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Double French doors open from the breakfast room to the sunroom with ceiling fan, tile flooring and two walls of windows.

Next to the sunroom is the family room with neutral carpeting, windows topped with a half-moon transom window, vaulted ceilings and built in bookcases. There is also a gas fireplace surrounded by wood paneling with a tile hearth.

The formal dining room is connected to the kitchen and has French doors leading to the rear double level deck. This room also has wood flooring and a decorative chandelier. The dining room is open to the formal living room.

There is also a half bath on the main level and a laundry room with built-in cabinets and a sink as well as a decorative hexagonal window and tile flooring.

Upstairs the master bedroom suite as neutral carpeting, a ceiling fan and an en-suite bath. The remodeled bath has a walk in shower with glass doors, a jacuzzi soaking tub and recessed lighting. It has a double vanity, vaulted ceiling and recessed lighting. There is a walk-in closet with built-in shelving and neutral carpeting. There are three additional bedrooms with neutral carpeting and ceiling fans. One bedroom (currently being used as an office) has a vaulted ceiling. There is a full bath on this level with tile flooring, tub shower combination and wood vanity.

The finished walk-out basement has a family room with neutral carpet, recessed lighting and bar. There are double doors leading out to the lower level paved patio. There is also a half bath on this level and a workout room with rubber flooring.

There is a two-tiered wood deck across the back of the house with railings and steps leading down to the side of the house. The wooded lot has a creek with a wood foot bridge. There is a backyard shed and firepit.

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645 Aberfelda Drive, Springfield, OH 45504

Four bedrooms, two full and two half bathrooms

3,632 square feet

1.08 acre lot

Price: $595,000

Directions: From Upper Valley Pike, turn on Shrine Rd, left on Whitestone, right on Aberfelda

Highlights: Two fireplaces, formal living and dining rooms, eat in kitchen with granite counters and breakfast bar, two-tiered deck overlooking wooded lot with stream, master suite with remodeled bathroom and oversized walk-in closet, finished basement with family room and walk out to paver patio, home gym and additional half bath, three car attached side entry garage, new air conditioner and furnace.

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Jennifer Fries

ReMAX Alliance

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Nopales taco at Centro

My very first bite at Centro, when it was a new taco stand in an industrial corner of Northeast, was the nopales taco ($4.50). It was love at first, succulent crunch. When I stepped into the bustling new location in Highland Park, I knew it had to be my first order.

Centro has gone from a taco spot that was the secondary half of Minneapolis' finest Mexican dining (Popol Vuh) to a burgeoning local chain under the guidance of owner Jami Olson. The menu, created and overseen by chef Jos Alarcn, mixes what Minnesotans might expect from a taco restaurant with flavors he picked up while traveling the Mexican countryside. One of those flavors was the peanut and black sesame salsa that accompanies the nopales tacos and it's fantastic.

Nopales are soft and luscious cactus paddles that have been scraped and stewed, and the silken texture is irresistible when wrapped in a corn tortilla. Topped with the dried chili flavor and satisfying crunch of peanut and sesame seeds, it's a win.

Centro's St. Paul location brings in familiar favorites from the restaurant company. There's a lively sidewalk patio, doors that swing open to let the outside in, margaritas by the pitcher, local art that looks like a giant floral cross-stitch, and fast-casual ordering with a QR code on the tables. There's little interaction with staff, other than someone depositing food on the table, and I don't think I opened my mouth other than to take a bite.

Still, the Sunday morning was bubbling with new-restaurant energy, and it's an exciting addition to the Cleveland Avenue/Ford Parkway area. (Joy Summers)

750 Cleveland Av., St. Paul, 612-489-5558, centrompls.com

When the big type on the menu says, "Ask your server about our famous Rudytini," how could you not?

