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The Huron Expositor, 1978-11-02, Page 30American room to a ceramic tile floor, Here, a brick- shaped Weis terrific, but you aren't stuck with the usual brick colors. When you go with tile, you can have such classic Ameri- cana hues as blue, real red, snowy white, deep golds and greens, rust and dark brown. With ceramic tile you can even have a floor that looks like parquet, and this is a .great solution if you Want elegance plus easy care. Think of such a design if you're remodeling a fine old house. Tile in the bedroom? Why not! A white octagonal floor tile with pink or pale blue in- ! sets would be lovely in a , feminine boudoir. And lime green or sky blue tile under- foot is sure to cool a too sunny bedroom. You might even use tile to spruce up old furniture. Tile the top of a tired sideboard or dining table, for example. A pretty decorative tile also makes sense for a - dressing table. For a good view of what's new in tile, send 50 cents to the Tile Council of America, 'Dept. M, P.O. Box 2222, Princeton, N.J„ 08540. You'll receive a colorful and informative 12-page booklet. . . HOUSE PLANT HELPERS • '1' •Speelal Soils & Pots FERTILIZER TOOLS Lighting Units Potted Plants & Greenery Jardineers Galore Amaryllis Bulbs Single or :Potted FARM HARDWARE SNOW SCRAPERS SNOW SCOOPS BAKER'S - FARM & GARDEN, CENTRE 22 Isaac St. Clinton 482-9333 open daily except Saturday P.M. • RALSTON PURINA ;:r. CANADA 111. -PET CENTRE For Your Pet Keep your pet in top shape this winter with Purina Pet Foods, col- lars, , leads and grooming aids! • 9r,:Y 20 — HOME CARE SECTION About the house » . . tile is moving. out of bathroom and into style! V era C By LIS KING , "paintings" or wall murals. If you thought of ceramic A mosaics windowsill or table top also makes beauti- tile as strictly a bathroom product, you're in for some fill sense. For water won't hurt ceramic. tile, and spills surprises. ,For, these days, tile boasts so much fashion wipe right PP. that it has moved into other Decorative tile designs are rooms all around the house. plentiful. They range from Take quarry tile, for old Delft and flower motifs to example. In its natural formal Medallion and earthen-red state, it'll floor .abstract, contemporary pat- terns. Such tiles can perform beautifully around the fire- place and on kitchen backsplashes, tub and shower walls. Also use them on the lower part of a dining room wall. Topped by a dada, the effect is hand- somely architectural. Treat a countryish or Early kitchens, foyers, and family rooms beautifully. The glazed variety, which comes in most every color under the sun, can go into any room at all. Gold, dusky green, or rich red will suit a traditional room. The neutrals—from white You can live without tional dining room, for Everyone knows windows ping, and mninsulaied metal cut. example. Or a plaid tile floor don't manufacture ice, but if frames are generally the you suffer most of the winter prits. fora masculine den. If you're from claustrophobia because According to Fred M. artistic, you might even use I,, you can't see outside, it Schmidt, who authored the mosaics for underfoot makes you wonder. , booklet, "Condensation on . . Condensation and ice windows is no mystery, but forming on your windows has there are a lot of myths sur- Common scents a simple explanation. . . and . rounding it because the ©Many homemakers have there is a remedy. It's caused phenomenon isn't under- not used air fresheners be-by warm, moisture-bearing stood. , 'Windows and Con cause they were a visible in inside air coming into contact densation' makes it under- dication that a house is not with the colder window ,sur: standable."1 naturally fresh. face. As the inside air be- The 28-page, illustrated comes chilled, • its ability to booklet is available by send- Hidden asset . hold moisture is reduced . . . ing $2 to Season-all Indus- New small round plastic and the moisture condenso tries, Department MS, Con- discs for home and car air out of the air and onto the sumer Publications, Indiana, deodorizing have a stick-up window. PA 15701. ' , tape and adhere unseen. To find the remedy; you Mr. Schmidt advises that . All-conquering have to consider two factors. the entire subject of win- Either the inside relative dows, energy and conden- humidity is too high, or the sation is not thoroughly window is too cold. Or it can understood, even by many be both. of the people who sell win- A new booklet, "Windows dow energy conservation and Condensation," pub- products, so it is important lished by Season-all Indus- that the consumer become tries, will help you determine knowledgeable. which problem is yours and For the, homeciwner to in- what you can do about it. It vest wisely, it's necessary for identifies recommended in- him or, her to understand side relative humidities for condensation, the ways 'win- different temperature zones dows lose heat, and the right and provides suggestions for solutions to the different reducing humidity if it is too problems. His suggestion to high. the homeowner is to know It also explains how you what needs to be done be- can warm up, or insulate, cause, more than likely, you your windows. Single glass, won't be talking to someone lack of good weatherstrip- who does. TODAY'S CERAMIC TILE is so handsome that it's And don't forget that area stepping out from behhid the bathroom door to grace rigs - particularly the Orien- other rooms throughout the house. Here, a contempo- tals and shaggy Ryas - are rary family room gains crisp brightness undeifoot. viva wonderful accents for tile beautifully textured white quarry tile by American floors. Olean. Those_ small mosaic tiles (so sturdy they're even used • * in industrial plants) can be worked into great patterns for floors, vanity and kitchen • • - counters. ice on your windows. Picture a Bargello.-, • patterned floor fora tradi- aad --beige,--to -brown and ;•••4' black—are Superb for con- temporary interiors.. They can be used near little places with giant odors: cat litter boxes, garbage pails, toilets, hampers and in the kitchen for cooking odors. Stick-Ups by Airwick. Diet for. dogs 0An annual veterinary ex- amination is advisable for dogs and cats over the age of six. FAIltuR " . 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