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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-08-15, Page 24• Run H, AA �+ /� �e WILLIAMS .DRAINAGE R.R. 1, - :istowel, Ontario •FREE estimate Farm & Municipal Drainage *FREE of cyl drainage system We install Ca- Cement CALL 2914587 Anytime! WE GUARANTEE ALL OUR WORK 1 Page 6—Crossroads—Aug. 15, 1984 Use drape to camouflage • probIem wall Q. 1 have moved into an =fabric, but don't overlook older home that has a recent- sheets. Usually you can ly converted porch that I'd remove the hems and have like to use as a second living huge amounts of fabric with room. The only problem is few seams for your walls. that one wall was finished Q. Our family room looks badly with irregularities to right out on our swimming the walls and has a window pool. Now that the weather is boarded over. • getting better, our teenagers I don't want to go to the ex- are using the pool and family pense of having carpenters room for entertaining. They come to redo the wall. What want furniture they can do you suggest? move in and out so they can A. If the wall isn't too large dance in the family room and doesn't have doors or windows you might want to use, you can drape the wall. This can be done by -buying yardage, ,sewing edges together and sewing a hem over the top and bottom. Carefully push the fabric . onto a large curtain rod or series of curtain rods which can anchor the fabric at the. ceiling and floor. You can create a rich look by being generous with the fabric and giving the fabric ' a shirred look. Choose a solid color fabric and paint the other walls a lighter version of the fabric. To add personality and dec- orating drama, choose a floral and -or stripe to go on upholstered pieces you will when they roll up the rug. I don't want to be concern- ed about whether they and their friends are taking good care of the furniture but I would like a fun room for them. What would you sug- gest for carefree, easily moved furniture? — R. V. A. I recently saw a model home in which the designers had taken a sailing theme for a rumpus room. The designers used canvas deck chairs for furniture. These are similar to the director's chairs except that they are more like a sling of canvas. The design is similar to the canvas patio furniture of the 1930s. If you put brightly colored canvas on these inexpensive small tables a6 One equally adaptable fu snit : ' for in- doors or out, as -ell. Q. My kite n is in need of renovating nil 1 am having a new si lated brick vinyl floor pu n. My abinets are dark stained and I want to refinish them. I'd like a soft, nostalgic look with milk glass and copper accessor- ies. Should 1 paint the cabinets or do,: something else? — M. V. C. A. I rather dislike the idea of painting kitchen cabinets except as a last resort because paint chips easily under the hard wear a kit- chen must take. However, if you have no other choice, consider painting and then touching up frequently as needed. If ,your cabinets are in good shape and just too dark for your liking, consider removing the old finish and changing 'to something lighter. Or as a third alternative, refinish just the cabinetand drawer fronts of your kit- chen and paint the frame of the cabinet a contrasting col- or: That can give a delightful effect and still be practical because the cabinet and drawers take most of the hardest wear. have in the room. Window frames, you wouldn't cause draperies could be in the a .great trauma if people in plain fabric or the print, bathing suits relax in your whichever you prefer. furniture. . Yardage shops are a good You might also consider place to look for your wall four director's chairs and 'All Creature$ Great and Small' By Donald V. Martin "EUTIIANASIA" ence is that the pet never Euthanasia simply means awakens. It is very rapid and an easy death, or a painless painless. In older animals means of putting to death. with poor hearts, there may For almost every pet owner, be a slight twitching of a the time will eventually muscle, but this is only be- come when this matter must cause the heart is slower in be faced and discussed with pumping the drug to the family members and your brain. veterinarian. It is a difficult Unfounded fears may pre - time for everyone involved, vent a decision of whether or including your veterinarian not toeuthanatize a pet. since it is likely the profess- Some people have unfortun ional task he -she least wish- ately developed an image of es to perform. huge experimental farms No one likes to make the decision between life and death; however, if your ani- mal suffers from a terminal disease, severe life threaten- ing injuries or a state where the continuation. of life may mean persistant pain or mis- ery, you arefaced with the responsibility of making such a decision. The most common reason that interferes with the deci- sion process is the obvious expected emotional loss to the family, but, postponing it will not make the problem suddenly disappear. One must strive to be selfless and think of the pet's well being first. If the owner can man- age this, the right decision will become clear. Accident where their pet might be,sent .,to once ,hey leave their arms, instead of having their life humanely and immedi- ately terminated. This myth simply does not occur. Euthanasia is a seriously re- garded privilege which only the veterinary profession has been given. A veterin- arian is legally bound to euthanatize your pet when you have requested and paid for this service. Depending on your veter- inarian's facilities, an ani- mal's body is disposed.of by burial or cremation. If your local bylaws permit you may have the option 40t. burying - your pet yourself. When the decision to euthanatize a pet is being victims are often so badly made, it must be a family traumatized that this selfless decision. Your veterinarian approach will be automatic, can help give you guidance, but for the geriatric pet who but he cannot make the deci- is crippled, gaunt and losing sion for you. Furthermore, it its senses. and bodily func- is wise to include all family tions, the owner may have members, which means hay - more difficulty. Perhaps it is ing your children involved. a good time to consider Usually, jj their own way of which is more important for understanding and coping your pet: the quality of life with life, they handle the or the number of days behind emotional trauma better him? If your pet does not en- than their parents. The death joy life, what do you think he of a pet will be an unpleasant would ask for if he could give experience, but it will also be an opinion? .a maturing one. It is better The actual means of that children learn to face euthanasia consists of an in- death through the loss of a travenous injection of a bar- pet, than to experience the biturate drug which is sim- death of family or friends ply a overdose of a general later on in life, without any N. es etic. The only differ- previous concept to draw on. IMAGINATIVE TREATMENT—A quiet retreat is created in this room with an imaginative treatment of drapery and upholstery fabrics by John Wolf. Solid color fabric is shirred to cover one wall and the alcove ceiling, producing a can- opy effect. The built-in sofa base has cushions covered in a coordinated floral pat- tern. The floral fabric is repeated at the windows and French doors. NOW IS THE TIME Homes built prior to Sept. 1, 1977 are now eligible for a C.H.LP. Grant up to a maximum of '500.00 off your insulating costs. FREE ESTIMATES • Blown Cellulose • Urethane Foam • Fibreglass • Air Seal Testing "Satisfaction Guaranteed" CG I3 Cert. 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