The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-05-15, Page 23Page 6A—Crossroads—May 15, 1985
PLEASING PATTERNS — Visual interest is created
in this room through the innovative use of fabric.
Three materials were used — one for the comforter
and headboard, another for the walls and a third for
the dust ruffle and chair. Fabrics are by John Wolf.
New materials make
decorating mistake -proof
By Baa bara Hartung
Q. I pant to redecorate my
bedroom, which has no per-
sonality at all. I have a bed
on a metal frame so there is
no headboard. Also, I have
two chests in wood tones ---
one
one is maple and one is dark,
perhaps mahogany.
I need a headboard and
nightstands. I also would
have room for small lounge
chair.
When I look at pictures of
a'interesting bedrooms, I fre-
quently see the use of wall-
paper and print fabrics and I
think that is what I might
like. Please suggest some
ideas that will help me
choose pleasing fabrics and
papers.
I do not have much artistic
ability and so I. am afraid I
might make a mistake.—
R.B.C.
A. Wallpaper and fabric
manufacturers have been
aware of most consumers'
difficulties in selecting ma-
terials that will go well to-
gether and so a large num-
ber of coordinated papers
and fabrics have been ap-
pearing in the market.
Usually from three to six
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or more wallpaper designs
will be created by profes-
sional designers to blend
with each other. These co-
. ordinated fabrics and papers
often are slightly more ex-
pensive than the individual
ones, but when you consider
that you are protected from
making expensive mistakes,
the extra cost probably is
worth it for most of us. •
For example, you could
put one ' print on a quilted
comforter and on the head-
board of your bed (make a
plywood frame, 'cover with
foam and then the decorative
fabric). Another - design
could be used on the walls
and in draperies. Still a third
could be used in a dust ruffle
on the bed, in pillows and
even a chair if 'you add one.
To make your chests more
a part of your• room, why not
paint one of the chests — the
one with the worst or least
attractive finish a color
taken' from your color
scheme that is reflected in
your three fabrics and wall-
papers.
Q. We have a bungalow of
the 1920s that we are refur-
bishing. Eventually we want
to fill the living room with
straight -lined contemporary
pieces inspired by Bauhaus
designs, Barcelona chairs
and the like. But this will
take us some time because
we have a small budget.
My problem is: What
should be done at the win-
dows? We have four vertical.
windows in the living room
all the same size — two
flanking the fireplace and
two on another wall. I would
like to wait until buy all the
furniture, but must go ahead
and do something ,for the
Palmerston
343-2201
Cory KosaI1p, Harriston
windows because the living
room faces the street and we
need privacy at night.
The windows are the style
that pull up and down. In the
summer we need ventila-
tion.—T.W.
entila-
tion.—T.W.
A. Probably mini -blinds,
`horizontal ones that fit into
the window frames if pos-
sible or on the outside' if not,
would be a goo'solution. You
could purchase the blinds in
the same color as your walls.
Or a shiny aluminum might
be great to complement your
future Bauhaus -inspired
pieces, which often have ac-
cents of stainless steel.
Q. I was given four antique
dining chairs by my grand-
mother years ago and have
used them and cherished
them. We are now moving
into a .large home and I will
have a formai' dining room.
The chairs would be great
except that there are only..
four and I need eight in this
room.
I had considered trying to
find a craftsman who could
copy mine, but I have been
unsuccessful. I am also wor-
ried that if they are not ex-
actly the same I won't be
happy.
Do you know of other op-
tions? I don't have any other'
place to use the chairs be-
cause this is the primary
dining area except for an in-
formal bar.—I.B.
A. I recently saw a great
dining room where several
similar styles of period din-
ing chairs were used. They
all were tied . together by a
fabric that was used on all
the chair seats.
Consider buying four addi-
tional chairs in a slightly dif-
ferent style but of the same
era and alternate the chairs
around your table. This
could give you a great look —
and. still allow you to live
with these special chairs you
have.
The important thing is to
use a fabric that will coord-
inate all of the chairs.
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you may have visited the
Kitchener -Waterloo area
where many of Ontario's
. Mennonites live. You see
them at markets and around
towns and villages like
Elmira.
The most noticeable ones
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to town by horse and buggy.
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to the parking lot. They shun
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,But there are other mem-
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whose members have adopt-
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In the late 70's St. Jacobs
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totally different. The new
breed of Mennonites had
transformed the village into
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tourists!
The dilapidated silos of the
big, old Snider Mill had been
turned into an arts and crafts
centre that now houses a
variety of artists and skilled
people. Just off the main
street an abandoned shoe.
factory has been converted
into shops and boutiques. On
the second floor there's a
world class museum that
will be officially opened in
the next few weeks.
The modern Mennonites
welcome publicity. They've
even set up a public relations
centre to show the back-
ground of their heritage, the
tenets of their beliefs. It's
called "The Meeting Place".
There are also changes at
Johnathon Martin's black-
smith shop. Two • young
blacksmiths have moved
into an addition to the shop.
They don't shoe horses, they
do decorations and function-
al iron work.
But the villagers have
mixed emotions about the
transformation. I talked to
Mennonite Pat Weber' who
has lived in the area all her
:+life.
"The changes have
brought employment and
more opportunities for young
people," she told pie. "But a
lot of people are upset
because they have a hard
time getting across the main
street with all the traffic in
the summer. And life here is
not as. simple as it was."
And so the old order
changeth -- for better or for
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