Home and Garden, and Real Estate- October 02, 2022

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GARDEN NOTES: Pas commuck Conservation Trust’s fall plant sale, F4

IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: What’s plaguing your apple tree, F4

REGROWING: Raise vegetables from kitchen scraps, F5

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: Look for clues to determine quilt’s age, F6

MORTGAGE RATES: 30year US mortgage rate rises to 6.7%, F7

WMASS DEEDS, F7

PROJECT OF THE WEEK: Mealtime is family time, F9

home

By L ia P icard New York Times

The office that Veronica Solomon designed for a couple in suburban Houston has everything.

There’s a sitting area with citron yellow accent chairs and a coffee table; a desk with floral hardware; splashy patterns in bold colors on the rug and wallpaper; and a custom neon sign in glowing pink.

The office also contains a secret: The teal wall unit with built-in shelving with artwork permanently affixed to its facade actually contains a full-size Murphy bed.

Now the couple has a threein-one room where the wife, a retired basketball coach, can work and entertain, and overnight guests can com fortably sleep.

“The bed is really a great use of space, and a great

way to make a room really function for a lot of different things,” said Solomon, found er of Casa Vilora Interiors.

Murphy beds have al ways served a purpose as

... has a secret

space-savers in small urban apartments. With the pan demic, however, as more sub urbanites have been working from home, even they have turned to Murphy beds as

they eke the most out of their home offices while keeping the background of their Zoom calls free of a rather intimate piece of furniture.

According to market

research from Resource Furniture, which specializes in transforming furniture and has its headquarters in New York, about 40% of its

A wall unit conceals a Murphy bed in a Houston home office designed by Veronica Solomon of Casa Vilora Interiors. As homeowners try to squeeze more out of their spaces, the once humble, now elevated Murphy bed is finding a new fan base in suburbia. (VERONICA SOLOMON VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES)

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GARDEN NOTES

EASTHAMPTON

Plant sale

The Pascommuck Conserva tion Trust’s fall plant sale will be held Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the City Hall Complex, 50 Payson Ave. Donations of plants are welcomed. All proceeds bene fit the PCT.

STOCKBRIDGE

Upcoming programs

Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 W. Stockbridge Road, presents these upcoming programs:

• “Understanding Woody Plants: Level I Certificate in Horticulture Class,” Tuesdays, Oct. 4 to Oct. 25, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Taught by Jenna O’Brien, this four-session course will focus on plant identification, selection, siting, cultivation, and possi ble design uses of ornamental woody plants for the residential landscape. Students should dress for outdoor field study. A final project is required of all students in the certificate program. Cost is $185 members, $215 nonmem bers.

• “Leave the Leaves,” Oct. 5, 7 to 8 p.m., online. This talk will focus on butterflies, moths, and bees who quietly overwinter in gardens and what you need to do to support them (while keeping gardens and properties aes thetically pleasing) what can be planted in early October to sup port next spring’s early emerging pollinators. Cost is $10 members, $12 nonmembers.

For information, or to regis ter, visit berkshirebotanical. org. Financial aid is available. Visit berkshirebotanical.org or contact Director of Education Bridgette Stone at bstone@berk shirebotanical.org.

WILBRAHAM

Garden club

The first 2022-23 meeting of the Wilbraham Garden Club will be held Oct. 6 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Cecelia Parish Center on Main Street. Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries will be served. Alex Nolte, of Keukenhof Garden, will present a program on Europe’s largest flower garden.

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What’s plaguing

apple tree?

THE AIR NOW IS charged with the vinegary-sweet aroma of ripening apples. Take a look at the apples you pick from your trees. Are they picture-perfect, like com mercially grown fruit, or are they riddled with all sorts of dimples, splotches, and scabs?

Home-grown fruit is for eating, not selling, and some of these blemishes are merely superficial; other blemishes may render the whole fruit inedible; still others might cause fruit to rot, but only after some time in storage.

If you are unsatisfied with the apples you are picking from your trees, the first step in mitigating these problems next year is to figure out what caused them this year. There are only a few pests that cause most of the problems you see. Let’s take a closer look at your apples to pinpoint the trouble.

Unless your pest control efforts were heroic, or you were lucky, you’re apt to find some fruits with dimples. Not cute dimples, but dimples perhaps severe enough to deform whole fruits. Beneath the skin, these dimpled fruits are riddled with brown tunnels — a sure sign that the appropriately named railroad worm is at work. Railroad worm is also known as apple maggot. Even sprayed trees might suffer attacks from this pest, since many gardeners give up spraying their trees before midsummer. Too bad, because the railroad worm is a late riser that is just shaking off its winter rest and looking around for some juicy, red apples beginning in early July.

Severely damaged fruit is inedible and soon rots.

Perhaps you found half of a worm in an apple after you take a big bite. That’s half a codling moth. In lieu of the worm itself, you might notice a big hole in the apple, plugged with frass, indicating

that the codling moth already has come and gone. The cod ling moth’s appetite is for the seeds, rather than the flesh, so you can eat around the worm’s tunnel. This fruit will not keep in storage, though.

The third major insect pest of apples is plum curculio. Damage from this insect, whose eclectic tastes include apples, peaches, cherries, and apricots, is not too serious on harvested fruits. Its spring, egg-laying activity causes many apples to fall from the tree early in the season. But those apples that survive the egg-laying take revenge by crushing the developing lar vae to death, so that now only a tell-tale crescent or halfmoon-shaped scar remains on the apples’ skins. This super ficial blemish does not impair either the eating or keeping qualities of the fruits.

Do you notice a sooty haze on some of your apples? This is, indirectly, the result the rosy apple aphid. This aphid, like other aphids, sucks plant sap and secretes a sticky, sweet honeydew that drips onto the plant. The sucking activity weakens the plant and might cause the fruit to be small. The sooty haze is a fungus — the sooty mold fungus — which grows on the honeydew. The real damage, if any, occurred from the aphid feeding; the sooty mold is superficial and easily washed off.

You’re also apt to find fruits that have one or more scabby lesions on their surface. Apple scab, as the disease is called, spent last winter on the the ground in fallen apple leaves. Rain and wind wafted spores up into the trees this past spring. Scabby apples are fine for eating if the infect ed portions are cut out, but the fruits will not keep long in storage unless the extent of infection is minimal.

The other major disease problem you might notice on the fruits is the rust-colored lesions of by cedar-apple rust. Cedar-apple rust spends win ters in cedar trees. Each spring the wind carries fungal spores from the cedars to the apples, then each summer the apple trees send the disease back to its winter home in cedars. The disease would die out without both hosts, but where I live, there are plenty of apples and cedars to keep cedar-apple rust thriving.

