“Once everything came in, my wife was like, ‘This is the best bed I’ve ever slept on.’”
Jess Powell used to be in “excruciating” pain when she woke up in the morning, which she blames in part on her old mattress. Building her own has changed that, she says. “We're sleeping comfortably and we don't wake up in back pain — at least not because of our mattress.”
(DAVID RYDER FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
These people hated their
By R achel Kurzius
... so they built their own
The Washington Post
Hanging art. Painting a room. Building a fire pit. These are commonly accepted DIY projects. But a fervent group of hobbyists wants to add one more to the list: building your own mattress.
Frustrated by high prices and dissatisfied with the comfort and life span of store-bought mattresses, these folks research and buy the individual layers that make up a mattress, subbing out various latexes, coils and other components until they have stacked the perfect pallet. Many have found one another online, forming niche communities on forums such as Reddit where they swap tips and crowdsource information.
Some, like Andrew Gerges, need a mattress that al-
leviates a particular ailment.
The New Port Richey, Florida, resident has dealt with lower-back issues since a motorcycle accident, and he had been waking up in pain after
years on the same mattress. “I was trying to find a mattress that was firm yet still soft enough to side-sleep,” he says. “And that’s a very hard thing to do.”
While looking at reviews on Reddit, he saw a post about the DIY route. At first, he was surprised this was even an option, and he thought it might be too complicated. But seeing the price tag of the mattresses that fit his specifications sent him circling back to the idea. The first step entails copious research into the options, of which there are many.
With the ground cleared of harvested sweet corn and a topping of 1 inch of compost, this bed is ready for late summer and fall vegetables.
It’s already time to prepare next year’s
FOR THE PAST WEEK or so I’ve been getting parts of the garden ready for next year. Too soon, you say? No, says I.
A bed of corn and a bed of bush beans are finished for the season. Not that that’s the end of either vegetable.
I planted four beds of corn, each two weeks after the previous, and the two remaining beds will be providing ears of fresh Golden Bantam — a 100-year-old variety with rich, corny flavor — well into September.
The bed of bush beans will be superseded by a bed of pole beans, planted in a different bed at the same time. Bush beans start bearing early but peter out after a couple of harvests. Pole beans are slower to get going, but once they do, they keep up a quickening pace until slowed, then stopped, by cold weather.
Why, you may ask, ready those beds now for eight months hence? One reason is that the garden is always such a flurry of activity in spring that I welcome one less thing that needs doing then. Also, part of garden preparation is
The Agawam Garden Club will meet Tuesday, Aug 13, 6:30 p.m. at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St. After a short business meeting Rebecca Sadlowski, “Plant Propagator and Posy Artisan,” will present the program. Sadlowski is the owner of Rooted Flower Farm, a family-run
specially cut flower farm in Agawam. All meetings are open to the public and not restricted to Agawam residents.
Berkshire Botanical Garden presents “Family Fridays” on Friday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. to noon. Enjoy a presentation by Joy Marzolf, who will bring
some wonderful scaly friends and reptile special guests to teach ways to conserve these important creatures. Free with garden admission. To register or for details, visit berkshirebotanical.org. Berkshire Botanical Garden is located at 5 West Stockbridge Road.
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thorough weeding (which I also keep up with, though less thoroughly, all season long). Any weeds checked now means less weed seed to spread around the garden and, in the case of perennial weeds, less opportunity to gain a foothold.
And beds prepared now need not sit idle till spring. Right after getting the old bean bed ready for spring, I’ll plant it with vegetables that thrive in the cool weather of fall, vegetables such as lettuce, endive, turnips, Chinese cabbage, and winter radishes. The bed will be ready as soon as fall vegetables are harvested and out of the way.
No magic potions or secret techniques ready my beds now for next year. What’s needed, besides weeding and fertilizing, is to maintain or increase levels of soil organic matter. Organic matter is integral to good fertility, maintaining a diverse population of beneficial soil microbes, and improving soil aeration and moisture retention. It’s what put the “organic” into
organic gardening.
The way I provide all this can be summed up in one word: compost.
OK, there is more to it. My vegetable garden is laid out in beds that are 3 feet wide with 18-inch-wide paths between them (and a 5-foot-wide path up the middle of the garden for rolling in cartfuls of compost). Soil in the beds has not been tilled or otherwise unduly disturbed for decades, which has many benefits that I delve into in my book “Weedless Gardening.”
First step in getting the garden ready for next year is to remove all existing plants, be they corn, bean or weed plants. I excise most plants, including weeds, by grabbing each near its base and giving it a slight twist to sever it from
its fine roots, which are left in place. Coaxing with my Hori-Hori knife is sometimes needed. Corn plants definitely need coaxing, which I do by digging straight down around the base of each plant and then giving it a yank. After all this, I smooth out the ground, if necessary, with the tines of a rake or pitchfork.
A 1-inch depth of finished compost should provide all nutrients that intensively grown vegetables require for a whole season. That 1 inch of compost is laid down like a rich icing right on top of the bed. Finished!
OK, there’s sometimes a little more to it. I noticed weak growth in one of the later corn beds, possibly due to nitrogen deficiency, although untimely, temporary malfunction of my drip irrigation system at a critical growth stage for the corn is another possibility. Just to make sure, I’ll sprinkle some
organic nitrogen fertilizer (soybean meal) in that bed when I prepare it.
(I could test the soil for some other nutrient deficiency, but after years of using compost made from diverse feedstuffs, some other nutrient deficiency is doubtful. There’s no good test for nitrogen because of its evanescence in the soil.)
OK, there’s sometimes even a little more to my soil prep. If a bed is finished for the season and I have enough cleared beds for all the cool season vegetables, I could just prepare the bed, as above, and that would be the end of the story. But I don’t like to look at bare ground, so beds cleared and prepared early enough in the season, which is about the end of September here in Zone 5, get planted with a cover crop. Cover crops protect soil from wind and water erosion, latch onto nutrients that would otherwise leach
down and out of the ground and crumble the soil to a fine tilth with their roots. And going into winter, I’d rather look at a lush, green cover crop than bare ground.
