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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-04-30, Page 18ouse HOME. &. GARDEN. IMPROVEMENT .SuppkgrojENT.. becomes BONSMA POOLS VISIT OUR SNOWROOM •LARGB SELECTION •MAINTENANCE & SERVICE • DURABILITY t15 YEAR GUARANTIE FIBREGLASS POOLS " 7 TIMES STRONGER MAN 12 TIMES •• STRONGER `MAN CONCRETE!, • 220 W l 1117 • ul Mau" Alvogai 115TOWEL291414595 •—• AU-1r1-40K%4D DEALER FOR NALLmARK FIgliEGLAS5 POOLS BUILDING CENTRE MO Armour Seal shingles • Special phaft shi saii on this top quality as • Protect your home. It's a good . investment. • The durable 3 nil shingle..: made to last. • Limited color range, while supplies last. 19 Special price t n kindle BALL-MACAULAY Seaforth 527-0910 Clinton482-3405 Hensel' 262-2418 (Continued from Page 1) Heather decided against a formal dining room. The bearing wall between kitchen and dining room was fortable shape, and large capacity are irreplaceable.) A left-hand turn at the top of the stairs brings you to a landing where two graceful old ,garage ie a former home and " have, been hauling it around for five years" Mrs. Ross explains. A washer and dryer sit most of the dirty, clothes originate", Heather says. Sills Hardware, did, all plumbing and rewiring. "They worked under duress", Mrs. Ross says admiringly: Two Water pipes were taken out of a bearing wall, bathtubs were moved, and, new plumbing installed as unobtrusively as possible. She added thatthe plumbing inspector was,imPressed that all work was done not to a bare minimum, but to the highest 'standards. The master bedroom is 'papered with Schumacher paper, ordered locally. It is a reproduction of a. stencil design that was popular , in New England years a,. Heather States that it is "not terribly expensive", but is wider 'than the usual paper., She had to use the bathtub as a wallpaper trough,- 4h4theh dash madly into the bedroom,' to apply the paper. (She also papered the upper and, lower halls with one helper. This was quite a feat, as there is a' drop of up to 26' around the stairwell.) WINDOW SEAT Mrs. Ross', had the carpenters change the door (Continued on Page 3 ) removed and a rustic beam from an old barn used as a header; the old pantry was torn out and the stairs to the basement closed in. A lovely pine table and chairs deter- mined the composition of the cupboards. Seaforth Kitchen Centre supplied birch cup- boards with pine doors. The cupboard turns at a right angle into the dining area, to act as server, bar, and en- closed china cabinet. The entire counter top and back- board are covered with at- tractive bricklike tiles. Mrs. Ross and the carpenters did the tiling, and Heather did the grouting. By supplying the labour, she discovered that the tiles cost the same as an arborite counter would have, and are much more suited to the "country kitchen" motif. PINE BREAD BOX A pine breadbox, a gift from her father, and an unusual pine clock made by her sister blend perfectly into their setting. The only visible modern touch is the track lighting, ' with five units to illumine the desired areas in the kitchen. From the foyer, a graceful curved stairway complete with solid cherry bannister beckons one upstairs. To the right is the smaller bathroom, reached by an additonal little flight of stairs that were only uncovered when a closet was torn out. The removal of a medicine chest in this bathroom revealed a charming interior window looking through to the upstairs den. New toilets and vanities were installed in both second storey bathrooms but the big old- fashioned claw-foot bathtubs were retained. (Their corn- seat chairs frame a beautiful stained glass window, glowing golden in the light. "I found that window in the that was constructed side by side in the" large, sunny children's bathroom. "1 find, an upstairs laundry ideal, because that's where New cupboards and tiled counter tops in the kitchen of the Goderich St. W. home of Paul and Heather Ross and family. The siding that insulates Authorized Dealer a)Hunter Dciuglas • CoMplete line of aluminum products - siding - soffit - facia - eavestrough - shutters -.doors - windows • Complete additions • Complete renovations for new and old buildings BONSMA CONTRACTING 220 Elms St., Listowel, Ont. 291-4895 Aluminum Products, Renovations- New, Old Proprietors: Dane and Ernie Bonsma (Fomerly Dane's Home ImprOvement) Heather Ross sits on the bedroom window where there used to be a doorway.