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. 23, 1994 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER High elevation for house gives little privacy. Too much northern Q: Our house sits on a rise and very exposed â€" both to the wind d the street. We can}t entertain 1 our deck without feeling like we ould sell tickets to our ‘show.‘ ny suggestions? A: Because your home sits up so igh, a simple privacy fence won‘t o the trick. People will be easily ble to see over it. What you must o is aim for the "middle distance" etween the eye and the object to be Freened. You can test this by simâ€" ly having someone approximately x feet tall stand in various places n our lawn with arms outstretched, hile you stand on the street and re where you should plant. I say plant‘ because I don‘t think a fence ould be the best choice for you, Liza DROZDOY unless you have small children or plans for a swimming pool. A mixed screen of Evergreens such as spruce, hemlock and pine, underplanted with shrubs, would be much more attractive than a rigid hedge line. The trees will grow tall enough to hide your entire house in a few years. Take care to choose trees that are attractive for their foliage, since you 2exposure will be seeing them every time you sit on your deck. I see far too many boring screen plantings of Austrian Pine â€" it looks like the side of any highway in the province! It does the job, certainly, but mixing in other trees is so much more creative. Consider the gingko â€" with beautiful fanâ€"shaped leaves, or the pin oak which retains its leaves in winter, so it will help proâ€" vide screening. Our native redbud has wonderful pink flowers in early spring and the white trunks of birch would stand out in contrast to the evergreen needles. Aim for a variâ€" ety of color and texture of foliage, as well as bloom and fall color for yearâ€"round interest, not merely priâ€" vacy. â€"McGinnis Landing 820â€"1662 â€" J.J. Mirror Closets 820â€"9646 Timeless Treasures 607â€"7962 " ~HAUSENBARN * 828â€"2654 Pacific Passage 607â€"2959 Merriam Music 828â€"0000 DraperyLand 607â€"0887 Hearth Manor 828â€"8880 Paint Paper Plus 607â€"7966 Structube 569â€"2600 Heidecker Interiors 828â€"6570 Grand Design 828â€"6100 Indoâ€"Persian Rug 820â€"7868 Mother Hubbard‘s 828â€"5711 A Touch of Country 828â€"6173 Deblins 820â€"1509 Oak‘s Gallery 820â€"9906 B.B. Bargoon‘s 828â€"2022 Home Cinema Sound 828â€"2100 Roxton Gallery 820â€"8333 Pioneer Family Pools 569â€"2500 Bathtub King 820â€"3020 Noah‘s Ark Cards Gifts 828â€"9466 Mother‘s World 820â€"2442 $.G.0. Designer Glass 828â€"1988 Kinsella Interiors 820â€"7409 Pier 1 Imports 828â€"6311 Coming April 1st: Humber Nurseries! g Winston. Churchil! Boulevard GEPNTRE ~(905) 828â€"4332 HOME 2575 Dundas St. West at DES'GN s We o ow that spring is here and you‘re thinking about sprucing up the old homestead, there‘s a unique concept just beyond the Oakville border that may save you time and provide some exciting new decorating ideas. The Mississauga Home Design Centre is a oneâ€"stop shopping centre which attracts businesses catering to the many facets of home and garden decoration and improvement. There are few corporately owned stores in this arrangement, and adjoining doorways through most of the site make it a browsers‘ paradise. Instead, the focus is on .unique. treaâ€" sures, high quality furnishâ€" ings, and expert support service. Many of the stores offer inâ€"home design advice for customers who have made a purchase and need some help pulling the new layout together. The Mississauga Home Design Centre is located at located at 2575 Dundas St. West at Winston Churchill Boulevard. Here are brief profiles of just a few of the 29 (and growing) delightfully different businesses you‘ll discover under one roof: * Drapery Land is a familyâ€"run busiâ€" ness specializing in selling and installing draperies and other window coverings. Owner Ted Kim sums up his purpose in three words: "Price, quality, and serâ€" vice." * HAUSEnBARN International Inc., is ‘the sole Canadian distributor for an origâ€" inal collection of hand crafted Chilean furniture which incorporates some of the most unique woods from South America. Using a wonderful blend of regional woods, reclaimed lumber and hand crafted wrought iron, the furniâ€" ture‘s look is warm, functional and creâ€" ative. Armoires, beds, dining sets and | breakfast bars are hand made and finâ€" ished by skilled Chilean craftsmen. Careful attention to detail creates a completely unique style. The fine, hand rubbed natural wax finishes, be they plain wood or color patina, say "touch me." A visit is like a trip to a country ranch, with its large pine doorway and slatted pine floors. The spacious store leaves room to meander through sets of artfully displayed pieces, decorated with unusuâ€" al accessories. A stop at the terra cottaâ€" tiled "General Store" is a must for its eclectic assortment of Italian animal potâ€" tery, imported French and Portuguese linens, edible soaps, hot salsa, margarita mix, sunflower honey and more. The beauty of HAUSEnBARN‘s new Chilean furniture is that it‘s perfectly