We did, and we were in luck. It was a Tuesday, and the special was $5 off the signature drink at Rudy's Redeye Grill. That dropped the price to $13, which might be the best cocktail bargain around. Made with raspberry vodka and cranberry, pineapple and lime juices, the Rudytini is fruity, but not sweet; strong, but not disabling. It's served in martini glasses holding handfuls of frozen raspberries and with a shooter of Champagne for you to add a splash of sparkle. After pouring two drinks, the shaker still had enough for two more pours and then some. That's the polite way of saying you should definitely share.

You should also definitely eat. We started with the sizable duck bacon wontons ($16), filled with cream cheese and duck bacon and alongside was an oddly addicting dipping sauce (sour cream and orange marmalade). But the winning entree was another special blackened walleye ($22). The spicy rub didn't overwhelm the walleye as it often can, and with two large fillets and the two sides that accompany it, we could have easily shared. Instead, we had a top-notch lunch the next day.

The steakhouse, right off Hwy. 61, was plenty busy on this chilly weeknight. Next time, I'll want to be sipping my Rudytini on the stellar rooftop patio. (Nicole Hvidsten)

4940 Hwy. 61 N., White Bear Lake, 651-653-6718, rudysredeye.com

It took until May, but finally, eating outside is back as one of Minnesotans' spring joys. The first place I think of as patio season emerges is the iconic terrace adjacent to Minnehaha Falls, where Sea Salt continues to uphold the ideal of waterside dining in the Twin Cities.

Of course, more seasonal spots are coming out of hibernation. Lake Harriet's Bread & Pickle, always a favorite during a free band shell concert, reopened this week for the season. The Painted Turtle, which is replacing Sandcastle at Lake Nokomis, opens in June. The rebuilding of the pavilion set to house Pimento at Bde Maka Ska is still under construction. And Dock and Paddle, in Como Park's lovely lakeside pavilion, is open weekends.

But back to Sea Salt. While it can be busy any day, weekday lunch is your best bet for a short line, a quicker (but not particularly fast) wait for food, and a chance to snag a table facing the falls without having to hover over someone's last few bites.

This "sexy" ahi burger ($20) was just the thing to kick off the first of many Sea Salt lunches: a thick slab of cooked-to-medium tuna on a toasted bun with horseradish mayo and a griddled red onion.

Also of note: The menu even the daily specials doesn't change much here year to year, but after being staunchly anti-French fries over its long history, Sea Salt finally relented last year by adding a basket of beer-battered fries to the menu ($9). They were worth the wait. (Sharyn Jackson)

4825 Minnehaha Av. S., Mpls., 612-721-8990, seasaltmpls.com

It's been two weeks since peanut butter and hot coffee exploded all over me. As I dripped, I marveled at the lengths I'm willing to go to in my quest to enjoy peanut butter in new ways. (Important science lesson: Shaking hot things in a sealed jar will create a buildup of pressure. I just wanted a peanut butter coffee drink.)

Fast forward a few days, and I found the flavor I attempted (and failed) to capture at the new Cajeta in downtown White Bear Lake. Plus, there was an epic breakfast burrito.

In addition to the usual lineup of coffee drinks, there's a cajeta-sweetened latte (like caramel, but better), and one sweetened with mazapan ($5.95), a candy made from compressed peanut butter and powdered sugar that's luscious in a latte.

As owner Juan Miguel Hernandez expertly prepared the rich and creamy coffee sensation, his mother-in-law, Catalina Bahena, cooked up savory dishes in the back, including this day-brightener of a breakfast burrito ($8). Soft but set eggs, plenty of cheese and juicy chorizo are piled into a flour tortilla and rolled up cozy. It was a hearty meal that lasted me all day.

There also were all kinds of bakery treats, like conchitas and gluten-free banana bread, that I'll have to try when I'm back for my next mazapan latte fix. (J.S.)

Cajeta, 2179 4th St., White Bear Lake. Follow them on Facebook.

