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ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: Today, ‘tramp art’ is an accepted art form, F2 IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: Berry bushes offer edible landscaping, F4 PROJECT OF THE WEEK: F5 WMASS DEEDS, F7 HOME PLAN OF THE WEEK, F10 KITCHEN DETAILS: Guide to mixing metal furnishes, F13

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Today, ‘tramp art’ an accepted art form

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hat is “tramp art”?

There is folk art, regional art, naive art, fine art and other very special names for groups of collectibles and antiques, but tramp art is probably the latest one to become popular. Tramp art has been made for many years, but the name was invented by a folk art author in 1959 to describe whittled objects made from old cigar boxes and other scrap wood.

programs from the 1969 Woodstock festival that are in excellent condition, and what is the range of their value?

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that is “cement reinforced” is also called “weighted” silver.

The heavy base helps the candlestick stand up. One of the ways to value silver is to find the meltdown value by multiplying the current price of silver by the weight. The cement is heavy and makes judging silver value different.

A weighted Whiting candlestick sold online for about $20.

Q. My four cups and sau-

cers are marked “AL-KA, Kunst, Kronach, Bavaria.” The number “412” is stamped in bold below the mark. Can you tell me the maker and possible age and value?

CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.

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Stoneware, water cooler, barrel, cobalt blue bands, crown stencil, metal spigot, Robinson Ransbottom, 4 gallon, 15½ inches, $59 Folk art, cane, dog handle, full body, wood, carved, Pennsylvania, 1800s, 33¾ inches, $71 Gaudy Dutch, Single Rose pattern, plate, green & yellow leaves, blue & yellow border, 10 inches, $148 Furniture, candlestand, Queen Anne, cherry, square top, notched corners, pedestal, tripod base, cabriole legs, snake feet, Conn., c.1750, 25 by 15 by 14 inches, $280 Toy, Robot, Rotate-O-Matic Super Astronaut, black, red, feet, stop ’n go, hinged door, blinking & shooting gun, sounds, S.H. mark, Japan, box, 1960s, 11¾ inches, $315 Bristol glass, vase, fish, sea plants, ivory ground, gilt & enamel, zig-zag mouth, handles, tiered pedestal base, England, 16½ inches, pair, $415 Leeds, plate, flowers in yellow urn, blue feathered rim, scalloped edge, 9¾ inches, $443.

This mark was used by Alka-Kunst, which started out as a small porcelain-decorating factory in Coburg, Bavaria, in 1872. The factory moved to Kronach in 1899.

The name became Alka-Kunst in 1927. The factory moved to Staffelstein, Bavaria, in 1952.

The name became Kaiser Porzellan in 1970. The mark on your cups indicate they were made between 1927 and 1952, when the factory moved to Staffelstein. The company is still in business. The number “412” is the pattern number.

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The program is one of the few official souvenirs of the three-day music festival, which took place in a hayfield 40 miles from Woodstock, New York. No official Woodstock merchandise was sold at the event. The programs didn’t arrive until the last day, when there were no vendors to sell them, so they were thrown from the delivery truck, some in the boxes they came in. Not many survived in good condition because of the rain and the mud, or they were discarded and trampled on by the crowd. The program has been reproduced. The letter “f ” in the title “3 days of peace & music” on the cover of the original program is slightly fuzzy because it’s in Although wooden cigar the bud of the sunflower. It’s boxes were used to hold cigars clearer in the reproduction. since the 1850s, the idea of The first and last pages of the chip carving the wood into original program are onionpicture frames, bird cages, skin parchment. The reprodollhouses and more didn’t duction pages are not as thin. become a noticeable craft Original Woodstock programs until about 1875 to the 1930s. sell at auctions of rock ’n’ roll What is still called tramp art memorabilia. Value of the was made not only by the right single program in good “tramps” (hobos) of the past condition is about $200. but also by prisoners, sailors I’ve been holding and others, almost always onto a pair of candlesticks men. Today we can use a cellphone to fill lonely hours, given to me more than 40 years ago, and I never use but in the past, whittling and them. They’re not really my other crafts were popular. At first collectors thought it was thing. Can you help with the marks? It has a “W” in an American idea, but by the 1980s, antiques dealers were a circle with three curved lines on either side. It also finding similar carved boxes in Europe, especially Germa- says “sterling cement reinny, and bringing them back to forced.” Any pricing info sell at shows. Today tramp art, would be great, too. like graffiti, has been accepted Your candlesticks were as an art form. This 34-inchmade by Frank M. Whiting wide architectural tramp art Co., of North Attleboro, birdcage has five doors and Massachusetts. The company other openings. It sold at a was in business from 1878 Skinner auction in Boston as to 1940, when it became a part of a collection of tramp division of Ellmore Silver Co. art for $615.

