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Before this room was remodeled, a big, uninteresting

window provided little more than a dim view of brick walls.

“Windows ure “wonderful; But
“some. older homes have an a5=

‘sortment ‘of unrélaled windows,
‘some tall and narrow, ‘some

sinall and- placed High on ‘the
Standard window — treat-

Even in new homes, “windows

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VINYL ASBESTOS ©
‘FLOOR TILES

‘Moe & wt :

Suppliers ¢ to’ Builders of the North

This Is. how your kitchen sink looks wheri you own
‘an. automatic dishwasher; no stacks. ot dirty
‘dishes, no. ‘hot greasy water. A dishiasher's just |
one of many .maryelous: alectric appllances | you:
oan own these days. And when your home’ s wired -

aut: overloading a single’ elroult: ‘Talk ‘to your c
electrical contractor, ae ; capt

PUT A FRAME ON THAT VIEW
VITH SOME WINDOW MAGIC —

iThis is a wide frame that | cove
ers the top and beth sides of the
window, the curtains and drap-
eries: hanging within ft, like a
cornice with sides that extend ta
the floar, A lambrequin can be
painted or covered with fabric
or ,adhesive-backed paper, and
its Inner edges’ can he stralght
or aut ina patterty to suit the
style OF the room's s furnishings.
-EDGES NEED TRIM <.--
For 4 finished lack, it's best
to use trim—hraid, tassels,
fringe or gimp—around the
edges, especially since it 4s al-
most Impossible for an amateur
to apyly, the covering perfectly,
naa ecel ad room, a simple
t a matching colar. willy:

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“Phone: 635-2060.

you.can. run them ail with-

“Tand finishing nails for attaching

lambrequin must be’ deeper, to

“look Like one. The draperies and |

‘| architectural irregularities, °

" Phone 635-21 95

Lumber needed to make : a lambrequin is shown vat upper - : ;
left. Next to itis the assembled tambrequin. Paper or fabric .

is being applied with: a stapler (lower left). Trim is put on
with glue if it is of- light. material. Stapling ‘is necessary
with heavy. fabric. -

do, tut for a room with period
decor, -tassels, fringe or braid
is more appropriate at the in-
ner edges, with a plain gimp
around the angle where the front
meets top and sides, |.

A design made of trim can
substitute for a shaped edge If

jigsaw work seems too com.
plicated. Or you: can -try a
scroll, sawtooth, or seallop de-
sign...

-Lambrequins are easy tomake
with simple tools—hammer and
saw, plus a ilgsaw | if the inner
edgas are to be shaped, and a
staple gun if available,
Materials needed Include a
Ry x8? plece of hardboard or”
ata Aor the’ front, shock

, e

ae firting for top Sand

sides, plus palnit, -paper or ‘fabric:
and trim, tacks or staples, glue -

trlin. and two angle irons, Ff the

cover a radiator for instance,
usa wider furring for top. and:
sides, A thin padding of foam
rubber under thé fabric will elve
lanbrequins a soft, finished look |

HOW TO DOIT °
" Dectde - on the height and  satadth
of the-lambrequin, Remember, it
can be made high to increase the.
apparent height af a low window,
or wide to make two windows

curtains wilt cover the’ entire
area within the frame, hiding

Cut two equal pieces of fur-
ring for the sides, These should
be. the exact height of the com--
pleted lambrequin, Cut another
plece. for the top, subtracting the

[front

‘afeces from the desired width
af the lambrequin to. arrive at
the right length, Glue and nail
the side pieces to the ends of
the top plece,

To make top: of tront, ent a
piece of plywoad or hardboard
ahont, 12 Inches. deep, and wide
enough ta just cover the sides

of frame, Nail and giue to edges
of frame at-top, Cut sides of
front 6 — 8 inches ‘wide and Jong
enough to reach froni top’ piece
to floor, Glue and nail into place,
then give or staple -4 small
piece of 147" ‘plywood over hack

of joints where sides meet top
of front piece, Be sure. these
cleats ‘ate’ 'set In at’ least. 1°*
front edge pes’ 5 58 thal "won't Show

oigvgyodt is “es Have a igilapad |

edge; decldeion.the design, then |*

draw on a plece of sturdy, paper
such as ‘hrown wrapping paper.

