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‘reasons, They are & product that moves with the times. Thus, in this do-it- yourself age, they are both easy to put up, and take down - and the number one plus - easy to maintain. However, the term ‘wallcoverings’ alone does sometimes create some confusion in our minds, because long gone are the days when ail waltcoverings were paper. For this reason, it's really worth knowing something about all the different types on the market today so that you can make the right choice for the job in -hand.

“When youre buying wallcoverings, the+ main thing to think about is the mood or type of look you ‘want to achieve in your home,”* says Mary Prud'homme, Interior Design and Color Conauitant for Sunwarthy Wallcoverings. ‘The func- tion pf the room will determine the type of wallcoverings you need, For instance, is it for a kitchen, bathroom or child's room? These areas, fer (he most part, need tnigh, stein- resistant, scrubbable walleoverings, whereas a tow maintenance area, such as a living room or bedroom, can do with a less expensive

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Most wallcoverings today are them easy to put up by almost anyone who can climb a ladder and saves the installation charges. More and more wallcoverings today are algo strippable and this has opened up a whole new area for them, ie. apartment, dwellers or people who frequently move. The dry-strippable type of walleovering is specially treated paper. Resins, latex and sometimes man-made fibres are added to the paper 80 that the whole strip can be removed irom the wall without wetting. The ‘peelable’ wallcoverings are another category. Here, the A printed layer peels off,

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VISUAL TREAT for your kitchen takes just a few minutes to arrange. This “ue! grouping features three non-stick skillets from France, trivets in wood and cork, towel rack, and wooden ladie and whip. f _

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One look in your cup- bourd or kitchen drawers will turn up the ingredients for a “show-off” wall — a grouping of items featuring interesting design, texture and colar. And, if close in- spection proves that the in- gredients in your kitchen are best hidden out of sight, it's lime you investigated some of the wonderful housc- wares available today.

Start the kitchen-wall grouping with several larger “items — perhaps two of three pieces of cookware.

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A Littte Planning Goes a Long Way

Budget experts recom- mend planning shopping ex- cursions in advance, as well as menus. Once-a-week shopping is less wasteful than frequent trips to the supermarket, and lets you take advantage of the weck- ly shopping specials offered in your local paper.

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Around the skillets, place a few other, smaller items — wooden spoons, a beater or it whip, a good-looking: toweb 2 rack, perhaps a prater ‘or colander, An Unusual trivel or Iwo in cork or metal can ° complete the arrangement. ° It’s an excellent way to free j.~ storage space, it's easy to :s; do, and it’s a quick way to add flair to any kitchen. ¢

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