Of all the times I've been to Duluth, I never tire of that first view of the lake. But with a daughter who went to school and lived there for several years, my visits were often utilitarian and rushed. On our most recent stop (another college visit), we had time to take a breath. I could finally get to the daytime-only Duluth Grill, a place the Food Network's Guy Fieri has been to more than I have.

And there's so much to love: the charming staff, the local art, the sprawling menu that appeases nearly every type of eater, and the restaurant's use of local, organic food some even grown on site.

I took my ordering cue from Fieri, who sang the praises of the BiBimBap bowl ($19.50). Purists should have an open mind; it's a northern Minnesota spin on the classic Korean dish. The base is local wild rice and it's topped with seasoned ground pork and beef, marinated kale, pickled chiles, pickled onions, house-made (Minnesota spicy) kimchi, mushrooms and avocado. A sunny-side-up egg (with a drizzle of soyoli) adds an exclamation point. It's fresh yet filling, with an abundance of flavors and textures. But it all works. Magnificently. (Industrious cooks can find the recipe here.)

Owner Tom Hanson is also about to open Burger Paradox nearby. A recent Instagram post featuring a burger-dumpling-wonton collab already has us planning our next trip. This time we'll get there before Fieri does. (N.H.)

118 S. 27th Av. W., Duluth, 218-726-1150, duluthgrill.com

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AGOURA HILLS, CA The custom chef's kitchen of this updated ranch is the perfect setting to enjoy the serene beauty of the undeveloped hillsides that surround this Old Agoura home, listed for $2.5 million.

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Live the ultimate indoor/outdoor lifestyle, in this single story, 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms smart home, on nearly one acre lot. Step inside to find an open floor plan featuring wide-plank flooring, and pocket doors opening to the grounds and stunning views.

The chefs kitchen includes a seated island, Jennair fridge, monogram appliances, and quartz countertops. The primary suite offers a walk-in closet, luxurious bathroom, and large sliding doors letting in the view and opening to the yard and pool.

Two more bedrooms with private bathrooms, and two additional spacious bedrooms share a bath. Unwind and host guests on the outdoor patio and deck, and enjoy the smart pool & spa equipped with light features. Located just minutes from fine dining, excellent schools, scenic hiking, and horse trails. Don't miss out on this very special property !

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A Sarnia man has been convicted of arson and a woman has been cleared of all charges linked to the $500,000 explosion that rocked a south-end apartment building, sending the man to hospital in critical condition and forcing more than 300 tenants to find emergency housing.

The Dec. 12, 2021, explosion one neighbour described it as a mega blast blew the patio doors off a ground-level unit inside the seven-storey building on Finch Drive near Confederation Street. A family, including a newborn baby, was in the unit at the time, but a 47-year-old Sarnia man rushed to London hospital in critical condition was the only person injured.

One neighbour described the man as being in a state of shock with charred clothes while others alleged the explosion was linked to drugs.

Following an extensive investigation by the Ontario Fire Marshals Office and Sarnia police, Matthew Dekker, 47, and Kimberley Denomme, 38, were both charged with arson. Denomme was a tenant while Dekker had an address elsewhere in the city but was staying there, police said.

Along with counts of arson endangering life and arson causing property damage, the pair was also charged with altering cannabis using organic solvent and possession for the use and production or distribution of illicit cannabis, police said. Denomme was also facing an additional charge of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

Nearly 17 months after the explosion, a preliminary hearing was supposed to take place last week in a Sarnia courtroom. But after a delay, with multiple witnesses waiting to take the stand, Dekker, now 49, abruptly decided to plead guilty to two charges: arson endangering life and altering cannabis using organic solvent.

All charges laid against Denomme were dropped.

No details surrounding the incident were heard in court, though. An agreed statement of facts will be read by the prosecutor later this summer during whats expected to be a long and contested sentencing hearing. When asked what he wanted a pre-sentence report to focus on, Dekkers criminal defence lawyer, Luigi Perzia, said his client has physical issues including significant scarring and injuries to his legs.

