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Pam Stoler
248.840.00//

Sal Impastato
248.763.2223

www.PamAndSal.com

Air Quality

Easy tips to keep odors
out of your kitchen.

One of Don Paul Young's finest in Bloomfield!
Exquisite contemporary situated on a private
wooded lot. Extensive use of floor-to-ceiling
glass, terrarm flooring and brick pillars.
Floating staircase, open living room with
two-way fireplace, floor-to-ceiling glass walls.
Updated first floor laundry. Master suite boasts
new bath, dual walk-in closet and terrace.
Finished lower level with cheater room. Cedar
roof and copper gutters, aggregate concrete
patio. 4 car garage. $725,000

Very rare setting for this beautifully
renovated 3 bedroom colonial in
Birmingham with nearly 1 acre of amazing
views overlooking wooded ravine and
Rouge River. 1st floor master with private
bath. Hardwood floors throughout. Anne
Sacks tile. Kitchen with custom cabinetry
and granite counters. Living room with
fireplace and large window overlooking
ravine. Bluestone patio, landscaped yard
and walking path to river. $599,000

Walking distance to downtown Birmingham,
this updated colonial is located on a premium
cul-de-sac close to Holy Name. The kitchen
is open to the family room and boasts a large
center island with snack bar. Quality features
include granite counter tops and premium
stainless steel appliances. Bright living room
with two-way fireplace opens to formal dining
room. Extensive use of moldings and hardwood
flooring throughout. Updated bathrooms,
first floor laundry room, 2 car attached garage.
Great private yard with paver patio. Wonderful
Emily home! $549,000

Cosmopolitan sophistication! Live the
dream lifestyle in this newly renovated 2
bedroom unit in The Willits mid-rise right in
downtown Birmingham. Owner has altered
floor plan by opening walls and adding
arches throughout. New marble entry leads to
spacious living room/dining room. Updated
kitchen with marble floors and new stainless
appliances. This home offers all the ameni-
ties only available in Birmingham's premier
address, The Willits. Great views! Must see!
$649,900

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here's no masking it: When
it comes to unpleasant
household odors, the
stinkiness wafting from the trash
can is tops. According to a recent
survey, 75 percent of Americans
rated trash can odors as the most
offensive smell in their home, beat-
ing out pet waste, dirty diapers and
dead flowers.
And when it comes to trash can
smells, food-related waste out-
stinks the competition with those
surveyed reporting that spoiled
food left in their refrigerator, meal-
time dinner scraps and leftovers
as the top three odors they'd like to
have scent protection from.
"Kitchens are a breeding ground
for olfactory offenses:' says clean-
ing expert Linda Cobb, known as
the Queen of Clean. "But as easy as
it is to create these foul odors, it's
just as easy to alleviate them."
Cobb offers short-cuts to stamp-
ing out odors in five areas of the
kitchen:
•Foul Fridge: Wipe out the refrig-
erator with a solution of half water
and half white vinegar before putting
groceries away. This is a great way not
only to clean, but also combat odors
associated with food. A bowl of fresh
coffee grounds will help reduce odors
in the refrigerator or the pantry.
-Easy Trash Can Odor Fix: Try new
Glad ForceFlex OdorShield Bags with
Febreze Freshness. The odor neu-
tralization technology is embedded
throughout an inner layer in the bag to
neutralize odors, not just mask them,
leaving behind a fresh scent while
offering stretchable strength to help
prevent rips and messy clean-ups.
•Microwave Meal-time Meltdowns:
Pour about an inch of vanilla extract
in a bowl and bring it to a boil in the
microwave. As soon as the vanilla
reaches a boil, turn the microwave off.
Leave the bowl in the microwave over-
night without opening the door. Any
microwave odor problems will vanish
by morning.
• Ghastly Garbage Disposal: Put the
plug in the sink and fill it with about
three inches of warm water along with
a handful of baking soda. Turn the
disposal on and immediately pull the

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plug. The suction created — coupled
with the baking soda — cleans out
trapped food and sends it down the
drain.
• Scorched Supper: To help clear the
smell of burned food, fill a pan with
water and bring it to a boil. Drop in
a sliced lemon or about a 'A cup of
lemon juice and allow to simmer on
the stove.
For more information and tips for
avoiding garbage disasters, visit Glad.
corn. Fl

courtesy of Family Features