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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-04-10, Page 4Win ham ,Advancer mom, Thursday, April 10, 1969 STYLISH CABINETRY IS IN INCREASING demand to pro- vide atmosphere along with functional. kitchen design. Standard units here meet most budgets, while looking and lasting like custom construction. Town. Classical Group by Del -Mar Mengel. LIGHT TRANSFORMS THE KITCHEN. Here, slanted soffit has 40 -watt fluorescent lamps, on top of the cabinets half way back. Fluorescent lamps are mounted along wall cabinets and above sink, two 15 -watt lamps above counters, and two 40 -watt appliance lamps in the range hood. Four downlights illuminate bar area. Suggested by General Electric lighting experts. Haw to Turn Into Hornemai JUST THREE HOURS was all it took to change a drab kitclien (left) into a colorful, sparkling scene (above). Vinyl wall Eis(ne1s .in random mosaic tile pattern were the choice. Two walla,each eight by 10 feet, use less th n,20 boxes of the pattern—in one -foot square panels, eight to a box. Delft squares accent cabinets. • • • PANELS ARE flexible, can 'be cut to size with shears. Adhesive backing Is ready to apply when protective coating is removed. Panels by Decro-Wahl (in some .;•,:3 cities, Lustra -Tile). • CABINET FRONT converts to a modern range. _ hood with a slight pull forward, giving ventilation and complementing kitchen, built-ins. "Kenmore Hide -A -Hood" at Sears. TO BRIGHTEN kitchen count- ers Is new vinyl countertopping. The ,vinyl is easy to cut and fit, provides color, texture. "Ever - gleam" Countertopping by Goodyear. New Lighting Improves Kitchen Look It's a pretty safe bet that over-all lighting. kitchen lighting needs updating --and this one change ganmake a dramatic improvementthe efficiency ihd beauty of the. kitchen area. Where is light • needed? In a kitchen, it's needed on counter tops, at range, at the sink, 'in the cupboards --plus general akingTrudge out of Laundry Appliance manufacturers have taken the drudge out of doing the laundry --t it's up to homemakers to get rid of the trudge. The best way,to do that is to get those time -and -work -saving :automatic appliances up out of q . the basement, to save walking. In most homes, being built to - :day; some provision is made for installing a washer and dry- er on the main floor --usually near the kitchen. Some imaginative architects actually plan workable laundry areas with storage and counter space, often in the bedroom - bath area where most of the soiled laundry originates. What about the olde home, where it's hard to find s ace for -both a washer and, -a :drver. in ° a •- location that's srulyconvenient? One answer to the problem could be a portable clothes dry- er that hangs on a wall, sits on or under a counter, or can be rolled into a closet when not •in use. About the size of an end ta- ble' and weighing only 77pounds,/ such a dryer operates when plug- ged into any adequately wired 115- t outlet. It requires no special . ing and no ,installa- don, and fits readily in small areas, where a standard -size dryer won't go. For roll -away convenience, DU.E TO POPULAR REQUEST ... Summer Will Return. Again This Year it can be fined with casters. Andther'spaceisaver is a R .free»startling:, t.carh=b.aaata io. washer -dryer --a solution•that. the homemaker who needs a new washer, and doesn't have a dryer, .might consider. The washer -dryer requires only. 30 inches of. space and will fit neatly between two .cab- inets, permitting establishment of a home laundry almost any- . where --kitchen, hall area, bath. room. Plus feature is that the complete laundering job --wash- ing and drying --can be done . from start to finish with a single setting of, controls. . Still another way to find space for a laundry develops when kitchen remodeling pro- jects are under way. Expansion plans can provide for a home laundry along one wall of the • kitchen. HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR LENNOX AIR CONDITIONER YET? The same blower and piping system that is used to supply Mat in the winter can .be used to supply cooling in the summer. A cooling coil is simply inserted in the duct system and connected to a condensing unit outdoors. The L.annox condensing unit has ,been designed for quietness and efficiency. Exclusive Lennox design allows the Unit to be installed flush in a wall. For .each oil furnace, Lennox has • a matching tooling section. It is better to install air conditioning with your furnace, but it can al- ways be added at a later date with little effort. ORDER YOUR LENNOX o UNIT TODAY! PLUMBING and HEATING Edward Street Phone 357.3080 Asurface-mounted fixture, equipped with a totally -enclos- ed dish or globe of diffusing ma- terial, is the simplest method of ceiling lighting. Make sure the unit has a diameter of at least 12 inches, so the 150 watts of light needed in it will hot make the fixture overly bright to the eye. ' . At the other extreme is the wall-to-wall luminous ceiling plan, with a group of 40 -watt fluorescent tubes mounted con the ceiling and a suspendedZcor rugated vinyl plastic "ceiling" abouelt inches below them.. Somatimes.itb's of tiir e -r.