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Creating A Home Without Limits
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hether planning a new home or a renovation project, amidst the hundreds of decisions to be made to complete the process, you should consider how your home will function for you when you first move in, and how it will transition with you over the years, as your family dynamics change. Important to consider in the design phase is how long you’ll be in the home, if you are down-sizing from a larger home, or if spaces for visiting children and grandchildren need to be planned. To design your home without limits, you’ll want to include multi-functional spaces. For example, in a multi-level home, stacking closets on each floor can be designed to meet the size requirements for an elevator which are used as storage initially, and later on as an elevator, if needed. To make your home accessible by friends and family of all ages and abilities, plan for a ramp hidden in your garage, which is much safer than having it out in the weather. Other cost-effective features are: having one bathroom on the main floor large enough for a wheelchair turn-around; putting blocking in the walls of the bathroom for adding future grab bars; and a curbless shower design. The Hallways should be 4’ wide and the doorways 32”-36”’ wide, and consider lever handles on the doors. Finally, task lighting is often not considered in the kitchen, along with pull-out drawers, and strategicallyplaced windows to maximize natural light, which will make you feel happier in your home.
Jennifer B. Pippin, FAIBD, CPBD, is owner of Pippin Home Designs, an awardwinning custom residential design firm specializing in homes with views that are client-inspired for joyful living. For more information: www.pippinhomedesigns.com. 28 LimitlessMagOnline.com | August 2020
Am I Making the Right Dental Care Decisions?
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ife can be overwhelming at times and our oral health can get stuck in the backseat. Maybe it’s been a while since you’ve brushed or seen the dentist. It’s likely you have a missing tooth but don’t know what to do about it or if you can afford a replacement. Here are three questions to help you assess how well you’re doing at taking care of your oral health. How often do you clean your teeth? As we get older and our teeth feel as out of shape as we do, we may start to see daily oral hygiene as less and less important, but it’s not! The last thing you want to do when you’re on vacation visiting your grandkids is to be experiencing tooth pain and have to go in for an emergency visit. Brush and floss every day to help keep cavities away. Are you visiting the dentist every six months? Routine dental visits are key for two main reasons. The first is to give your teeth a little freshening up with a professional cleaning to remove plaque and tarter. The second reason is for prevention. During your 6-month appointment, your dentist should thoroughly examine your oral health and look for any potential problems. Are you seeing a dentist who has your health and safety in mind? With the recent spread of COVID-19, our team at Carolina Crossroads is wearing protective gear such as face masks and sneeze shields. We also make our practice a safe space by screening patients before appointments, using hospital-grade disinfectants, offering hand sanitizer, regularly cleaning high-touch surface areas and practicing social distancing. We’ve even invested in Surgically Clean Air, a high-tech air purifying system.
Lindsay Spears, DDS, PLLC Carolina Crossroads Dental Care 1316 Davie Ave Ste B Statesville, NC 28677 704-873-2141 CarolinaCrossroads DentalCare.com