My usual cover crop of choice is oats or barley. Both thrive in autumn’s cool, moist weather. They mesh well with no-till because they winterkill here in Zone 5.
This year, especially for my beds of corn, which is a
nitrogen-hungry plant, I’ll mix crimson clover in with the oats or barley. As a legume, the clover will enrich the ground with extra nitrogen that it extracts from the air. And the vivid crimson flower heads, sitting atop stalks like lollipops, will look nice.
Any gardening questions? Email them to me at garden@ leereich.com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column.
Terry and Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting
BEES ARE NATIVE to every continent on Earth except Antarctica. With their prevalence in nature and their benefits to humans, in the forms of pollinating plants and producing honey, it’s no wonder they are often seen in decorative arts.
They play important roles in religion, mythology and folklore all over the world. They were a symbol of royalty in ancient Lower Egypt, a symbol for the ancient Greek oracle at Delphi and part of Napoleon’s coat of arms. They also appear as decorative motifs, invoking their historical symbolism or simply adding realism to patterns of plants and flowers, on anything from inexpensive trinkets to valuable pieces by famous designers.
This small glass bowl with tiny bees flying among leafy branches sold for an impressive $6,400 at Morphy Auctions. Its maker is a major reason for its value: It is signed “Daum Nancy” for the famous art glass maker in Nancy, France, known for its decorated glassware featuring natural subjects.
Q. I have been trying to find information on my chairs. They are dark wood with carved leaves and ovals, a leather upholstered back and seat and caster feet. I haven’t found any information online.
A. Your chairs sound like the pressed-back chairs made from about 1890 to 1910. Designs were pressed into the wood. This technique, made possible by new technology and manufacturing processes, allowed furniture companies to make large quantities quickly and therefore sell them inexpensively. They were made in hardwoods like oak, walnut, birch and elm. The designs were often simplified versions of the ornate carved furniture of the Victorian era. Seats could be
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caned, upholstered or made of wood. Sometimes, carved chairs from the same time period are called “pressed back” because they had similar designs.
Q. I have acquired from my aunt a box with items and fabrics she bought while stationed in occupied Japan. I would like to know where to take these items to determine if any are of value. Can you tell me who I should contact?
A. Formal appraisals are expensive, so you usually don’t need one unless it is for legal purposes, like taxes or insurance, or if you are already certain you have something valuable like pieces made from precious metals. However, some auction houses hold free appraisal events as a form of promotion. There are less formal, less expensive ways to find out whether your items have value. You can visit antique shops in your area to talk to dealers and look at selling prices. Collectors’ clubs can help find values. Look for
collectors who specialize in Occupied Japan. Check price guides, you may be able to find subject-specific price guides online or at your library. You can look up prices for items like yours online. Try searching auction results or looking up sold listings on eBay. Be sure you are looking at sold prices; asking prices are not always accurate.
Q. I’m wondering if you can help me identify my clock and its possible value. I have searched the internet but am unable to find one that looks like it. It belonged to my husband’s uncle, born in the late 1800s. I was told a long time ago that it was an 1875 Cary V.P. It was running at one point, but when my kids were little, I think they were messing with it and it hasn’t kept time since.
A. The Cary V.P. clock was made by Welch, Spring & Co., a subsidiary of the E.N. Welch Manufacturing Co. in Connecticut that made an expensive line of rosewood
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.
Advertising, tin, spice, Dining Car, Pure Red Pepper, multicolor dining car interior graphic, light blue and red ground, Norwine Coffee Co., St. Louis, Missouri, 1 1/2 ounces, 3 1/8 inches, $60.
Salt and pepper shakers, cranberry glass, enameled oak leaves and acorns, silver plate frame, center handle, scrolled feet, leaves, flowers, Victorian, 7 1/2 inches, $70.
Toy, car, sedan, streamlined, red, pressed steel, white tires, rubber, Wyandotte, 1930s, 15 inches, $235.
Painting, oil on canvas, woman, wearing white cloak, red trim, dark hair, unsigned, Europe, 19th century, frame, 31 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches, $290.
Auto, sign, rack, Pennzoil, oval, top crest, Outboard Motor Oil, yellow ground, black lettering, red bell logo, metal, 11 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches, $450.
Lamp, oil, brass, pierced, Moorish style, dome shade, baluster base, round foot, ribbed, 19th century, 49 inches, $500.
Furniture, chest, Baroque, walnut, button drawer over three drawers, inlay, birds, geometrics, 18th century, 35 inches, $525.
Textile, blanket, Navajo, allover checks, navy blue and white, stripes within squares, c. 1920, 85 x 59 1/2 inches, $595.
Pottery-contemporary, stand, flowerpot, figural, Cecilia, stylized woman, blue and white removable flowerpot hat, signed, dated, Bjorn Wiinblad, 1992, 30 1/2 inches, $1,180.
Kitchen, cheese scale, hanging, brass tray, iron beam, brass lion silhouettes, two hooked weights, England, mid-1800s, 39 1/2 x 60 inches, $1,490.
clocks from 1868 to 1884. This clock has a distinctive case with a shaped scrolled crest with a round center finial, turned side pillars, glass sides, a pendulum with a colored glass insert and a glass door with a pattern around the edge. “VP” stands for “visible pendulum.” These clocks had the company’s celebrated “Patti” movement, named after a famous opera singer of the time. Clocks with this movement are the most desirable models by Welch. The Cary V.P. clock can sell for $500 or more. Similar styles by unidentified makers sell for less, usually up to $300. The National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, Inc. (nawcc.org) and the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (awci.com) have resources for identifying antique clocks and finding repairers. You can also look for clock repairers in your area in the directories on Kovels.com
and AntiqueTrader.com.
