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Outfitting a play space for children might consist of nothing more than setting up a few old furniture pieces, plastic storage bins and the extra TV.

But some parents want the play space to reflect their design aesthetic. Does the rest of the home read more Eero Saarinen than Superman? More Verner Panton than Pokemon? Is the vibe less Nickelodeon, more George Nelson? If so, youll want to try balancing kid-friendly with cool.

Some options:

Mod Mad

Lots of decor from the 60s and 70s works well in a play space: mod lamps, modular furniture, pop art, and fun, space-age prints for wallpaper and textiles. Hues popular back then orange, yellow, teal, green, white add energy to furniture, cushions and rugs.

New York-based designer Amanda Nisbet used a Roy Lichtenstein print and a chrome-trimmed bubble chair in one of her childrens space projects. Victoria Sanchez, a designer in Washington, D.C., used colorful Missoni fabrics to liven up a teen lounge.

Check out Modshop1.com and Designpublic.com for pieces many of them kid-size that fit the style.

Hip, retro-style robot, typography and animal patterns designed by New Yorker Nancy Wolff are at AllModern.com.

And chocolate, tangerine or red knitted poufs and flat weave rugs with zingy geometric graphics are part of the signature line at Fab.com. For a low-key look that still fits the aesthetic, think smooth-edged Danish modern wood furniture. Armless upholstered club chairs look smart and are perfect for lounging; find new ones at Overstock.com and vintage ones on Etsy.com. Or take a cue from Australian designer Anna Williams and use mid-century credenzas for toy storage check out ThriveFurniture.com and OneKingsLane.com for options at various prices.

Accent with Mad Men -era posters or toy ads, and add floor pillows covered in patterns drawn from the era. Soothing hues like umber, avocado, mustard and sky blue keep the energy relaxed.

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RALEIGH--As the bitter cold blasts across North Carolina, it's posing threats to many homeowners to keep houses warm.

Prolonged cold also puts a strain on older heating systems, like 95-year-old Minnie Shores' furnace.

"As cold as it is, working outside, and I feel for them...but there's not much I can do, I just hope they get through the job quick," she said.

Her heating system broke down on Friday, leaving the temperature in her home at 45 degrees for two days.

"It's been awfully cold....I believe we could keep frozen food in here," she said.

Luckily for Shores, Michael & Son Services, Inc. provided her with a space heater for her home, but technicians said the problem can be avoided with service checks twice a year.

"The most important thing to do is service the unit often, at least twice a year...one time before you are turning on the air conditioning and once before you are turning on the heat," said Jason Litvak, with Michael & Son Services, Inc.

Shores' heating system was 12-years-old, which is about the average life expectancy of a heating and cooling system in North Carolina.

"Here in North Carolina, the units run really hard, since we have both extremes, we get the heat in the summer and we get cold like we are having here in the winter, so a typical life expectancy of heating and cooling equipment here in this state is about anywhere between 12 and 18 years, so most people are replacing that often," said Litvak.

Cooler temperatures also bring a greater plumbing demand, as water heaters are working harder and pipes can burst.

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The search for water and the need to improve aging infrastructure are top priorities of three Otero County communities as officials sought state funding during the annual Otero County Legislative Capital Outlay Hearing on Friday at the county administration building.

State Reps. Yvette Herrell, William Gray and Zach Cook, and state Sen. Bill Burt, heard several priority projects in need of state funding from Cloudcroft, La Luz and Tularosa. State Sens. Ron Griggs and Cliff Pirtle, and state Rep. Nate Cote, were not present at the meeting.

Mayor Ray Cordova presented the village's top five projects he feels are in dire need of state funding. Cordova said the top priority for the village include improvements to the current water system. The village is asking for about $120,000 in matching funds from the state to support the project.

Cordova said the project itself cost much more. The village, he said, is receiving additional funds from the Colonias Infrastructure Project Fund and the Community Development Block Grant, but matching funds are needed.

"We have water, but we don't have a place to store it, or a means for storage," he said. "We store 3 million gallons of water. That is all we have capacity for. That's about three to four days of water and we are always a little worried."

