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\ Pag* 10 McHENRY PLAINDEALER Section A Friday, August 30,1965 Today Good life in a studio apartment REALTY WORLD R E A L T Y W O R L D D U R B I N - S T O V A L L 4213 W. Elm Street-McHenry (815)385-8060 m | in. $46,900 BUDGET MINDED! The puce is right loi this 2 bedioom, bath home with large 'm M| room and country kitchen plus a 1W car gar age All appliances included Located on a large lot and close to the beach $49,500 WELCOME HOME! To this freshly painted 3 bedroom cedar sided house. Finish the room in the basement lor toddlers play room or your hobby area to bath oil master bedroom and at tached garage Priced to sell' « K'XI $60,000 VA ASSUMABLE MORTGAGE. Lour interest rate. Don't miss out on this attractive 3 bedroom home with family room, attached gar i(e. ill appliances and central air. Fenced yard to protect the children and pets. $66,500 HOME IN SETTLER'S WOODS. Walk to grade school. Huge lot for children's play and best of all affordable for the growing family.. 7 rooms and 1V> bath Tri leirel. $112,900 WOODED WATERFRONT! Tim 2 story vinyl sided borne features 3 bedrooms. 2 to baths, fireplace in living room, formal dining room, c/a. hardwood floors, and full basement. Also pier and electric hoist! TURN UP YOUR DRIVE AND LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND. Your secluded home on 1.3 acres will give you pri­ vacy and peace ol mind. A spacious, luxury home with many amenities: 4 bedrooms. 3 baths, fully equiped gourment kitchen, plus much more. If you desire a well designed quality home with exquisite decorating, come see us today. CAILFOR FREE MARKET EVALUATION (815)385-8060 By Helen K. Marshall > United Press International A studio apartment presents two major living problems -- lack of storage space and that closed-in feeling. The remedy lies in use of furnishings that are multipurpose, scaled down and simple and soft colors that expand a room. You also must realize your limita­ tions. You have only so much space to work with in your one room and you can't* have everything, interior designers say. The first thing to do in furnishing a studio apartment is to decide how it is you want to live, says Ellen Frankel, home furnishings editor of McCall's magazine. Do you like contemporary styling or the country look? Do you want to eat in your kitchen, in a separate dining area or sitting on the sofa at a cocktail table? How do you want to sleep? On a bed that doubles as a sofa or a sofa thattfoubles as a bed? "It's very important that you be happy and comfortable because there's no place you can go," Fran­ kel says. This is more than just a room; it's your entire home. In shopping for furniture, multi­ purpose is the name of the game. "You have to make every inch work," says designer Dick Butler, co-owner of The House Store,'a fur­ nishings "supermarket" in Chicago. The sofa bed is an obvious choice here. Butler also recommends low chests that double as end tables or cocktail tables and dining chairs that are suitable as desk or living room chairs. Partner Ron Barnum found an adjustable height cocktail table that serves two functions by raising to dining level. ' Choosing movable items -- tables and chairs on casters -- allow you to rearrange the furniture when guests come over. If your apartment has high ceil­ ings, consider building a loft bed, advises Margot Gunther, an inde­ pendent designer based in New York City. Put a sofa or bookcases under the bed. Another great space saver is the storage wall. "Its popularity comes from people who are in confined spaces who have to use the air rights of their room," Butler says. You can find wall unitsyftiat include not only shelves, down beds and ers advise. In a high be able to bles, pull- rs. design- m, you may helves above a WASHINGTON (UPI) - Resales of existing houses climbed 1.6 per­ cent in July to the highest level in nearly five years, a real estate sales trade group said Monday. The increase was the strongest since the 5.2 percent jump in March and lifted the annual rate of resales to 3.11 million, after seasonal adjustment. The National Association of Real­ tors expects 1985 to end up as the best year for existing home sales since 1979. Sales were helped by a slight de­ cline in mortgage rates. Despite the overall improvement Western states reported their sec­ ond consecutive monthly decline, a 9.3 percent drop. Sales of existing houses went up 0.7 percent in June and were un­ changed in May. Sales of new houses in July will be reported by the Census Bureau Thursday. REALTY WORLD - ' x-.V'X;*:; t (H .................... • . V. V. MMilPPRlMi 815-385-7050 • CRYSTAL LAKE* * New on the market is this very large 3000 sq ft., 4 bedroom home with 3to baths The custom built 2 story home is nestled in the woods but opens up to a panoramic view of the •alley. 