TIP: Think about the signature on glass. Acid etched marks can be added. So can signatures. Be sure the mark seems appropriate. 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 object 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, addresses 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.
By A lex Veiga Associated Press
A recent pullback in mortgage rates is spurring more homeowners to refinance their home loan and lower their monthly payments.
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s refinance index, which tracks home loan application volume, surged 16% last week from the previous week to its highest level in two years, the association said Wednesday.
Refinance applications were up nearly 60% versus the same week last year. Home loan applications rose overall last week to their highest level since January, though much of that was due
Brian Goff to Iqra Vohra, 34 Beekman Drive, $249,900.
Daniel Williamson to Kyle James Demaio, 140 Autumn St., Unit F, $220,000.
Erhan Turkyilmaz to Alvin David Ruiz-Alvarado, 29 Kathy Terrace, $370,500.
Joseph A. Cirelli, Teresa Scibelli and Diane Barclay to Peter Cellucci and Donna Cellucci, 22 Janelle Drive, $520,000.
Kirna Patel and Natu Patel to Dinesh Patel, 43 Westview Lane, $765,000.
Pramila Gotra to Michael McGeoghan, 5 Ash Lane, Unit 5, $285,000.
Fern & Co LLC, to Mehrene E. Larudee, 170 East Hadley Road, $290,000.
Charles C. Wang, trustee, Yu-Mei Wang, trustee, and Charles & YuMei Wang Living Trust to 481 West Street LLC, 481-485 West St., $495,000.
Browns College Properties LLC, to Michael Taylor, trustee, and Purple Gables Trust, 232 E. Pleasant St., and 232 East Pleasant St., $649,000.
Mohamed I. Ibrahim and Magda
Mohamed Ali Ahmed to Sarah M. Abunama-Elgadi, trustee, Nahid M. Abunama-Elgadi, trustee, and Mohamed Ibrahim & Magda Ahmed Irrevocable Trust, 135 East Hadley Road, $100.
to the surge in refinance applications.
Despite the lower borrowing costs, applications for loans to buy a home rose only 0.8% from the previous week and were down about 11% from a year earlier, the MBA said.
For many home shoppers, mortgage rates remain too high, given record-high housing prices and a chronic shortage of properties on the market.
“For-sale inventory is beginning to increase gradually in some parts of the country and homebuyers might be biding their time to enter the market given the prospect of lower rates,” said Joel Kan, the MBA’s deputy chief economist.
Joan O’Donnell and Mark Rege to Cheryl Sendek, 19 Lake Drive, $230,000.
Sandra Walsh to Sandra L. Walsh, trustee, and Sandra L. Walsh Revocable Trust, 532 Franklin St., $100.
Henry R. Martin Jr., and Robert M. Mileski to Clifford V. Bowen III, Federal Street, $70,000.
Sandra L. Walsh to Sandra L. Walsh, trustee, and Sandra L. Walsh Revocable Trust, Michael Sears Road Rear, $100.
David R. Gay and Carol J. Gay to David R. Gay, trustee, Carol J. Gay, trustee, and Gay Family Trust, 44 Segur Lane, $100.
David R. Muir and Patricia L. Muir to Melinda A. Gonzales Backen and Christopher M. Klinger-Backen, 507 North Liberty St., $615,000.
Wayne L. Buxton and Donna M. Buxton to Donna M. Buxton, trustee, Wayne L. Buxton, trustee, and Revocable Indenture of Trust of Donna M. Buxton, 163 Old Enfield Road, $100.
Karls Site Work inc., to 978 Federal LLC, 978 Federal St., $570,000.
Anna K. Duval to Catya E. Belfer and Jonathan E. Freiermuth, 732 Daniel Shays Highway, $430,000.
Carol A Tarnowski to Patricia A. Dauley and Lisa A. Dauley, 6 Elmcrest Drive, Unit 34, $425,000.
Craig A. LeBeau to Shannon Jasienowski and Tammie Finnell, 27 Woodcrest Court, $350,000.
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage was 6.73% last week, its lowest level since early February, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.
After jumping to a 23-year high of 7.79% in October, the average rate has mostly hovered around 7% this year — more than double what it was just three years ago.
The elevated mortgage rates, which can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, have discouraged home shoppers, extending the nation’s housing slump into its third year.
Rates have mostly eased in recent weeks as signs of easing inflation and a
David Crumb, trustee, and McDonald Family Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Kyle LaPlante, 127 Bostwick Lane, $252,500.
Guida Rosa Sajdac and Guida Rosa Sajdak to Valdemar M. Rafael, 297 Granby Road, $100.
Hann Realty Berkshire LLC, to JCLX Properties LLC, 80-1/2 - 88 Chestnut St., $575,000.
Katherine Balakier, trustee, Katherine C. Balakier, trustee, and Revocable Trust Agreement of Cecilia T. Balakier, trustee of, to Linda C. Balakier and Anthony Balakier, 34 Dresser Ave., $297,000.
Kimberly Harris, representative, and Barbara J. Kokoszka, estate, to Dylan A. Gillen, 37 Palmer Ave., $320,000.
Laura J. McCarthy to Robert Pirog and Sara Pirog, 133 Cyran St., $365,000.
Marie J. Forgie to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Methuselah Realty Trust, trustee of, 14 Dorothy Ave., $133,700.
Michael L. Francisco, trustee, and Francisco Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Emily Ortiz Santos and Luis A. Ortiz Morales, 149 Dayton St., $383,000.
Sandra L. Fontaine to Andrew Morriss, 112 Andersen Road, Unit C9, $220,000.
Valdemar M. Rafael to Dan Unacha, 297 Granby Road, $335,000. Waycon Inc., to Laura J, McCarthy, 52 Lukasik St., $395,900.