Justice Krista Lynn Leszczynski asked if that will be relevant to an argument about incarceration.

Possibly, Perzia responded.

The case will come back in September.

All but two units the site of the explosion and the one directly above were handed back to Skyline Living the next evening after an engineer concluded the buildings structural integrity was not compromised. For several months both of those units appeared to be uninhabited, with boards installed over the ground-level apartment.

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Tyrone Williamson was murdered by Anthony George after he was accused of stealing Tyrone's phone. Some of his family then hunted him down and sought their own revenge.

This week they were jailed after repeatedly stabbing him with his own knife.

Also locked up this week was a controlling thug who treated his ex-partner like an animal, a prolific burglar who broke into peoples homes as they slept and a predatory paedophile who preyed on schoolgirls.

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Prison sentences are handed down to the worst offenders each week at our region's courts. And Manchester Evening News reporters are on hand to cover the most serious cases.

A murderer was repeatedly stabbed with his own knife by the friends and family of the man he'd killed 90 minutes earlier. Tyrone Williamson was murdered by Anthony George in Bolton after the pair rowed in the street.

George, 42, had been in Mr Williamson's home but was thrown out after being accused of stealing his phone. Fuelled by vodka and cannabis, George said 'watch whats going to happen to them' before knifing 25-year-old Mr Williamson three times with severe force.

Some of Mr Williamson's family and friends began searching the area for the killer after learning of his death, Manchester Crown Court heard. Adam Disa-Green, a friend of both George and Mr Williamson, saw George in the aftermath of the killing.

He remonstrated with George and when he later saw Mr Williamson's half brother Brendan Carney, and another of his friends, Jason Wilding, he told them where he'd met George. Shortly after the group found George and brutally attacked him. He was stabbed five times and suffered life threatening injuries which required surgery.

The knife used to inflict the injuries was the same weapon he'd used to murder Mr Williamson, the court heard. After being arrested, a 'very angry' Wilding told police: "I hope the motherf*****'s dead."

"These individuals were looking for Mr George with revenge on their mind," prosecutor Jaime Hamilton KC said. Mr Williamson died in the hours following the fatal attack, at about 6.30pm, on Saturday, December 11, 2021.

In December last year, George was found guilty of murder and ordered to serve at least 21 years in prison. Carney was found guilty of wounding him with intent after a separate trial. Disa-Green and Wilding pleaded guilty to the same offence.

Now all three men have been sentenced for their part in the revenge attack. George was stabbed by Carney, 27, and Disa-Green, 22, while Wilding, 29, punched, kicked and stamped on him. Wilding, who has 36 previous convictions, was declared dangerous and handed an extended sentence for public protection, comprising of a jail term of seven years and two months, and an extra four years on licence.

Disa-Green was sentenced to five years and 10 months, while Carney received eight years and eight months. All three will serve two-thirds of their sentence in jail. Wilding will have to satisfy the Parole Board that he is safe to be released.

A controlling boyfriend 'humiliated' and 'degraded' his ex-partner by depriving her of food and treating her 'like an animal'. Thomas Barton, 43, forced his girlfriend to eat scraps of garlic bread off a hotel floor - and refused to let her order when they visited a Chinese restaurant in Manchester.

His former partner said she was made to feel like 'a dog' and was terrified Barton would use violence against her if she didn't go along with his bullish demands. Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard how he also attacked her after she challenged him about using her bank card without asking.

He was jailed for 34 weeks after a judge said she was 'worried' about the risk he presented to women he was in a relationship with. Prosecuting, Gwen Henshaw told the court the pair were in a relationship for around three years, but didn't live together.

Over the space of a month in July last year, Barton's behaviour was said to have become more controlling. "During that period in July they were going through a difficult period," Ms Henshaw said.

"On the first occasion, they had been staying in a hotel and they were planning to have a nice evening."

