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2H ❚ THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2020 ❚ THE RECORD HOMESCAPE / ADVERTISING SECTION Collections YOU CAN BE IN HOMESCAPE! Vintage hand tools with a family history We invite our readers to submit photos and background information for four of our recurring features: n “MY HOME PROJECT” — Do you love tackling home improvement challenges? Is it your idea of fun to build shelves, stencil walls or refinish furniture? Maybe you’ve even reno- vated a large area on your own! If you can provide a short write up and high quality “before” and “after” photos of one of your projects, we’d like to share them with our readers. n “COMFORT ZONE” — Do you have a “go-to” or unique space in your home designed to cater to your special interests? It could be a game room, fitness center, workshop, audio room, unique retreat where you indulge in your favorite hobby or just hang out with friends. “Scouting shots” are OK for this feature, because if your room fits our criteria we’ll have our photographer photograph the space. n “COLLECTIONS” or “FAMILY HEIRLOOMS” — Are you an ardent collector of interesting items that fit a theme and are integrated into your home décor, or have you discovered a family heirloom that you’ve restored for display? We’d love to see your collection or learn about your heirloom’s special history. By JOSEPH CICCHELLI of Hackensack, NJ SPECIAL TO HOMESCAPE I grew up in an immigrant family. My grandfather, father and uncles were master craftsmen in auto body, woodworking and masonry. Growing up, I was everyone’s helper, in addition to a German cabinet maker’s helper. Perched on top of the stamped tin pie safe I made, which is modeled after a circa 1700’s piece, and shelf in my great room are vintage wood- working and auto body hand tools that were owned and well used by my family members and the grandfa- ther of a friend. As they retired or passed away, I was gifted some of their tools. Many are from the 1890s- 1950s, Contact James Emolo at [email protected]. including wood planes made by D. R. Barton, Auburn Tool Company, W. Marples & Sons, Way & Sherman, Chapin-Stephens Co., Sargent, rams horn block planes from Germany, and wooden molding planes of various profiles with no maker names I also have Beechwood spokeshaves, a Craftsman two-person, cross-cut logging saw, and a Britton Improved Tool Holder. Three of my favorites are the Sargent — used for smoothing/flat- tening boards — and a Chapin-Stephens Co. Union Factory Rabbet plane — used for cutting rabbets to join boards together), and the tool holder, which stores all the interchangeable tools in its hollow handle. While I use power tools as a rule in my home projects, I will pull an old plane when milling a vintage profile for furniture repair. I haven’t paid for any of my tools and, with the exception of the German planes gifted to me by a friend, all are passed down from family members. The value or rarity of the tools aren’t important to me. The fact that they are personal artifacts that firmly tie me to my past, present and future, is their value for me. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOSEPH CICCHELLI Vintage wood planes and hand tools passed down by family members and friends to Joseph Cicchelli have a revered place in his Hackensack home where they are appropriately displayed atop a traditional pie safe, left, that he hand- crafted and on a shelf with complementary artwork. The Sargent wood plane with wood bottom, above, is uniquely designed and a favorite of Cicchelli’s. CUSTOM PUB SPECIALISTS James Emolo and Joseph Ritacco NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP 1 Garret Mountain Plaza, PO Box 471 Woodland Park, NJ 07424 Home Office: Keep the space professional ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT PRODUCED BY THE ADVERTORIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE RECORD AND HERALD NEWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1H To advertise, call 973-569-7800. For content, call 973-569-7895 or email [email protected] “As we become a more digital world, we need fewer physical things. Most files can be stored digitally. Keep only what you really need and clear out the excess.” COMFY BUT PROFESSIONAL A large window not only provides natural light but can also help boost your productiv- ity. If a window is not feasible, you might consider adding a skylight. You can also use a large mirror to capture light and spread it Copyright © 2020 North Jersey Media Group. All rights reserved. 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CREATE A COHESIVE PALETTE Color and paint expert Joe Pisarri of Eagle Paint & Wallpaper in Englewood, emphasizes, “First you have to pick the right product, the right paint, and then the color” when painting walls and trim. Pisarri adds there are a few things that could influence your choice, such as any existing elements and materials in the room if you’re not remodeling or building from scratch. In that case, “The floor is your anchor. Also look at existing tile or granite, and factor in those materi- als. Otherwise, you have unlimited color choices.” As a general guide, Pisarri uses the analogy of getting dressed and putting together the various pieces of an outfit — suit, shirt and tie. “Ask yourself, ‘Would I walk out in that?’ So, let’s say I want to use aubergine on a kitchen island. Think about it and ask, ‘Can I pair it with a medium grey or an oatmeal color?’ “ He recommends taking a sample of the cabinetry’s color and put it next to that aubergine. “Then start to build on that with other colors and get a feeling where they might go in the room.” “One of the most identifiable problems that people neglect is the color of the ceil- ing. It’s what everybody sees first. The eyes go right up to it. I never paint a ceiling white. A white ceiling affects the dynamic of how a room looks. I like to change it, so the eye doesn’t go up, but moves horizon- tally.” He does this by using color on the ceil- ing. “If you’re going with two-tones, the ceiling could be the same exact or another shade of the upper cabinets if it’s neutral. This changes the way the room feels. And if there’s crown molding, I recommend doing the crown molding in half the color’s value, or 50-percent lighter. The effect appears to drape color down from the ceiling to the molding to the cabinets. So, if you’re looking for a way to add some oomph to a bland kitchen, let a two- tone scheme for cabinets create the inter- est you crave.