Now that you can recognize the major pest problems on apples, you can take action, if needed, next year. Apple maggot adults can be duped into laying their eggs on pseudo-apples: a red sphere (a croquet ball, for instance) coated with something so sticky (“Tree Tangletrap”) that it becomes the last “apple” on which any apple maggot fly lays its eggs. Cod ling moths are susceptible to a virus disease that is available

as an orchard spray. Old-time books suggested routing plum curculios by spreading an old sheet beneath a tree and then jarring the tree once or twice daily from blossom-time until mid-June. The curculios’ habit of playing dead as they fall out of the tree makes it easy to gather them up and kill them.

Apple scab might be lessened by raking up and composting, or carting away, fallen apple leaves.

If you are thinking of plant ing a tree, you can choose a variety, Macintosh, for instance, that is resistant to cedar apple rust. (Macintosh is very susceptible to scab, though.) Many varieties — the varieties Liberty and Freedom, for example — are resistant to all the major apple diseases, though you still have to contend with insect pests.

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

Lee Reich | In the Garden

This “worm”— larva of the codling moth is one of a few apple pests common in this part of the world. (LEE REICH PHOTO)

Regrow vegetables from kitchen scraps

By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press

GARDENING NATU rally lends itself to reusing and recycling – just think about compost and last year’s seed trays. So if there’s a way to reduce trash while saving money on produce, you can count me in. And one of my favorite ways to do both is to regrow vegetables from kitch en scraps.

Instead of throwing away

grow best in a sunny spot. Use lukewarm water, and replace it every day or two to avoid the growth of bacteria. Don’t worry if the submerged portion of your cuttings becomes a bit slimy, but if the whole thing starts to turn brown, toss it in the compost pile and start over.

• Beets: My favorite thing about beets is that one plant provides two sides dishes – the tuberous root and the tasty greens. Although you can’t regrow a beetroot indoors from a cutting, you can certainly generate more leafy greens: Cut off the top 1 1/2 inches from a beetroot and place it cut-side

Scraps will grow best in a sunny spot. Use lukewarm water, and replace it every day or two to avoid the growth of bacteria.

or composting the bottoms (or tops) of vegetables when preparing them, you can grow them into leafy greens and other tasty tidbits right on your windowsill.

Before I go any further, it’s important to point out that these methods aren’t likely to produce plants that will grow well in your garden, so I don’t recommend replacing your seedlings in this manner. But they are likely to yield a side dish or two, and you can never underestimate the value of a fun project.

• General tips: Scraps will

down in a dish that contains just enough water to keep the sliced end submerged. New leaves will sprout from the top within a few days, and you can start harvesting them in a couple of weeks. (This method also works with parsnips and turnips).

• Celery: Cut 3 inches off the bottom of a head of celery, then slice a sliver off the very bottom of the 3-inch segment. Place it right-side up in a shallow container and pour in 2 inches of water. New growth will sprout from the center in just a few days.

• Scallions and leeks: Trim the entire white portion off the bottom of a leek or scallion stalk, then place it root-side down in a jar or glass holding an inch of water. If the stalk outgrows the jar, move it to a larger one. New growth will be harvestable in a couple of weeks.

for some of the heart’s outer leaves to turn brown. Remove them. When the center growth is large enough for a salad (or

sandwich), trim it off and en joy, then wait for more to grow.

Jessica Damiano writes gardening columns for The

New stalks sprout from the center of the severed base of a head of celery. (JESSICA DAMIANO VIA

• Romaine lettuce: Cut 3 inches off the bottom of a head of romaine lettuce, then remove its outermost leaves. Place the 3-inch “heart” in a shallow container to which you’ve added one-half inch of water. Within a week, a sprout will emerge from its center. As it grows, it’s normal

All you need is a sunny windowsill

Associated Press. Her Gardening Calendar was a winner in the 2021 Garden Communicators International Media Awards

Beet greens, left, and Romaine lettuce grow indoors from kitchen scraps. (JESSICA DAMIANO VIA ASSOCI ATED PRESS)

Look for clues to determine quilt’s age

QUILTING HAS LONG been celebrated as an American folk art, and American symbols like flags, eagles and the colors red, white and blue often ap pear on quilts. Some patriotic quilts have elaborate designs with multiple flags, appli ques and complex patterns, sometimes incorporating commemorative banners. Others were simpler, like this quilt with a single small flag on a red and white checked background. But simple doesn’t mean inexpensive. The quilt sold for $4,750 at a Rago auction. The flag on this quilt provides a clue to its age. There are 36 stars, indicating that it was made about 1865, the year the 36-star flag was introduced.

CURRENT PRICES

However, the number of stars on a flag quilt isn’t always a re liable way to date it. Quilters may have altered the number because of artistic license. Notice that the flag on this quilt doesn’t have 13 stripes. If a quilt isn’t signed and dated, its age is hard to de termine, but there are some clues that can help. If you can see dark spots in the quilt when held up to a strong light or sunny window, they may be cotton seeds. Some collectors claim that this means the quilt was made before the inven tion of the cotton gin in 1793, but this is not necessarily true. Quilt makers in rural areas used cotton with seeds in it until the 1920s. The sewing machine was invented about 1850, but quilts were often

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.

Doll, Barbie, Glinda, The Good Witch, The Wizard of Oz, pink gown with silver star sequins, Hollywood Legends Collection, Mattel, box, 1995, 10 3/4 inches, $40.

Jewelry, bracelet, bangle, bypass style, three sterling silver bands, large silver bead accents, marked “Sterling/Taxco/ Mexico,” inside measures 6 3/4 inches, $125.

Fan, folding, hand-colored continuous landscape, scenes of courtship and gallantry, pierced bone sticks, silver foil, France, displayed open in conforming beaded gilt wood frame, 12 1/4 x 22 inches, $245.

Fireplace, pair of andirons, ship’s anchor form, brass, brushed finish, matching log stops, mid-20th century, 18 x 12 x 18 inches, $485.

Furniture, rocker, child’s, mission style, oak, leather seat, “Gustav Stickley Craftsman” on paper label, c. 1910-1920, 25 x 17 3/4 inches, $575.

Kitchen, pie crimper, carved whale ivory, abalone, silver inlay, crimped six-spoke wheel, swollen and notched handle with hinged three-prong fork, inlaid cube knob, c. 1870, 6 inches, $615.

Steuben martini glasses, set of six, clear glass, cone shape top over weighted inverted cone shape bottom, modern style, early “S” mark, each 4 inches, $735.

Quilt, patchwork, squares with stylized quarter fans in each corner, white ground and backing, red fans and binding, early machine stitching, 1800s, 75 x 78 inches, $860.

Pair of Chinese export porcelain candlesticks, wraparound Canton river landscape, blue and white, rain and dark cloud bands at base, trumpet form, 1800s, 9 x 5 inches, $1,535.

Cane, walking stick, hand holding ball, whale ivory, two ebony spacers, tapered ebony shaft, horn ferrule, whaleman carved, 1800s, 34 1/4 inches, $2,155.

handsewn after that. Edging or repairs may have been done by machine.