Wende L. Rund, trustee, and Patricia L Raymond Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Ivelisse Martinez, 24 Piquette Ave., $318,000.
cooling job market have raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate next month. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, including how the bond market reacts to the Fed’s rate moves.
“If the recent drop in longer-term rates is sustained, then we expect to see another uptick in refinance applications and subsequent refinance mortgage volumes this week,” said Doug Duncan, chief economist at Fannie Mae. The mortgage buyer’s own index of refinance activity shows that refinance applications climbed 20% last week from the previous week.
Bitzer Family Realty Trust, trustee of, Donna Bitzer, trustee, and Donna B. Langlois, trustee, to Ashley Amaral and Ryon Lynch, 22 Elmcrest St., $315,000.
Cheryl Carroll Tansey, trustee, Dianne Carroll Drew, trustee, and Beverly A. Carroll Trust, trustee of, to Mary Houghton, 23 Michel St., $275,000.
Jason A. Dimitropolis and Cara H. Dimitropolis to Meredith Kocot and Meredith M. Kocot, 280 Allen St., $280,500.
Laura A. Caleri, representative, Italo Americo Gavazzi, estate, and Italo A. Gavazzi, estate, to Jason A. Dimitropolis and Cara H. Dimitropolis, 44 Ridge Road, $469,900.
New England Remodeling General Contractors Inc., to Nicole W. Thompson and Evan P. Murphy, Pomeroy Street, $249,900.
Nicholas W. Pickunka to Donald L. Normandeau, 10 Monska Drive, $395,000.
Sherri Lucia, trustee, Lucia Irrevocable Realty Trust and Robert T. Lucia & Corinne A. Lucia Irrevocable Realty Trust to Hopkins Investments LLC, 6 Oakdale Place, $304,000.
Anna C. Clarke and Nathan E. Wood to Michaela Tally, 17 Spring St., $567,000.
Anthony C. Colao and Jean D. Colao to Anna C. Clarke and Nathan Wood, 14 Laurel Drive, $610,000.
David J. Gaestel, Joshua Gaestel
and Emily E. Gaestel to Patrick M. Mullins and Jennifer Lee Mullins, 48 Cherry St., $425,000.
Rebecca Barrows to Kaethe Bea Rose and Soe Herman Rose, 2 Wildwood Lane, $273,000.
Aleksandra Ponomareva to Aleksandra Ponomareva and Dante Sepulveda Contardo, 51 Forge Pond Road, $100.
Megliola Realty LLC, to El Padre Plumbing & Heating LLC, 44 Taylor St., $119,717.
Deepu Alex Thomas and Tina S. Kurian to Allison Tudryn and Matthew Tudryn, 2 Aloha Drive, $685,000.
Walter C. Sadlowski to Daniel Sadlowski and Kate Dasso, 110 Mt. Warner Road and 110 Mount Warner Road, $100.
John J. Shay, trustee, Lawrence D. Shay, trustee, and Lynn D. Shay Living Trust, trustee of, to Donald James Collins Jr., and Stacy Collins, Thresher Road, Lot B, $350,000.
Thomas F. Ferriter Jr., to Clark B. Kadis, 87 South Road, $460,735.
Thomas F. Ferriter Jr., to Clark B. Kadis, 87 South Road, $89,265.
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Anthony Aldo Marini and Diana Downs Marini to Anthony Aldo Marini, trustee, Diana Downs Marini, trustee, and Twenty-three Craig Road Trust, trustee of, 23 Craig Road, $100.
M. Kathleen McGrory to Jakep Olszta, 44 Forest Drive, $188,000.
Michael Devoe and Kristen Devoe to Jacek Zielinski and Anna Zielinski, 49 Island Road, $215,000.
282 Cabot Propco LLC, to 282 Cabot Realty LLC, 282 Cabot St., $6,500,000.
Edward P. Stone, Fallon Stone and Fallon K. Lapan to Catherine J. Francis and Chase L. Francis, 53 Mueller Road, $415,000.
Emily Ortiz to Alberto Rodriguez Jr., 99 Franklin St., $270,000.
Esteban A. Delpilar Morales and Melissa K. Gogan to Vannak Kong and Navy Hean, 33 Mayer Drive, $440,000.
Kathleen A. Hughes, trustee, and Raleigh Realty Trust, trustee of, to Maide Escobar, 81 North East St., $250,000.
Laura Bloom to Juan Garcia Rodriguez Sr., 14 Arbor Way, Unit 14C, $150,000.
Brian Kivel and Maureen Kivel to Jonathan Burger, 6 South Park Place, $506,500.
Carol H. Agin, trustee, James Guy Hellerman, trustee, and Joan Ann Hellerman Trust, trustee of, to Matthew Dominici and Megan Dominici, 72 Concord Road, $685,000.
Christine M. Tazzini to Daniel A. Pascone and Cheryl A. Groeneveld, 194 Primrose Drive, $520,000.
David Gustafson, Bryan Gustafson, Craig Gustafson and Wendy Gustafson to David Gustafson and Bryan Gustafson, 105 Nevins Ave., $85,000.
Ernest P. Welker to Dorrin Exford, 243 Burbank Road, $375,000. I. Luis Gomez to I. Luis Gomez, trustee, and I. Luis Gomez Trust, trustee of, 223 Franklin Road, $100.
Joseph A. Lavertue and Maxwell Parker to Timothy R. Jensen and Ryoko Suzuki, 37 Ferncroft St., $345,000.
Victor A. Carra II, Victor A. Carra Jr., and Barbara S. Carra to Shawn M. Kincaid and Meghann L. Kincaid, 101 Duxbury Lane, $660,000.
Aaron Goodwine and Tiffany Kenney to Sandra L. Fontaine and Adora Dmae Santos, 55 Amherst St., $350,000.
Karen F. Drazek, trustee, Diane D. Cousineau, trustee, and Lewison Family Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Samantha Hodgman and David Johnson, 1471 Center St., $275,000.
