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Polka dot decor 'spotted' PAGE 8-McHENRY PLAINDEALER-FRID -Y, MARCH lSrl#74 Something new, not seen very often in decorating in the past, is polka dots! These have been spotted in more and more interiors. And dots of all sizes work. A personalized philoso­ phy behind use of colors depends upon an individ­ ual's interests and activities, rather than just what looks nice. The colors chosen should reflect the things that matter in his or her life. If a person is proud of his plants, then color around them in leafy green­ ness and flowering blossoms. So look for clear, bright tones, a sunny tropical look, lots of texture and pattern, with a continuing interest in earth tones. The message for 1974 is to be imaginative, be individualistic, and don't be afraid to experiment with bolder color. BUTCHER BLOCK LOOK The butcher block look, a fashion favorite in the home since moving from the kitchen to the living room and den, can also serve as a theme for the bedroom. Furnishings such as desks, chests, hutches, bookcases, bunk and chest beds, are available finished in the butcher block pattern FENCE IT! BEAUTY DURABILITY EASY CARE YOU GET'IT ALL WITH OUR ftfSTiC CEOAR Sales & Installation STYLES • STOCKADE • 3 & 2 RAIL • TOWN HOUSE • SPLIT RAIL • BASKET WEAVE • CONTEMPORY PICKET BR00KW00D GARDEN CENTER 4505 W. Rte. 120 • McHenry 385-4949 Mon.-Fri. 9-8-Sat. 9-5:30-Sun. 104:30 PLAilNLmAL.rJt-rruL • i. wirvivwi *V« *•«" » Proper iawn and garden care adds to property enhancement Home improvement is more than a fresh coat of paint, a remodeled and modernized kitchen or bath, or a newly wallpapered bed­ room. It's also lush landscaping, to accent your home's best features and perhaps de- emphasize others, to pro­ vide a degree of privacy and offer shelter from win­ ter's cold winds or the sun's hot summer rays. And it's landscaping which beautifies and en­ hances your property, while turning every inside-out view into a pastoral master­ piece. None of these objectives is easy to attain, but is cer­ tainly not beyond reach with careful planning, seri­ ous study or expert guid­ ance in the selection of plants, and large measures of "TLC." Now, TLC could stand for Tedium -- Labor -- Chance. But we mean Tender Loving Care, knowing that plants and lawns will only flour­ ish when cared for with timely and proper spray applications by outdoor housekeepers. TLC also means Talented -- Light -- Compact, de­ scribing a new lightweight multi-use compressed air sprayer now available at hardware and garden sup­ ply centers for under $20. The new featherweight is Spray Doc, a versatile sprayer that features a rug­ ged polyethylene tank and noncorrosive parts. It can be used with pesticides, in­ secticides, herbicides or any other yard and garden "cides" you may spray. Any clean-up job It's handy, too, for spray­ ing detergents -- to clean patios, screens, cars, walls, garage floors -- anywhere you have a clean-up job that a sprayer can help. Available in VA, 2 and 3 gallon capacities, Spray Doc features a quick-pressure pump, longer hose and a spray wand that turns a full 360 degrees to direct the spray where you want it. Volume is controlled by a convenient thumb release trigger, and the nozzle ad­ justs all the way from a fine mist to a heavy spray pat­ tern. A.wide shoulder strap on the 3 gallon Spray Doc adds convenience and com­ fort for longer spraying jobs. FEEDING YOUR LAWN and garden plants and protecting them from damaging insects or fungus growths is a cinch with Spray Dm*, a new compressed air sprayer that makes light work of yard care. Universal makes the new poly tank sprayers, and has a big variety of types for other home uses. There are metal tank models, slide sprayers for reaching trees and high shrubs, sprayers that attach to the end of a hose, hand pump spray­ ers and dusters. Other helpers Spray Doc also includes thermal foggers and flame sprayers, and even special caddy carts to further light­ en yard work. Next time you want to nourish your prized plant­ ings, keep flies and mos­ quitoes away from your barbecue, or wash the fam­ ily car, go see Spray Doc. He can do it all! Many sink styles, sizes give homeowner choice The average homeowner is surprised today at the choice of sinks available for his new kitchen. In many colors, and sizes, some even have three bowls -- and they are not all made of the same basic material. The popular porcelain enamel-on-steel sink is still available, but so is the dura- HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS ROOM ADDITION/FAMILY ROOM/ AIR CONDITIONING/ GARAGE/ BATHROOM/ NEW KITCHEN/ REMODELING ETC. PHONE: 385-3000 # SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY! « '* McHenry Savings W A MO LOAN AIMCMTIONW SERVING ALL OF GREATER McHENRY COUNTY l-09 North Green Street, McHenry. Illinois 60050 815-385-3000 Deposits insured to S20.000 by Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp. ble porcelain enamel-on- cast iron model. The latter are stain resistant. Also available are the newly popular stainless steel sinks. Consumers are attracted by its beauty in spite of its tendency to show finger prints. At one time the subject of number of bowls in a sink was academic. Before dish­ washers, practically every­ one wanted two bowls, me­ dium to large and of equal size. The advent of the dishwasher slowed the de­ mand for the two-bowl sink, and explains why the aver­ age sink sold today is a 24-by-21-inch single bowl model. However, some manufac­ turers note a definite trend towards a sink with one unusually large, unusually deep bowl, and one small, shallow bowl. The larger bowl is used for larger pots and oven racks which don't fit in a dishwasher. WOOD CHISELS An all-steel wood chisel, forged from a single piece of tool steel, is a heavy-duty wood cutting tool designed for rough work. Never use on metal. Discard chisels with chipped, battered or mushroomed heads.