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Saturday, February 25, 2012 – Daily News Country Life & garden Move over man cave Women savor clean, organized room to call their own DETROIT (MCT) — Move over, man cave. Make way for the woman cave? The craft den? Perhaps there is no catchy moniker yet. But Birmingham, Mich.-based interior designer Michelle Mio says that more of her female clients are staking out a room or nook in their home just for them. No husbands, kids or sticky fingers allowed. Whether they are used for sewing, scrapbooking or just paying bills, the rooms women want are typically private, pretty and function- al, Mio says. "With the workload women carry at home, they need a space that is orga- nized and one that they can call their own," Mio says. "It seems imperative with our clients to be able to find things in a moment's notice. A space that can accommo- date anything from a kid's daily schedule to bill pay- ing is growing in trend." More than 80 years ago, writer Virginia Woolf penned the essay, "A Room of One's Own," about how women, especially those who want to practice a form of creativity, need a place to do it. In 2012, given the explosion of the handmade and creative arts move- ments, many women are finding that as true as ever. Here, three women share the spaces they have taken over in their homes to fulfill their creative pur- suits. ___ CUSTOM-DESIGNED FOR SCRAPBOOKING Alison Oleshansky, 38, of Birmingham, Mich., hired Mio and her design team from Rariden Schu- macher Mio Interior Design to decorate her entire home. The space that presented a big question mark? Two adjoining closets in the basement. Oleshansky didn't need them. And so her scrap- booking room was born. The Slobproof Paint Pen makes it easy to keep walls looking freshly painted. The pen is simply a plastic tube with a brush top that you fill with the same paint used on your wall, trim or other paint- ed surface. A cap keeps the paint from drying out between uses, so it's always handy for touching up MCT photo Barb Witt looks through some of her hand-made zip up bags in her home- studio in Roseville, Mich., Feb. 9. Witt created her own room that she calls her home-studio where she creates hand sewn handbags and other items that she sells through her company, Excess Baggage. The room features a few statement-makers. The floor is a glittery light pink. The back wall is dressed in a bright pink, large-scale damask print that's velvety to the touch. A light metal- lic wallpaper covers the other walls. Four crystal chandeliers gleam from the ceiling and cast a pretty but bright light on the space; it's good for the creative work Oleshan- sky wants to do. A waist-high, custom- made rolling table fills the middle of the room. Sur- rounded by four white leather bar stools with pink trim, it's the nerve center where the creative work happens. The table top — white and shimmery — is made of recycled materials, including bits of mirror. "Everything sparkles," says Dayna Rasschaert, an interior designer who worked on the room. The custom white cabi- nets and drawers — 26 of them — provide room to organize everything. "I love that I can have everything out and not have to box things up or spread them out on the floor in another room," says Ole- shansky, who also works as a consultant for the scrap- booking supply company Creative Memories. "I just love it in here, it's so bright. It's a happy room." Oleshansky says her kids, 11-year-old twins dings, discolorations and other small flaws. The pen was created by Debbie Wiener, an interior designer who specializes in mess- proof interiors. Sam and Talia, can pop in to do homework there. And her husband, Brad, is happy to give her her space. "He has many spaces in the house for him, includ- ing an office," Oleshansky says. "For me to have a 10- by-10 space in the whole house, it's OK." ___ ROOM FOR PRETTY PACKAGES When they bought their home in 2006, Mike and Elise Hindelang had no set purpose for the all-beige, dull-looking suite that makes up the entire third floor of their 1939-built French Colonial in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. But soon, a thought dawned on Elise Hinde- lang: She'd love a space devoted solely to gift wrap- ping. "Otherwise I'd be wrap- ping gifts on the guest bed, making a mess," Hinde- lang, 32, says. "Here, I can make a mess and, if I need to, I can just shut the door and leave it there." Over a two-month peri- od, with some help from family, the Hindelangs turned the space into a live- ly light-green and soft-pink haven for stamping, wrap- ping and making bows. And they did it without breaking the bank, estimat- ing that the entire renova- tion came in around $2,000. A polka-dot wallpaper Pen simplifies paint touch-ups It can be ordered from her website, www.slobproof.com. 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She scored a turning display rack from a store going out of business, and uses it to hold her ribbon spools. A small metal table holds a variety of wrapping paper. Each bin and basket is labeled and organized — there's a home for pipe cleaners, poof balls, mark- ers, stamps and more. An old spice rack now holds small baubles, sequins and buttons. "It's fun and relaxing up here," says Hindelang. "Men have their spaces. You always hear about the man cave. My husband has a very nice office that's decorated just for him. It's nice to have a girl space too." home Buzzing deep into the hive By BARBARA MAHANY Chicago Tribune (MCT) "The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses," By Richard A. Jones and Sharon Sweeney-Lynch What it is: Lip-smackin' throughout, "The Beekeep- er's Bible" is, at its heart, a glori- ous invitation into the depths of the honeybee hive. The authors — Richard A. 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