Megan Campbell, Benjamin J Pickrell and Megan Pickrell to Diana Victoria Ross and Sean Gregory Ross, 171 Wedgewood Dr, $521,000.
Alicia Melba Hulbert to Katherine Lamour, 18 Palmer Rd Unit 11, $285,000.
Lois Eileen Root to Timothy B Gregoire and Bettina R Gregoire, Bradway Rd Par B, $20,000.
Michael J Hodgdon (REP) and John W Hodgdon (EST) to Sebastian L Szot, 40 Washington St, $210,000.
Christian S. Tait to Lillian Sundell-Thomas and Robert K. Hoover, 46 Upland Road, $760,000.
Aaron LaRose, trustee, Mara Fitzgerald, trustee, and Shirley A. LaRose Revocable Trust to Lauren Katz, 214 Fairway Village, $415,000.
Tashi Dolma to Mark Steven Orndoff and Candice Cay Orndoff, 10 Matthew Drive, $435,500.
Gail L. Perlman, trustee, Michael S. Perlman, trustee, and Gail L. Perlman Revocable Trust to Gail L. Perlman and Michael S. Perlman, 76 Marian St., $100.
Cheryl Relihan and Adrian Orlando Burgos to Peter T. Dunn, 35 New South St., $305,000.
Skye Nicholas Brazille, Susan Brazille and Susan Marie Brazille to Pamela Victor, 7 Laurel Park, $330,000.
Dorrin G. Exford to Sandra E. Brim,
vocable Indenture of Trust of Wyatt B. Couture to Andrea Barbosa and Alyssa Barbosa, 12 Lakeview Ave., $400,000.
Anthony Buijnarowski and Charlotte C. Buijnarowski to Michael Burnham, 45 River Road, $615,000.
J.N. Duquette & Son Construction Inc., to Monica Roberts and Kristin Lacey, 37 Lyon Green, $644,000.
New England Remodeling General Contractors Inc., to Nicole W. Thompson and Evan P. Murphy, Pomeroy Street, $249,900.
38 Burts Pit Road, $700,000.
21st Century Green Homes Inc., to Jason Dickerson and Amanda Dickerson, 39 Ridgeview Road, $718,867.
Theresa Weeks, personal representative, and Rene T. LaMontagne, estate, to Brian Caning and Heidi Johnson, 180 Nonotuck St., $305,000.
Michael B. Burnham to Tamara Ren and Ding Ren, 51 ½ Hatfield St., $365,000.
Eric H. Sanders, trustee, and Revocable Indenture of Trust of David Sanders, to Judith R. Sanders, trustee, and Revocable Indenture of Trust of Judith R. Sanders, 650 North Farms Road, $100.
Eldora Parda to Pah Properties Llc, State St Lot 37, $70,000.
Karen M. Oliveira, trustee, and Oliveira Family Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Elizabeth A. Passy and Catherine R. Caney, 17-19 Anderson St., $240,000.
Melanie A. Chapin, Melanie A. Scales and Travis B. Scales to Patrick Tobin and Brandy Tobin, 45 Ford St., Unit A, $225,000.
Nancy B. Roy, trustee, Nancy Bird Roy, trustee, and Bird Family Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Daniel H. Roy and Nancy B. Roy, Ware Street Off, Par C-1, $206,250.
Orion Pro Friend ML LLC, to Panther Dev Palmer LLC, 1519 N Main St., $300,000.
Robert D. Peritz, representative, and David M. Peritz, estate, to John C. Jebb IV, and Madison R. Pirrone, 17 West Ware Road, $360,000.
Robert J. Mastrodonato and Angela D. Mastrodonato to Stephen Fenoff and Amanda Fenoff, 63 Cabot St., $330,000.
Sheryl-Ann M. Blais and Mark R. Blais to James N. Sullivan, 7 Alvord Place, $399,900.
Wyatt B. Couture, trustee, and Re-
Edwin Lisboa to Gwendolyn Hardrick and Mekhi Young, 56-58 Arthur St., $400,000.
Floyd V. Collins and Karen A. Collins to Pierre Larose and Djamila Larose, 283 Christopher Drive, $466,000.
Frank S. Bell Jr., to Anne B. Bell, Mulberry Street, $100.
Heather M. Allen, Heather M. McNaughton and Tyler Allen to Jose David Valerio and Briana Giselle Valerio, 190-192 College St., $320,000.
Jack A. Goldberg to Loren C. Green, 94 Dayton St., $354,000.
David A. Hardy Contractor LLC, to Vitali Stepanchuk and Inna Stepanchuk, Gil Farm Road, $160,000.
Stephen J. Parmenter to Stephen J. Parmenter and Nina T. Dinh, 6 Bissonnette Circle, $100.
Gerard J. Macfadzen to Gerard J. Macfadzen and Deana Macfadzen, 32 Bluemer Road, $100.
Kelly R. Coon to Christine Susan Rachmaciej and Mark Edward Rachmaciej, 7 Strong St., $317,000.
Anatoliy Ovdiychuk and Galyna Ovdiychuk to Aleksandr Dadayev, 19 Foster Road, $590,000.
Christopher M. Racicot to Christopher M. Racicot and Heather C. Racicot, 279 Feeding Hills Road, $100.
Dolores A. Catallozzi to Jovanny Santa, 45 North Lake Ave., $421,000.
Angel L. Bermudez and Ivelis Rivera to Kellie Carlucci, 147 Denver St., $309,900.
Anne B. Bell to Aquila Properties LLC, Mulberry Street, $7,000.
BP LLC, to Daniel M. Triggs, 30 Beauchamp St., $280,000.
Brenda I. Maloni to Paul Ireland, 2123 Beauregard St., $210,000.
Brittni R. Upchurch and Allison E. Upchurch to Sandra Collins, 378 Roosevelt Ave., $345,000.
BRVSA Associates LLC, to Leyinska N. Morales Rosa, 36 Queen St., $212,000.
