CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Spring is in bloom, at least at the Great Big Home and Garden Show. 20,000 people cameto the I-X Center Sunday to take it all in.

For Todd and Kim Ennemoser of Columbia Station, it's the ultimate place to get ideas for the new home they are planning on building this spring. The ideahome that's featuredhas helped give them a boost.

"The floor plans of the main feature house it's very similar towhat we are looking at building," Todd said.

And there's so many more things the Ennemosers are here to check out.

"Ideas for cabinetry, maybe some patio features. A bunch of different stuff," Todd said.

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Laura and Jeff Albaugh of Bedford are working on creating their own backyard oasis.

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Little changes that don't cost a lot of money can be found here too. "We have a little room that has nothing in it right now. We already saw something that would look perfect in there!" Laura Albaugh said

The Great Big Home and Garden Show runs until next Sunday.

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CINCINNATI -- Leaded clear and delicately stained glass windows. Timbered ceilings. Oak paneled doors and random-width floors with walnut pegs. Plastered arches. Window seats. Carved limestone fireplace. Stone and half-timber architecture.

Old English Country charm is everywhere in this 6,043-square-foot, six-bedroom Hyde Park house just off GrandinRoad, which is currently on the market for $2.75 million.

Theres been a lot of respect given to the character of this house and the tranquility of it, said listing agent Gail Coughlin of Coldwell Banker West Shell. The current owners, along with the previous ones, have maintained the houses refined charm while upgrading it for modern living, she said.

Recent improvements include kitchen and lower-level lounge remodels. Other luxuries are a second-floor laundry room and two-level, four-car garage.

Then theres the park-like setting 1.76 wooded acres, pond, grilling patio under a pergola and a large play area. The yard is a strong selling point, Coughlin said, as are its neighborhood features.

I think whats most special is that youre in the heart of it all, she said, pointing to Hyde Park Square, the Cincinnati Country Club and Summit Country Day School. "You can get anywhere in 10 minutes, yet theres all this privacy.

The architectural firm of H.W. Cordes designed the house sometime around 1930 for bank vice president Henry Pfeister and his wife, Ella. Cordes and Sons packed a ton of English charm dark wood, textured walls, beamed ceilings into the house that smacks guests right there at the front door.

The dark oak doors leaded glass window features a centered piece of stained glass that depicts a dancing (or passant guardant) golden lion. It is the family crest of King Henry III (1207-72), and the motif is repeated on the living rooms fireplace screen.

Visitors walk through that door into a grand 20-foot by-16-foot entry hall. Straight ahead in the oak-beamed and coffered-ceiling room are two finely leaded glass doors that open onto a covered porch that hangs above the backyard below.

Wide arches open to the living room on the right and dining room on the left.

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Looking at American companies and hedge funds, the paper concluded that hedge fund ownership one standard deviation above the average is associated with a 23% rise in optimism about prices.

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At the same time, more optimistic forecasts mean better trading results for the funds. In other words, the two parties have every reason to please each other, even if they aren't doing it openly.

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By Alex Cabrero

January 29th, 2015 @ 7:21pm

SALT LAKE CITY Even though he's been living here a month, Jesse Myers still can't believe his apartment at Liberty Village in Sugar House is home.

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One thing that took him a while to get used to was all the extra space.

"It was a weird feeling at first, because I could actually sprawl out and not be so confined, said Myers, looking around his one-bedroom unit.

Then again, if you lived where he did a few months ago, anything would seem spacious.

"I was living out of my car, said Myers, 31. It was really tough. I mean, it got cold at night. Also, when youre in your car parked somewhere, someone might get upset youre there because they think youre making it look trashy, so they call the cops, and then the police come and ask you to leave, so you dont get a very good nights sleep. Now, I can actually sleep.

Thursday morning, Salt Lake City mayor Ralph Becker and other city leaders announced their 5,000 Doors plan, addressing the need for affordable housing.

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