which can be bought by the pe |

Lay lambrequin on floor, front

up, and cover half of it with the |"
paper, Draw and cut out the pat- ||.

tern for just one side, then trace |,
the ‘design. on’ that side of Jam.
brequin.” Reverse pattern and
trace {t on the other side. Use a
jlgsaw to cut out. the design,

Hf ‘foani rubber padding Is tc].

‘be--used, cut It out to fit over
edges and glue to. lambrequin,
Use masking.tape to attach edges
inside and ‘at back of frame,
“Mf fabrie ~ar
‘paper is to be used, cut it tc
caver front, top and sides, leav-
ing an additional 2° allowance
around hoth inside and outside
edges, At corners and curves,
-suip fabric’ to edge of lambre=
quin to permit shaping and fit-
ting, ‘Tack “or staple edges ta

total thickness of the. two sides]

back of frame, —

‘: sel-adhesive |-

Apply trim to form a design,
or cover ‘Inside ‘and: outside
edges of front with trim If trim
is fairly thick, staples won't
show, but if it fs dellcate,apply
glue to -lambrequin edges and
press trim on, using: finishing
nalls here and there to hold it
in place while glue dries,

Attach rods inside lambrequin
and seeure it to the wall with
two angle Lrons screwed to top
‘of box and to the wall, °

Curtains and draperies can be
hung either before or after the
box is attached to the wall, In
‘saine cases, lambrequins are

shades, Shades can be decoral«
ed withthe same’ fringe or braid

thal. ised ‘on .the lambrequin,

Varnish —
tips

Is there, a varnishing project
‘on the agerida? For the smooth,
bubble - free finish that some-
times - séems' so difficult to
achieve, try this simple proced-
ure: +

Use a soft bristle brush of good
Guality. ol

-Grip the brush by the. ferrule,
allowing the handle to rest be-
tween thumb and forefinger...

Dip the brush in the varnish,
to no more than one-third of the.
length of the bristles. =

Don't wipe of excess varnish on
the. rim. of the can. « tap
the brush’ gently against inside of
can, This removes excess, pre-
yents dripping, yet leaves brush
“loaded’’ with enough varnish for

| smooth application,

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aA TAES BE

A big, bare window has been improved by the addition of a
floor-to-molding lambrequin covered with solid color fabric
and trimmed with coordinated tasse! fringe. While curtains
_ are trimmed with, self-adhesive nylon velvet ribbon. Other
remodeling changes i make it look like anew room. —

used alone or with just window |.

‘| outer. . edges

SETTLING FASTER .

Cosmic. dust is settling on the
‘earth three times faster than
700 years ago,-

The intricate charm of old
world floors is being revived by
new ‘vinyl tiles and the continu. | 9p

.[ ing popularity of Mediterranean

decorating.

New 6?? x L2?? vinyt flooring
makes possible such pleasant
floor patterns as herringbone,
horizontal and vertical ‘step
up’? repeats, half-drop. repeats:
and cross-tile patterns,"

As with traditional. 9ineh and

TRY er: WITH TILES
FOR NEW FL oORSHOW

be done carefully.
The travertine. patterns give the’
appearance of handlald - “marble.
floots while the woodgrain pale
terns .give the look of Intaid par
quet, A. more. rusti¢., Barly .
‘American appearance. * pe
gained through the use of anothar
vinyl . flooring,” textured planks

contrasting color peg: inserts,
These tiles ‘usually are installed

that measure 4’?:by 467? andhave Z

_|be cut dn half to make ‘Tectangus

12-inch square tiles, the, new.
materials can be installed by.do-:
it-yourselfers, using special; ade
hesives and simple* directions:
supplied by the aanutacturers
of the tiles, - wh