Carlos G. Rosario to Mikayla Hope Hannus and Ella Chiavetta Lamee, 156 Florence St., $259,000.
D&M Realty & Investments LLC, to Harioste P. Jean, 51 Leete St., $420,000.
Damaris Ramos to Liliana C. Hanson and Joshua A. Hanson, 90 Quincy St., $265,000.
David A. Hinman and Kathryn M. Hinman to Samantha Elizabeth Hiemer, 2 Opal St., $385,000.
Delia Arroyo to Richard E. Santiago, 106 Suffolk St., $234,500.
James H. Prouty, representative, and Robert W. Prouty Jr., estate, to Amber Knight, 493 Nassau Drive, Unit 493, $230,000.
Johnathan Salas Delgado and Keishla Marie Salas to Felicia D. Wells, 80-82 Abbe Ave., $415,000.
Jonathan Abreu to 19-21 Daniel Street LLC, 19-21 Daniel St., $100.
Jose Hiraldo to Brinier M. Zapata, 89-91 Cambridge St., $460,000.
Joseph D. Wells and Stephanie Wells to Feliciano Bonilla, 15 Mountainview St., $307,000.
Joshua C. Sabato, representative, Ann Erikson Sabato, estate, and Ann E. Sabato, estate, to Kelvin Diaz, 160 Abbott St., $279,900.
Joy D. Allen to Kanita Ferguson, 63 Edgewood St., $245,000.
Kaila Rodriguez to Veteran Stan LLC, 180 Cherokee Drive, $221,000. Latara Green to Jacqueline Martinez, 58 Brentwood St., $340,000. Loren C. Green and Latara Green to Jammie Glenn, 91 Pilgrim Road, $335,000.
Michael P. Sullivan, Marilyn B. Sullivan and Gay E. Sullivan to Ryan Dolph and Aaron Dolph, 190 Mary Coburn Road, $331,000. Moises Matos to Daryle L. Swatzie, 101 Mulberry St., Unit 109, $125,000.
Nick Zaporozhchenko to Jakira Valentin and Delia Arroyo, 1007 Allen St., $350,000.
OPM Investments LLC, to Liza Marie Guerrero and Haniel Jose Dilone, 1342 Worcester St., $346,900.
Peter P. Fenton to Hollis C. Graham and Anne F. Herzog, 66 Oregon St., $290,000.
Ramona N. Arias and Julio E. Rosario to Edward Binet, 192-194 Dickinson St., $406,000.
RHL Properties LLC, to Vanessa James, 1660 Wilbraham Road, $325,000.
Robert J. Lefebvre, to Marjorie Lindor, 160 Oklahoma St., $290,000.
Robert Lafond Jr., representative, Robert Lafond Sr., estate, and
“The easiest thing is putting them together. The hardest thing is picking out what you want.”
ANDREW GERGES
Degrees of firmness. Coil count. Thick vs. thin. A bevy of different materials. There is no lack of information — aficionados are all too happy to share their builds in great detail online and offer advice to newcomers.
“The easiest thing is putting them together,” Gerges says. “The hardest thing is picking out what you want.” (Also tough: convincing his skeptical wife. “She was like, ‘What do you mean, build a mattress? Can’t we just buy one that’s already made?’”)
Once Gerges felt confident about his choice of materials, it was time to start shopping. He and his wife sleep on a king-size bed, but he ordered most layers in size twin XL so each person could have a customized side of the mattress, built to their preferred level of firmness. He ordered 8-inch coils, 3-inch microcoils, layers of Dunlop latex and wool mattress pads, all of which get stacked on top of one another and shoved into a zippered encasement. (You can source such supplies from specialty vendors, or just peruse Amazon.) The actual process of building isn’t as involved as it sounds — it’s kind of like making a seven-layer dip.
“It takes 5, 10 minutes to do once you have everything,” Gerges says. He started experimenting with the order, feeling the minute differences when he would, say, put the micro coils on top or in the middle of the configuration. “You can really play around with it,” he says. “I like that aspect of it, I think, the most.”
He made some key adjustments as he went. At first, he wanted to use wool because he liked that it was a natural fiber, but when he got sick, he sweated through the wool layer, causing an indent. He replaced it with latex. When his wife was pregnant, she wanted a softer mattress, but after she gave birth, she preferred more firmness. No
Luca the cat walks atop bedding that covers a custom mattress that Jess Powell built. She says the DIY process gave her far more control over the final result than shopping at a store would have. (DAVID RYDER FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
problem - all he had to do was sub out a layer. And once you zip up the encasement, it looks like a normal mattress, rather than some kind of harebrained garage experiment.
Ultimately, he estimates that it cost between $1,200 and $1,500, for a luxury mattress that could retail for 10 times that price. But the cost wasn’t his main motivation. “It wasn’t really to save money as much as it was to find the perfect bed,” he says. And in the end, his wife was convinced, too. “Once everything came in, my wife was like, ‘This is the best bed I’ve ever slept on,’” he says.
Jess Powell’s DIY mattress journey has many similarities. She faced excruciating back pain when she slept and mistrusted name-brand mattresses. She would watch videos on YouTube of mattress autopsies — where people take apart mattresses to show what’s inside — and felt as though big companies were overselling their components. (“I literally googled, ‘Mattress shopping is sucking my soul,’” she recalls.)
When she discovered the prospect of making her own, she felt more excited than intimidated.
“I was that kid who took toys apart to see how they worked and then put them back together,” she says. “This is just what I really like to do.”
Powell, who lives outside
to give it a try. At first, Texas Pocket Springs sold one or two units a week to individuals. Now, a year later and with zero marketing budget, the company sells about 50 per week, Wolfson says.
Dealing with the customers is a significant time commitment: “There’s a lot of handholding doing this,” he says. “You do have a lot of people that want to talk to you and have questions about the build. … There is no standard sort of way to do it.”
