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Real Wood...
with the Carpet. One advantage at TenPas Decor
The Best Quality at the Best Price
Invincible Hardwoods is the most
wear resistant, stain resistant and
easy to care for hardwood floor you
can buy. And it's available only
from TenPas Decor Carpet One.
That's because as the largest
flooring retail network, only
Carpet One has the buying power
to offer you the best floor products at
the lowest possible price.
Professional Service
In every Carpet One store you'll
find true flooring professionals
dedicated to the highest standards
of quality, both in the merchandise
we carry and in the way we do
business. That means you can
count on TenPas Decor to provide
advice, assistance and to be just as
helpful after the sale as we were
before the sale.
The Invincible Warranty
TenPas Decor also has the power to
back up your Invincible Hardwoods
floor with the best wood floorp
warranty offered:
• 60 day no-questions
replacement guarantee*
• 25 year wear-through finish
warranty*
• Lifetime warranty against
delamination and structural
defects*
• See the Invincible Hardwoods Floor Care
Guide and Warranty for full details.
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Hardwood floors benefit allergy sufferers
You're strong and healthy. But
another summer comes along, and
with it a mild cold that seems to
hang on and on until the cold
weather hits. This has happened
(NC)-There is more to selecting
paint colour for a house interior
than you think. There are colours
that seduce the eye, says Jane
Lockhart, who, with Jason Cass,
hosts One House Two Looks on
HGTV Canada.
•If you have a dark or dingy
room to paint, consider painting the
walls a shade of yellow. Yellow
has the highest light reflective
value, and the space it is used upon
will appear brighter. Warm, bright
colors tend to comfort, but if you
want to make a room seem larger
and airier, consider a cool, gray
colour.
•To make a long, narrow hallway
seem wider, paint one of the long
walls a darker colour than the other
three walls: this will visually
stretch the hallway in width rather
than length.
•Never try to remember or guess
at a colour. Always carry a sample
of the fabric, material or chip with
you when trying to match or
contrast a colour that has already
been used. To remember the paint
colour used in a room, tape a piece
of the paint chip to the back of an
electrical outlet plate, and then
replace the plate.
Look for these and other handy
tips on HGTV Canada.
- News Canada
Lighting ways
(NC)-Look at your house, look at
the rooms, and see the light! Chris
Madden, host of Interiors by
Design on HGTV Canada, says that
ordinary mirrors and light bulbs
can be used effectively to enhance
the look and feel of your home.
.Look at mirrors to give you a
bigger perspective on a subject
room, you will probably like what
you see. A mirror will make a small
space look larger, and an ordinary
size room appear palatial. Placing a
mirror across from a window will
make the room seem both brighter
and bigger. Putting mirror across an
entire wall will make you think that
the room is twice as large.
•Thinking more about light bulbs
and their colour should give you a
different feeling in different rooms
and in different seasons. Strong
white light is apt for the kitchen
and the study, but a weaker white
light is more appropriate for the
dining room, as it will create a
more relaxed atmosphere. A soft,
pink light in the bedroom will lead
to a softer, friendlier feeling.
Another idea is to change the tint of
the light bulbs according to the
season: in winter, a pale yellow
light will entice a warmer feeling,
whereas in the summer, light blue
or green bulbs will give a room a
cooler light.
You can see Interiors by Design
on HGTV (Home. & Garden
Television) Canada
- News Canada
every summer for the last few
years, so you finally go to see your
family doctor. He tells you that you
are having an allergic reaction to
something, and recommends that
you see an allergy specialist. Sound
familiar?
What exactly is an allergy? An
allergy is an abnormal reaction to a
common substance. Allergies are
so widespread, and cause such
discomfort and inconvenience, that
their treatment and care are matters
of intense concern to millions of
sufferers.
According to a well-known
allergist, "A person with allergies
should try to make his or her
environment as dust-free as
possible. One excellent decorating
choice for minimizing dust in the
home is hardwood flooring.
Hardwood floors definitely reduce
dust-related difficulties. There's no
dust flare-up as you clean, a
problem more likely to occur with
carpet.
Hardwood flooring is
recommended for bedrooms, where
possible as it creates a much less
allergy-inducing environment.
Many carpets are petroleum-based,
and 'out-gassing' may occur for as
long as a year or two. That 'new'
smell noticed when you've just had
carpet laid could be out-gassing,
and the fumes can cause burning
and sneezing.
Hardwood flooring means less
dust, no out-gassing, ea.Se of
cleaning, and no odours from
smoke, pets or food lingering in the
air to cause reactions.
When you decide to make the
clean switch to hardwood floors,
look for a quality company and
product.
Colour choices
determine effect