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Page 8 McHENRY PLAINDEALER Section A Friday, September 27, 1985 II • I ••• Americans go back to basics Traditionalism returns in decor iSones ion writer NEW YORK - As Americans return to traditional values in their personal lives, their tastes in interior design are following suit. According to Richard Knapple, Blooming- dale's vice president of interior design, this tra­ ditionalism is not, how­ ever, of the usual coun­ try French or Louis XIV ilk. "It's a return to tradi­ tional but (with furni­ ture) used in totally dif­ ferent ways than ever before," said Knapple. "I'm talking about rooms that have no set period. You wouldn't work in all Louis XIV or all Chippendale. In­ stead you're going to find these things mixed in very different ways." "Of say 12 pieces of furniture, it's quite pos­ sible only three are of the same period. I re­ cently did a room that had contemporary up­ holstery, the sofa was sort of Euro style -- soft, over-upholstered and very inviting. "Then there was a Japanese chest, a pair of Victorian wicker chairs, two Empire chairs, and art pieces -- in this case a console table made by a sculp­ tor -- a post-modern coffee table, a Palladi- an bookcase, a '30s ta­ ble and a suggestion of a classical drapery treatment." The new look is re­ laxed, comfortable and somewhat formal. "It's not the stiff form of tra­ ditionalism," stressed Knapple. "It's almost non-decorator looking." One important ele­ ment in the new tradi­ tionalism is increased use of stone, especially marble, granite, fossil and sandstone in tables, floors, and walls. Con­ tinuing an already pop­ ular trend, people are painting stone finishes, especially faux granite and marble, on walls and small pieces of furniture. The new traditional­ ism is also character­ ized by increased use of metal, although it is no longer the high-tech fa­ vorites -- brass and pol­ ished chrome. "Now it's weatherized, ham­ mered iron, and metal that has patina to it," said Knapple. "The effect is to walk into a room that doesn't look like it's just been done but that has evolved over years," he said. "It could be a cocktail table with a metal base and granite top. It could be an eta- gere that would be sort of hammered wrought iron with maybe glass shelves." Along with metal, there is renewed inter­ est in wooden furniture and less emphasis on shiny laquered sur­ faces. "I think woods are going-to become lighter and more exot­ ic," said Knapple, cit­ ing new interest in ze- brawood, a hard striped wood native to the Guia­ na region of South America. So with lacquered surfaces and chrome on the wane, is high-tech gone? "I think it's gone but that doesn't mean a remnant couldn't be used in what I'm talk­ ing about," said Knqpple. "You might The New Traditionalism American tastes in home decoratings are returning to the traditional, but with a twist Instead of using, lor instance, all Chippendale, people nrp Ireely mixing periods and even countries of origin * sy'f' Contemporary '4 Regency^ American Pilgrim UPI Graphic/J. Martinez have a table just next to a very traditional sofa but that cold sleek look is totally gone." In furniture, the trend is to the classical. Bloomingdale's current bestseller is the Baker Palladian collection. Based on the designs of 18th century Italian ar­ chitect Andrea Palla- dio, bookcases, dining table legs and coffee ta­ bles are distinguished by pediments, tilasters, columns and cprnices and "other strictly ar­ chitectural details.'V 11 eat. Then collect photo­ graphs of rooms that appeal to you, looking f o r a c o m m o n sort of began with the new post-modtern archi­ tecture that has its roots in classical Archi­ tecture, as in the pedi- denominator. mented AT&T build- pinaiiv "trvtouseas ing," said Knapple. m^v basic stvles as No matter what furni- ,??, c£tinB ture one owns or buys, flS- vprv though, the overall ef- '"nes^'that feet must be non-deco- rator and unique. As such, it is more difficult to achieve than previ­ ous looks dictated by formula. "It has to be have almost no period. There are classics all through the '20s, '30s, and '40s. Even now we're starting to see done verv cleverlv " classics from the ,50s Slnl -SL that always work," gotawdtorow dapple said: "It's very architect it together." Put "your punch" tural," said Knapple. His advice is to start into a few additional "It's neo-classical but it's a totally new look. It Home resales hitting record high in area as he does, by asking pieces that can be sacri- how the room is going ficed in 10 years. And to function, how many even if you can't afford people you plan to sit an interior designer, comfortably, whether you plan to include a stereo, books, a place to Knapple strongly sug­ gests at least splurging on a consultation. Record home resales are being registered in Baird & Warner's northwest zone -- comprising of­ fices in Arlington Heights, Barr- ington, Barrington North, Crystal Lake, Edgebrook (Chicago), Mount Prospect, Palatine and Park Ridge. "Well-located, well-conditioned homes in this region are bringing premium prices," said Robert G. Walters, senior vice president and general manager of the com­ pany's residential sales division. He added: "This sustained hot sales market -- caused in large part by affordable mortgage interest rates - has contributed greatly to Baird & Warner's overall produc­ tion, including the best July in the company's history." The combined volume of the Barrington and Barrington North area offices showed an increase of 30 percent in June-July over the comparable period last year, ris­ ing to $9 million, reported Dick Lacy, vice president and sales manager of the Barringon area of­ fice, and Marian Malmborg, vice president and sales manager of the Barrington North area office. The average home price has risen about $6,000 in the past year, from $170,000 to $176,000, the manager said. Transferee activity remains strong in the $150,000 to $250,000 price range, they said. At the Crystal Lake area office, sales in July were double those of July 1984, said Steven A. Crnkovich, vice president and sales manager. "Sales for the first six months of 1985 were up 40 percent over last year, with the result that we're in need of more inventory in the $100,000 to $125,000 price range," he said. Most buyers -- mixed evenly among first-home buyers, transferees and upgraders -- are looking for three- and four- bedroom houses, Crnkovich said. At the Palatine area office, June sales volume of $6 million, "best month ever for the office," also is giving the office its best year ever, reported Gerald J. Bouschard, vice president and sales manager. "We especially need inventory in the $70,000 to $80,000-plus price range for first-timers," ^added Bouschard. The average price for the area the office serves now is $110,000 -- down $1,000 from last year -- and $250,000 for Inverness. The 130-year-old Baird & Warner is the Chicago area's oldest full-service real estate organization with 31 offices. FOR THE DISCRIMINATING BUYER English 'Tudor on^ 2 acres plus. 10 rms., 3W car gar. • bdrms.. den. 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