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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2004-05-06, Page 22Rebates on select air conditioners & furnaces LIYORK' It's Time to Get Comfortable' * Rebates in effect until July 15, 2004 - See store for details April 30 — lunc 14, 2.004 Get the very best paint at our very best savings. Enjoy valuable rebates on Accolade—The Crown Jewel of Paints- and other Pratt & Lambert' paints, stains and primers. MUM • ,•••• O.P..121,444,,, • Aide .6.i KFIF qa M Accolade* Interior and Exterior $7 Rebate Exterior Stains sainshi.id• Red.Sea/* $5 Rebate Ovation' Interior and Exterior Faux Finishes $5 Rebate $5 Robots Skylight* Interior Ceiling $5 Rebate SuPrime• Primer-5 $3 Rabat* TENPAS CARPET DECOR ONE CARPET ONE 122 Main St. E., Listowel 291-4440 'Robots limited b 10 gotten per household and mailing address. Purdsoses for rebate must be mode between April 30 and June 14, 2004. 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Time to get One of the fastest ways to give a room a makeover, apart from painting or wallpapering. is to rearrange furniture. By simply switching around your sofa, loveseat and entertainment centre, you'll find the room can take on a completely new look. However, unless your family comes fully equipped with several moving professionals, moving furniture can be a backbreaking job. So how to do your revamp your room without ending up in the chiropractor's office? Here are some ways to achieve success without the pain. • Sketch it out. Professional decorators often make quick outline sketches of their ideas on paper. They also do some of their work on graph paper, which makes it easy to map out the square footage of a room and then compare it in relation to the squares of the graph paper. Each square on the paper represents one foot. For example, a two-foot-by-two- foot overstuffed chair on the graph paper would be two blocks wide by two blocks high. Label the shapes for what item of furniture or decorative item (like a rug) each is representing. • Go high-tech. Browse through the software aisle of your local computer store or office supply store and you should find several programs geared toward interior and Summer fun poolside (MS) — You don't need to hire a designer, landscape architect or contractor to add a beautiful room with a view to your outdoor lifestyle. Use your own imagination to turn your pool cabana into something memorable and attractive that reflects your tastes and personality. • Design your pool cabana to suit your lifestyle - mix a drink, take a shower, change your clothes or store your pool stuff; it's all possible with endless design options. • To dress up your pool cabana, consider adding a dormer, window boxes or architectural windows. • Self-expression doesn't need to be expensive. Outdoor lights, arbors, wind chimes and stone walkways can go a long way to creating the outdoor sanctuary of your dreams. • Roofs add chafacter. Cedar shingles, for example, are truly beautiful and will last a lifetime. • Instead of buying a standard plywood floor for your' structure. consider tongue and groove pine floorboards to make it a more attractive feature. or anything else you desire. You don't need a meadow of flowers to have enough for drying. Three or four plants of each flower type will provide enough blooms for several dried arrangements. Take flowers from your garden or yard, or pick wildflowers from the side of the road or a local forest. When selecting flowers, choose ones which look "perfect" since defects will be emphasized during drying. The best time to cut is midmorning, after dew has dried but before flowers wilt from heat. (Dampness slows drying and causes a move on exterior design. With these $rograms, you enter in- the Ineasurements of your room and furniture and then you can move around each item on the screen until you're happy with the placement. Some of these programs also offer a 3-D virtual walk-through tour, where you can get a "human'seye view" of just what the room looks like. • Comparison shop. If you live in a housing development many of the houses in the development are the same model. See what your neighbours have done with the room you're looking to change, so you can get an idea of what works and what doesn't. • Smooth sailing. If you're a hands-on type of person and believe moving around the actual furniture is the only way to get an accurate view of your new design plan, invest in tools that will make the job easier. New "as seen on TV" disks that are coated with ultra-slippery silicon can be placed under your furniture legs, making it easy to slide around cumbersome items. Plus, the disks won't snag on your carpet, preventing further headaches. mold.) Take as much stem as possible when cutting. It's best to harvest more flowers than you need, though. Since dried flowers are fragile, you may break some while they are drying. The easiest and most popular way to preserve flowers is air drying. Do it in a room with cool, dry air with good air circulation. Try a spare Flower Power Dried flowers can add the beauty of your garden to your home any time of the year. When choosing flowers, note that blue, orange and pink flowers keep the best colour when dried. Still, the best way to find good air drying flowers is through experimenting to see what looks good to your eye. According to gardening guides, some of the best flowers to dry yourself are: African marigold alliums ageratums anise hyssop cornflower Chinese lanterns delphinium dill edelweiss fennel globe amaranth globe thistle heather hydrangeas larkspur lavender marjoram pink paper daisy pompon dahlias poppy seed heads statice strawflower yarrow bedroom or large closet, avoiding humid rooms like kitchens or bathrooms. Light should be low since direct light can drain the flowers' colour. Hang bunches upside down in bunches no thicker than 1/'2 inches at the stem. Tie with a tight rubber band about 2 inches from stem ends (about six to 10 stems) and space out bunches to provide enough air circulation. As the flowers dry, the rubber band will shrink with the stems and help keep them together. To hang the bunches, suspend a V2 inch diamond horizontal pole, pipe or wall hook from the ceiling. (Support the pole on tripods or high-backed chairs if you can't fasten hooks into ceilings or walls.) Depending on the weather and conditions in your drying room, you'll have dried flowers in seven to 20 days, which will add beauty to your home all year long. To ensure they are fully dried, the stems should snap easily. ENERGY CENTRE 262 Bayfield Rd., Clinton 482-7062 Air Conditioning - Heating - Plumbing - Electrical Vas aitte,iftee,6 is Agate ors SEgtilleE BLYTH BUILDING SUPPLIES 208 Hamilton St., Blyth (519) 523-9305