Q. I recently inherited what I think is an original Shirley Temple doll from my grandmother’s estate. What can you tell me about it?

A. In the 1930s during the Depression, toddler Shirley Temple was credited with keeping spirits up and movie theaters afloat. Dolls made in her image were also popular. They were first licensed and made by Ideal Novelty and Toy Co. of New York in 1934, and they are still popular with collectors. Early dolls were made with a mixture of glue, sawdust and other materials called “composition.” Vinyl dolls were made after 1957. Shirley Temple composition dolls from the 1930s have sold recently for about $50 to more than $1,000. Price is determined by the doll’s size, costume, condition and whether it has its original tags, box and script Shirley Temple pin.

Q. I have a very rare Hubbell brass hanging five-light fixture in great condition with five signed Quezal Holly shades. It’s in perfect condition. I would like to sell it.

A. Harvey Hubbell, Connecticut inventor and industrialist, opened his first manufacturing facility in 1888. In 1896, Hubbell patent ed a socket for incandescent lamps. It had a simple on/off switch in the base of the light socket and was controlled by a pull chain — a design that remains popular to this day. He went on to receive another 45 patents, most of them for electrical products. Hubbell Inc. is still in business today in Shelton, Connecticut. Quezal

This quilt features an American flag with 36 stars, indicating that it was made about 1865. Most antique quilts are harder to date. (COWLES SYNDICATE INC.)

art glass was made from 1901 to 1924 in Queens, New York. The company was started by Martin Bach, Sr. The Quezal mark was registered in 1902. Vintage light fixtures are popular right now and sell for hundreds of dollars and up to $10,000 in some cases. Price depends on the workmanship and designer of the shades and base. You can sell your light fixture to an antiques dealer, auction house or on line. Look for places that sell similar items to get the best price.

Q. I have been trying to find information on Victorian brass fireplace screens, especially with a peacock on them. I would like to know the history of the pieces.

A. The Victorian era is the period between 1837 and 1914, roughly the time of British Queen Victoria’s reign (18371901). Fire screens protected people from the light, glare and heat of a log fire, which could be intense for those seated close to a fireplace. The screens were made of wood (mahogany), glass or brass and could be used to display needlework or paintings. After flowers, birds are the most popular design depicted in Victorian items. Some of the best-known screens of the era

were made in the image of a peacock with plumage in full display. Because of the wide variety of styles, materials and dates, prices for fireplace screens vary greatly. Peacock fireplace screens have sold at recent auctions for less than $100. Other styles have sold for $50 to $500.

Tip: Don’t turn on the porch light if you will be gone for a long time. It tells everyone that you are away. Install a photocell light that automati cally turns on at dusk and off at daylight, or you can install a gas light.

Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel answer readers’ questions sent to the column. Send a letter with one question describing the size, material (glass, pottery) and what you know about the item. Include only two pictures, the ob ject and a closeup of any marks or damage. Be sure your name and return address are included. By sending a question, you give full permission for use in any Kovel product. Names, address es or email addresses will not be published. We do not guarantee the return of photographs, but if a stamped envelope is included, we will try. Questions that are answered will appear in Kovels Publications. Write to Kovels, The Republican, King Features Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803 or email us at collectorsgallery@kovels. com.

Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting

30-year US mortgage rate rises to 6.7%

Press

AVERAGE LONGterm U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the sixth straight week, marking new highs not seen in 15 years, before a crash in the housing market triggered the Great Recession.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30year rate climbed to 6.70% from 6.29% the previous week. By contrast, the rate was 3.01% a year ago.

The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popu lar among those refinancing homes, jumped to 5.96% from 5.44% the previous week.

Rapidly rising mortgage rates threaten to sideline even more homebuyers after more than doubling in 2022. Last year, prospective homebuyers were looking at rates well below 3%.

Last week, the Federal Re serve bumped its benchmark borrowing rate by another three-quarters of a point in an effort to constrain the econo my, its fifth increase this year and third consecutive 0.75 percentage point increase.

Perhaps nowhere else is the effect of the Fed’s action more apparent than the housing sector. Existing home sales have been in decline for seven straight months as the rising cost to borrow money puts homes out of reach for more people. By raising borrowing rates, the Fed makes it cost lier to take out a mortgage and an auto or business loan.

Consumers and businesses then presumably borrow and spend less, cooling the econ omy and slowing inflation.

Mortgage rates don’t neces sarily mirror Fed rate increas es, but tend to track the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. That’s influenced by factors in cluding investors’ expectations for future inflation and global demand for U.S. Treasurys.

Deeds

AGAWAM

Cindy M. Murszewski, Cindy M. Bock and Garth R. Murszewski to Maria I. Diaz, 13 Holland Drive, $390,000.

Daniel J. Hersey, Kathleen H. Harp er, Michael E. Hersey, Thomas R. Hersey and Maureen T. Walachy to Jose Luis Alamo, 18 Pleasant Drive, $318,000.

Hyman G. Darling, trustee, and Da vid A. Ladizki Revocable Indenture of Trust of, trustee of, to D&A LLC, 36 Suffield St., $224,000.

Hyman G. Darling, trustee, and Da vid A. Ladizki Revocable Indenture of Trust of, trustee of, to D&A LLC, 46 Suffield St., $277,000.

James David Dipinto and Sara Marie Dipinto to Thuruthiyil Manju Mathew and George Kaniamparail, 27 Maynard St., $475,000.

Linda M. Sliech, Edmund S. Salva and Donald C. Salva to Kurt V. Shouse, 175 Parkview Drive, $380,000.

Margaret Ann Webb to David W. Rogers and Kelly A. Webb, 102 Pineview Circle, $300,000.

Oleg Yermakov and Sergey Yerma kov to Ivan Karamian and Marina Karamian, 267 Regency Park Drive, $97,000.

Rosemarie Remillard to Tami Har tling, 340 Silver St., $232,000.

Sergey Y. Yermakov and Olga N. Yermakova to Servet Tok, 83-85 Moore St., $285,000.

AMHERST

Jared Gregory DeMichiel and Kara Elizabeth DeMichiel to John Niles and Sarah Garner, 182 Wildflower Drive, $740,000.

Inci Korkmaz to Madelyn McCad den and William Hunter McNich ols, 16 Morgan Circle, $505,000.

Jeanne A. Hardy and Bruce P. Baird to Theodor Black and Holly Black, 116 East Pleasant St., $650,000.

Oriole H. Feshbach Revocable Intervivos Trust, Oriole H. Fesh bach, trustee, Oriole H. Feshbach and Oriole H. Farb to Jeanne Ann Hardy and Bruce Packard Baird, 39 Pokeberry Ridge, $950,000.

ASHFIELD

Jeanna Newmerzyckyj to Kusam Raj, 220 Hawley Road, $45,000.

Andrew E. Smith and Nancy A. Smith, individually and as trustees of the Smith Investment Trust, to Merlyn Property LLC, Pfersick Road, $80,000.

