The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-03-04, Page 37Approach determines easy care
A bride's approach to de-
corating her first home •or
apartment may determine 'a
future of easy -care living or
long hours spent on home
maintenance. •
For the bride interested in
spending more time with her
husband and, less time on_
housework, a practical dec-
orating 'strategy will pro-
duce a home that is stylish
- and easy to care for.
Using both standard dec-
orating ideas and her own
persopal style can result in
practical solutions .for an
easy -care home.
For instance. in 'the'
kitchen, decorate for easeas
well as style. Hang pots and
cooking accessories" within
easy reach. •
Turn the back of'a kitchen.
door into storage space for
cleaning supplies. Hang
broom, carpet sweeper,
mop and other cleaning
supplies -from brackets on the
back of the door; or hang
shelves for a convenient
door -back pantry. '
Decorate with low. -
maintenance materials, such
as carpeting. to.cut down on
housework. With the abun-
dance of durable fibers and
colors available today, car-
peting is versatile enough for
Decorating: Start at the top
Equipping home
Equipping a home isn't too
much of a problem if both
young people are already
established in their own
apartments- and have their
own homemaking, supplies
which can be put together in
their new home.
When the bride has been
living in her parents' home,
the situation is a bit different
and morepurchases have to
be made.
As a guide to the choice of
household supplies, and also
as a bare, susistence list, the
following suggestions . are
made:
Table linens—one formal
cloth, _.lace ,pr the like; one
informal cloth, patterned or
solid drip-dry; six table
- napkins, hopefully matching
both cloths; and four place
mats.
Household linens --ix
sheets for each bed, perhaps
three contoured; four pillow
cases; one electric blanket
for each 'bed or two winter-
weight blankets; mattress
protectors for each bed and
bedspread; six each of Targe
'bath towels, hand towels and
wash cloths; two bathmats;
guest finger tip towels, terry
cloth or linen; shower
curtain; six dish towels; two
pot holders; two aprons; and
cleaning cloths for the kit-
chen and furniture.
Glassware—For each place
setting, a goblet or tall glass
for water, a small juice glass
and a wine glass. Extras
along the way could be old-
fashioned glasses, glass
bowls and glass serving
dishes.
China—If you buy by the
place setting, as many
department stores sell China,
you'll need four each: large
dinner plates, bread and
butter plates, luncheon
plates, four cups and
saucers, four soup bowls and
four fruit nappies, coffee pot,
tea pot, cream pitcher and
sugar jug and miscellaneous ,
china for serving dishes.
These items can be .really
fine china and a second
service of, pottery or other
casual china can be used for
breakfast and lunch.
Silver—Place setting for
four: A setting usually in-
cludes knife, fork, salad
fark; teaspoon, butter
spreader and dessert spoon
which can also be used as a
soup spoon. Unless given as
gifts, plan to buy extra
teaspoons as soon as
possible. You can also ex-
pand the basics by receiving
or buying serving spoons,
gravey ladle, sugar tongs
and a carving set.
Kitchenware --Double
boiler; two different sizes of
saucepans; two casseroles;
roasting pan; grater;
colander; frying pan;
toaster; covered plastic
containers; plastic pail for
cleaning; meat grinder,
regular or electric; egg
beater; set of kitchen
knives; stirring spoons;
measuring cup and spoons;
small cutting board;
spatula; flour sifter; tray for
serving; garbage can;
vacuum cleaner; mop and
broom; kettle; and can
opener.
a number of decorating ap-
plications. `.
Carpet covered chairs,
couches, tables, even walls
are `attractive and simple to
maintain. A quick run with a
Bissell Sweep -Easy carpet
sweeper eliminates the con-
ventional dusting'and polish-
ing that would otherwise be
required.
Decorative baskets are
creative organizers. A Targe
trunk -like basket used as a
coffee table serves as a stor-
age bin for books or can hide
the miscellany for a quick
clean-up.
In the kitchen, baskets can
bd hung decoratively to hold
recipes, napkins and
placemats, and house plant
equipment.
Desks can be tidied by
Pa
u-�
using baskets as catch-al1S
for pens, paper, stamps and
as files for correspondence.
A new bride can have more
free time if she spends just a
few hours making plans for a
home that is stylish and easy
to maintain.
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To the right, and -below, Doug Norman of Norholme Decorating
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carpeting, and the selection ofhard-surface flooring in our Arm-
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carpet business, he can provide you with expert advice -
and that means you'll never be disappointed when the
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Below, Trudy Machan shows Coln and Barb
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Trudy, our on -staff interior designer, can help
you co-ordinate your new carpeting with paint,
wallcoverings, draperies and furnishings, to
give any room in your home a look you can be
proud of for years to come.
CARPETING by Harding. Richmond, Coronet, Imperial,
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