SemEMENT TO THE McHENRY PLAINDEA1ER PAGE 4 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11.1977 A gift for two Charming new decorating for the dime store budget The most attractive ways to decorate do not always depend on what you pay. To prove that imagination is more important than money, designer Shirley Regendah! created a highly functional dining room filled with im mense amounts of comfort able, cheery furnishings-- and a bill that was less than $800! The sturdy, well-made wood furniture in the Coun try Pine finish was budget- priced for a start, and then everything else--from the fabric on the walls to the dishes in the buffet--were found in dime stores. MNJiAR Good Only Jan. 12-13-14 20% LAMP SHADES OUR ENTIRE O OFF STOCK OF Beautiful OC07 SPUN GLASS GIFT ITEMS .. . . CO A 0 OFF ALSO SOME GLASSWEAR AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES LAMP REPAIR REWIRING & PARTS -Hetty A Jlamfi± •J Shades CMi 3318 W. ELM ST. (NEXTTOJEPSEN TIRE) McHENRY • 385-2824 McHENRY - 385-2824 It all began with SK Prod ucts' oval table that expands to 60 inches and costs only $105. Comfortable chairs were about $50 each and the commodious buffet hutch was $340, for a total of $645 for the furniture. With the $150that was left, here's how the room was fur nished: Walls--10 yards of blue- and-white bandana fabric at $1.99 a yard, stapled to the wall. Windows -- II yards of white fabric at $1.09 a yard, edged with 10 yards of ball fringe at 30 cents a yard. Floor--a do-it-yourself stencil painted on a solid color border, either with a stencil kit or from a stencil you can cut yourself. Cover the paint with a protective coating. Lamp--a $ 10.98 shade was made into a hanging lamp with a socket and cord that runs through a large cup hook in the ceiling, and then down to the nearest electrical out let. Charming bird prints with gay red mats were found in the dime store. So were tradi tional china and flatware pat terns as well as the stemware and glass accessories. Hanging baskets and col orful fruit add the finishing "country" touches. The furniture's rich hand- rubbed finish and the deeply-carved details on the buffet and hutch helped add dignity as well as conve nience to a deceptively budget-conscious room. 7 DAYS Vmi of A VIMS C0UP0H~l~i GOOD FOR ClFJlS Y 0 U R a£MlNG 0Rd Others S COUPON Furs) TIME nt RENTED 0f ORDER 1207 N. THIRD ST. WESTOFA&P FOOD STORE Dons " ONE HOUR CLEANERS MCHENRY, ILLINOIS LET HIM PITCH THE TENT while you pilch in for firewood ... it couldn't be easier now that Homclite has made the XL chain haw ideal for use by women. It weighs only about seven pounds, comes with a Safe-T- Tip that eliminates kickback and it's so easy to use it won't ruin a manicure. But don't forget your safety rules: glasses and gloves should always be worn. Nominate an historic site for new footing 385-2011 Historic sites across America are eligible to re ceive free wood-look roofing from CertainTeed Corpora tion, a leading building mate rials manufacturer. Under the .auspices of the company's on-going Building Restoration Program, his toric properties are reviewed quarterly. . .and those selected for inclusion in the program receive, free of charge, the company's top- of-the-line roofing shingles. To be eligible for the pro gram, sites must be owned by non-profit organizations or be publicly owned-->o your old family homestead won't do. The sites must also reflect the social, political and/or economic development of the United States. Structures selected for participation in the program will join some prestigious company--like the birth place of Thomas Edison, the last of George Washington's Indian forts, the farmhouse where Willa Cather's My An tonio heroine actually iived. and the home in Hannibal, Missouri, where Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) lived during his youth. There are 18 other struc tures also included in the program--each selected for its historic and architectural attributes. Most are listed on the National Register of His toric Places. Several are Na tional Historic Landmarks and others are listed on the Historic American Buildings Survey. BROOKWOOD CARD! JPET 4505 W. RTE. 120, McHENRY, ILL. (Next To Kentucky Fried Chicken) 815-385-4949 MANY UNADVERTISED SPECIALS McHENRY COUNTY'S LARGEST TROPICAL FISH & PETCENTER ON SALE FOR DOLLAR DAYS SWORD TAILS 2/$l0# PLATIES 3/$r° TETRAS 2 /$ i °o BARB 2/$i°° GUPPIES 5/$l0#