Wolfson says investing in this community makes sense because it builds up the Quadcoil reputation among the most passionate mattress maestros. Next up, he wants the company to start making other layers for mattress builds and is starting to prototype covers.
So where did this trend start?
Seattle, will happily discuss the pros and cons of using 2-inch and 1-inch latex layers versus one 3-inch layer. In fact, she became so consumed by the project that her wife got sick of hearing about it and laid down the law: “She had to limit my mattress data dumps to one time a day,” says Powell. Luckily, she found a community on Reddit delighted to discuss the finer details — the difference between Dunlop latex and talalay latex, for instance, or whether you need a transition layer between your comfort and support layers.
Powell says her wife is now fully on board. “She’s super happy with all the work that I put into it now,” says Powell, who feels the difference every night and every morning. “The thing we lay on all the time to regenerate us, to be able to live, can be causing a lot of problems.”
Matan Wolfson, vice president of sales and business development at Texas Pocket Springs, says he fields calls from DIYers every day. The bulk of his company’s business is wholesale, but he says he started getting requests to sell the company’s patented Quadcoils to individuals early in 2023.
Although figuring out how to package and ship a single unit of coils — the amount needed for one mattress — was a challenge, he decided last summer
Still, there are some nuggets of commonly accepted wisdom. The first is to start with your support layer, which is commonly made of pocket coils or high-density foam. “That’s the most important part because that’s your foundation,” Wolfson says. As the name suggests, that layer provides the structure for the mattress.
Then, you can decide what type of “comfort layer” to add on top. This is the part of the mattress that relieves pressure; it’s what your body directly lies on. There are far more options for consumers here because a person could buy any kind of mattress topper. Oft-used materials include latex, natural fibers and memory foam.
The other mantra repeated in the DIY space is that it’s easier to make something softer with new layers, whereas it’s more difficult to make a mattress firmer. So, it’s better to err on the side of firmer rather than softer from the get-go.
There are also some necessary warnings: This process isn’t for everyone. A person needs to enjoy the iterative process. And, in terms of safety, commercial mattresses must have some kind of fire barrier. DIYers need to add their own.
Some of Wolfson’s customers are one-and-done — “you’re going to have someone who’s like hardcore into it while they’re doing their build … [and then] you never hear from them again” — but he’s starting to see repeat patrons working on mattresses for friends or family.
The man who takes credit for the DIY mattress idea is Ken Hightower, a longtime innovator in the industry who is CEO of retailer Arizona Premium Mattress. His experience selling water beds that incorporated a zippered cover influenced his thoughts about making a mattress’s innards accessible. He was also one of the first to sell mattresses over the internet.
As Hightower tells it, living in Phoenix means a lot of his customers are retirees, and he was sick of seeing elderly people come in with two-yearold mattresses that already had dips and other wear-and-tear. “This just kept happening over and over and over again. It was bothering me,” he says. “And I had the knowledge to show them how they could actually fix their mattress.”
In 2016, he began posting videos to YouTube that showed people how to open up their brand-name mattresses, keep their coils and replace their flagging top layers with the latex his company sells. (Experts don’t recommend taking apart really cheap mattresses, which could contain and release fiberglass. And you should definitely avoid opening one with a label that explicitly states the mattress contains glass fiber.)
The videos, Hightower says, “just started craziness.” Coils tend to last far longer than the top layers, so the intent was for people to salvage the part of the mattress that was still in working order and toss the layers that no longer served them. But sometimes, the coils were also kaput.
DIY mattresses are now a huge part of Hightower’s business, he says. “It’s definitely been gathering steam. And you know, when I think it’s peaked, it hasn’t peaked.”
By K aitlyn K eegan Hartford Courant
With the housing market increasingly competitive, many people are finding themselves stuck in apartment living.
Typical in most apartments, they are not always the most stylish of living arrangements. Landlords put a variety of rules in place against holes in the wall or painting or other things. There are some ways you can jazz up your apartment though and make it a more comfortable home.
Sharon McCormick, of Sharon McCormick Design, suggested her top 10 tips on personalizing an apartment.
1. Change out the basic overhead lighting with new fixtures that express your sense of style. Since you’ll just be switching out the lighting, not moving it to new locations, this should be a quick job for an electrician. Save the old fixtures so you can put the apartment back the way you found it and take your new fixtures with you when you move.
2. Use battery-operated lamps and sconces if you need lighting in areas without access to an outlet. Battery-operated lighting is becoming increasingly popular and new styles are coming out regularly.
3. Put an area rug over wall-to-wall carpeting to introduce new colors and patterns. Use area rugs to define the spaces in an open plan, such as the dining area vs. the living room. Rugs are great for creating a cozy atmosphere.
4. Your landlord may allow you to paint if you are improving the property. Use neutral colors like cream, beige, and taupe which are replacing gray as the new favored colors.
5. Hang your art using adhesive strips meant for this purpose. Be sure they are removable strips so adhesive isn’t left on the walls when you vacate.
Consider peel-and-stick wallpaper to jazz up your rooms. There are so many styles available you’re bound to find one you love.
6. Consider peel-and-stick wallpaper to jazz up your rooms. There are so many styles available you’re bound to find one you love. Peel-and-stick wallpaper can be tricky to install, so practice a bit first before trying to tackle a whole room.
7. Use tall leaning mirrors, but consider what the mirror will reflect. Using one opposite a window can make your space feel brighter and more expansive.
8. To personalize a child’s room, consider removable decals that reflects their interests or create a theme.
9. Utilize all of the vertical space you have. Many floating shelves can be installed with adhesive strips. The shelves can be used for additional storage by using attractive baskets for organization.
10. Add color and pattern with pillows and throws that look great with the paint color on the walls.
Andrea Lafond, representative, to Richton & Wynne LLC, 197 Pheland St., $175,000.