BELCHERTOWN

Barbara McQuillen, personal repre sentative, George J. McQuillen Jr., estate, and Brendan G. McQuillen, personal representative, to Bren dan G. McQuillen, 5 Juckett Hill Road, $100.

Darlene R. Rutherford to Jordan Rutherford, 53 Underwood St., $100.

Marguerite E. Harris to Crystal Spring Enterprises LLC, 105 North Main St., $400,000.

Heidi L. Terault to Alyssa Bar rington, 35 Dana Hill, $265,000.

BLANDFORD

Chris A. Streeter and Suzanne L. Streeter to Marie Vandenburgh and Claude Jean-Calixte, 6 Herrick Road, $380,000.

BRIMFIELD

Gregory P. Majewski and Sarah J. Majewski to Gregory P. Majewski, trustee, Sarah J. Majewski, trustee, and Majewski Family Trust 2022, trustee of, 52 East Hill Road, $100.

Marilyn M. Diorio to Susan Kend all, 138 Warren Road, $400,000.

CHESTER

Carlos A. Davila and Carlos A. Davila Ortiz to James D. Adams, 7 William St., $100,000.

Deborah J. Travis to Michael Welch, Michael L. Welch and Theresa M. Welch, 9 William St., $170,000.

CHICOPEE

Audrey Turcotte to Christian A. Cosme, 67 Mitchell Drive, Unit Q10, $141,000.

Carolyn J. Miller and Richard E. Miller to Jose M. Vazquez, 34 Colo nial Circle, Unit C, $180,000.

David Kachinkis, William Raleigh and David Kachinski to John Gla sheen, 432 Irene St., $282,000.

Doris D. Fagan to Jenna Szalk iewicz and Debra Szalkiewicz, 179 Casey Drive, $210,000.

Edward H. Germain, representa tive, and Henry Edward Germain Jr., estate, to Michael Carl Riffen burg Jr., 52 Paul Ave., $200,000.

Emily C. Czelusniak, Joan Boutin and Linda Dudek to Sharon L. Smith, 8 Meetinghouse Road, $235,000.

Heather M. Longley to Jayne Marshall and Robert Sorbi, 127 Beauchamp Terrace, $285,000.

Jedediah S. Fiske to Vantage Home Buyers LLC, 424 Chicopee St., $194,000.

Joann Kasulinous and Jo-Ann Mongeau to Thomas W. Ka sulinous, 4 Charles St., $87,500.

Kathleen Ann Strycharz and Gary Strycharz to Steven P. Roy, Steven Roy and Eftychia Cipriani, 71 Lauz ier Terrace, $205,800.

Rebecca C. Dahlinger to Stella Mosquera and Elaicha Garcia, 121 Davenport St., $272,000.

Roger Castro to John Lowrey and Michelle Lowrey, 4 Cooney Place, $220,000.

Ryan P. Bertrand, Mandy S. Bertrand and Mandy S. Levesque to Quentin W. Murray, Quentin Murray and Nancy Shepard-Mur ray, 260 Moore St., $330,000.

Stacy Bernier to Karl P. Konopka, 14 Perry St., $269,000.

CUMMINGTON

Joyce Ann Morin to Aaron Clark Morin, 604 Stage Road, $250,000.

Christopher Sbrollini to Thomas T. Tibbitts and Kristen Strand-Tib bitts, Bryant Road, $39,000.

Richard K. Brown and Anita L. Loose-Brown to Ilene Diamond, 63 Harlow Road and Parcel B Stage Road, $307,500.

DEERFIELD

Nicole Duprey, trustee of the Duprey 2020 Irrevocable Trust, to Lacy Pittelli and Philip Pittelli, 108 Lee Road, $480,000.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Harvey M. Shrage and Amy B. Co hen to Cynthia Picknally, 23 Blue grass Drive, Unit II-4, $584,000.

Kevin A. Crouse and Debra J. Crouse to Kyle M. Bousquet and Amanda D. Bousquet, 35 Donamor Lane, $255,000.

EASTHAMPTON

Susan J. Hess-Snape, trustee, and Revocable Trust of Susan J. HessSnape to Rachel A. Ritter, 24 High St., $490,000.

GRANBY

Barbara McQuillen, personal repre sentative, George J. McQuillen Jr., estate, and Brendan G. McQuil len, personal representative, to Brendan G. McQuillen, 60 Granby Heights, $100.

Richton & Wynne LLC, to Morgan Graves and Cassidy B. Petersen, 122 Amherst St., $315,000.

Paul A. Fournier and Alexis B. Fourni er to Judith E. Fine and Michael P. Lennerton, 57 North St., $310,000.

Robert E. Lepage and Jeannette M. Lepage to Daniel A. Cote and Ann M. Cote, 10 Circle Drive, $300,000.

Larry J. Trotter and Irene A.

Mortgage Broker, NYS Banking Dept., (loans arranged through third parties). “Call for Rates” means actual rates were not available at press time. All rates are quoted on a minimum FICO score of 740. Conventional loans are based on loan amounts of $165,000. Jumbo loans are based on loan amounts of $548.250. Points quoted include discount and/or origination. Lock Days: 30-60. Annual percentage rates (APRs) are based on fully indexed rates for adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs). The APR on your specific loan may differ from the sample used. Fees reflect charges relative to the APR. If your down payment is less than 20% of the home’s value, you will be subject to private mortgage insurance, or PMI. FHA mortgages include both UFMIP and MIP fees based on loan amount of $165,000 with 5% down payment. VA mortgages include funding fees based on loan amount of $165,000 with 5% down payment. The Republican does not guarantee the accuracy of the information appearing above or the availability of rates and fees in this table. All rates, fees and other information are subject to change without notice. The Republican does not own any financial institutions. Some or all of the companies appearing in this table pay a fee to appear in this table. If you are seeking a mortgage in excess of $548.250, recent legislation may enable lenders in certain locations to provide rates that are different from those shown in the table above. Sample Repayment Terms-ex. 360 monthly payments of $5.37 per $1,000 borrowed ex. 180 monthly payments of $7.65per $1,000 borrowed. We recommend that you contact your lender directly to determine what rates may be available to you. To access the NMLS Consumer Access website, please visit www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org. To appear in this table, or report any inaccuracies call 413-788-1165

Deeds

Trotter to Todd Trotter, Tiffany Ptaszkiewicz and Troy Trotter, 89 Batchelor St., $100.

GREENFIELD

Gary S. Moran to Gail E. Nutting, 126 Poplar St., $339,900.

Gabriel F. Hmieleski and Kristin A. Hmieleski to Matthew Kernan Callaghan, 7 Francis St., $326,000.

Dennis J. Cleary and William B. Noyes to Radial Realty LLC, 16 Butternut St., $470,000.

A Plus Enterprises Inc., to Andrew R. Cannon and Gillian B. Cannon, 20 MacLellan Lane, $342,000.

