Brighten your home, then keep it quiet Ate you happy with “Pp home? Possibly you've been » thinkingy about updating it or adding a room or two to gain needed space, If you're in the planning: stage, be sure to ana- lyze your product and consider how it will effect your overall living enviranment. Especially if you're expand- ing your house er radically up- lating a kitchen, the bright, modern impruvenent — could cause the rest of the house to lovk older than its years. You should give some thought to re- furbishing other parts of your home un 2 more modest scale. home. They also help soften the transition between existing and new areas. ; One way of tying old and new together while enhancing your home’s decor and your family’s comfort is through use of acoustical ceilings, There are many styles on the market which will brighten any room and help cut down the noise level created by the television, stereo, children or the commo- tion of everyday active living. Do you think your home is TERRACE OMINECA HERALD — Builder's Page : quiet? Stop and consider thase accasions when late-hour adult social activities had to be toned down “., , for fear of disturb- ing the youngsters’ sleep.” Lainting, wall papering, pan- elling and tile flooring ali offer examples of easy ways to brighten and modernize the PRESTO LOGS Carton of 6 on ere On le 29 Now Only ALBERT McCAFFERY ; " kitchen’ which overlook ‘the garden .. area, this house, by Architect Dou- i feet. NEW HOUSE DESIGN ~— Fea- «turing a. living-dining room and _glas H. Miller of Vancouver, would _Be best suited ‘to a lot which slopes . gently down to the street. Three steps separate the bedroom wing from the’ living-dining and kitchen wing. The kitchen has a "U"- shaped counter layout and room for a dining table. It is close to the front door with one window overlooking the carport and another, above the _ sink, overlooking the parden. An open hatch connects the living-dining area with the kitchen. From the din- ing room double doors lead into the garden and form part of the glass wall running the full length of the living-dining room. A three-foot high partition separates this room from the stairs leading tothe basement, which extends only below the bed- room and entrance hall areas of the house. It contains a large recreation room in addition to storage and util- ity rooms. All ceilings follow the slope of the raof. For best lighting the living-dining room windows should face south-west. _. The total floor area fs 1,111 square feet, excluding the carport. Its over- all outside dimensions, including the carport, are 48 feet five inches by 40 wallable from Central. Mortgage | Hgusing. Corporation at mini-: ; exterior. “The same” house’ “with a frame exterior is available as _Design 760. Building ‘Supplies An organtzed Iltter-pre vention program in which all the family participates will help keep the house and Yard clean and neat, will teach the children good Ite fer manners and, as a dividend, Upgrade’ the value of your home, Litter accumulations in. the house are a fire an? accident hazard,and a littered yard down grades the entire neighborhood as well as the particular home, Allen H, Saed Jr,, executive vice president of Keap America Beautiful, Inc., suggests that the family litter-prevention program start in the house, A good bes ginning is for each member of the family to take {nventory of the potential litter tn his or her own room. This may not be as easy as It seems. What fs Hiter to one person may be valtied possession to another, Accumue lations of newspapers andi magazines are an example, “Be hard-boiled in your de- cisions,"’ Seed says, “Only keep things that have a foreseeable use, The important point fs to get rid of all items that because 210 SHINGLES wo» $11.95. Fibreglass INSULATION All Sizes 20% «. OFF | Now is the time,to » Insulate. At Say Mor Builders you vill: find all you need from insulation-and. weatherstripping to. me expert advice on haw to. insulate for best results, : Phone 2 ra “ ble materials should be stored should be placed in the garage basket may also ba in order at some unseen but central Place in the yard, the «= family - duties. Tha children, of course, should be assignad ‘the duty of keeping their own rooms heat and litter-frée, They can also be assigned to weekly Litter patrols’ in the yard, and along the sidewalk~ adjacent to the property. he, probably Want to take -raspons[. bility forthe. cellar and garage, but: may enlist: the help of tha older childran—perhaps : "with some | peward~in. Whole family works together to beat that | litter problem of their uselessness clutter. up bedrooins and closets, all too often degenerate into iIndcors litter, causa: acetdants and feed GARAGE ESPECIALLY A housewife will probably want to tackle the Kitchen her-|~ - self, but the family can join forees tn de-littering the other rooms of the house, as well as the attic and basement, The late ter are probably tha most pro= lffe litter-breedars in the house In the cellar, particularly, care must be taken to claan up all areas around the furnace and hot water heater. No combustl- near these utllities, The attack now moves to the garage, anothar prime Hitter source, Old boxes and paper ASSIGN DUTIES A meat yard surrounding a litterless house fs a satisface Hon to thea owners and 9g good example to the neighbors, Tt can be the first step in up grading the whole neighborhood, Operation cleanup, however, is only the first phase of the family-litter-prevention program The next and most Important step is to make ft 2 permanent | fixture. 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