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HI Wednesday November t j the HERALD Home Newspaper of Helton News For The Home Owner And Home Buyer Onthespot bar will save time and you had a dime for every step taken between the It lichen and the room where you entertain guests you d probably wind up very rich Is your roof in tiptop shape A wornout roof is a little like graying hair a sign of age But theres a difference since a roof protects the house a worn roof is a clanger signal Roof leaks are always destructive but when water leaks into electric wires short circuits can cause fires A roof that la not wind resistant can leave a house open to severe rain damage after a gale or hurricane Fire from sparks or burning brands is another threat to some old roofs and even to new ones that are not fire resistant A family living in or purchasing an older home would do well to take a close look at the roof inspecting it from inside and out If indoor inspection reveals telltale water stabs in the attic or on walls or lots of blue sky shows between shingles and If a climb up to the rooftop shows cracked curled or missing asphalt shingles those weighing pounds or more per feet of roof area bear the Underwriters Laboratories Class C label This signifies they have been tested to assure that they will not readily ignite or aid the spread of fire and that they do not present a flyingbrand hazard Some asphalt shingles have a Class A or label in eating an even higher degree fire protection Heavyweight asphalt shingles with the UL wind- resistant label must be able to withstand two hours of 60- mlleperbour winds during laboratory testB without a single tab lifting The ceramic granules that coat asphalt shingles serve two purposes they help protect the asphalt and they give the shingles their color And there are many colors to choose from In deep shades medium tones and pastels Decorate that wall But carting rounds of drinks and between rooms only earns you some tired legs when youd much rather shine There Is step saving convenience in an en bar built into the living room Your party supplies and equipment are all in one place and Instantly locatable You dont wear a path in your carpet with trips to the kitchen And the host and hostess remain a member of the gathering and dont miss parts of the conversation If you have carpenters doing other remodeling get them to build you a living room entertainment center while they are around Or buy a ready made bar at your furniture store and use those finished plywood panels to construct on en closed niche to give It that luxury built in look If plumbing costs dont frighten you the greatest conveniences to have are a sink as well a refrigerator built into the bar Otherwise invest In a big foam insulated hamper to keep mixers and soda cold and a large and fancy ice bucket to be kept handy on the bar top Theresa bucket fori whimsical cube with etc Its mon with a than with i the kitchen Check too You handsome Kentucky I connolsscu gin rye and vodka having thehatch just like a Retire liqucittjfti cooking an sophist lea guests spirits Is a like Camp with Ice famous Ar Keep yo fondue trays an stored tog along with toothpicks plat J The toughest challenge when redecorating Is to turn a huge wall into an effective and decorative backdrop Your furniture and how you use your room almost dictates the floor plan but walls are another thing And therearefourof them for every floor area requiring vertical space planning The most difficult walls are ones or without fireplace or beams to lead the way a huge ex panse of unrelieved How to moke them in teres ting and decorative Is the challenge Many choose wallpaper which Introduces pattern but with a large wall the design of the paper can take over One of the best solutions is to use a mixed bag of tricks A darker color of paint shrinks the wall brining it optically down to The next step is to break up the space with various decorative elements For instance shelves There are many types on the market from the well known system to the little spedals from your local lumber yard or gloss cutler Syroco a firm widely known for Its range of wall ac cessories an Syroco Art now Is offering solid oak shelves with decorative brackets la both formal and informal styles Shelve of course are not Just confined as a vertical space user or decorative ploy They work well all over the house In kitchen they hold cookbooks and can support a bulletin board message center A pair of three foot Syroco ihclvcs hung side by side In the dining room or small dining L can serve as a sideboard service area Ideal for a pair of shelves can act as night stands while waiting to ford the big pieces Grouping of shelves in ters paced with pictures and personal accessories often offer he most versatile answer for almost any type of room In doing these wall arrangements it Is best to try laying them out first on paper in sketch form Its done much the same as a floor plan with graph paper measured out to represent the dimensions of the wall Then sketch In some of the accessories which you have or would want Be sure to sketch In the furniture that goes against the wall otherwise good balance cant be achieved Another very good method and not necessarily instead of the sketches is to lay the helves and accessories In the planned groupings right out on the floor This can save both time and labor and gives room for experimentation tjatont Groupings catfbe formed and mistakes goes Into the wall One avoided before the first nail warning dont overcrowd Flowers are for apartment dwell Before the environment became an Issue of national debate Its dying its its a political bandwagon etc it was more simply regarded as the satisfaction the needs of the body the spirit and the senses Ecology whether natures Beware of home improvement crooks Does an Inspector want you to post a cash bond a gas leak is fixed Docs a firm offer to do remodeling work at a mice If allow use of your residence as a isample house on display They are gimmicks often used to cheat the home owner Another scare concerns mortar mice mythical rodents that the man uses in his spiel They nibble away mortar concrete or brisk to make a structure unsafe the says However by following a few precautionary measures the home owner can resist Most firms and individuals offering home services are legitimate and provide honest work at fair prices Unfortunately however there are others whose sales and advertising practices are questionable Any firm worthy of a home owners patronage will provide full information concerning itself Obviously a little planning at the start can help achieve good results own man urban creation or our home environment concerns us nil But primarily a better en vlronmont begins at home In the sense that living styles are made by individuals seeking an en vlronment compatible with their own lives and per bo nail ties This desire for individuality eventually becomes a special look and at its best an esthctically satisfying experiment in living with our Immediate surroundings AS A START cue can bo taken from nature by merging Its most colorful and dramatic aspects with our home environment belt a ranch style retreat or a high rise apartment complex For the suburbanite this Is more easily attained in terms of landscaping and planted gardens and terraces But even the urban apartment dweller who hasnt the advantage of nature at every doorstep can live close to nature while enjoying the life of the Inner city Following ore a few ideas on bow the city apartment dweller can use natures foils to create a private world of unmarred ecology even within a existence First use a green withcoTorfulf convey a Plant arrangement J collector to m wide variety i from local J trees or pi areas plants t be moved moods ne decorative doors and out ANTHER collection devise an background elevated ricks Stack which look in an pattern them at variety approach decorative tenth floor let Indoor room To touch I personal such as rock 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