Eyewink LLC, to Strom & Lagreze LLC, 12 Kenwood St., $355,000.

Meridith A. Warden to Fred Olsze wski, 16 Eastern Ave., $282,500.

Christopher P. Arel and Kimberly A. Arel to Abigail Jackson, 272 Silver St., $345,000.

Alice M. Cowan and James W. Cowan II, to Cowan’s Garage LLC, 93 Vernon St., $70,000.

Alan Dretel to Summit Ice Inc., Silvio O. Conte Drive, $125,000.

HAMPDEN

Scantic Lands LLC, and Scanti clands LLC, to Bethany L. Crocker and Michael J. Burkhard, 30 Rock A. Dundee Road, $360,000.

HOLYOKE

Alfred J. Holubecki, representative, and Henry J. Holubecki, estate, to David Popp, 51-53 Columbus Ave., $265,000.

Dennis Pike to Kate E. Wajda and Christopher Kiendzior, 285 Apre mont Highway, $250,000.

Dwight Elm LLC, to Elm Dwight LLC, 115-119 Elm St., $2,063,000.

Dwight Parker LLC, to Hurricane Properties LLC, 1475 Dwight St., $482,500.

Jayne Marshall to Ruth Z. Cuascut Cedeno, 71 Pine St., $190,000.

John R. Copen to Arielle Anto sca, 80 South Bay State Road, $297,000.

Kelly T. Johnson and Randal M. Johnson to Alysha Coy Desharnais and Michael Arthur Desharnais, 80 Reservation Road, $290,000.

Neira L. Rodriguez, Neyra L. Rodriguez and Jorge L. Rodriguez to Shaline Marie Serrano and Claribel Torres, 72-74 Linden St., $270,000.

Vitaly Dzhenzherukha to Kevin A. Vanderhorst and Jose A. Vander horst, 92 Beacon Ave., $408,000.

HUNTINGTON

Mei Stu Situ to Aidan Greenwood and Rylie Greenwood, 16 Park Ridge Drive, $480,000.

LEVERETT

Henry E. Whitlock to Gregory R. Tuzzolo and Nicole Vajda, 20 Cush man Road, $793,250.

LONGMEADOW

Cam Francescone to Daniel Auclair and Marilyn Rivera, 78 Branch St., $430,000.

John R. Koegel III, and Jacie S. Koegel to Matthew Retchin and Caitlin Millett, 103 Pleasantview Ave., $525,000.

Judith L. Geier to John R. Koegel and Jacie S. Koegel, Lot 5 Ferncroft St., $890,000.

Judith S. Schweiger and Marc J. Schweiger to Atul K. Soreng and Vedatrayee Pramanik, 135 Captain Road, $580,000.

Lynn L. Wagman and Alexandra S. Wagman to Laishaa Y. Sepul veda, 123 Homestead Boulevard, $289,900.

Meredith H. Carpe and Brandon J. Carpe to Sara R. Gregg and Brian N. Gregg, 33 Rosemore St., $400,000.

Rizvan Merza and Yasmin Siddiqui to Brandon Carpe and Meredith Carpe, 18 Wilkin Drive, $465,000.

Sean D. Keane to Jacob Bullock and Donald Andrews, 128 Laurel St., $425,000.

LUDLOW

Damon J. Markiewicz, representa tive, and Walter Joseph Markiewicz Jr., estate, to Shelley Eileen Glid den, 9 Marie St., $200,000.

Debra A. Kielbasa to Adekunle Odugbile, 120 Edgewood Road, $295,000.

Posiadlosc LLC, to Grace Estates LLC, 60 Blanchard Ave., $110,000.

MONSON

Stephen M. Keegan and Bridget Keegan-Cote to Robin Pope, 31 Upper Palmer Road, $252,000.

MONTAGUE

Deborah R. Dugan to Brooke A. Donatone and Kristin A. Pape, 29 Walnut St., $469,000.

NORTHAMPTON

Daniel R. Curylo and Laurel A. Curylo to Daniel R. Curylo, trustee, Laurel A. Curylo, trustee, and The Curylo Family Trust, 50 Grant Ave., $100.

John W. Kowalski to Hannah Anne Nardi, 8A Kingsley Ave., $669,900. Ed A. Jazab and Patricia A. Duffy to James P. Reardon and Jillian E. Far rell, 20 Longview Drive, $324,000.

Mary Beth Caschetta and Meryl Cohn to Tara G. Guild, trustee, David F. Guild, trustee, and Tara G. Guild 2019 Trust, 211 Crescent St., $725,000.

Joan C. Sarafin to Hayes House LLC, 1051 Chesterfield Road, $332,700.

Susan R. Perrault and Susan M. Robinson to Erica Graham and Erica I. Graham, 308 Brookside Circle, $305,000.

Gina M. Hicks, personal represen tative, Irene J. Benoit, estate, Irene Joyce Benoit, estate, Robert E. Ben oit and Robert R. Benoit to Daniel S. Mulligan and Maureen McMur ray, 220 Chestnut St., $585,000.

Vikash Saunders to Mary Mor ton Roeder, 30 Village Hill Road, $356,000.

Jessica R. Saalfield to Debra J. Thompson and Jane M. Pearson, 43 Beacon St., $1,485,000.

Mark A. Thornhill and Dolores S. Thornhill to Ryan J. Thornhill, trust ee, and Mark & Dolores Thornhill Irrevocable Trust, 31 Union St., $100.

NORTHFIELD

Elisja A. Martineau and Scott T. Martineau to Gabrielle E. Carmo dy-Talbot and Devin H. Dono hoe, 515 South Mountain Road, $385,000.

Carla J. Simpson to Elisja A. Mar tineau and Scott T. Martineau, 83 Main St., $400,000.

ORANGE

David Giampa to Tia M. Parsons, 294 East Main St., $210,000.

Katherine J. Hartin, personal rep resentative of the Estate of Donna R. Killay, to Shawn P. Killay, 31 Evergreen Drive, $257,500.

Adrian B. Softic to David M. Bremer and David J. Leblanc Jr., 21 Dexter St., $245,000.

John E. Holston, individually and as trustee of the Jeffrey Holston Sup plemental Needs Trust, to Ronny D. M. DeParto and John K. Gregory, 29 Sherman Ave., $125,000.

Jason A. Lacroix, personal repre sentative of the Estate of Shirley M. Lacroix, to Wayne W. Eckert, 91 Daniel Shays Highway, $180,000.

Wayne D. Whitmore to New Life LLC, 145 East Main St., $125,000.

PALMER

Howard A. Leland, trustee, Linda L. Leland, trustee, and Leland Family Trust, trustee of, to Ellen A. Harris,

35 Meadowbrook Lane, $276,000.

Nelson B. Pease to James B. Keith and Rebecca Gibb Keith, 43 Found ry St., $70,600.

