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SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLAINDEALER - PAGE 2 -FRIDAY. MARCH 23,1979 The home furnishing retailer... i You may buy your next home and its contents--in a store! Spring i6 perfect time to fix the walls up with paper, paint LIFESTYLE HOME--This isn't a doll's house, bat a completely furnished, two-story modular home on dis­ play in the warehouse of a Seattle home furnishings merchant. The one-stop shopping idea may soon be nationally franchised. For years, builders have displayed home furnishings as options with their new model homes. Now, the trend has been reversed. A major home fur­ nishings dealer is displaying and selling homes, and offer­ ing his furniture, bedding, carpets, draperies and acces­ sories as options! The revolutionary retailing concept is the brainstorm of G. John Doces, the largest independent furniture dealer in the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle retailer intro­ duced the idea of one-stop shopping for a completely With spring here, there's no better time to repaint br wallcover your home. New colors on the market this year revitalize your home to fit good weather moods. Another plus about the fair weather, you can throw open all your windows to avoid a "stuffy" house. This year, try something new with your walls. Paint designs or try one of the many new designer wallcov­ erings available. Recover furniture to match, and make new cur­ tains to fit your color schemes. There's a variety of do-it- yourself kits on the nrrarket that let you do anything from paneling a room to laying down carpets, all by your­ self, without spending a for­ tune on outside help. The only thing to watch out for here is to make sure you have the basic knowledge and skill to do these projects yourself. furnished "Lifestyle Home" early last year, when he erected an energy-efficient Take Good Care Of Yourself-- And Your ir/llfl? f 3720 W. ELM MM \JlwRMli • McHenry 385' HmkII Save The 7744 rn 0SC0 DRUG WAY Everything for the Home & Garden LAWN & GARDEN TOOLS VEGETABLE SEED LAWN i more • Home Improvement Magazines • Paint Brushes • Grass Tools • Garden Tools • Hardware • Lawn Edgers • Cleaners • Patio Tables • Shelf Covering » • • • » < • • * . I l l V t l U t * V t » V , t , * • M » » * * » > « » * * • » » • • » » « « » » • » » » » » • * * » • » • » » » • • » * ( , v h l • • hi VM.MAW .. • * * » « • *. > * , » t « i » » * * * * * T • r-i.t > • »»*•> * >,» »,* *.».» ... ' • /*» a '4 W, modular model home in the warehouse of his main store. Popular homes Based on the widespread acceptance of the home- and-furnishings package, Doces hopes to franchise the concept to other home fur­ nishings retailers around the nation. The most popular home with consumers, thus far, has been a 1,909-square-foot two-story model with celes- tory and spiral staircase to the upper level. The most expensive of the "Lifestyle Homes" offerea is priced at $64,750, erected on the buyer's prepared site within 100 miles. There are five other home styles offered, starting at $39,800. They range in size, from a 1,024-square-foot rambler to a 2,168-square- foot four-bedroom, 2Vi bath colonial. "Lifestyle Homes" fea­ ture Nanco's precision- fitting, interlockinotffriega- strut wall panels. T^y are pre-assembled in standard configurations at the factory and a complete home can be erected, by just two men and ready for occupancy, in less than 30 days. Considerable savings i . reducing on-site labor and construction costs, the Nanco system provides sav­ ings which enable the buyer to completely furnish his new home, while spending overall no more than he would for a conventionally built, totally unfurnished home.' Doces offers, at a dis­ count, houseful of furnish­ ings packages ranging in price from as little as $2,500 up to $10,000. The buyer can make his furnishings selec­ tions, with the help of a Doces interior decorator, any time within 12 months of his home purchase. Credit terms available While the home is financed with a long-term FH A, VA or conventional mortgage, financing for the home nir- nishings can be arranged through the General Electric Credit Corporation. GECC was selected by Doces because they are the leading national lender in the home products field. Numerous options are a- vailable to the buyer, both in the home and its furnishings, to permit the finished prod­ uct to be completely tailored to the needs and desires of the family who will live in it. For information about "Lifestyle Homes" and their possible availability in your area, write Doces, 17798 S. Center Parkway, Seattle, WA 98188. * • • ' <• • < • * C I | J / \ t A A A J. A A A A t A A . * • A A. A * • »>•