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If your yard is like mine, the muddy ground is thick with sprouting weeds that will only get thicker as the sun starts to shine. Any weeding you do now will save you tons of misery later this year, when it’s hot and the weeds are threatening to take over your yard.

If you haven’t got one, invest in a hula hoe (also known as an oscillating or looped action hoe) or diamond hoe to quickly and relatively easily eliminate those weeds while you’re standing. (Diamond hoes are particularly effective but super sharp, so keep them away from small children.)

These handy tools will save your back and tons of weeding time while leaving the roots of the weeds behind to slowly decompose and nourish the soil. And if the weeds haven’t gone to seed, throw them in your compost pile.

2. Start a compost pile

Collect dried leaves, twigs, grass clippings, stable So take a deep breath, put bedding or straw, kitchen down the remote and get scraps, coffee grounds, egg busy outside. We’ve made a shells, shredded newspapers, list of 10 garden chores that even old potting soil, and get can help save your sanity now composting. Check out state and make the coming months or municipal websites to see if much more pleasant. We they have guides or offer deals guarantee a solid smugness on low-cost composting bins high if you can get even half (most do). Aim for a balance this list accomplished. of carbon items, such as dried A few tips before you start: leaves and shredded newspaStay out of your garden beds pers, with nitrogen “green” if they’re still wet and muddy; items such as kitchen scraps walking on wet ground can and lawn clippings. Moisten compact your soil. the layers as you add them If you’re shopping for plants, (the pile should be damp, like call ahead to your favorite a wrung-out sponge, not dripnursery to make sure it’s open. ping), and keep it turned. The Some garden centers are more often you turn the pile, now offering phone or online the faster it will transform to a

5. Try lasagna mulching

Maybe you’re not ready to rip out your lawn, but here’s a chance to start slow and easy by converting a section of lawn into a garden bed via lasagna mulching. All you need is a pile of corrugated cardboard (flattened boxes are SEE GROW, PAGE F6

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These berry bushes offer edible landscaping

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wrote last week that a number of berry bushes are also pretty enough to be grown as landscape plants. Now let’s foray out into the yard to see which bushes are best at offering these dual pleasures.

Lingonberry enjoys the same boyance it has! In early spring, soil conditions as its blueberry the whole bush bursts into a dense cloud of pinkish white kin. blossoms.

More cosmopolitan in Plant two Nanking cherries its soil likes and dislikes is for cross-pollination and just juneberry. Tree forms and bush forms exist, and all sport about all those flowers will go on to become fruits. The chercheery white flowers in early ries are small, semi-sweet, spring, blazing orange and purple foliage in fall, and neat and pink or red. Birds may or may not eat some fruits, growth habits year-round. but no matter.

The berries Perhaps the star Production is so look like blueberries, but performer among profuse that you provide their won’t notice the bushes for edible loss. own unique landscaping Blueberries are an attractive The yellow trumpet-like gustatory Much of the flowers of clove currant are and tasty place to begin this experience: beauty of red curis a relatively extremely fragrant and go on rant bushes lies in berry sampler. And bluethey’re sweet unknown currant the berries themto bear spicy fruit in August, berries are truly year-round and juicy, with good either fresh or in jams. called the clove selves, dangling ornamentals. Spring brings the richness (LEE REICH) clusters of blossoms danof sweet currant. Unknown from the branchgling from stems like dainty, es like strings cherry along these days, that of jewels. The these conditions by mixing white bells. Summer brings with a hint of soft, slightly bluish, greenery a generous bucketful of peat almond. Ironiis, because clove delicate spheres moss into each planting hole, cally, juneberwhich, come fall, ignites into are so translucent currant was a then keep the ground covered ry plants are fiery reds. Even in winter, that you can see common dooryard the seeds floating with a thick mulch of sawdust better known the stems — now red — offer or leaves. Blueberries like the for their beaua bright contrast to a snowy plant in Victorian within when the ty than for same soil as rhododendrons, backdrop. berries are backlit times.

