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FURNISHINGS TO BRING MEMORIES OF TROPICAL ISLANDS for year-round living in­ clude the owner-built fringed awning above the bar, supported by a wooden drapery rod topped with a finial. Fan lamp adds finishing touch. Wicker and bamboo-styled furniture from the "South Pacific" collection by American of Martinsville, and the seashore theme of fabric on modular seating, set the tone for a casual yet elegant room. When family lifestyles change, remodel, renew and rejoice PAGE 23 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. MARCH 14, 1980 a useful one is imagination and 'astute shopping. Furniture, car­ peting and accessories that are durable, versatile,and good-looking can be a sound investment. One couple, with a love for the seashore, made their inland home into a tropical paradise to create a balmy effect even in the dead of winter. Their new furnishings from the "South Pacific" collection of American of Martinsville are made of natural wicker on maple solids, with white birch veneers finished in a golden sunset tone. They turned the bar area into a beach-side cabana with a gracefully-draped awning, con­ structed by the owner. Their col­ lection of exotic sea shells is dramatically displayed behind the glass doors of modular wall units with bamboo-styled spindles. Modular seating, with otto­ mans on casters for mobility, adds emphasis with its seashore- themed fabric. For them, the room is not only a complete metamor­ phosis--but a continuing vacation experience--without moving an inch! What to do when the family begins to outgrow the house? When toddler becomes a teen, when mother turns in her cutting board for a typewriter, when all of a sudden it seems every member of the household requires different spaces for living, working and leisure activity? • One obvious answer is to pick up and move, lock, stock and goldfish. But, with housing at a premium today, mortgage rates on the rise, and moving costs on the near side of prohibitive, more and more people are look­ ing for an alternative. Those whose homes are ide­ ally located, especially, seek the solution within the walls they love. Working with the space available to them, they choose to remodel rather than relocate. Sometimes all it takes to transform an obsolete room into NOTHING I IMPROVES A HOME LIKE BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE FROM. .1 I • • • L\£ ntttltRHKY V Home BROWSE THROUGH 'N * OUR BEAUTIFUL ROOM DISPLAYS MO CHOOSE FROM I FOR EVER* *{ ROOM AMD FOR <_? EVERY BUDGET! > NtcllKNieV OPEN EVENINGS lilt ltoRM« fturniKltingii 4&IM.V R I IVO Mi HI NH r III mbr.ym. |Mon lues Thurj fri 9am lo 9pm Wed iSat> 9om to tpm Sun Noon to Spm free Set Up Delivery 90 Doyt Some A» Cathl IS A MWV affamI 44 Is your home insured for what it's worth, or just for what it cost you ?»• • •• See me to find out if your homeowners insurance-covers you for increased value due to inflation. I'll explain State Farm's low-cost Homeowners Insurance with automatic inflation coverage. Dennis Conway 3319 W. Elm St. McH«nry 385-7111 Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY Home Office: Btoomjngton, Illinois YOUR HOMEWORK MADE EASY FOR THE '80s. This decade, do it right! Start out the 1980 s with one of these new 1980 International Cadet tractors Choose from eight models--from the 8-hp Cadet 182 to the 19 9-hp Cub Cadet 982 Each Cadet packs a long list of standard features that makes it the biggest tractor value in its class Features like steel channel, automotive-type frame and cast iron front axle And since we re serious about helping you keep things looking nice--including your bank account--were making some surprising deals So stop irvand start off the 1980 s right--with a dependable hardworking 1980 Cadet tractor ih Doing the right things right. "THE HOUSE THRT SERVICE BUILT" Geo. P. Fpound.inc 4f02 W. CRYSTRL LRKE RD. McHENRY, ILL. 38S-0420