The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

tn As Oversized dark walnut speakers in a pastel-toned formal living room. Unattractive intercom units that stick out like a sore thumb in any room. Duplicate VCRs and stereo components that make your house look more like an electronics store than a residence. Sound familiar? Youve not alone. It's a struggle to strike a balance between per- formance and good looks when it comes to home electronics systems, especially if your budget is relatively modest. Sure, you could purchase a basic intercom system, run speaker wire to different rooms in the house, and stick an extra VCR wherever you have an extra television, but, until now, there hasn't been a system that would integrate all of those functions without dis- rupting your home's interior design. The ELAN Home Electronics Network offers homeowners a solution. The system features technically advanced audio. video and telephone paging capabilities. with Don't sacrifice beauty over convenience The ELAN system is a house-wide electronics network that allows the user to access television. VCR and stereo equip- ment from any room in the house to per- form a variety of functions. With the ELAN system, you can enjoy music from one stereo throughout the house, or watch a video of Casablanca in your bedroom, while the kids are watching Brady Bunch reruns in the family room. attractive components that blend with a home's decor. The ELAN system also allows you to turn your telephone into a paging device for house-wide communication capabili- ties, without obtrusive intercom units. Your doorbell chime also becomes part of the system. and momentarily mutes any music playing over the speakers. Optional ELAN features include a closed circuit television camera package for monitoring selected areas of your home (front door. pool, child's room) from any television set, as well as a home the ater sound package for thunderous, the atre-quality surround sound. How does it work? ELAN integrates your existing components (CD player, VCR, tape deck, television, etc.) with ELAN components, which include in-wall speakers, volume controls or in-wall key- pads, closed circuit cameras and faceplates - all carefully designed to blend with your home's interior. For example, ELAN in-wall speakers are recessed into walls or ceilings for flush-mount installation. The speakers also can be painted to match wall color for fur- ther "camouflage." "There are so many things you can do with in-wall speakers," says Renee Eha, a Decorating Den franchise owner. "In addi- tion to painting the speaker grilles, you can cover them with fabric that matches your wallpaper, or try some dramatic painting techniques like marbleizing or textured sponge-painting. "I've designed an ELAN home theater room where the speakers are actually com- pletely hidden by 'quilted' fabric-covered wall panels. They still sound great, but you don't notice them until you turn on the system." Other decorator touches include option- al Decora® faceplates for the system's volume controls or in-wall key-pads. These slim-line faceplates allow the home- owner to match other Decora style prod- ucts. The ELAN closed circuit camera pack- age is now available with flush-mounted camera installation and a handsome face- plate that matches the door speaker face- plate for a coordinated look. Camera and door speaker faceplates come in ivory, brass and antique brass finishes. For free product information or the name of the ELAN dealer nearest you, call 1-800-767-0914, ext. I 16.