September ’09 About Your Home Issue

You may drive by the oddly plain, seemingly windowless, white house on Plain Center Avenue NE and see just that. Owners Scott Trenton and Rob Lucas see a canvas.

After the whirlwind of summer picnics, September seems so — let’s see — boring. Post-Labor Day, there’s no holiday worth a potato salad, no excuse to fire up the burger burner. Not so fast. September once was party central.

Storm doors offer your entry door protection from the elements and can extend the life of your front door, says home improvement expert James Dulley of Cincinnati. They can insulate and weatherproof the entryway, and they offer an added layer of protection for the front door.

Transform an empty wine bottle into a candelabra by inserting centerpiece into the mouth of the bottle.

Late summer and early fall are the seasons for fitting in the social occasions that there never seemed to be time for earlier in the year. Entertaining at home can be taxing, both in time and effort. But there are ways to cut through the work — and get right to the fun. These books can serve as guides.

When autumn’s cooler air sets in, we tend to pack up and move indoors. But a porch can still be a sanctuary in the fall, and with the right décor, you can create a welcoming display that will take you all the way from September to Thanksgiving and beyond.

Call me a tourist. Even when I’m walking in downtown Canton, I’m looking up. We have a lot of buildings with many great architectural features. But don’t forget to look down. As I was working with this photo on my computer, a co-worker asked me where I made this picture.