The galety: of 2 Roman villa
can be captured, ‘through the use:
of two travertine and ‘two woods
erain colors of scuiptuted, deluxe
viny! (ie, Any of seven different
patterns cambe created by ushig
a single tile color, Using a ree.
ond color adds a new. dimension,
and many different’ patchwork |
patterns are possible, Of course, .
any of the 12°? by 12? 'tlles can

with staggered joints to simulate
hardwood fioorlDke

. After wood has been bleached,
the residue of the chemical must
be washed off, Different bleach-
as tequire different methods: of
washing, Read the directions on
the container, a
* * * '
Terrazo floors, which have
been known to take ona yellows
ish tinge when repeatedly, finish- |
ed with surface materials, are

type finish made especially for
terrazo. .

Never. suspend a 2 paint brush
in water, evan if you’re going to

~ HELPFUL HINTS

best -protected .with a sealer-|,

lar flooring, but tha cutting must.

‘In using a putty knife atier
paint remover has been applied,
hold it in a .nearly- horizontal
position: while sereping * to avold
damaging the. woods ;

*
> Here’s a general “rule tor dec
termining the length: of a- nail
‘that Is designated in: ‘penny 5123,
“Divide | the penny size-by four
and ‘add. Y2'inch. Thus, a fours
penny fail would ‘be. Me inches

on ‘paint! ‘anid varnish ‘shouid ,
te removed from. paint brushes,
with turpentine. or ‘quality

use {it again in a few hours.

hroken floor. tiles .or torn IIno-
leum for ‘months, and {enoring it
hecslise you cannot bear the
thought of tearing it up and Iiv-
Ing with the mess for several
days, cheer. up, there isa solte
tion,

Because few manufacturers of
resilient ‘tile or Hieneum will
guarantee .u-new fluor installed
over an- old one, do-it-yourself
experts — and inexperts have. had
to resign themselves to two or
‘three days of hard labor which
ineinded the tearing of an entire
floor before it cauld be recover
ed. A new one-day installation
system developed recently. will

change all that,

"The new ‘instalatton’ method,
‘called the petimifior:. system,
makes it possible to , install
several types ‘ol. sheet vinyl
flooring directly over most old
Noors, perinitting full use of the
room, the same day. .

A new bonding tachnique “hag

been developed which will enable
the average home repairman to :

insti a the subfloor: simply’ and

‘Jeasily by cementing “only . the.
of six-font-wide :

sheets of vinyl fouring: to the
subfloor, Preparation ‘of the
subfloor: {s° required only tn a
narrow band . aronid the: peri-

meter of the room and Along

‘jseam ines, °

a” living ng room, and kitchen
which ‘overlaok the garden, this three
bedroom “brick veneer

* howe designed by architect Douglas

H., Miller of Vancouver, is best sult-

to the street...
e Three: ‘steps separate the bedroom

win - from” the living-dining and

. ‘Mitch en Wing. The kitchen has a’“U"

counter layout and room .for
table. It is close to the front

__ door.and -hag-one window overlook-

oth
“open hatch connects ‘the kilchen with] #

th carport, “and another, above
k, overlooking the garden, An

E DESIGN - Fearing

“Using a rewly developed, rast

split-level | -

ed ‘for a lot which slopes gently down a .

iving-dining area. From the din-f

roain*double doors lead into the!

garden nd.aré part of the glass wall

& the full length of the living-
dining Toom. A. three, foot high par-
separates this room from. the
ing to the basement, which
(tends: only beneath the" bedroom

i Hen ceilings follow the slo
ofthe roof. ‘The living-dining oom

ant hall ureas of the house.|f

ould face south-west: ... [9

oor area is A,111 square feet!
Ing ° ‘the carport and the exte-

imensions.are.35 feet one inch] — °

feet. Working drawings for
6, known. Bs ‘Design : 764,

necessity of keeping the" family
off the newly-installed floor.

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