PAGE 6, HOME IMPROVEMENT SUPPLEMENT, Tuesday, October 11, 1977

Cover windows
in many ways

There are a lot of alter-
natives to curtains. Window
shades are popular while
some people create pseudo-
stained glass windows in a
variety of ways. Others just
abandon coverings all
together.

Space conscious people
witk few windwos can build
shelves in front of the
window for herb gardens
and light loving plants.
Ple: , available from
All West Glass or Glacier
Glass, is ideal for these
shelves. ,

They should be suspended
by two ropes at either end
and should beno more than
six inches wide. Either I-
bolts by the window from or
anchored ceiling hooks hold
the shelves adequately.

Industrious home
decorators can consider
knotting a macrame hanger
over the window. A loose
. pattern should be used for
windows frequently opened.
For stationary windows,
‘lighter patterns should be
used. a

Windoows are _ ideal
display cases for off-loom
weaving. String your weft
vertically with a curtain rod
both top and bottom of the
window. Then, at your
leisure, fill in the woof.

People with less time can
stretch a length of fabric
over the window. A com-
plementary fabric to your
wallpaper is ideal. For
people with painted walls,
graphic block prints are
available. Further in-
formation can be obtained
from Portobello Fabrics,
Albert Street, Ottawa, Ont.
or they may be seen at The
Bay's larger stores.

Windows can also be
painted with watercolors.
However, this is advisable
only for people who have
double windows and do not
have steam heating. Con-
densation tends to make
watercolors run.

Many different window
shades are available. Ikea
Furnighings, 4351 No. 3 Rd.,
Richmond, B.C. has several
patterns in their free
catalogue. Closer to home,
striped and solid shades are

available through Sears.

_ Roll-up bamboo shades in
matchstick and tortois¢d
shell designs add alry in-
formality to windows. These.
shades are also versatile. If
you move, you can cut them
to fit your new windows
using only a pair of scissors..

Since dust tends to collect:
between the narrow slats of
roll-ups, use the dusting
brush of your vacuum
minthly on this type f
wondow covering. Once a
year, take them outside,

ng thm by their tops to a
clothesline and spray with a
garden hose. Let them dry,
and then rehang at your
windows.

Curtaina tan can -he
aitkerent trom staid staples.
Bedsheets make marvellous
curtains, with a built-in hem

for threading the curtain

- back, handkerchief style.

rod. Sheets are quick and
easy.

The choice in sheets is
wide and they present an
opportunity to complete a
decorating theme in
bedrooms on a shoestring
bud et. Co ie ight

ockage, couple the sheet-
curtains with
dowshades.

won-

easy to work with. It is ideal
for a teenagers room.

Bright hawaiin prints are
reat for kitchen and

throom. They brighten
the motif while keeping an
element of privacy. Usually
of heavier hopsacking or
cotton duck, hawaiin prints
have excellent ‘light-
blocking properties.

Instead of threading
kitchen curtains along’ a.
curtain rod, hang them cafe-
style with decorative
shower hooks or tie them

Tie lightweight living and
dining room curtains to the
top corners and centre of the
window. This looks best
when there are several
small windows along a wall.
Cover the gaps with mat-
ching curtains. Hangin
curtains along an entire w:

adds a feeling of luxury to a |

room. :

You have 4 ole:

to walk
before you
can run.

|

The Canadian movement iy parson iness.

Fitness. In your heart you know it’s right. |

“Leader in

dishwasher: from
“WHOOSH- WASH”
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te “whire-whirt’
For many homemakers,
the savor of a fine meal is
too-soon spoiled by the nec-
essary after-meal dishwash-
ing chore. -
. And even if the clean-up
face-off means only loading

a dishwasher, it can still -

bea bothersome chore if
you're going to be badgered

by a noisy dishwasher and.

its irritating “whoosh-was
sound, _

General Electric suggests
you put a damper on this
clean-up chore and noise
pollution in the home by
letting a sound-insulated
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handle the after-meal dirty
work. These models can
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GE’s sound-shielded Pot-
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rubber supports, the manu-
facturer reduced vibration
noise from these moving
parts. Concern about noise
also lead the manufacturer
to develop wash impellers
that no jonger cause the
annoying “whoosh-wash”
sound.

A “sound” idea for a
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is a Potscrubber II dish-
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you to tum it on and still
carry on a normal conver-
sation, watch TV or have
after-meal peace of mind.

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