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By Barbara Hartung
Q. I'm considering con-
verting a third -floor space
into a guest bedroom and 1
want it to have a soft, invit-
ing feeling.
Please give me some ideas
for style of furniture, type of
bedspread, colors, etc. —
I.V.N.
A. Creating an inviting
feeling can be done with
nearly any style of furniture
so the choice is up to you.
Just for example, say you
like Early American fur-
nishings and you choose a
cannonball -style bed. Add an
armoire nr oversize ward-
robe because chances are
you won't have much closet
space, if any, for your
guests. Night stands also are
extremely functional and a
lounge chair is another nice
touch if you have the room.
To add softness tu the
room, consider fabrics and
color. In keeping with the
provincial style of your fur-
niture why not create a com-
forter with dust ruffle and
lots of pillows for your bed.
Choose small print fabric —
perhaps a simple geometric
or a provincial floral or even
a floral strip in an attractive
color combination. If you
were to choose a salmon and
green fabric, for example,
you might paint the walls a
very, very pale salmon tone.
If you have wood floors,
give the wood a good sanding
and apply an off-white stain
for a white -washed effect. If
you have wood beams at the
ceiling, treat the wood like-
wise.
If you would •rather go to
carpeting, an off-white to
INVITING FEELING—A cannonball bed, pair- of
night stands and oversized wardrobe provide all the
amenities of a well furnished guest room with appeal
added through the provincial print comforter, dust
ruffle and pillows. Furniture is by Thomasville.
oatmearcolor would be plea-
sant.
Dress your windows in the
same fabric as you choose
for your bed. Simple curtains
probably would be sufficient
— tie -backs perhaps so your
guests can enjoy the sun-
shine by day. -••
Add plain shades under-
neath the curtains for pri-
vacy and for shielding the
light when desired.
A. 1 have plans to decorate
my lanai in green and brigh
pink because I have found a
delightful canvas stripe of
the two colors for- sofa
cushions.
What other colors might I
use for some variation in the
room? I'm unsure what
colors for background and
for accents. — P.M.
A. You might take a lesson
from nature in what to add.
For example, we have a gor-
geous bromiliad growing on
our deck. The leaves are
deep green, edged with lime
green and the bloom is a
deep pink, almost fuchsia,
'with the very edges of the
flower touched with deep
purple. The effect is exqui-
site.
Nature often introduces
several shades of the same
color in a flower, light to
dark. These can be used ef-
fectively in creating a color
scheme. And then the unex-
pected touches of bright
purple or bright orange can
be equally delightful.
Do some experimenting —
or visit your favorite florist
for more inspiration.
As for background" wall
color, a soft beige, sand or
gray would be delightful to
set off the other colors in
your room. Interior design-
ers are moving away from
stark white backgrounds to
softer neutrals for a slightly
less severe effect.
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ich generation will beat
Huntington's Disease...
Right now we're so close.
We've identified a "marker"
that will lead. us to the defec-
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like a time bomb waiting for
middle age before it goes off.
We know that the progressive
memory loss and involuntary
muscle spasms of Huntington's
are brought on by this defec-
tive gene causing the pre-
mature death of brain cells.
\ What we don't know is why
this gene is present in 1 out of
every 10,000 people in our
population. Or why it is inher-
ited by only 50% of the children
of a Huntington parent. Or why
it waits until middle age to
strike, often after another
generation has been born to
live every day with the fear that
they too may have inherited
the Huntington gene from their
parent.
For those with Huntington's
Here's my cheque to help
you beat Huntington's Disease
forever.
Name
Address
Amount of cheque $
A receipt.for tax purposes
will be sent by return mail.
Huntington Society of, Canada
Box 333,
Cambridge, Ontario NI R5T8
today, the struggle is not only
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their children and their child-
ren's children. They want so
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Medical research paid for by
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DOUG WARD
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and Plumbing
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etc.
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