In some gardens, birds try mountain laurels and azaleas, their fruits. by sunlight. to monopolize every blueNanking so why not mingle them with Currants also are berry. If that happens, drape these other beautiful shrubs? cherry is another bush more among the few fruits that bear bird netting over the bushes often planted as an ornaA blueberry relative also well even in partial shade. while the fruits are ripening, ideal for “edible landscaping” mental than for its fruit. This Red currants are the most bush has just one season of common ones, but don’t overor construct a decorative, is lingonberry. This one is a look equally beautiful white flamboyance, but what flamwalk-in, bird-tight cage, either spreading groundcover less permanent or temporary. than 6 inches high and decked Alternatively, do nothing and out year-round in dark, lustrous green leaves. The red take your chances.

Blueberries require a soil berries, tart but tasty fresh or that is moist, very acidic in sauces and jams, decorate and rich in humus. Provide the stems all winter long.

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Perhaps the star performer among bushes for edible landscaping is a relatively unknown currant called the clove currant. Unknown these days, that is, because clove currant was a common dooryard plant in Victorian times. The name hints at why it was planted near the house: in spring, the flowers pour out a spicy, clovelike fragrance. As if fragrance and fruit are not enough from one plant, its abundant flowers also put on quite an eye catching show. Each blossom is a long yellow trumpet, with a spot of red in its center.

And if fragrance, fruit, and sunny blossoms are not enough, the clove currant, native to the upper Midwest, is also tough — able to laugh off drought, heat and cold, as well as insects, diseases and even deer. The tart fruit is very aromatic, good for jam or just popped into your mouth as you stroll about your yard.

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Email them to me at garden@ leereich.com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column. Come visit my garden at leereich.com/blog.

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The words are French, meaning “paste of glass.” The artist ground up some glass and mixed it with a sticky binding material like organic gum. Then it was used to create the decoration on the glass piece. Color was often added to the mixture, so it could be any color pate de verre but it is always of a slightly different texture than a plain glass piece.

Tip: Do not dry-clean an old quilt. The chemicals will damage the fabric.

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Adams, who created the Los Add a variety of mint to your Angeles County Arboretum’s herb collection (if only for the Crescent Farm, lush with mojitos), but consider plantedible trees, plants and wildflowers. With increased home Gardening tools. (METRO CREATIVE ARTS) ing it in pots, since many mint plants are invasive and will deliveries, you might be able to collect enough cardboard becoming excellent soil. with the holes in the bottom) take over your bed. Do keep from your neighbors’ recycle until the top rises just 4 inches the herbs handy, though, so Enrich your garden soil above the ground. Plant you can easily run your hands bins (ask first — it’s a little through their fragrant leaves Feed your garden bed with creepy to dig through other around those buckets this as you walk outside and get bags of organic potting soil, people’s discards without spring, and as the heat rises, compost, aged steer manure permission). Lay down the fill the buckets once or twice a an instant pick-me-up. or other organic amendcardboard thickly, water it week with water. Deep waterments. Water it well, then let ing will send roots deeper into Finally get those projwell, tamping it against the ects done it sit for a week or two while the ground, where they’re ground, then add at least 8 If your garage is like mine, the organisms break down the more likely to thrive when the inches of compost, organic SEE GROW, PAGE F7 ingredients and “cook.” Give weather gets hot. potting soil, dried leaves, vegetable trimmings, garden this mix a week or two to cool down, since planting right waste (minus weed seeds), away could “burn” or kill lawn clippings (in moderation to avoid matting) and/ tender seedlings. or wood chips from local tree Set up some deep watertrimmers. Water each layer and cover with at least 4 inch- ing stations es of mulch. If all you have Prepare deep watering is wood chips, make them at stations in your vegetable least 8 inches deep, and when garden. Master gardener you plant, fill your holes with Yvonne Savio, creator of the potting soil to give seedlings GardeninginLA.net blog, Model: HRN216VKA a base to get started as the suggests burying 5-gallon 21 Inch Dual Blade pile breaks down, ultimately nursery buckets (the kind

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BUCKLAND Doris L. Howes Estate, Ian Howes, executor and individually, to Stephen E. Smith, 277 Ashfield Road/ Route 112, $120,000.

Ricky L. Summer and Suzanne J. Sumner to Kurtis A. Williams and Nichole B.Williams, 86 Buckland Road, $255,000.

Lynn Anderson, Polly Anderson, Sidney C. Anderson, Nina A. Coler, Lynn A. Hoeppner and Malah H.Miller to Ann A. Lofquist, 33 Bray Road, $301,000.

