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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-10-23, Page 22AL blues? Keep in mind that rugs used as "throws" for ,your sofa can be vacuumed with your upholstery brush. The Eureka Hoilie Care Institute also advises that small area rugs on floors should be turned periodi-cally' for even and long. wear. For safety's Cake, be sure there's proper pad-ding underneati). A value- conscious consumer, Too many people think being open to new ideas in style in a trait restricted to the young and avant garde. It isn't. Couples who have lived with traditional furniture all their lives are ready for, new styles and easy cake concepts when they move to new retirement homes, and begin new life- styles. Fixed incomes don't mean fixed, inflexible Yes . . . We Do Re-upholster Furniture We have a large selection'otquality fabrics from which to -choose ... and the know-how to under-take the-work to make your furniture look like new again. ▪ Free Estimates • Pickup & Delivery Canadian, Furniture Restorers 168 Thames Read est Across From. Acme Signs EXETER 235-01 1 (After Hours 262-2648) ' .....mmasummummumuli aer Is signed. a contract with his or her firm. Do-it-yourself? -Suppose you, want to remodel your kitchen yourself: Can you still em-plpy a professional' to, de-sign it? The answer is yes. More and mbre-merebers of the American Institute of Kitchen Dealers, by whom CKD's are employ-ed, offer options. They will contract the entire job for •you, absorbing the design zee fee in the over-all budget. -Or charge you a planning fee and 'let you handle -; installation. Some will even instruct you in do-it-yourself ' techniques in conjunction with your purchase of cabinetry. -- Some peeple like. to pound nails, others doh't. It's for those that don't - (or can't, without ham- mering a fingerl that the kitchenebath specialist of- fers the complete package of design, supply and in-. stallation. - you from $50 to $150, the AIKD advises depending . k . on what services the pr fessional performs. For 50 .to $75, sayehe will pro-ti e , a floor plan and sketches, make recommendations as to appliances and cabl- e•neetry, and estimate what their installation will cost. For $50 to $75 more, he will add perspective draw-ings and detailed product specifications, enabling your labor to benefit from hisprofessional knowledge, This is to your decided advantage, for as kitchens Need Help • With yow as m I (and baths) feature -more e:) z built-ins, making their .1.1 planning and installation x more complex, profession- 'V al' know-how can prevent a costly mistake. It can -also make your kitchen or 7,4:1) bath more pleasant and more 'convenient. - 0 ##NA -04 ' Save time and money! Plan your new kitcheri or bath with a pro * Renovations. * Repairs Kitchens, like cars, vary in cost. You can have, the equivalent of a Pinto or a Porsche. Or spend less, or far more. Even a basic model, in kitchens or cars, can. be-come expensive if yOu ex-ercise all the' options. So it's wise, before you em-bark on a remodeling, tq establish a budget. Decide your price range, and within- it, add or sub--tract certain features as you proceed through the planning stages ito instal-elation. Working ,w-ith- a profes-sional planner can be a great help -in keeping a kitchen -=for bath — proj- • ect within bounds. He (or .she, as more and more • women are being accred-ited as Certified Kitchen Designers) is' experienced at taking measure dents, designing layouts, writing specifications, placing or- ders and supervising the workmen who install all of a kitchen's :many com- ponents. So there are no surprises once you've ap- ' proved the CKD's plan and ti s. MAINTENANCE • Painting 8 Wallpapering Window Cleaning 8 Glazing Floor Cleaning -or Covering DrywallIng -Or Any Odd Job CONTRACT CLEANING All At Reasonable Prices - 527---0898 RR 1 - SEAFORTH , NO JOB IS' TOO SMALL ..e CHECK OUT YOUR WINTER NEEDS ,Plastic Window .59 , Thresholds Vinyl Thresholds 1.19 Carpet Binder Bars -1 .79: Non Skid 5ft. Carpet Mat 1.89 Alum. & Rubber Weather Stripping Sets 2.55 Caulking Tubes .59 10ft. width Plastic per foot _ .17 & .36 Humidifiers Furnace- Filters Register Air Deflectors Electric Heaters Qicl.Fashioned Wood Heater GEO. A. SILLS and SONS 527:1620 69 Main St. Secrfc'n'th • 64N9.5 & 8.4.88 .82 - :99 up to - 45.00 • • 143.9' ......... BUILDAIL ASS\ ASSOCIATE 51011 Phone 887-6277 What can you do it your home; needs some urgent redeeoiating but your hotisehold budgfte won't allow yatt 10 splurge? First-Of all, don't des-pair-, Decorate with small area =gel • ' TY'enriktaartalmEst un-limited choice of synthet-ic nber4- • otor celors, excitifig new • designe- and reasonable pricese amen-rugs can be-, come a versatile, attrac-tiye any 1217Our home dee-orating `scheme. . Pined-rugs are no longer the funetional mud-and-dirt catchers of yester-YW 'that -IR-used to call ws-irii fact, this fall's Vie-fashion forecast will find mere d= more home-rnakere. opting for small decorator-rugs to add tex-titre/ hitereste coziness, color and warmth to floors, fornishbags and-walls — in every room of the house.' Experts from the Eureka • Rhine Care Institute have ecunniled sortie pointers to helix you obtain that "dee- erator look' with well- placeetethrow rugs -- with- olxt-stralnina house- hold bUdget. Bright and bold Be arty. Decorate a plaineiane or problem Wall With a bright, bold patterne-Use it as- a'focal point for the rest of your furniehings. Hang-asolid-celored rug on the family room wall and use It as a backdrop `for' the display of art prints sir photographs. A sh=rug makes an. excellent "throw" for a Sofa Or your favorite easy chair. Ws comfort- '"=able, 100-i Want to break-the =Amy-et-yards and yards of wan-to-wall carpeting? Accent it with a circular. ecinvhide throw or one of the new Scandinavian or ''Orientalpatterned rugs for an interesting" con- trast- 'You can also place these rugs 'ufider the cof- fee table or in front of the sofa or chair. Experiment with color. Strong, brightly colored rags add warmth and coil- tress to a room, while pas- tels and neutral shades ,ProvIde a more tranquil - Mood. inetead of straining your badget- to replace that worn-out carpeting in high-traific areas or in (tent of dad's favorite easy chair, camouflage the lia-thege with a throw rug. Should you -tire of it, or rectapet„ you can always use it as attractive wall decoration, taxing-lor- throw rugs prole/en:a When your va-C-Uura. creamer comes out 'fOr 4'egular chores, use Wier all surrounding car- peted-areas. Be sure to re- , SetY0fin Rugtilator or Dial- aeleep carpet height ad- beta:I-int-Controls for the :correct reading; your rug is a small one, set the vacuum's mo- tor speed at low, se the cleaner doesn't pick up the rug along with the dirt. Handy aids Never underestimate the :poWer . of your vacuum ;cleaner attachn1enta They are handy aide for that once-aemonth ' cleaning par -WcaerPeting re- -17te the wall brush eth an extension wand tackle wall cdrieting. A •- ecoratmg Cheer up • • • to protect your home against the ravages Of winter. - .8 Colors Asphalt Shingles 4 Go Throvigh Winter.... Knowing Your Renovations are Top Quality and the Roof Over Your Head is Sound . We Are The Experts. Ron Driscoll 132 Main N. 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