The court heard that during the course of the evening, Barton drank nearly a whole bottle of vodka, as well as lager and whiskey. They ordered a takeaway which consisted of a 12inch pizza, garlic bread and a kebab - with the plan to share the food.

But Barton refused to let her eat anything, apart from tiny scraps of garlic bread which he left on the floor, making the woman feel 'like a dog'.

Ms Henshaw added: "He was telling her to 'shut the f*** up' and said 'you are doing my f******g head in'. She was crying and he told her the noise she was making was too loud."

The court heard that in another incident, the couple had an argument after Barton used her bank card without her permission. The court heard he pushed her and caused her to fall to the floor.

Barton, of no fixed address, was jailed for 34 weeks - which he is thought to have now served in prison, after admitting controlling and coercive behaviour; and common assault. Barton was also made the subject of an indefinite restraining order banning him from contacting or approaching his ex-girlfriend.

This was the dramatic moment a police chase came to a sudden end before the driver fled the scene. Greater Manchester Police began a 'lengthy' investigation to track down Michael Turner after he made off from his car on a narrow country road near Bolton.

The footage, captured by GMP, shows the car driven by Turner being pursued along Slack Fold Lane, in Farnworth. Early in the footage, a red car appears to brake sharply and pull over to allow both Turner's vehicle and the police car behind to pass.

While approaching a bend and passing houses at the side of the road, the pursuit reaches speeds of 60mph. But as Turner tries to drive past a second car later in the video, the pursuit comes to a sudden end.

Turner's car appears to hit a hedge at the side of the road, before rolling over and landing on its wheels. GMP says Turner made off from the scene following the pursuit, on September 23, 2021, and was later identified as the man behind the wheel.

The 28-year-old, of Longworth Road, Horwich, was charged with dangerous driving and possession of class A and B drugs with intent to supply. He pleaded guilty to the offences at Bolton Magistrates Court before being sentenced at Bolton Crown Court jailed for four years and 10 months.

A 'predatory' paedophile who handed sinister notes with his phone number on to schoolgirls on buses has been jailed.

Adetunji Akona-Dosunmo, 35, formerly of Salford, tried to lure young girls into sexual activity by handing out notes, which asked them to call him, whilst travelling in Manchester and Merseyside.

One of the girls he targeted was just 11-years-old. The judge who locked him up said he posed a 'significant risk' to children. He was arrested in April last year following a long investigation by Merseyside Police into the incidents in February and March.

Akona-Dosunmo, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual communication with a child, attempting to arrange a child sex offence and four counts of breaching an existing Sexual Harm Prevention Order at a hearing last month.

Earlier this week, at Manchester Crown Court, he was sentenced to two years and four months in prison. He also issued an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

A man has been jailed for a minimum 14 years after a jury convicted him of raping and sexually assaulting two young girls. Michael Hopwood, 27, from Openshaw, sexually abused the girls, who were under the age of 12.

The married father had denied three counts of rape, two counts of attempted rape, four charges of sexual assault and one charge of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child. But a jury convicted him and now he has been handed a long jail sentence with an extended licence period.

Peter Cadwallader, prosecuting, told Manchester Crown Court that one of his victims went into school 'upset' towards the end of last year and 'indicated' to friends that she had been raped.

The girl, too young to understand what rape was, reported what had happened to an adult and police were called, the court was told. She described to officers how Hopwood climbed on top of her and described one incident which the jury concluded amounted to an oral rape.

Police later interviewed the second girl. The girl told police graphic details of how Hopwood would molest her.

The girl said the abuse had started during the summer. She told officers she had not spoken to anybody about her ordeal and was scared to do so, said Mr Cadwallader.

When police arrested Hopwood, he denied all allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct, said the prosecutor. The court heard those caring for the two girls were glad he was facing a long jail term as Hopwood could no longer harm them.

Both girls, entitled to lifelong anonymity in press reports of their case as victims of sex crimes, have been 'profoundly' affected by the abuse, the court heard.

