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Neighborhood Project
Hosts Home Show

KIMBERLY LIFTON

Staff Writer

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ric and Ellen Kriv-
chenia's 35-year-old
ranch home in South
field's Cranbrook Village
has a new look these days.
Mr. Krivchenia, a genetics
counselor at Hutzel
Hospital, likes to do home
repair in his spare time. He
used a home improvement
loan from the Neighborhood
Project to pay for part of the
supplies needed to increase
the aesthetic value of their
home.
"It is like a different
house," he said. "When we
moved in here, there was
this ugly brown and tan
check wallpaper. The
cabinets were painted, but
they turned sour white. We
took off all of the wallpaper,
painted it white, and gave it
a cleaner, brighter look.
"We pulled up the carpet
and found beautiful wooden
floors," he said, adding he
plans to strip and refinish
them.
On Sunday, from 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. at the Southfield
Civic Center Pavilion, the
community can learn how to
do home improvements like
the Krivchenias at the
Neighborhood Project's first
Home Sweet Home Show.
Co-sponsored by the City of
Southfield, The Jewish News
and Hagopian Cleaning Ser-
vices, the home show will
feature business and
tradespeople who specialize
in home improvements.
Speaking at the event will
be Lon Grossman, a Detroit
Free Press columnist, radio
and TV personality and
home inspector, who will
speak on the how to's of
home improvement; Barbi
Krass, an interior designer,
of Colorworks, who will
speak on how to renew
spaces; Leo I. Stein, an
architect, who will discuss
buying and renovating; and
Cynthia Richardson, a land-
scape designer, who will ad-
dress landscaping a home.
"We want people to invest
in the community," said
Rhoda Raderman, executive
director for The Neighbor-
hood Project. "We don't
want to just sell them
houses. We want them to
stay.
"The idea is to take pride
in the home where you live
and invest in your home,"
she said. "We would like to
see people rehabilitate their
homes in Southfield and Oak

Park just like they are doing
in Birmingham and Royal
Oak."
Eric and Ellen Krivchenia,
a Campaign associate for the
Jewish Federation, plan to
remain in Southfield as long
as they stay in the Detroit
area.
"By improving our home,
we are investing in
Southfield," he said. "If we
did have to leave the area,
we'd get our money's wor-
th."
In the kitchen, Mr. Kriv-
chenia built a cabinet and
counter. He put recessed and
track lighting in the living
room. To save on air condi-
tioning bills, he installed
ceiling fans and an attic fan.
They also did some land-
scaping, putting dirt and
stone around the home and
building a garden bed. He
built a wooden deck on the
front porch, replacing a con-
crete deck that was
"cracking and dangerous."
This summer, he hopes to
build a deck in the back
yard, finish the basement by
adding a bathroom and a
large study area.
"I enjoy doing this on
weekends and during my
free time because it is
cathartic," Mr. Krivchenia
said. "And we are increasing
the value of our house as
well." CI

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