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RE4 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, January 13,1998 New Year's Facelift--For'your Homne! Happy New Year! This year, instead of making that same old new years resolution of losing en pounds or going to the health club, resolve f0 give your inferiors a new yeor's face lift! This is a resolufion you wili be pleased you kept for years to come. Just a little updafing is ail it takes to ring in the new year right. A new sofa in the living room can bring new life to an old roomn. Or mnaybe you are not ready to replace the sofa, but would somehow like to give if a new look. Throw pif- lows will do the trick. Custom cover them in coordinating fabrico. If you would like different pattemns for summer and winter, cover one side of the pillows in a summery color and the opposite side in a more winfry hue. You can simply flip them over with the seasons! When was the bost ime you fhought about the walls of' the rooni? A simple change of wall color makes a marked improve- ment upon a room. Or introduce a pattemn 10 make your wails ake on more of a sfarring role. With the countiess wall coveringo and designer paint colors avoulable, you should have no trouble inding jusf fhe righî flook. As a rule off humb, low ceilingo shoufd be painted a light shade fo encourage a sense of height, whiie high ceilingo con carry the deeper colors if you Louny e 338,65od Oddetown CernÉe 1H.bWîc%UWl 1Cadap SquflMnMm " ~FORCEDR GAS IN THE COUNTRY. Unusual but brue. 49+ acre hobby farm with 5 salbarn. 5 paddocks, gorgeous home in I0+ condition, tennis court, 5 minutes to 401. IIOAL I.EGE ROYAL LEPAGE R.E.S. LTD. ResfdeneaRl Ehate Sorvec.sIne DONNA ROBRINS 877-0173 desire is to visually bring down the ceiling height. Lets f um 10 the windows. Are you looking through heavîly draped window treatments hat make you feel like something is overdue l'or a dutfîfg? Its tfi^nie--ouf wifhlie oui and in witlh the new. Many oftfoday's stylishi window treaf- ment designs are refreshingly light. They say, "Look through me, nlo( at me!" 0f course, if the view is unappealing there are numerous ways to camouflage it, such as shutters or sheers. The easiest way to accomplish a new year's facelift is with accessorizing. Sorry, but its time to take down al tbe holiday trimmings. This time, rallher than leave your home cold and empty, fiff it wilh treasurcd collections, group- ings of old tamily photos, and perhaps a color- fui dried tlower arrangement or two. Be sure you have enough iighting; it can chase away the winter doldrumis by odding both visual interest as well as light. Add greenery I0 your home to give your bouse a summertime feeling throughout those dreary months of January and February. If you dont have a green thumb, pur- chase a few quality silk plants that will bring life te, your interests--no fertilizer required! It's easy to give your home a new year's facelift. From fumnifure and lighfing f0, the sim- ple detail of new accessories, there are count- less ways f0 update your homes look without spending a bundle. (Or spend a bundle, if thats what you want!) This will be one new years resolution you will thank yourself for keeping. Thi.t article is provided by the Decorating Den. Countrywlde Town CSfe Realy Iuc. (905) 878-9100 Ed & Norma Proveau Sales Repreeîentaftvei NEW LISTING!III0 4 bedroomn backsplit, family roomn and Sun roomn addition overlooking pool. Large pie shaped lot .....$195,900. Ed & Norma Prove.. 876-1707 IAN OLIVER Publisher General Manager: David Bos Real Estate Rep: Andrea Boyle Published by: The Canadien Champion, 191 Main St. E., Milton, Ont., L9T 4N9, 878-2341 Fax: (905) 876-2364 Adverfiirg 10 accepfed os the condition that, on the event of a fypographical error, that portion of the adverfising space occupied by the erroneous item, together wif h a reasonablfe allowance for signature, will flot be chargeif for, but the bal- ance of the adoerfrsement will be paid for ai fhe applicable rate. The publioher reserves fhe ight f0 categorize andS reject advertising. Io the e0050 f 0fypographical error, adoerfioiog goodo or services 0f the wroog price, goodo or services may 00f be sold. Adoerising os merely an off er fo self and may be wifhdrawn af any fime. Produced on befraf f 0tfhe Oakville, Mil ton andS Ditrict Real Esfate Board. ne a"c1»Mnaj