CHESTER Nathan J. Bolduc to Molly Irene Larkham and Cain Larkham, 292 Route 20, $159,900.

CHICOPEE Anthony D. Maloni and Cynthia J. Maloni to Blackrock BNG Group LLC, 62-66 Dwight St., $712,000.

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Sultana to Elizabeth Ruth Zahradnik and Jack T. Trainor, 3 Converse Circle, $220,000.

EASTHAMPTON Lynzi Wildheart to Heather McLean, 19 Chapin St., $12,000.

Traci Bartlett and Tracie E. Bartlett to Federal National Mortgage Association, 21-23 Clinton St., $146,903.93.

ERVING Bruce A. Cromack Estate, Brenda Gallagher, personal representative, to Kathy M. Halvorsen, 8 Pleasant St., $119,700.

GILL HBM Properties LLC, to Donald Gould, Ben Hale Road, $50,000.

GREENFIELD Carl Silver Estate, Laurie Benjamin, personal representative, to Jeremy R.Gaudette and Brianna M. Aubrey-Gaudette, 20 Albert Ave., $197,925.

John M. Blood Estate, Barbara A. Barsalou, personal representative, to Elizabet J. Bukolsky Revocable Trust, Elizabeth J. Bukolsky, trustee, 17 Fairview Terrace, $132,500.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society Janosik Realty LLC, to Milton Torres FSB, trustee, by attorney, and Jr., and Christina A. Reardon, 8 Christiana Trust, by attorney, RushAndover Road, $221,000. more Loan Management Services Marla J. Hanc, Virginia H. Schmitt, LLC, attorney, to Milo O. Childs Greta R. Sienkiewicz and Frances Campolo, 120 Poplar St., $53,550.

A. S. Milano to Lana J. Guz, 30 Meadowlark Lane, Unit 6108B, HADLEY $103,000.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., to Sonia Velazquez, 38 Maple St., $109,000.

Premier Home Builders Inc., to Michael D. Berardelli and Bethany L. Berardelli, 542 Sheridan St., $314,000.

Samantha Britt to Jean Carlos Santiago-Reyes, 741 Prospect St., $182,000.

Tyler S. Austin and Priscilla Marie Austin to Travis J. Haley and Kylie J. Miller, 33 William St., $161,000.

Plumtree Real Estate LLC, to Michael J. Colwell-LaFluer, 148 Russell St., $410,000.

HAMPDEN Mark Michalski to Kailey Golebiowski, 433 Main St., $276,000.

HOLLAND

George Motyka to Robert V. Summers Jr., 30 Lakeshore Drive, $330,000.

HOLYOKE Carmen S. Rosa to Jahjan LLC, 342 Maple St., $60,000.

Diane V. Scheinost, representative, and Kris S. Scheinost, estate, to Brian Michaud and Irene Michaud, 241 Oak St., $240,000.

U S A Housing & Urban Development to Frank Salas, 248 Lyman St., $55,000.

MIDDLEFIELD Preserve LLC, to James J. Burns, Cone Road, $40,000.

Elm Street Land Properties LLC, to Christian Haws Villasenor, Town Hill Road, $22,500.

MONSON

Posiadlosc LLC, to Deena Perdue, 31 Alderman St., $200,000.

Helene M. Pilon to Thomas Russo, 10 Margaret St., $100,000.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Christiana Trust, trustee, and Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust, trustee of, to Equity Trust Co., custodian, Amani Boutros Ira and Amani Boutros, 1446 Dwight St., $80,000.

Lucia A. Blanchette to Eric K. Markham and Suzanne E. Markham, Waid Road, $20,000.

Mary Katherine Klippel to Michael J. Levine and Marilyn Levine, 20 Bridge Road, $649,000.

Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield to Northampton City, Haydenville Road Off, $80,000.

Robert D. Raymond to Meetinghouse Realty Investments 600 LLC, 547 Easthampton Road, $595,000.

John Andrew Marsh Estate, Brianna R. Marsh, personal representative, to Crystal A. Mallet and Stanley C. Pearson, 366 Mayo Road, $305,000.

Timothy E. Wells and Cathleen S. Wells to Noelle Renee Venne, 227 Main St., $164,900.

Susan R. Gainley to Charles J. Wright and Elaine M. Wright, 50 Lake Mattawa Road, $144,900.

Corrine E. Sysun to Jill M. Innes, 48 Millers Falls Road, $245,000.