-,. and considerably less eiperfive, --to install a luminous ceiling in just one section of the room, in lieu of a surface -mounted fixture. To light countertops, mount a single row of fluorescent tubes under the wall cabinets, either concealed behind the "lip" -of the cabinet or equipped with shielding trim. At the sink, a double row of fluorescents is needed, because the light has to travel a'greater distance to reach the work area. An alternative plan is to sur- facemount two 75 -Watt reflec-. tor floodlamps at ceiling level` or recess them in the ceiling it- self. This avoids the shadows created by a single downlight. The range area needs a fluor - Heating First Cuts Remodeling Cost • If heating modernization plans• are made at the outset of a home improvement project, the homeowner can probably • save,not only on the heating, but on the over-all remodeling job. That's because many remod- eling. jobs require heating work of some kind, and it is often easier to do it before o t h e r changes. Homes with hot water heat- ing systems are well-suited for remodeling projects and the old steam -heated Colonial or Tudor style house 'can be readily and inexpensively updated. The following heating check- list suggests some of the possi- bilities. . Install baseboard heating units, What about that old-fashioned radiator? Simply replace it with wall -hugging, baseboard units. They provide Just as much warmth and comfort but don't interfere with wall-to-wall car- peting, furniture or draperies. A few minor piping changes may be all that is necessary to install these units. Convert to forced circulation. Gravity hot water and two -pipe steam heating systems often can be converted to forced circula- tion hot water heating. This means faster response, with a thermgstat calling for heat auto - inimically. and more even heat- ing throughout the house, escent tube mounted in a brack- et on. the wall or on soffit or • ceiling. If the kitchen includes aplan- ning desk or dining area, try modern pull-down fixtures to highlight these specific spots and add interesting decorative ac- cents to the room. •, For the conversion, some new,piping at the boiler, a cir- culator and a few accessories are installed. Install a new boiler. A mod- ern. compact boiler can save space and give new life to the heating system. Although to- day's boiler is often smaller than many home clothes washer, .it can eat'a house that one need- ed a large, cumbersome h ting plant. And it doesn't have to be in' the basement. Boiler s can be installed in . a carport, closet, attic, outdoor • tool house or even the backyard. 1 A hydronic (hot water) heat- ing system offers a choice of fuels: Boiler can be powered by gas, oil, electricity or coal. Heat the garage. Installing heat in the garage can be a simple operation tithe house, has a hydropic heating system. Hidden finger -size piping can be extended into the gar* age from the basic system, to create a mud corm, workshop, play area and cleaning room all in one location. . Heat the add-on rooms. Be- cause the hot water for heating is cirried by finger -size piping, it Is comparatively easy to . snake these pipes into add-on rooms without maim carpentry. When .a piece of property has been cleaned up, .it tends to retnaid litter free, and it sets a good example that is likely to be followed by the neighbors. ,One good example can mush- room.into a community trend. atet'closet, mo am hi personal br ce, "ptonour! ed day, *stalled feat to vrar, cwt. r 2, ,, pop -quality bathroom fixtures axe !tain- and ao µse,. siatant, easier to keep clean, maintain luster longer. .MtIerth.e h hztbrootn rernocieling prOiect on the agenda? Here i are some ops. 1. ire addition to, the con- ventional three fixtures of tub, Don't v' bah, tp:' 0 es of* col m, t older bo r e l ►ve such places `a,closet, under ttai!`efi or at the endof Apowder room n be law' stalled hi a Spice as little :as f ut'by-five° fit, 11 • „Z.) 4�4 dr y *:' 0P494q- 1 OJ.ko� do . as, se 4P44-1 O ouse 0 ye) GO + a y6%. 4 ba LET US HELP. ESTIMATE THE COST OF YOUR SPRING FIXUP JOB. We specialize in Home, Farm and Industrial Wiring. 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