3 beautiful acres exclusive area in Bull Valley McHenry Schools Rich in lands capini and decor $229,000 QUIETLY TUCKED AWAY Newly decoratert targe lto stoi> home with 3 bedrooms is an/outstanding buy! Close to town and located op a large tree® lot. 2to car |ar age Neat anf sharp home for o|i!y 147.800 m FOX RIDGE AT ITS BEST! Don't pass up this super five bedioom Fox Ridge 61 level home with 2400 sq. ft. of living space The decorating is extra special with lots of cedar wood and earth tone colors' There ate three baths' Fireplace in the huge family room Won't last long at 584,800 815-385-7050 You II love this roomy four bedroom ranch with 2to baths and a full finished basement! There are also two fireplaces and an attached 2Vi cai garage Nice big yard Brick and aluminum sided! This is tiuly an Exceptional home! Sellers are looking loi offers! $77,900 815-385-7050 WOW! 2600 SQUARE FEET OUTSTANDING VALUE Three bedroom home that's been completely ((modeled1 Really a neat place with energy el ficiency in mind1 low J24/month gas bill. On double lot! 2ft car garage. Central air con ditioning A lot of comfoitability and affordabil ity at only $49,900 815-388-7080 Super neat and clean two story home on a dou ble wooded lot This home has some real class and charm' 24 ft master bedroom! 36' family room 2 lull baths. 4 5 bedrooms' This is very comfortable home that once inside you'll know it is meant for you and your family. Gua $74*900 value at only 815-385-7050 D.Y.N.A.L.H.? Then this is the home lor you' 2200 sq ft. of living space in this brick and cedar tn-lewl. rparate family <oom and an extra 18 i 20 loot room which has many uses. 2*4 car gar age Large lot All appliances, woodburmng fi replace' Lot of value here at 2 Acres of unspoiled country land with a large four bedroom home with 2 baths, fireplace treated garage and in excellent condition 40 bare horses or storage. Many extras here making this an unusual buy for only 5104,900 •IS-S88-70S0 $78,800 ^UIOH»fillVPMNMAOQ 815-385-7050 MEMBER RELO World Leader in Relocation door, Franjs^l suggests. And don't forget tlRTstorage opportunities un­ der your bed. Scale is another important consid­ eration when you want a room to look larger. You may love that huge wing chair 6r Chippendale break- front, but wait to buy it until you are in a larger apartment. Color offers what possibly is your greatest latitude as a do-it-yourself designer. For the price of a can of paint, you can turn a room into a home, providing your landlord al­ lows it. A general rule here is that pale colors will make the room look larg­ er, so pastels always are safe. A low contrast between the color of the furniture and that of the walls also will expand a room, designers say, so select light-toned furnishings if possible. Frankel strongly advises that you choose the wall colors that make you feel good. Rose tones are calm­ ing. Blues may remind you of the sea or sky. If you must have some pattern to the walls, and you don't want to shell out for wallpaper, Frankel suggests using wallpaper borders. Another idea is to paint three walls in one shade and the fourth in a complementary color. "It breaks up the boxlness of the space," Gun­ ther says. You'll want something simple at your windows, designers agree. "No ruffled curtains or heavy drapes or elaborate treatments," Butler says, "You want to keep the interest in the room not at the window." Mini- blinds are a designer favorite. Matchstick or rice paper blinds or window shades work, too, and cost less. These blinds also work well as room dividers suspended from the ceiling when there's no door be­ tween your kitchen and main room. If you're on a budget -- and you likely are since you're living in a studio apartment -- don't overlook the mass merchandisers in shop­ ping for furniture. The chain stores sometimes have well-designed fur­ niture at attactive prices^1 rankel says. Yard sales antirfemnapt shops for fabrics are another option. But don't buy something just be- .. cause it's cheap. If you don't like it, you're stuck with having to look at it all the time. "If you could possibly splurge on one piece that you love," Frankel advises, "it will make you feel good every time you go by it." IN MEMORY of Robert M.Radosh Six long and lonely years and our hearts still ache for you. I would give up all of my tomorrows, if I couldv put my arms around you, just one more- time. Sleep well my Son, until „we meet -once more. Love Mom, Dad, Brothers and Sister House resales for July hit highest level in five years Although house prices are going down in some sections of the coun­ try overall the association expects 1985 to end with prices up at about the national inflation rate, 3.6 percent. WHIN WE BUILD IT,YOU GET MORE BUILDING FOR YOUR MONEY. MV» J*, HERE'S WHY: We design and build nationally-known Varco-Pruden buildings. Industrial, commercial, recreational - whatever building you need - it's . - custom-designed to your exact dimensional, configuration and appearance requirements, without cost or time penalties. So getthe building you need, in spite of inflation and high interest and construction costs. Call us. 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