College Of Our Lady Of The Elms, trustee, Rachel Fogarty Retchin, Rachel Fogarty Wretchin and Sean M. Fogarty to Mitchell S. Kania, Jason M. Kania and Justin A. Kania, L1 Baptist Hill Road, $6,800.

PELHAM

Pamela L. Leckie and R. Mark Leckie to Sean R. Quill and Emma R. Cyr, 58 Buffam Road, $80,000.

Robert L. Cole and Alice M. Cole to Robert L. Cole Jr., and Patricia A. Sawmiller, 234 Daniel Shays Highway, $100.

RUSSELL

Steven .J Walther, Karen W. Mc Cann, Alan Golinski, representative, Emily Walther Golinski, estate, Emily Curtis Golinski, estate, Em ily Golinski, estate, and Emily W. Golinski, estate, to Clifton Chevrier Clark and Martha Romano Clark, 63 Ridgewood Drive, $310,500.

SHUTESBURY

Teru Jellerette, “aka” Teru Jellerette-Nolan, and Marcus Nolan to Tucker Edward Diemand and Cedar Firesong Robideaux, 361 Montague Road, “fka” 123 Mon tague Road, $300,000.

SOUTH HADLEY

Jonathan R. Caris and Mary A. Ca ris to Nicole Moraco and Ben Haley, 9 Wright Place, $429,250.

Roengsak Tulathimutte and Rungsita Tulathimutte to Thomas J. Moore and Kaitlyn N. Moore, 22 S. Sycamoe Knolls and 22 South Sycamore Knolls, $560,000.

Dean A. Nalesnik and Jeffrey G. Nalesnik to Amy Lindsay, 10 Law rence Ave., $275,000.

Michael S. Lussier, trustee, and Janet B. Lussier Nominee Trust to Gerald J. Leary, 15 Jacobs Way, $390,000.

Faith Michaels, trustee, and Garden Street Trust to Patrick Martin Lar row, 9 Garden St., $195,000.

SOUTHWICK

Jason S. Donaldson, trustee, Jason Donaldson, trustee, and Etabav Realty Trust, trustee of, to Zally Be atriz Colon-Velazquez, 45 Feeding Hills Road, $235,000.

Karen J. Wzorek to Paul B. Ackerman, 14 Wynnfield Circle, $249,600.

Kenneth C. Martin, Jesse Martin and Sarah Wood to Brian Cleland and Benjamin C. Cleland, 16 Reser

voir Road, $242,000.

Nancy E. Prifti to LSC Truck Ser vice LLC, 5 Prifti Way, $250,000.

Rehab Home Buyers LLC, to Timo thy S. Doyle and Heidi K. Doyle, 14 Noble Steed Crossing, $725,000.

Robert A. Grimaldi Jr., to Rosalind P. Mitchell, 9 Grove St., $235,000.

SPRINGFIELD

345 Bay Street LLC, to 345 Bay St. CW LLC, 345-347 Bay St., $535,000.

Albert A. Shulze, Donna Menard-Shulze and Albert Shulze Jr., to Dominic Martinez, 68 Califor nia Ave., $250,000.

Alexis Rosa and Beatriz Santiago to Jessica DeJesus and Frank Vega, 1070 Liberty St., $244,000.

Carleen V. Charles and Jean H. Charles to David Burgos, 135 Wil ber St., $260,000.

Christian Wiernasz to Vincent Washington, 72 Homestead Ave., $350,000.

Christine E. Barber to Teresa Jo quin, 41 Newhall St., $220,000. Copenger LLC, to Jean Cera, 91-93 Oak Grove St., $168,500.

Daniel M. Auclair to Guy Petit and Michael Reyor, 37 Pondview Drive, $316,000.

David L. Marti to Ryan D. Podann, 44 Continental St., $210,000.

Donald B. Cook, trustee, and Lucille E. Cook Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Jircht LLC, 35 Marchioness Road, $165,000.

Eleanora Morozova, Eleanora Dav ledzarova and Vladimir Morozova to Tiffany Soule Thiri, 72 Temple St., Unit 4, $112,500.

Elizabeth Hayes and Joel Rivera to Hector Cruz Jimenez, 21 Wachusett St., $257,500.

Ernest Ghareeb, Jeanette M. Ghareeb, Jeannette M. Ghareeb and Ernest V. Grareeb to Hilda R. Mendez, trustee, Jorge E. Mendez, trustee, and Mendez Trust, trustee of, 244 Springfield St., $345,000.

Ezequiel Rivera and Jennifer Lynn Leshinski to Arden J. Green, 70 Olmsted Drive, $279,000.

Frank B. Murray LLC, to B & B Seed Associates LLC, 125 Frank B. Murray St., $825,000.

Golden Gorillas LLC, to AJV Investments LLC, 387 Main St., $250,000.

Hedge Hog Industries Corp., to Luis Ventura, 108 School St., $130,000.

Holly A. Bielawa to Amanda Huer tas, 50 Tyrone St., $245,000.

James F. Wynne Jr., and Nancy L. Wynne to Teresa L. Fuller, 176 Monrovia St., $250,000.

Jessica Cintron and Javier Cintron to David Anthony Gonzalez, 24

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Porter St., $330,000.

Jose Luis Gonzalez Alamo and Yas minely Caez to Efrain Rivera Torres and Ana Iris Rivera, 77-79 Price St., $325,000.

Julie Nawracaj to Najheen M. An glin, 66 Granger St., $215,000.

Katherine G. Lovell to Revampit LLC, 25 Daviston St., $154,000.

Kenneth S. Hastings, estate, and Andrew G. Hastings, representa tive, to Rodman Capital Group LLC, 126 Benton St., $125,000.

Kenny Thai to Chanreth Oul, 21 Pocantico Ave., $330,000.

KMak LLC, and Gallagher Capital Group LLC, to V I O LLC, 82 Tim ber Lane, $205,000.

Laura Thomas, Dwayne Johnson, Craig Johnson, Nathan Johnson, Sandra L. Thomas, estate, and Sandra L. Johnson Thomas, estate, to Anthony L. Summers, 83 Wilm ington Ave., $240,000.

Linda M. Socha, Linda M. Bollivar and Carl Socha to 66 Ardmore Corp., 66 Ardmore St., $125,000.

Lorenz Schielke, representative, and Ann Schielke, estate, to Jason S. Donaldon, trustee, and Etabav Realty Trust, trustee of, 2-4 Johnson St., $70,000.

Lorenz Schielke, representative, and Ann Schielke, estate, to Jason S. Donaldson, trustee, and Etabav Realty Trust, trustee of, 229-231 Orange St., $70,000.

Louise E. Gardner to Global Homes Properties LLC, 114 Mooreland St., $145,000.

Maria R. Santana, representative, and Jose A. Rivera, estate, to Carlos Rodriguez, 37-39 Horace St., $310,000.

Marie-Claude L. Torres, representa tive, Andree Louise Charest, estate, Onil Charest, Annie Cordero and Annie Dones to Christopher J. Cha rest, 17 Desrosiers St., $68,000.

