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PAGE 6, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1980, HOME IMPROVEMENTS SUPPLEMENT Some Simple Steps for Han ging Wallpaýper WHITBY FREE PRESS Is hanging wallcovering difficult? Not if you follow instruc- tions. Hanging wallcover- ings is a satisfying task, bringing new beauty and livability to the home, apartment or condomin- ium. Also, if you do try and do-it-yourself, it's a great inflation beater. The new prepasted, scrubbable and strippable wallcoverings, can improve any interior and be hung iii a few hours' time. Hanging prepasted, strip- pable wallcovering requires these tools: Level or plumb bob Yardstick Scissors Razor knife Straight edge Bucket and sponge Waterbox Smoothing brush Seam roller Your wallcovering dealer will advîse you on proper surface preparation; then, follow these steps: Step I-Pull wallcover- ing through waterbox to fully moisten paste. Allow paste to become fully satu- rated. Step 2-Smooth the strip with a wet sponge or smoothing brush. Small bubbles less than 1" dia- meter wiIl dry out flat. Prick lar.ge bubbles with a pin and press flat. Step 3-Trim at base- board and ceiling uine, using a razor blade or razor blade knife. Additional tips: To hang over an electrical outiet, remove plate and smooth wallcovering over the outiet as much as possible. Then cua out an opening smaller than the cover plate. The same pro- cedure of smoothing and careffully cutting applies to other obstacles such as door and window [rames, heat- ing outlets, etc. Periodically during the hanging, step back and look at your work. It is easier to make corrections while work is in progress. Strip- pable wallcovering has great wet strength-a strip can be removed and applied a number of times while wet. Fali Gardening If you'd like to try something different, now's the time to plan a DESIGNER ALLEN SCRUGGS' ECLECTIC LIVING RODM is planned around the owner's two main interests-music and his collection of Mexican pottery. This tiny, early 1900s home, originally a farmhouse, had a long, narrow living room. Functionaliy broken ln two for living and dining, the room is all-white with old shutters stripped to natural wood. The entertainment center and collection are housed ln specially deslgned Electronics Furniturefrom Gusdorf. The paired etageres of chrome, tempered by safety glass, and simulated walnut, can support Up to a television. Lower units hold records and tapes. The central section, a complete center unto itself, is planned for two speakers, turntable and amplifier, receiver and8-track player. There is also storage for addltional hardware and records. t herb garden. You can pre- pare the ground now, say organic gardeners, with soil-enrichers such as leaves, bone meal and compost, and have it ready for planting in the spring. This is also the time for sowing annuals for late winter or spring bloom, iuch as stock's, snapdra- gons, mums, nasturtiums, and larkspurs. Decorating With Plants Use living plants as. decorative aids in your home. Plants with rich coloring and textures often miakes the difference be- tween an attractive room and an outstanding one. Certainly, growing plants create an air of vitality, and give a feeling of care to any room in which they are used. But more thanthat, they can also be used to emphasize or soften certain things about a room. Tips on Remodeling That Kitchen: The most important aspect of a kitchen remnod- eling plan is the work flow. A cook walks miles in the kitchen, so a step-saving layout is important. The ideal plan places the three main areas - storage, cooking-serving and cleanup - at the points of a triangle. The distance be- tween the points should be as short as possible, while still allowing adequate work and storage space at each station. The Wallpaper Centre will donate 10%'of the gross sales in their four stores to the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, for three dlays..P Thursday, Friday & Saturday' ...Septemberll1th, l2th &l13th OSHAWA 140 Silmcoe Street South (Just south of John) 579-1655 AJAX 1313 Harwood Ave. North (Just N. of Hwy. 401 & Pennyworths) 686-0719 80 WMAN VI LLE 6 5 King Street East (opposite the Voltri Complex) 623-1871 SCARBO ROUG H 553 Markham Road (Juat South of Lawrence) 431-4458 H US : Mon. Tu . e. &ÉZ -930tS,5 * I ur. &Fr S 930t S:0 We'll Winterîze Your.Lawn FertifiN 0Wa Fungus oro Weed Control Power Rolling Chinch Bug Control Power Aerating Sod Webwormf Contrai S..ding LawnamaTî*" For a FREE Lawn Anolysis end Est imat. co11 723-2621 35 Division St.OSA o rer -77-. OSHAWJ 1A