. He gave Painting of a young girl, circa 1930; me the bottle because I admired it and not because it For me, it all boils down to collecting for the joy artist unknown.

I find in beautiful things. And I have narrowed those was worth much. I think of his love of yard sales every things down to original artwork and textiles. My mother time I pass by the bottle on a shelf in my home. was an artist of Early American decorative painting. She also painted landAs for my own collection of artwork, it is eclectic and not very valuable, scapes in a charming, rather primitive style. When she moved into assisted but I love it all. I especially love anything that has a weird or unusual story living, she told me to take as many of the things she had painted, as I might behind it – and I mean literally behind it, such as the old Godey’s Ladies print want. I looked around her house and little gift shop and realized her work in a nice antique frame that hid two very heart felt love letters and an old was everywhere in her house. photo of a devilishly handsome young man or the very old cigar poster that I was shy of seeming to be greedy and so I took a limited number of was hiding behind a not very valuable print of wartime soldiers. painted decorative tin ware pieces and a charming little painting of Newfound I wish I had the pocketbook to afford works by the White Mountain paintLake and some small rugs she had braided. Most of the rest went to auc- ers of the 19th century and of course I dream about finding a priceless work tion and brought her much-needed cash. Like my father, the money to live of art at a yard sale (don’t we all?!). But I value the print I got for a pittance

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at an auction because no one else recognized the Boston female artist from the early 1900s, although she is among my favorite artists. And I just can’t give up the watercolors and paintings and drawings by Sunday painters and artists who never were famous but tried their best to create beauty.

In my collecting style, if it appeals to me, if it is inexpensive and charming or beautiful, it is worth purchasing. Although my daughter has a dislike of art museums, she did respond positively to a pretty little painting I got for $5.00 at an auction on a snowy and cold winter’s night. It was auctioned off just before the auction ended and after most of the audience had wandered away. It was a painting probably from the 1940s or 50s of a man and woman lounging against an Adobe hut in sunny Mexico. It was primitive and colorful

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My adult children know that just about anything I collect can be theirs merely for the asking. I am happy when they see something I own that makes them happy, and anyhow, someday it will all belong to them.

I believe that true collecting isn’t about price or investment but rather, it is about a happiness in owning something that speaks to us. The day it stops speaking, or creates clutter or stress, is the day to let it go. I think my parents knew that secret and it helped them live less burdened in their final years.

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