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PAGE 16, WEDNESDAY APRIL 18, 1984, WHITBY FR EE PRESS, HOME IMPROVEMENT SECTION Sewlng Spa'ce 1Today's typical house- hold contains at Ieast one home sewer, but when she wants to make -something, where does she go? Prob- ably she cuts out the pattern on the floor, puts it togethe? on the kitchen table, then retires to the laundry room where her sewing machine is squeezed into a éërner. Why flot bring this ail- important craft into the family circle? Instead of trying to hicle the sewing machine as though it's a blight on the landscapc, simply redesign the family room to include a sewing corner that's as attractive as it is useful. City Windows First-tloor or basement windows pose a major problem, for today's city dwellers. Theyoften require an inordinate amount of cleaning and maintenance or are fre- quently broken by chul- dren or vandals. Seeiningly, the only solution to plight of the urban homeowners is to replace pane-glass win- dows with a niaterial that lets in Iights, yet requires only infrequent cleaning and is virtually impossible to break. That may sound like a taîl order - but such a material does exist. It's called glass block. Tracs Whethcr.your garden is large or small, if you are looking for an interesting troe, consider the birch. Any one of the ten native species and their horticultural varieties can be used effectively in a landscape plan. Their deli- cate, flexible branches match the interest offcred by any tree, but the showy bark of the birch is beyond compare. Bark colors can range from chalk white through shades of orange to black. Most homeowners, though, prefer those With the lighter bark. Home Sweet Home! Rugs The Fiber Information Center offers ideas that, with a little imagination, will add extra insulation and beauty to your walls. For a contemporary home, cover existing walls with fabric'stapled to wood lathes nailed vertically at equal intervals around the walls. Add an inner layer os non-woven batting of polyesýter, olefin or rayon between the lathes to hold the heat inside in winter and retain cool air in si>m- mer. For a f inishing touch, trim baseboards and other oute r edges with matching fabric cording. nsulate and decorafe If you're an antique lover, compliment Ameni- can country style fumnish- ings by hanging brighý quilts made of polyester- and-cotton blended calicos or luxurious velvets of high-performance rayon on walls. Stitch a 2-inch or 3-inch-wide piece of mus- lin to the top of the quilt back and mun a curtain rod through the openîngs at each end. Then, hang on the wall with decorative hooks for attractive, easy- care, and practical energy efficiency! Another way to -insu- Buriglon ANTRON rugs. Search local crait fairs for rag rugs made of soit acrylic blend flannels or brightly colored nylon jerseys and other easily washed fabrics. Or, look for attractive area rugs made of durable olefin fi- bers thatiduplicate the nich look of higher-priced Ori- entai carpets. There are also many beautifully pat- terned nylon, acrylic and polyester carpets that, when bought as remnants, give added ^interest and warmth to a stairwell or hallway wall. Again, stitch a strip of fabnic across one end to hold a sturdy curtain mod and hang on the wall with hooks. When hot weèather cornes round, take those *tapestries" down and..use them as change-of-pace accessories on beds or floors throughout the house. Using man-made fi1- bers will assure y'ou of long-lasting, durable, fade-resistant wall cover- ings that are a breeze to ean. For drafty windowç,. consider aeding window shades quilted with polyes- ter fiberfili interlining. The extra padding insures crner- gy retention. Decorating the bathroom If your bathroom has the blahs, perhaps it's because you haven't given enough thought to decorating it. Too oten, the bathroom is tbe forgotten room, kept dlean and tidy but not too interesting to look at. While you may not be able to emulate the sump- tous baths of the ancient Romans, you can make bathing a more luxurious experience with an attrac- tive decor. Begin by deciding onl a particular look you would like to achieve for your bathroom, advise decora- tors. Look through various home magazines for inspi- ration. The country look, for instance, is quite popu- lar now and is especially charming in a bathroom. You could start getting that country look in a hàiny by installing a piece of wood or wood-look vanity - and/or wood furnish- ings for the bath that are available at most depart- ment or specialty stores: towel bars, toilet seats, medicine. chests, hampers, bath scales, and evcn plates.for wall outlets.' To bring your country look together, wajlpaper your bathroom witli a nos- talgic print and replace those nondescript shower and window curtains with a ruffled, print ensemble. Old-fashioned soap dishes and other accesso- niés can add the finishing touches to your new'decor. The greenhouse look is ideal for bathrooomns and is easy to achieve. Wicker or rattan fumnishings, plenty of plants and cool colors will create the gteenery ef- fect you want. If your taste runs to modern, utilize dramatic color combinations; chrome and glass accesso- ries and track'lighting are some of the other ways you can.bring your bathroomn up to date, Spacc-savlng ideas for the bathroomn Need a place to store ex- tra towels? Hang a folding wine rack on the bathroom wall and fill it with rolled- up towcls instead of bot- tdes. Gather a pretty skirt around that old sink; you can use the hidden floor space for storing bath sup- plies. Short of drawer space? 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