James Tidwell and Alanna A. Tidwell to Rachel Laurie, 2 Goss Hill Road, $166,000.

Robert Farr Bayliss to Clare Doyle and Emma Koramshahi, 15 Ryan Road, $255,000.

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Catherine M. McCarthy and John M. McCarthy to Judy Ann Vantrece, 58 Stone Valley Road, $243,500.

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LUDLOW Arthur P. Godin, representative, Jane H. Godin, estate, and Jane Howes Godin, estate, to Russell A. Orcutt Jr., 1087 Center St., $262,000.

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Phylis Dzenis, by attorney, “aka” Phyllis K. Dzenis, by attorney, Paula D. Healey, attorney, to Corrine Sysun, 51 Sugarloaf St., $299,000.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Construction LLC, 38 Motyka St., $150,000.

Kenneth Dias to Dawn Chenevert, Timothy Buck, representative, and 517 Ideal Lane, Unit 402, $275,000.

Francis J Buck, estate, to Cody Lan- Ralph E. Connelly and Ralph Conglitz, Old Acre Road, $80,000. nelly to Joaquim P. Borges and Ana H. Borges, Jerad Drive, $125,000.

DEERFIELD

Peter M. Kuchieski, “aka” Peter M. Kuchieski Jr., to Jessica Howard and David Markland, 20 Thayer St., $134,500.

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PALMER Aaron C. Patterson and Michelle M. Patterson to John Mercier, 3122 Main St., $98,000.

Martin H. Greany, Barbara J. Greany and Helen Hermanson to A to Z Property Management & Renovations LLC, 1654-1658 North Main St., $144,000.

Martin H. Greany, Martin Greany, Barbara J. Greany and Barbara Greany to A to Z Property Management & Renovations LLC, 16441646 North Main St., $144,000.

PELHAM Chelsea Reiff Gwyther, Ryan Reiff Gwyther, John D. Reiff and Marianne M. Reiff to John J. Kulsick and Katherine B. Brandt, 9 Jones Road, $370,000.

Donald F. Archer and Tina L. Archer to Noah A. Wartenberg and Kathryn A. Colavito, 17 Jones Road, $246,000.

RUSSELL

Fernandes to Antonio Pereira, 398 Main St., $100.

SPRINGFIELD 716 Spring Valley LLC, to Angeljoy Co. LLC, 120 Orchard St., $281,000.

Amat Victoria Curam LLC, to Laceyann R. Nelson, 323 Bay St., $155,000.

ANHS Inc., to Green Apple Manor Properties LLC, 33-35 Quincy St., $150,000.

Antonio Pereira to Antonio Pereira, trustee, and 2020 Pereira Realty Trust, trustee of, 398 Main St., $100.

B9 Industries Inc., to Nolava LLC, 42 Sunapee St., $111,025.

Emerald City Rentals LLC, to Tyshawn Gorham and Yesenia Gorham, 110 Gardens Drive, $178,500.

Give Them Sanctuary Inc., to Gregory P. Rice, 123 Buckingham St., $150,000.

Heather D. McNulty, Heather D.

Maribel Reynoso Antigua and Florencio Reynoso to Carlos Vazquez Diaz and Glory I. Diaz, 132 Wait St., $160,000.

Mark G. Soja, representative, and Katherine C. Soja, estate, to Juan Santana, 7 Littleton St., $110,000.

MTGLQ Investors LP, to Humboldt Realty LLC, 24 Vincent St., $120,000.

No Limit Investment Inc., to Monnay Miller, 120 Yale St., $50,000.

Oden M. Gomez and Cesar A. Pina to Adam G. Schlesinger and Brandy A. Schlesinger, 36 Forest St., $169,000.

Patrick M. Pepe, representative, and Patrick J. Pepe, estate, to Olivia A. Pepe, 88 Duggan Circle, $124,000.

Pedro J. Cruz to Emtay Inc., 90-92 Grover St., $125,000.

Property Keys LLC, to Peter Adonis

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G & F Custom Built Homes Inc., to Genevieve M. Broderick, 51 Furrowtown Road, $380,000.

Mary Cooper, trustee, and Cooper Living Trust to Christine Hadley, 406 Palmer Road, $145,000.

Jeffrey Van Dauber to J. R. Real Estate LLC, 9-17 Canal St., $165,500.

Gary F. Goodreau, estate, and Pamela M. Hayes, personal representative, to Joseph E. Metcalfe and Carol M. Metcalfe, 198 Fisherdick Road, $205,000.