Hopwood was handed a 20-year prison sentence. He will be eligible for parole after 14 years. He was also handed an extended licence period of eight years, which means, even if he is released after 14 years, he will be on licence for a further 14 years.

A man has been jailed after he carried out a string of burglaries and broke into people's homes as they slept.

Lewis Dooley, from Moston, was involved in five burglaries in Oldham and north Manchester last year, police said. The 22-year-old broke into victim's homes in the middle of the night while they were sleeping and used lock snaps to force open patio doors.

Five vehicles were stolen using keys from inside the houses, along with a number of high-value items. Dooley carried out the burglaries with a young accomplice, who cannot be named due to their age.

Dooley was arrested on October 24 last year following a police pursuit. He was in a car that failed to stop for officers in north Manchester.

He and four others were arrested on suspicion of taking without the owner's consent. In the vehicle, keys from a number of burglaries were found.

At Manchester Crown Court, Dooley, of Penn Street, was jailed for four-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to a number of burglaries. On May 9, a juvenile was sentenced to a 24-month youth referral order, a six-month electronic curfew and 91 days community service at Youth Court.

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The huge 20-foot-by-40-foot game room in Nancy and Stu Schrier'sCinco Ranch home came just in time.

The couple bought their home nine years ago and expected to make changes as time went on. In a project that added space for entertaining family and friends and made other parts of their home more functional, the Schriers sought to make their now 4,550-square a place that their grown children and their grandchildren would enjoy visiting and always call "home." And, about a year ago, one of their daughters moved back in temporarily with her family of four.

Their renovation list included creating a porte cochere in front of their two-car garage. This would allow them to create new square footage for a second-floor game room, renovate their kitchen, reimagine their dining room, refresh the foyer and expand their backyard patio, add two full bathrooms and retiletheir swimming pool.

Those are the broad strokes accomplished in six to seven months but there were other small touches, including a novel approach to the dining room.

The couple had a formal dining room, but the prominent, front-of-the-house square footage felt wasted because it was used so little. Still, Nancy and Stu, both 72, wanted a place to have extended family holiday dinners, and they didn't want to get rid of their beautiful drop-leaf dining table that had belonged to Nancy's mother.

Their interior designer and general contractor, SophiaVassiliou of Sophia Designs, said she stayed awake at night thinking about what she could do with the table and chairs, ultimately coming up with a brilliant solution. She designed a large bookcase for the living room, and its larger base was sized to hold the table and the leaves that allow it to seat up to 20 people.

The bookcase's front doors are simply decoration since they don't really open. It's the side doors that operate, one end opening so that the dining table can be rolled out and the other end used to store the leaves. The table was put on casters so it could be moved in and out of the bookcase easily.

For occasions when they do use the table, they simply shift the living room sofas and chairs to the back of the room to make way for the dining table setup. That's what they did at Easter, when they hosted 13 people for dinner, and at Christmas, when they hosted 24. Some of the dining chairs are in a new upstairs storage closet and others are sprinkled throughout the home as extra seating.

In the kitchen, nearly everything was replaced, and the floor plan reimagined to put a full range in front of a bay window and move the sink to a spot in a peninsula. Before, the sink was in the bay window and a cooktop was situated in the island. They kept a microwave and full oven built into the wall, liking the extra oven space it provides.

Now, the island is purely a work space, and it's large enough to accommodate barstools so people can use it to sit or dine. More barstools are located along the outside of the peninsula.

At the end of the kitchen, where a breakfast area used to be, Vassiliou helped them configure a mud room, where benches provide a place to put on or remove shoes and cabinets are a place for storing dog leashes, jackets or backpacks.

All of this comes in handy now, since the couple's eldest daughter, Haley, 39; her husband, Clay Hargrove; and their two children, a second-grader and a third-grader, have been living with them for nearly a year. Clay retired from the U.S. Army and is undergoing Houston-based training to be a commercial pilot.

