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THE OTHER o Pacific Passage of Mississauga offers latest in rattan furniture ADVERTISING By Don Wall Most visitors to Pacific Passage, the rattan furniture store located in the Mississauga Home and Design Centre on Dundas Street, express surprise when they examine the variety of uses, shapes, colours and styles to which the unique material can be put. Yes, rattan has entered the nineties on a roll, with all sorts or new uses and designs available. Rattan is now used with leather and . other materials to create beautiful, * sturdy, comfortable furniture that can be used in every room of the house. Pacific Passage at 2575 Dundas Street West, Unit 6, in Mississauga is owned by Bonnie Vogel. Nikki Campitelli serves as the manager and brings seven years of experiâ€" ence in the furniture business to the job. She speaks with great enthusiâ€" asm of rattan furniture as an upâ€" andâ€"coming alternative to traditionâ€" al materials. "Some people assume it can + only be used in certain rooms," said Campitelli recently. "They say, if only I had a sunroom or a place in Florida. I tell them it can go anywhere." Beautiful contribution Rattan is one of The Philippines‘ most beautiful contriâ€" butions to the world. It‘s a wooden ~‘ vine that grows on the ground and is a cousin to wicker and bamboo " (wicker is a thinner vine; bamboo, unlike rattan, is hollow). Rattan is a wondrously flexible and attractive material, and these days they are making remarkable furniture with it. "There‘s a new line in leather out that‘s beautiful," Campitelli noted. Pacific Passage uses three different manufacturers, two in North Carolina and one in Miami, and thus gives customers access to a wide range of fabrics and patâ€" terns for the upholstery. Besides _ leather, the manufacturers also use ‘_such materials as wicker and wrought iron to create different looks. All styles of finish on the rattan are available, including lacâ€" quer and stain, in such colours as white, brown, black, mint green, raspberry and pine. The possibiliâ€" ties for custom orders are almost _ limitless, and Campitelli takes pride in helping the customer sort through these options to create a new look for their home. "They can really express their individuality," she said. Lots of browsers Pacific Passage tends to attract a lot of browsers â€" people who know their home could use a new, alternative look but don‘t know exactly what they want. "A lot of people come in for ideas," said Campitelli. "They see what‘s around (the Mississauga Home and Design Centre, where Pacific Passage is located) and then come in looking for something difâ€" ferent. Campitelli uses her experiâ€" ence to good advantage in helping customers put together bedroom or living room suites, noting which pieces go well together and pointâ€" ing out the variety of types of furâ€" ...... omar niture. The stores sells sofas, sofaâ€" beds, chairs, dinette sets, kitchen sets, night tables, headâ€"boards and much more. Large showroom The showroom carries 12 full sets of furniture, giving the cusâ€" tomer a good opportunity to visualâ€" ize how the furniture looks. "I‘ve been working with rattan for so long, I can pass along lots of ideas," said the Sheridan College grad. "You can create all kinds of different looks." Pacific Passage covers all price points, notes Campitelli, to meet the needs of all customers; one curâ€" rent deal has a fiveâ€"piece set, with a STORE HOURS WALDON POOL BILLIARDS sofa, love seat, chair, end table and Closed Monday SEE US AT THE 484 Plains Road East coffee table, on sale for $1,999. Tues.â€"Fri. 10 am.â€"6 pm. (next to Bingo Connection) "That is an excellent deal." Sat. 10â€"5 p.m. onE ; Pacific Passage delivers "anyâ€" Sun, Closed JAN.13â€"16 Burlington 632â€"5945 where", says Campitelli. For more information, call 607â€"2959. 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