WENDELL Charles H. Connor Nominee Trust, and Jeanne Colleen Connor, trustee, to Peter Gallant Revocable Trust, Peter Gallant and Pamela A. Richardson, trustees, 17 Bullard Road/ Bullard Road, $75,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Kyle E. Hajec, Renee L. Hajec and Renee L. Reith to Cassandra Rose Ahern and Jeremiah Edward Ahern IV, 141 Lyman St., $227,500.

Revampit LLC, to Scott Family Properties LLC, 12 Young Circle, $155,000.

Haley E. Pearl and Kaitlyn E. Dorman to Susan M. Wilson, 113 College Highway, $276,000.

Louis P. Migliozzi to Miranda Jade Jacobus and Sean Thomas Wilkins, 8 Strong Road, $238,500.

SOUTHWICK John Devine to Joshua Andrew Kawa and Sarah Michelle Herbert, 12 Matthews Road, $243,500.

Mark J. Strasfeld and Evelyn R. Strasfeld to Marcus Rhatigan, 403 West Road, $600,000.

Ricardo Romano Garrido and Tayde Lizette Pumarino Dominguez to Lindsay Russo and Lindsay N. Russo, 5 Seneca St., $187,000.

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Sushilaben Patel, Hasmukhbhai Patel and Harry Patel to Erik R. Snyder and Grace S. Miranda, 19 Grove St., $330,000.

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Ingraham and Catherine Crank to Carrasquillo Fix Up LLC, 70 Haskin St., $85,000.

Jerry E. True and David C. Melrose to David Jack Maradyn and Lisa Ann Maradyn, 137 Bellevue Ave., $229,000.

Jose R. Abreu and Clenys Aybar Michelle A. Liberto and Anthony to Suleinny N. Abreu Garcia and Liberto to Anthony G. Schiappa and Alex Roque, 140 Pendleton Ave., Michelle A. Mirti, 12 Hickory Place, $125,000. $249,000.

K & S Holdings LLC, to Sarah Stoddard, 58 Johnson St., $285,000.

SOUTHAMPTON

Jeremy P. Morton to Diane M. Jefferis, 166 Hillside Road, Unit 6, $100.

Philip H. Gosselin Jr., to Arria N. Coburn and Leslie R. Coburn, 36 Glenn Drive, $322,450.

Kathy T. Truong to Ruben Santos, 52 Acushnet Ave., $167,000.

Kevin Nguyen and Tovan Nguyen to Tanisha Arena, 122 Carver St., $160,000.

Liam P. Hayes to Martina Adames, 64-66 Scott St., $169,000.

Properties R Us & Investments LLC, to Leticia Vazquez, 21 Old Point St., $198,500.

Manuel F. Pereira, Antonio Pereira, Emilia Fonseca and Maria Fatima

Mateo and Elvira Hernandez, 23 Frontenac St., $195,000.

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James A. Haber and Jay A. Haber to Lynn A. Carboneau and Brian William McKinnon, 41 West Summit St., $138,000.

James Montemayor to Jessica A. Sullivan, 139 Union St., Unit 25, $160,000.

Arria N. Coburn and Leslie Coburn to Arthur H. Walsh and Tricia N. Love-Walsh, 17 Weston St., $179,500.

SOUTH HADLEY Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Cliste Realty Trust to Tamara Rita Thompson, 366 Granby Road, $240,000.

James A. Angelos II, Elizabeth M. Angelos and Elizabeth M. Curran to Pedro L. Colon, 481 North Road, $436,500.

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Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield to Kevin Kennedy Sr., Pine Hill Road, $70,000.

Heather A. Longley and Jared M. Longley to Jason G. Paquette and Elizabeth A. Paquette, 315 Buck Pond Road, $320,000.

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Rosa M. Torres to Gelson D. Laguerre, 29 Eddy St., $135,000.

Barbara A. Thomas to Cil Realty of Massachusetts Inc., 537 Rogers Ave., $520,000.

Tony M. Tai and Yen Tran to Ndayiragije Simon, 90 Pinecrest Drive, $285,000.

Carolyn Charette to Carolyn Charette and Matthew E. Peck, 165 Almon Ave., $130,000.

Walid Fathi Ahmed, Theresa Bailey Fathi Ahmed, Walid Fathi Amhed and Theresa Bailey Fathi Amhed to Ian Gabbidon, 110 Margerie St., $179,900.