He said the village needs to upgrade its plumbing infrastructure, which he said was about 60 years old. The project will need $429,000 for the wastewater improvements.

The village is also requesting about $200,000 to building restrooms in four parks; $40,000 to reroof the police department building; and $60,000 to install a central heating and cooling system, as well as renovate exterior walls and windows, of the Tularosa Historical Museum.

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Stainless steel appliances continue to gleam in kitchen remodeling despite some common smudges.

Rob Johnson recently finished decorating a multi-story condo in the North Side. He went the stainless route with some reluctance.

I don't even like stainless, he said with a little sigh. I don't like the fingerprints or the cleaning that is required, but I guess I just went with the crowd.

Lawrenceville architect Ben Maguire said he and his wife are redoing their kitchen and will use stainless steel appliances even though they really do not like the look.

Where are you going to go? he said.

Many options exist for kitchen jobs: black, colors, panels that make appliances blend with cabinetry. Every so often, a bold kitchen designer will predict the demise of stainless steel. But for decades, it has been a clear-cut favorite for homeowners who want to proclaim the seriousness of their kitchen design, said Jeff Martin, head of Primrose Homes, a construction firm, and Heart of the Home, a design and cabinetry company. They are headquartered in Cranberry.

It is the status symbol of what you are doing in your kitchen, he said.

Johnson said equipment availability is one of the main reasons for the popularity of stainless. It guided his choice.

I wanted to get a Viking range; and if you want one of those, you just have to go stainless, he said.

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Itll be November before the windows are all replaced and the scaffolding comes down from Confederation Building, according to the most recent estimate provided by the provincial government Friday afternoon.

Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

The front entrance area and floors directly above it at the Confederation Building on Prince Philip Drive remain shrowded as workers on the inside continue the renovations to the provinces legislative building.

When the contract was initially awarded to Olympic Construction Ltd., replacing the windows and fixing the brick was supposed to cost about $34.3 million. That cost has since ballooned to $51.1 million.

Once Olympic began the removal of brick adjacent to windows, it was revealed that the deterioration was more extensive than anticipated, and the required repairs would be beyond the scope of the original contract, a government emailed statement said.

Initial plans called for the replacement of one per cent of the limestone, 20 per cent of exterior brick and 100 per cent of window and roofing systems. The new scope of work significantly expanded to include replacement of 100 per cent of limestone and 50 per cent of brick.

By the time its all said and done, the work will have been going for five years; the first windows were replaced in 2009.

Organizations: Olympic Construction

The front entrance area and floors directly above it at the Confederation Building on Prince Philip Drive remain shrowded as workers on the inside continue the renovations to the provinces legislative building.

Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

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Eleven people have applied for two open seats on the Medina Board of Education. Board member Susan Vlcek announced last year she would resign her post at the start of this year, and board President Karla Robinson, who initially said she would resign in June, announced in December she also would leave Jan 1.

Both Robinson and Vlcek announced in September they would not serve out their full terms in response to the public furor over the new contract approved in January for Superintendent Randy Stepp.

Public outcry against a contract for Stepp led to the board rescinding the contract in the spring and requesting a special state audit of Stepps spending, which reported that Stepp illegally spent at least $4,121.

The board placed Stepp on unpaid leave and voted to start the process to fire him in October when the audit was released.

Stepp has gone to court to challenge the firing and the audit results. The board also has sued Stepp.

Robinson initially planned to serve on the board until the spring for continuity, but her announcement that she would resign means the board can appoint both positions from the pool of applicants they received. The application deadline was Friday.

That fact that Karla did what she did with the timing allows us to appoint the two people right now, said board member Tom Cahalan, who was appointed to the board last spring and won re-election in November.

State law requires the board to appoint the two replacements before Jan. 30 but after Jan. 10. Cahalan said they hope to appoint the new members at the boards Jan. 27 regular meeting.

The appointed members will serve out the remainder of Vlcek and Robinsons terms, which end in 2015.

School officials released information about the 11 applicants:

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