The couple's other daughter, Jenny, 37, lives with her husband, Garrett Duff, and their two children in a nearby neighborhood, and the Schriers also have a 40-year-oldson wholivesin Houston.

Haley and her family stay in the upstairs bedrooms and use the game room a lot for family time. The big space has two seating areas one with a sectional sofa and the other with four swivel chairs nestled around a coffee table and a kitchenette that has dishwasher drawers, a microwave oven and a small refrigerator.

The 800-square-footspace includes a gorgeous bathroom, with cabinets painted peachy-pink and walls covered in black-and-white wallpaper.

All of the counters in the kitchen, the upstairs kitchenette and the bathrooms are Cambria quartz.

Another area widely used by the Schriers, their kids and grandkids is the backyard, where they retiled their existing swimming pool, expanded the patio's size and added a roof to make it more usable. A dining table, fireplace, new lighting and ceiling fans and new furniture from JANUSet Cie make it usable year-round.

Knowing the backyard would get used so much more, the couple added a pool bathroom with an outdoor shower. The bathroom is large enough for changing clothes and designed to be easy to clean.

Once the dining table had a new, hidden home, Vassiliou could help the Schriers find a new use forthe dining room, as many homeowners are doing as they make their homes more functional. Since Nancy always wanted more storage, a bigger pantry and a better laundry room, the dining room was transformed into a multipurpose room.

A pair of French doors and a transom that lead from the foyer intothe dining room, were removed and the space enclosed with drywall. Now, this multipurpose room is accessed from the kitchen area.

Side walls were filled with cabinets, where Nancy keepseverything from kitchen items to thegrandkids' arts and crafts supplies. The back wall has a big pair of doors that hide the washer and dryer.

In the center of the room is a casual table and chairs, where the family can eat meals or the kids can do schoolwork or arts and crafts. Sometimes, Nancy uses the table as she foldslaundry.

"This is the room we used to use three times a year, and now its used every day," Nancy said. "We eat here sometimes and if we have big family dinners, like at Christmas, we canuse this as a dessert table."

The home's foyer got a big refresh, too, greeting guests with freshcolors and a lively pattern.

Vassiliou already knew that Nancy would embrace big ideas, and she suggested Schumacher's "Yangtze River" wallpaper pattern, running it up the two-story walls and adding a pretty bench that Vassiliou found on Chairish.com.

"We went through books and books of wallpaper with different ideas and looks. Sophia showed me this pattern and said I think this will work and I immediately loved it. I loved all of the colors," Nancy said. "We used this palette all through the house, so I knew it would tie in with everything."

Also, with the French doors to the dining room gone, that big wall, even with wallpaper, needed something. Vassiliou suggested that they moved three mirrors framed horizontally she'd designed thosefor the living room in an earlier phase of decorating to this spot. the French doors and arched transome were shifted to the doorway leading to the living room, saving an architectural feature and making the short hall between the two spaces more important.

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Downsizing from a family with 5 siblings was an adjustment for me that took a bit of adjustment when I started cooking for my new family as a young adult. I find myself adjusting once again to just my husband and I. Until I get the hang of it, how do I deal with leftovers?

My husband is quite particular about what he will and will not eat for leftovers. Im not nearly so picky, but I wonder how long they can sit in the fridge until Im pushing my luck on the food poisoning scale. I love eating leftovers for lunch. It saves so much time and money. When my husband and I cook dinners, sometimes we make extra on purpose because we like it so much. How long can I stretch this family dinner dollar?

To keep food safe, you need to know theres a sweet spot for bacteria.

If you follow those simple rules, the general rule is 4 days in the fridge and 4 months in the freezer. Following the rule doesnt guarantee leftover health, though. Look out for warning signs your dinner is showing.

Finally, reheat leftovers properly. Heating to at least 165 degrees will kill off bacteria. Using a stovetop or microwave will be the best option. Avoid food poisoning. Ive had it before. It is an overrated experience that you don't want to have.

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