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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-10-16, Page 23i Page 6A—Crossroads—Oct. 16, 1985 .tains I.Yn concrete a common E1 rob9r;m By Gene Gary Q. Can you please tell me how to get rust stains off cement? I enjoy your column. —Mary B., Palm Springs, Calif.? A. This is a common prob- lem and I'll be happy to re- peat instructions that we have carried several times in this column. For grease and oil stains on concrete surfaces, first scrub the stains with benzine or grease solvent. 'filen mix one part sodium citrate with six parts of water and six' parts of\commercial glycer- ine. Add sufficient whiting powder to form a thick paste. A coat of this paste should be kept on the stain for one week and new paste added when it dries out. Then flush the dried -on second layer away and the stain should be gone. But you ask about rust stains. The formula and the procedure are the same as above, but if a rust stain still remains, make another paste of one part sodium citrate crystals to six parts of water and add sufficient powdered whiting to form thick paste, Heavy layers of this spread and dried on the rust stain should remove it. However, because, con- crete is porous, it may be im- possible to completely re- move these stains. But this treatment should lighten the stains or discoloration. Re- peat three of four • times if necessary. f�t Homemade Soup or Juice Salad Oktoberfest Sausage Mashed Potatoes Sauerkraut Coffee or Tea A6.49 Choice #3 Homemade Soup or Juice Salad Stuffed Ribs Roast Potatoes Sauerkraut Coffee or Tea 37.99 Mir flees estauraqt CLIFFORD Choice #2 Homemade Soup or Juice Salad Schnitzel Scalloped Potatoes Sauerkraut Coffee or Tea 86.99 Lounge & Lunch Special: German Sausage on a Kaiser With Sauerkraut only, ..2.50 Plus order a side order of 'hot' Oktoberfest Potato Salad. Book Your Christmas I Party Now! as my closet fitted on one side, with drawers and shelves. The closet doors are being replaced with mirrors. — S,C. A. Choose a print fabric that you like; let's say, for example, a floral fabric of light brown background, with leaves and flowers in white, peach, dark brown, beige and shrimp.' Make or have made a quilted bed- spread. Buy extra fabric for your bedspread so you can re- cover your headboard to match the bedspread. Use the print in Roman blinds at the windows or install mini blinds. To create a warm, yet relaxing atmosphere, select a pale, pale peach for your wall color. 06, THE WARMTH OF WOOD—An inviting yet casual Zook Is created in this room through the use of varied widths of hardwood flooring. In this setting, 3 -inch, 5 -inch and 7 -inch planks of oak were chosen. Flooring by Bruce Hardwood. Hardwood floors adapt.. to many decorating styles By Barbara Hartung Q. We are remodeling a small old bungalow and we are considering a new wood floor in the living and dining rooms. 1 want the rooms to be in- formal and contemporary looking. What style of wood floor would be most approp= riate for this kind of setting? —R.R.T. . A. Most standard types of wood floors can be used in both formal and informal kinds of rooms with the re- sult ranging from contem- porary to traditional. Wood flooring is available in strips from 11/2 to 3 inches in width, planks 2 to 8 inches CYNTHIAC5CO. The Classic Look For Women &r& whoinew6 4/Le 162 Main St., Mount Forest Mon--Thurs. 9:30-5:30 3234789 Fr1. 9:30.9:00 Sat. 9:30.5:30 in width, and parquet blocks usually about 9 inches square. These are available for do-it-yourselfers as well as for the professional floor installer. Some wood is prefinished while other types are not. In high traffic areas, you may wish to finish your wood with liquid plastic, which only needs mopping to keep look- ing nice. Some home owners prefer a mat finish. Consider your preferences, based on looks and upkeep. The formality or informal- ity of : your room will be established more by your. furnishings, fabrics and ac- cessories than by the style of the wood flooring. Q. 'My apartment living room is 11 feet wide and 16 feet long. A large floor -to - ceiling window donlinates one of the 11 foot walls. A fireplace is onone of the 16 - foot walls. The room is quite chopped up with the front door and doors leading to other rooms. Please suggest 'some furni- ture arrangement for me. I like rather delicate, antique furnishings. —T.M. A. Start with a short sofa or love seat flanking the fire- place with two small lounge chairs opposite the sofa. Center the arrangement with a small coffee table and place an end table between the two chairs. Take advantage, of your window by placing some eating in front of it — either pair. of small wood -framed chairs or a traditional bench. Dress your window in a andsome traditional_ tie-. 'act with cornice or swa�� g in fabric repeated elsewhere n the room, perhaps on a hair.\ When you have a small oom with lots of doors you ]most always have to place he furniture away from yeu-have-a--- re -place in a room, that is e focal point and you s a h b a r a t fi th "Me and My Dog" Regan & Benji Daughter of Maggie & George Blancke. RR 2. Mo rfirld. O;uariu, THE ARTFUL CODGER Henry Breasley, an expa- triate British painter of great eminence, 'has retired to 'a secluded chateau in France, where he captures and keeps young women by kindling their imaginations. is latest prizes are two young art students, Anne and D'anu. whom he calls the Freak and the Mouse. The prearious peace of this strange trio is disrupted ,y the arrival of young-ar-t-: critic David Williams, who is preparing the introduction to a book about the great artist. Laurence Olivier stars as Breasley in an adaptation of --John._ EO�vles's� save] Ebony Tower", dramatized by John Mortimer on Octo- ber 23 at 9:30 p.m., on Tv Ontario. Williams is played .)y Roger Rees, with Toyah Willcox as the red-haired rag doll Freak, and Greta ccacchi as the Mouse. should consider arranging your furiture to complement the focal point. t Q. I am redecorating my bedroom and want a fresh, warm color scheme to go with the beige carpeting, which must remain. I can change the wall color (which is now white) and I will buy a new bedspread. My headboard is covered in a white plastic Laminate. 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