Michael C. Griffee, Sarah A Mur phy-Griffee and Sarah A. Murphy to Ginger A. Velasquez, 115 Treetop Ave., $210,000.

Michael Houle to Kyle Taylor and Ann Adams, 1439 Worcester St., $238,500.

Michael J. Wood to Isaac Delaney, 117 Gardens Drive, $250,000.

Nicholas Ayala to Leticia Gabriela Aguilar-Perez, 11-13 Beech St., $396,000.

Pah Properties LLC, to Christian Sanchez Rodriguez, 25 Gladstone St., $252,000.

Pakay91 LLC, to Sheldon G. Smith, 140 Chestnut St., Unit 820, $65,000.

PVIC Realty LLC, to 885 Sum LLC,

885-887 Sumner St., $310,000. R M Blerman LLC, to Jacqueline Smith Ampey, 93 Dawes St., $308,000.

Richard R. Stefanowicz to Alexan der Serrazina, 143 Nassau Drive, Unit 143, $200,000.

Western Mass Property Developers LLC, to Ernest Destra, 165 Rosewell St., $233,000.

Saadia Crawford-Carter, Saa dia Crawford-Washington and Thadius Antione Carter to Carleen V. Charles, 75 Thorndyke St., $310,900.

Sara I. Cruz Alverio to Miguel Angel Rodriguez-Algarin, 373 White St., $260,000.

SPP Citizens NLREF V LLC, to 950 Main St RE LLC, and William H. Goldberg Family LLC, 950 Main St., $1,000,000.

Vivian Del Viscio, representative, and Mortimer Rivera, estate, to Jorge Calcano, 377 Parker St., $175,000.

Waseem Mudasar to Ismael Solis and Cecilia Solis, 66 Clantoy St., $265,000.

SUNDERLAND

Bonnie L. Ball to Weizhao Huang, 246 Plumtree Road, $232,774.

Elizabeth J. Ralicki, “fka” Elizabeth Talbot, Elizabeth J. Talbot and Elizabeth Ralicki Talbot to Julie A. Kulessa and Frederick W. Strong II, Amherst Road, $12,000.

TOLLAND

Sandra Wilson, Sandra Wilson Clark and Sylvia Wilson Lucas to Christopher Dru Chamberlin and Acacia Hodges Chamberlin, 55 Hill Drive, $448,500.

WARE

Barbara Ann Seymour, Cynthia C. Krasnecky and Charles R. Niedzwiecki to Anthony Alario and Emily Alario, 8 Crescent Terrace, $320,000.

Maureen Ivey Brown, Andrew J. Brown and Maureen R. Ivey to Ga reth A. Thomas, 4 Pleasant Terrace, $217,000.

Brian Joseph Fitzsimmons and James Fitzsimmons to SBA Management LLC, 21-25 Canal St., $282,500.

David R. Fox, estate, and Timothy A. Fox, personal representative, to Kyle Smigiel, 145 Eagle St., $230,000.

Nicholas E. Jones to Dylan J. Guzik, 98 Pleasant St., $190,000.

Walter G. Lindsey and Walter S. Lindsey to Eliezer Torres, 14 Sher win St., $215,700.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Aleksandr Barakhtanov and Alek sandr Barakhtanova to Koch Real Estate Corp., 16 Hill St., $38,000.

Alex Vilkhovoy, trustee, and 189 Hillcrest Avenue Realty Trust, trustee of, to Anthony Lopez and Rose Roman, 164 Bonair Ave., $290,000.

Isanthes LLC, to Lismel Luciano, 46 Chestnut St., $125,000.

JNM Realty LLC, to Sergey To karev and Victoria Tokarev, 2405 Westfield St., $165,000.

Lauren Sotolotto and Jordan Webber to Kristal A. Olinski, 131 Sikes Ave., $265,000.

Tek N. Kharel to Tek Bahadur Magar and Tika Maya Magar, 89 Massasoit Ave., $410,000.

WESTFIELD

Adam R. Fisher, Elizabeth J. Fish er and Elizabeth Coverly Dey to Lisa Montagna Gibbs and Tricia Montagna Gibbs, 726 North Road, $390,000.

Carolyn Krause to James B. Sowell, 49 South Maple St., $225,000.

Cheryl Ann Wagner and Cheryl Ann Rogers to Alison Wood, 103 Woodmont St., $267,450.

David G. Brill to AEM Property Investment LLC, 36 Bennett Road, $175,000.

Donna Colson, representative, and Janice E. Morse, estate, to B9 Industries Inc., 10 Grove Ave., $180,000.

Eric L. Breault and Chantal Breault to Adam R. Fisher and Elizabeth J. Fisher, 107 Pineridge Drive, $420,000.

Karen L. Tompkins and Karen Lee Tompkins to Oksana Sharakina and Mikhail Sharakin, 118 City View Road, $280,000.

Karen Pellan to Drew Michael Malloy, 93 Prospect St. Extn, $220,000.

Kevin Ritchie to Deborah Rose Calvanese, 104 Foch Ave., $245,000.

Lucy C. Discenza, Richard E. Discenza and Marie N. Discenza to Benjamin C. Miller and Marina Rose O’Toole, 19 Pauline Lane, $430,000.

Mechanic Man LLC, to Aurora Holdings LLC, 8 Frederick St., $265,000.

Melissa J. Fanion and Melissa J. Jasmin to Frank A. Demarinis, 28 Root Road, $180,000.

Raymond A. Provost to Done Right Homes LLC, 101 Prospect St. Extn, $118,000.

U S Bank, trustee, and RMAC Trust Series 2018 G-TT, trustee of, to Fitzgerald Home Solutions

LLC, 117 Union St., $251,720.

William Digris and David C. Danek to Vladimir Krokhmalyuk and Irina Krokhmalyuk, 190 Rus sell Road, $212,000.

WESTHAMPTON

Lori J. Ingraham, trustee, Wendy P. Blow Irrevocable Trust, Georgia McGrath, Jennifer Soroka and Garrett McGrath to Terri Blow Schmidt and Lori Ingraham, 71 Pine Island Lake, $157,500.

Mark A. Thornhill and Dolores S. Thornhill to Ryan J. Thornhill, trustee, and Mark & Dolores Thornhill Irrevocable Trust, 107 Chesterfield Road, $100.

Clarence D. Delisle, trustee, Clarence D. Delisle, John J. Moriarty, trustee, and Clarence D. Delisle Living Trust to Austin G. Graves, 168 Southampton Road, $325,000.

WHATELY

Mindy T. Thach to Janice Chen and Huilan Nicole Tsao, 221 River Road, $315,000.

Stephen S. Kloc Jr., to Gary R. Kloc, 170 Chestnut Plain Road, $100.

WILBRAHAM

Alessandra E. Mele, Alessandra E. Corbett and Jake Corbett to Deborah Lytle, 44 Springfield St., $300,000.