adaptable to city dwelling, country cotâ€" tage or resort chalet. Owner Kelly Steele and her expert staff share their considerable knowledge of home furâ€" nishings and accessories. * Hearth Manor, owned by Liz and Hans Martin, specializes in the sale of fireplaces and accessories, including products by Vermont Castings, a topâ€" OAKVILLE‘S _ EASTER PARADE Friday 2:30 p.m. April 1st, 1994 Come and bring your friends neighbours GRAND MARSHALL: e David Mainse REBECCA Sponsored by: Area Churches Organizations For More Information: Jameel Ali Earl Lackey ofâ€"theâ€"line manufacturer of gas fireâ€" places. Gas fireplaces are sold as inserts into existing wood fireplaces; as directâ€"vent equipment with venting directly to the outside; or as freestandâ€" ing devices. Vermont Castings fireplaces come with handsome enamel finishes as well as the traditional iron black, and Hearth Manor also has a good selection of other popular brands. On the "hearth" side of the business â€" a focal point for items such as framed pictures of loved ones, the Martins have stocked the store with a variety of treaâ€" sures such as throw rugs, Cherry Wood chips to create unique scents, ornate standâ€"up photo frames and even gourmet barbecue sauces and beautiful candles and ribbons. The familyâ€"owned business handles its own installations, and Hans Martin will come out to a customer‘s home to examine the layout and make recomâ€" mendations. Gas fireplaces are available in the $899 to $2,000 range. * Heidecker Interiors Eurostyle Furniture and Draperies carries an outâ€" standing line of European furniture, finâ€" ished in teak, oak, rosewood, mahogany and other fine materials. Sheers and draperies are imported from Europe, as is the German Draperytrack system. Other featured items include Canadian made modular systems by Three H Manufacturing Ltd. in Ontario, as well as furnishings for the whole house, kids‘ rooms, and home and proâ€" fessional offices. For teens, Heidecker Interiors stocks wall beds and Murphy beds in a variety of colors and sizes. Owned by the Heidecker family, the business has operated "in the neighborâ€" hood" for close to two decades. Deliveries and inâ€"home assembly are done the oldâ€"fashioned way: free of charge. 842â€"8111 Ivan Preston 257â€"4645 847â€"1884 LAKESHORE BLVD. * For gardening enthusiasts, Humber | Nursery will open its doors April 1st, on | the site formerly operated by Weall and | Cullen. Founded in 1948, it‘s the largest | independent retail garden centre in the province, and sells regular nursery stock grown on the companyâ€"owned farm in Caledon East. The extensive selection of plant materials offered at Humber Nursery includes 2,000 perennials, 250 ornamental grasses, 55 hardy ferns, more than 100 hostas, and numerous water plants. * Three years ago, Kinsella Interiors made its debut, and the owners say the secret to surviving the recession is to provide topâ€"notch service and listen carefully to accommodate customers‘ needs. The staff also strives to offer home furnishings and accessory items in everything from country to contemporary styles, that give a special touch to any room. Upholstered chairs and sofas are dressed in colorful floral prints, casual plaids or formal damasks. Armoires come in a variety of finishes, and fun accessories â€" tree spirits, Gilda goose, oversized day pots, crystal candle holdâ€" ers, prints and mirrors, lamps, fine art and more â€"fuel the imagination. Also in demand is the quality craftsâ€" manship of local artisan Derrick Cooper, whose custom designed wrought iron furniture pieces have attracted a followâ€" ing. A dramatic canopy bed in the front display window and a bronzed Mexicanâ€" style sun wall ornament are but two manifestationsof his creative touch. * Mother Hubbard‘s Cupboards is a familyâ€"run enterprise which manufacâ€" tures, sells and installs made to measure kitchen cabinets in traditional and modâ€" ern styles. The units are custom colored to match your decor and complete renoâ€" vation service is available â€" from idea to project completion. * Home Cinema Sound owner Ray Smith says his store will appeal to the individual whose tastes in home enterâ€" tainment extend beyond the traditional television. He says Home Cinema Sound is the only store in the Toronto area which houses a fully operational deluxe home theatre system to give cusâ€" tomers the opportunity to experience the exciting audioâ€"visual effects. Smith says staff members spend a lot of time eduâ€" cating consumers about innovations in home entertainment technology, giving inâ€"store demonstrations. For about $30,000, they will convert a room in your home into a private viewing room, complete with 10â€"foot screen, surround sound system, plush velvet seats, fabricâ€"covered prefab inserts to create the traditional theatre look and hide wire systems, and projection equipment. A simplified "media room" version where you use your own casual | furniture can be yours for between $5,000 and $7,000, he says. Home Cinema Sound also sells popular makes of highâ€"end stereo equipment, such as Nakamichi and Pioneer. TRAFALGAR RD.