Rosa L. Rolon to Raymond Sanchez, 557 Berkshire Ave., $235,000.
Sandra Ann Collins to Veronique M. Conus, 161 Longhill St., $380,000.
Solkeren Figuereo and Oliver Figuereo to Susan Camacho Jimenez and Luis E. Santos Torres, 1259 Plumtree Road, $580,000.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 0 WS Terrence Street, $3,750,182.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 125-127 Belmont Ave., $4,478,331.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 13 Cedar St., $1,317,861.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 170 Central St., Unit 170-1, $690,349.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 183 Woodside Terrace, $2,089,610.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 199-211 Union St., $2,828,104.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 31-33 Fort Pleasant Ave., $1,952,720.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 33-37 Longhill St., $1,515,366.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 334-360 Boston Road, $1,320,761.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 582-586 Chicopee St., $494,971.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 64-68 Osgood St., $2,564,764.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 90 Westminster St., $443,734.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, 93 East Park St., $1,092,224.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, E S Spring Street, $20,432,266.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, East Side Lansing Place, $2,823,270.
Springfield Gardens LP, and Schweb Partners - Springfield LLC, to Papyrus Equities LLC, North Side Garfield Street, $3,805,479.
Treydon Jenkins to 92-94 Clifton Avenue LLC, 92-94 Clifton Ave., $275,000.
Cynthia Gamache, representative, Robert Gerald Frappier Jr., estate, and Andrew Peter Frappier, estate, to HLRE Development LLC and KM Visions LLC, 69 Monson Road, $150,000.
Diane L. Monette and Dennis R. Monette to Justin Anthony Panico and Caitlin Panico, 100 Monson Road, $400,000.
Justin Panico and Caitlin Panico to Connor P. Sergel, 87 Monson Road, $338,000.
Claire Sygiel, Chester Sygiel, Carolyn Sygiel and Carl Sygiel to Carl Sygiel, Sczygiel Road, $100.
Claire Sygiel, Chester Sygiel, Carolyn Sygiel and Carl Sygiel to Chester W. Sygiel and Julia M. Sygiel, Sczygiel Road, $100.
Claire Sygiel, Chester Sygiel, Carolyn Sygiel and Carl Sygiel to Carolyn Sygiel, Sczygiel Road, $100.
Claire Sygiel, Chester Sygiel, Carolyn Sygiel and Carl Sygiel to Claire Sygiel, Sczygiel Road, $100.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, Fremont Home Loan Trust and PHH Mortgage Corp., attorney-in-fact, to Abimael Claudio, 15 School St., $170,625.
Ricky Chu to Comtois Centre Ware LLC, 54 West Main St., $160,000. Amy Jo Miarecki and Heather L. Bridges to Abby Nicole Bridges and Martin Ryan Flynn, 33 Berkshire Circle, $300,000.
Catherine Hall Adams, trustee, and Jeannette L. Corey Revocable Indenture of Trust of, trustee of, to Jorge L. Santiago, 105 Overlook Drive, $355,000.
Elizabeth A. Harlow-Harris and Christine M. Harlow-Harris to Kulwinder Kaur, 17 Oak St., $257,000.
John Giavis and Rosanne Giavis to Francis M. Ahern and Lisa G. Ahern, 65 Beech Hill Road Unit 41, $459,000.
Joseph S. Calabrese to Alyssa M. Leonard, 38 Calvin Circle, $316,000.
Mark D. Mission and Lorraine J. Mission to Daniel Dykas, 263 Prospect Ave., $352,000.
Michael A. Perrea, trustee, Sharon A. Perrea, trustee, and Michael A. Perrea Declaration of Trust, trustee of, to Vladimir Chacho and Laura Cardila Ardila Avila, 27-29 Day St., $342,000.
Michael W. Sokol to Benjamin Onthank, 62 Beauview Terrace, $322,500.
David R. Armitage and Susan M. Armitage to Polly A. Carlin, 65 Broadway, $450,000.
Linda L. Lajoie to Steven H. Sansouci Jr., 54 Broadway, $287,500.
Oleg A. Katykhin, Liliya Katykhin and Aleksandr Katykhin to TGC Investments LLC, 10 Conner Ave., $260,000.
Richard A. Mitchell and Carrie Mitchell to Christopher James Affenito and Christina Lee Lucia, 101 Montgomery Road, $280,000.
Robert S. Labonte, representative, and Robert J. Labonte Jr., estate, to Foley Capital LLC, 97 Sandy Hill Road, $115,000.
Sandra Foster and Charlene Kareta to Michael P. Durkee Sr., and Michael P. Durkee Jr., 35 Washington St., $341,500.
Sergii Bonchukov, Natalya Bonchukov and Natalya Sitnikova to Jean Colao and Anthony Colao, 139 Union St., Unit 41, $260,000.
AC Homebuilding LLC, to Carmenza Ramirez, Sandalwood Drive, #98, $559,900.
Aileen Donnet to Eric Young and Leah Young, 9 Old Coach Road, $450,000.
Erik J. Boucher, Bridget M. Boucher and Bridget M. Luchini to Sandra C. Ricketts, 12 Soule Rd, $445,000.
Gary A. Lamarche to Dean T. Sanpei, 659 Ridge Road, $1,175,000.
John C. Howard, trustee, and John C. Howard Nominee Trust, trustee of, to Robert J. Gagnon and Carolyn Gagnon, 28 High Pine Circle, $475,000.
Leslie E. Smith, personal representative, and Christopher G. Smith, estate, to Leslie E. Smith, trustee, Christopher C. Smith, trustee, and Christopher G. Smith Revocable Trust, 103 Petticoat Hill Road, $100. Liana Griffin and Arie Peled to Reina Kato Lansigan, 132 Nash Hill Road, $712,500.
Sean P. Munster, personal representative, and James W. Pruner, estate, to Ivette Nunez, 561 Dingle Road, $95,000.
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