Brian S. Fitzgerald, trustee, and Cooley Drive Realty Trust, trustee of, to Jeffrey L. Jackson and Mais soun Jackson, 17 Cooley Drive, $564,750.

Eric W. Swett to William Barrett, 21 Eastwood Drive, $502,000.

WILLIAMSBURG

Judith E. Goodenough to Charoltte E. Bernsohn and Kathyrn F. McCafferty, 7 Judd Lane, $449,000.

WORTHINGTON

Harriet Marple Plehn, trustee, Harriet M. Plehn, trustee, and Article 4 Residuary Trust Under the Steffen W. Plehn 1987 Tru, to Michael T. Barbehenn, trustee, Ja cinda M. Barbehenn, trustee, and 829 West Street Nominee Realty Trust, 829 West St., $200,000.

Harriet Marple Plehn, trustee, Plehn Real Estate Trust and Harri et M. Plehn, trustee, to Jacinda M. Barbehenn and Michael T. Barbe henn, 829 West St., $1,475,000.

David W. Whitcomb and Cath erine B. Whitcomb to Ruben Segura and Lisa Segura, Harvey Road, $65,000.

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GATHERING around the table for a meal each day is important for every member of the family, no matter how young or old. That’s why this family-friend ly high chair project leaves out the tray that used to keep little ones in the “second row” at meal time. Featuring a safe, sturdy and comfort able design, the project has rounded edges and corners, and all screws are recessed and plugged. Cut-outs in the seat allow easy access for little legs, and straps keep everything safe and secure.

The high chair is as inexpensive as it is easy to build, requiring just two small sheets of plywood. First, trace all the pieces onto plywood, cut everything out and sand. Next, assemble the chair using glue, dowels and screws and apply finish of choice. Finally, attach the safety straps. The included teddy bear design can be traced and painted or burned into the wood, or the builder can personalize the project as desired. The high chair stands 28 inches high by 18 inches wide by 19 inches deep. The High Chair plan, No. 820, is $9.95 and includes step-by-step instructions with photos. Please include $3.95 for postage and handling and allow about two weeks for delivery. Clip this article and send it with a check or money order to U-Bild Features, c/o The Republican, 741B Olive Ave., Vista, CA 92083 or visit U-Bild at u-bild.com.

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clients who bought wall beds last year live in single-family homes with three or more bedrooms. From 2020 to 2021, Resource’s sales in creased 60%, with wall beds accounting for over half the increase.

The Murphy bed was invent ed by William Lawrence Mur phy, who patented his design in 1911. According to Smith sonian magazine, the bed’s invention was a means of avoiding a salacious situation: Its creator wanted to entertain his opera singer sweetheart at his San Francisco studio, but propriety demanded that his bed be out of sight. A bed that folded into his closet did the trick.

Despite their sexy origin sto ry, Murphy beds have histori cally been played for laughs in pop culture — even as far back as the 1916 film “One A.M.,” which shows Charlie Chaplin drunkenly fumbling around a floppy wall bed. Eventu ally, Murphy beds became so ubiquitous that in 1989, a federal appeals court in New York found that the name had grown too generic to retain its trademark. Now, “Murphy

bed” and “wall bed” are used interchangeably.

Economic conditions also play a role in the wall bed’s popularity. Challie Stillman, vice president for sales and design at Resource Furni ture, noted that the last time the company’s Murphy beds (which are made by the Italian manufacturer Clei) had a mar quee moment was during the 2008 recession.

“Our business took off because people were really forced to remain in their

existing homes rather than upgrading, so they were trying to make more use of what they already had,” Stillman said. With another recession pos sibly on the way and inflation already here, Stillman said Resource was forecasting a similar increase.

Murphy beds now come in a range of options, and can accommodate any size mat tress, from twin to king. Prices range from about $1,000 to $20,000, which gets you frills such as a couch and shelving.

While the beds once had a reputation for being flimsy, to day they use piston and spring mechanisms that make them more secure.

Ryan Jestin, an owner of the Mod Barn, a Los Angeles furniture design store, prefers the spring mechanism. “It’s just one panel that folds down with the mattress, so it looks much more visually appealing this way,” he said. His most popular model, a bed that folds out of the frame and has a couple of cubbies, starts around $4,800.

There are also prefabricat ed options. Michelle Allen, a 49-year-old product designer, bought a queen-size version from Amazon for around $1,800 to install in the art studio of her Vancouver home. Her husband and son put the bed together in about three or four hours, she estimated.

“I’m fairly handy, but you probably wanted somebody with a little bit of tool experi

ence,” Allen said.

Bespoke varieties exist, too, and Jestin has designed Murphy beds for more than 20 years. He enjoys working with them because “they transition your room so much,” he said.

Jestin has designed wall beds with sliding bookcases in front and others with desks attached to the outside that fold up when the beds come down. He has even built a kid’s playhouse with a Murphy bed inside (and an interactive Lego front).

Others have taken to design ing and constructing the beds themselves. Last fall, Jocelyn Folaron, 26, was a nursing student living in a three-bed room house in Buffalo, New York, with her husband and four dogs. One of the bed rooms was small — too small to comfortably plop a bed in it while still having the space for other uses — so Folaron, who runs the Cheeky DIY Home blog, built one.

Using a hardware kit from Create-A-Bed in Louisville, Kentucky, she built a full-size Murphy bed. It took Folaron about two months to complete the room, though the system she used could be built in two days. Between the mecha nism, wood and screws, her bed cost around $800 to build.

The resulting room is what she described as “dark and moody” with a walnut-stained Murphy bed, forest green vertical shiplap wall and gold accents. Folaron has since

graduated from nursing school and moved with her husband to a home in Tucson, Arizona, where she is once again con sidering adding a Murphy bed.

“If you can kill two birds with one stone, I’m that kind of person,” she said, adding that “being able to design it and make it more modern-looking is ideal.”

In addition to their function ality, another part of Murphy beds’ appeal is the element of surprise and delight they add to a room.

Genevieve White Carter and Cy Carter, married interior de signers who live in St. James, New York, designed a home Venice, California, where they color-matched a Murphy bed’s unit to a pink oxford shirt.

When the bed is up, even the built-in shelves with knick knacks are concealed — on Zoom calls, the clients’ col leagues thought it was just a cool pink wall. “I do think that there’s kind of a fun, secret-y element about it, as well as it being practical and utilitari an,” Cy Carter said.

The designers have since pitched Murphy beds to sever al residential and commercial clients — often to delighted response. “The client is like a little kid,” Cy Carter said. “I think that there is a part of it of like, ‘Oh look, this whole other room comes down, like a secret passageway.’”

This article originally ap peared in The New York Times.

At left and right, a Murphy bed model from Mod Barn. (MOD BARN VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES)

Above, a Murphy bed with a pink wall surrounding it fits into this room’s design.

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