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PAGE 16 - PLAINDEALER - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24.1M1 About the house How to heat your rooms with warming schemes By LIS KING Yes. you can decorate your rooms to make them feel a lot warmer than the 65 degrees indicated by your energy- saving thermostat For. since cold is almost as much a state of mind as i t is a state of body, i t s tands to reason that you can stress those room elements that make you feel as snug as the proverbial bug. Here, to get you started on your room-warming scheme, are some helpful hints from Jerry Papia and Barbara Davis, design experts from Strahan and Huntington House, two of the nation's finest wallcovering and fabric firms. • Use color wisely. Psy­ chological studies prove the temperature-raising qualities of the reds, oranges and yel­ lows. But this doesn't mean that you have to choose only vibrant colors. The blushing pinks, peaches and apricots that are so plentiful on today's home fashion palette are fine alternatives. • Think wallcoverings and fabrics if you love the idea of a VM* PG'S MATERNITY BOUTIQUE r I t * * «° * #1 3106 W. Rt 120 in McHenry Just East of the Bridge . "WHERE THE EXPECTANT MOTHER CAN EXPECT THE VERY BEST" FOX THE HOLIDAYS Beautiful Dresses SPECIAL Vi PRICE SALE OH SELECTED ITEMS * 5 #> • #1 JUMPERS AND TOPS Featuring Styles By Moduratuly Priced DAILY PRINTS AND LAVISH USE OF FABRICS are among the best temperature-raisers. Here, three Strahan wallcover­ ing and fabric prints from the Field of Flowers collection fortify a bedroom against the cold. •JEANNETTE •OH MAMA •BARBARA HARMON roomful of energy-conscious colors, but don't cherish the thought of large areas of such vivid hues. With wall and fab­ ric prints you can control the color dosage prettily. • Introduce texture with carpets, wallcoverings, fab­ rics, wood and fur. • Use fabrics lavishly. Shirred draperies, quilted up­ holstery, skirted seating and a multitude of pillows»all coax up the temperature. • It's time to rediscover the alcove seat and the four-poster bed. Both are unbelievably cozy when the curtains are drawn. • Don't confine your down comforter to the bedroom. Outfitted with a pretty duvet cover, it's perfect for the liv­ ing room or den as well. (A duvet cover is just an over­ sized pillow sham closed at one end with snaps or a zipper, so you can certainly stitch one up yourself.) • Arrange seating into in­ timate groups. • No decorating style evokes more warmth than the country look, be it of Old World or New England des­ cent. The mellow woods of prim . itive antiques, braided and hand-hooked rugs, cheery prints for walls and slipcovers, and personal collectibles typi­ cal of this style are sure to make you forget the frostbite temperatures of the great out­ doors. • Strahan's Field of Flow­ ers and Colonial Portfolio col­ lections of wallcoverings and fabrics feature some of the best.room-warming prints. Also worth checking out: the Berkshire Woods collec­ tion by Style-Tex. If you like to raise your room's BTU's in a more formal manner, look to the Preference collection by Huntington House. THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CARD What probably was the first Christmas card appeared in 1843, and was designed by John Collcott Horsley. Horsely was a fashionable artist of the day, and also a strict Victorian who led a cam­ paign against the use of nude models. His first Christmas card was commissioned by Sir Henry Cole, and took the form of an oblong sheet with three illustrations. In the center was a drawing of a middle class Victorian family {it Christmas dinner. On one side, was a depic­ tion of a good Samaritan feed­ ing the hungry. On the other, a drawing showed another good soul clothing the naked, though in this case the suppos­ edly naked figure was drawn fully clothed. Horsley presented his card to Sir Henry Cole with the in­ scription: "To his good friend Cole/Who's a merry young soul/And a merry young soul is he/And may be for many years to come/Hooray!" HOLIDAY TREAT | Don't forget to give your­ self something special this holiday season. The old cus­ tom of a trip to the local barber shop for a shave is still very much in vogue. It's a good time to relax, es­ pecially during the rush of the holidays. New car stereo amplifier a high-power holiday gift HAVE A WARMER CHRISTMAS add the elegance and efficiency of a fireplace to your home Stop in today and let Dennis show you how easy and affordable it can be CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES (815) 344-5280 If Santa's car stereo system needs extra power this Christmas he should consider a new high power, main am­ plifier from Sony called "Earthquake"™. Boasting 60 watts per chan­ nel into 4 ohms from 20- 20,000 Hz with less than 0.1 percent THD, the XM-120 is one of the most powerful am­ plifiers in autosound today. The Earthquake is an ideal choice for any autosound sys­ tem needing the "muscle" to deliver high power and flexi­ bility. To date, the critical lim­ itation of car stereo amplifiers has been efficiency. The XM-120 is the result of a Sony efficiency campaign, an intensive effort to develop greater output without in­ creasing battery consumption. The end product delivers a stunning acoustical effect. The Earthquake incorpo­ rates Sony Car Stereo's two- stage power supply system. The first stage is optimized for low power and performs alone for all sound levels up to IS watts. The second stage "kicks- in" when the level exceeds 15 watts, providing additional power up to 60 watts. The XM-120 incorporates Sony's exclusive "bass drive" filter switch for sub-woofer application. It can accommodate inputs from virtually all audio sources, and features speaker- level input terminals, DIN and RCA jack capabilities. It has a suggested retail price of $329.95. So, if you hear outstanding stereo sound coming from your roof this Christmas Eve, chances are Santa Claus has discovered Earthquake. U HOLD ONTO YOUR TINSEL, gift wrapping and eg*-og-- here's the Earthquake™! New from Sony Car stereo, the XM-120 is a high power, main amplifier that boasts 60 watU per channel with a two-stage power supply for high efficiency. 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