David P. Bonci to Mathew D. Gaspari and Sharon Boardway, 25 Grand View Ave., $220,000.

SUNDERLAND Kuzmeski Realty Trust, and N. Laurence Miller, trustee, to Robert Howard Adair, 523 Hadley Road, $195,000.

WARE Henry J. LaMountain Sr., trustee, and Mechanic Street Associates Realty Trust to Scott Tkatz and Lynne Tkatz, 19 Gilbert Court,

Lyubov Kamyshina and Gennadiy Kamyshin to Olga G. Archakova and Victor V. Archakov, 410 Elm St., $186,000.

WESTFIELD Benjamin D. Granholm, Benjamin P. Granholm and Rebecca L. Granholm to Rebecca L. Granholm, 59 Zephyr Drive, $100.

Cornerstone Homebuying LLC, to Perry L. Phillips and Jennifer L. Escarpita, 130 Lindbergh Boulevard, $215,000.

Charonne Masters and Tom Masters to Alexander Feinstein and Martha Feinstein, Deer Haven Drive Off and Fort Hill Road Off, $8,750.

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You can mix metal finishes in kitchen, but there are rules Designers say there should be logic behind each choice

considers kitchen cabinets to be like furniture, so in his mind, they can be treated differently.

Washington, D.C., interior designer Zoe Feldman is also

By Elizabeth Mayhew in favor of mixing metal hardSpecial to The Washington Post ware finishes.

When Toby Young bought “I feel it keeps a space from her one-bedroom apartment feeling too one-note, and it in New York’s Gramercy Park gives a more collected and neighborhood, she knew she layered look,” Feldman says. would have little money to In general, she avoids using renovate the kitchen. any kind of matching sets in Young planned to simply her work, such as a dining paint the dark brown cabinets or bedroom set, because she white, replace the ceiling says sets are too predictable; light and update the cabinet she sees matching metal hardware to chrome to match hardware the same way, and the existing faucet. says it has a boring, uninIt was this last item on her spired effect on rooms. to-do list that confused her; But one can’t just go mixing her small kitchen opened di- any and all metal hardware rectly onto her living/dining finishes together. Both room, in which all the hardO’Brien and Feldman agree ware — doorknobs, hinges that there are some guideand lighting — was brass. lines one should follow.

“I had always been taught O’Brien suggests mixing that, like the color of my brass and dark bronze, brass shoes, belt and handbag, the and chrome, or brass and metal hardware in a room nickel, but never mix nickel should match.” and chrome. Also, he cautions Lucky for Young, times have that there is a limit to how changed. Restrictive rules many metal finishes you can about matching fashion acmix together in one room. cessories are no more and, to “There should be a main a degree (a few guidelines do finish choice and maybe apply), the same can be said one accent,” he says. More about mixing metal hardware than that, he says, can be too finishes in homes. much.

Mixing metal finishes is a And for those who worconscious design choice for ry about how their stainNew York designer Thomas less-steel appliances fit in O’Brien, founder of Aero Stu- with other metals, O’Brien dios, and one he even made says: “Chrome and stainless for his own residence. steel are really the same and When O’Brien renovated can be used together.” the kitchen in his Bellport, Feldman says she usually New York, home, he painted sticks to a maximum of three his cabinets a glossy white metals in a room. She also and installed satin brass pays attention to the placehandles, but he opted to use ment of each finish. “ chrome for all the plumbing You want to make sure there fixtures. is a certain cadence when O’Brien says that when mixing metal finishes,” she mixing metals in a room, says. By cadence, Feldman there should be logic behind means that you should consiseach choice. tently disperse the metal “For example, I chose the types throughout the room; brass handles because I all pulls and knobs should wanted a softer and warmer be one type, and all fixtures feeling than chrome.” He (such as sink and bathroom

When he renovated the kitchen in his Bellport, N.Y., home, designer Thomas O’Brien painted his cabinets a glossy white and installed satin brass handles, but he opted to use chrome for all the plumbing fixtures. (LAURA RESEN)

faucets) should be one type.

Feldman says lighting is a good place to introduce yet another metal type, as are accessories such as pot racks in kitchens or door hooks in bathrooms.

Feldman also advises paying attention to finishes. She

Like O’Brien, she says to not mix metals that are closely related but just a bit off, such as nickel and chrome. “They are too similar to be interesting,” she says. “One is the cool version and the other is the warm version.”

When possible, Feldman

to leave the existing chrome fixtures, install antique brass cabinet pulls and hang an antique brass and dark bronze ceiling fixture that unites all the finishes.

“The light fixture ties it all together,” Young says. “It’s just like jewelry. When you

“It’s just like jewelry. When you wear a stainless-steel and gold watch, you can wear silver or gold, or both.”

TOBY YOUNG, RENOVATED KITCHEN USING CHROME AND BRASS

likes to mix metals of different colors that share a similar warmth, such as unlacquered brass, polished nickel and matte black, but she says to never mix the same metal in different finishes, such as polished nickel and satin nickel.

likes to use what she calls “live metals,” which are metals that are unlacquered. “I love the idea of metals aging and getting a patina,” she says. “It gives a space depth and allows the fixtures to age gracefully.”

As for Young, she decided

wear a stainless-steel and gold watch, you can wear silver or gold, or both.”

Elizabeth Mayhew, a “Today” show style expert and former magazine editor, is the author of “Flip! for Decorating.”

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BASEBALL, Football Basketball & Hockey cards, 1950’s-present, 50 to 90% off, selling boxes for $5.00. BUYING ALL SPORTS CARDS, ESPECIALLY WANTED CARDS OR ITEMS FROM 1900 TO 1960. RETIRED KOREAN WAR VET 413-596-5783

Vatican Stamp Coll. $450.

Got stamps?

Call Ron 413-896-3324 Stamps wanted

Wood changing table & drawers, great cond. $76.00. Call 413-569-1830 Clothing

Designer wedding gown by Mary’s. sleveless sz 10 (a-line) w/pearls, slip & train, $ 99. 413-594-7775 Furniture, Etc.

West Spfld. moving, new appli. & furn. Total for all $4,000. Call 478-952-9536.

Tree Work

K & J TREE SERVICE

• FULLY INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES • STUMP GRINDING 413-289-4817; 508-344-8482

Animals Birds Cats Dogs Exotic Animals Feed Fish Horses Livestock Pet Services Pet Shows Pet Supplies Pets - Lost & Found Pets Wanted

Cats

PLAYFUL KITTEN Male - 2 mths old.

Asking $60.00.

Call 413-883-5181

Lawnmowers & Snowblowers

5HP Briggs & Stratton push mower, 20’’ cut, $72.00 Call 413-569-1830 7 1/2 FT snowplow blade, no frame or hydraulics, just blade. $224.00.

Call 413-569-1830 AIRENS SNOWBLOWER 9.

25HP. Tecumseh enginee, 27in clearning width, elec starter, $350; (413)737-8909

Ariens Snowblower 7HP for parts $99.00 Call 413-569-1830 Ariens Snowblower 7HP for parts or fix. $89.00 Call 413-569-1830 Craftsman 9HP Snowblower, runs but needs work. $224.00 Call 413-569-1830

Grass Bagger, Craftsman. $100.

Call 413-534-3406 Husqvarna 5HP Snowblower, runs but needs work. $249.00 Call 413-569-1830 Husqvarna Riding Tractor, no mowing deck, runs but needs work $99.00 Call 413-569-1830 Snapper Walk behind Rototiller, 4.5 HP, runs but needs work. $89.00 Call 413-569-1830

Vacation Rentals, Conn.

Musical Instruments

OLD LYME 3BR Cottage walk to beach, No pets Jul/Aug 2/wks min. Wi-Fi $1375/wkly. (203)645-0772

PIANO:Yamaha baby grand Tuned, fully regulated, exc. cond., $4,900 deliv.

(413) 544-4477

Dogs

2 Shihtzu boys, $500./bo.

Call 413-309-0001

AKC GOLDEN RETRIEVERS puppies (8) $2,000 w/papers $1500 without papers. Call 413-221-9818

German Shepherd pups, champion Czeck bloodlines, 4M, 3F, $950/BO (413) 218-2321

Golden Retrievers $500.

2 females, & 1 Male 1st shots and dewormed.

Call 802-895-2784

YORKIE Tiny Female will be ready for new home April 2nd. Father Biewer color, imported, Mother is traditional color, will have 1st shots & dewormed, $950: Call (413)777-3536

Auctions Auctions

AARON POSNIK & CO. INC. Indust & Comm. Auctions 31 Capital Dr. W. Spfld.

733-5238 www.posnik.com

DouglasAuctioneers.com

ESTATES-ANTIQUES 413-665-2877

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