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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 24 Apr 1991, p. 31

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Kitchen organizing presents some unique problems as well. Not only do things need to be stored but they need to be visible and accessible, often on a daily basis. If there are items in the kitchen that onuly get used once or twice a year, get them out of the kitchen. Your 18:quart pot or Christmas decorated cookie jar can be stored in the basement or garage and retrieved when needed. Functional light in a laundry area should include both general and task lighting. General lightâ€" ing is the overall illumination you need to see and walk about safely, and task lighting should focus on the chore at hand. A When someone has accidentally _ ceiling or wall unit over the area spilled red wine on a white linen is usually adequate, unless your tablecloth, it‘s easy to find the laundry is large and includes stain and treat it before popping other equipment, such as a sewâ€" it into the washing machine. It‘s ing machine or a large table, harder to find less obvious stains. which _ atâ€"home _ seamstresses Unless the lighting in the launâ€" might need for laying out and dry area is effective, you usually cutting patterns. In this case, a discover they didn‘t come out the second fixture, such as a wallâ€" next time you set the table for a mounted, swingingâ€"arm lamp, is dinner party. excellent because it can be ad: Functional light in a laundry justed and doesn‘t take up any area should include both general _ room on the table. Fixtures that and task lighting. General lightâ€" _ clamp on to the edge of a table are ing is the overall illumination _ another suggestion. to recycle all the paper that you can. Organize Lighting your home laundry/workshop HOME & GARDEN Celebrate EARTH WEEK PLANT A TREE FOR LIFE Buy a potted shade tree 6â€"10° sizes and receive a free bag of topsoil (30 L.) and one wood tree stake SPECIAL â€" CANAGRO C NATURE‘S FERTILIZER 1541 Highland Rd.W., Kitchener 745â€"9876 Beginning April 25: Mon.â€"Fri. 9â€"8, Sat. 9â€"5, Sun. 10â€"4 An old trick reg. 18.99 YORK NURSERY 5â€"4â€"7 (offer expires May 5/91) (Continued from page A17) In the bathroom, you can borâ€" row a trick long used in kitchens. A lazy susan or slideâ€"out bin under the sink can help you effectively use those storage spaces that normally seem imposâ€" sible to reach. Above the sink, in the medicine cabinet, you can alleviate a great deal of morning stress by eliminating items that you don‘t use every day. And if storage space is limited, a set of free standing shelves behind and above the toilet tank can add valuable space without creating an obstacle coarse. For ceiling fixtures, fluoresâ€" cents are a good choice because they save energy and do not 1 Getting the kids involved The final area of the house to get the treatment is the children‘s room. Making kids responsible for their own areas and gheir own toys may take some e%wnrk in the beginning, but it can pay off at home and school later In the long run ... All this organizing may sound overwhelming but it doesn‘t have to be. The cost of staying disor ganized is more frightening, wasting years of your life searchâ€" ing for things misplaced in your own home. throw off a great deal of heat. A ceilingâ€"mounted fixture with a diffusing panel, using a fluores cent bulb of 60 to 80 watts as the light source, should do the job; warm white deluxe will provide the best allâ€"around color rendi tion. For under shelves or caâ€" binets, _ fluorescent _ fixtures mounted about 18 inches above the countertop provide good task lighting. Just remember, task lighting should always be comâ€" bined with general lighting. At the ironing board Although not many homemakâ€" ers today spend a lot of time at the ironing board because of all Now oy ...... * 799 @ RENTAL CENTER Get a great price ‘ ona £a)‘0" great Q *.m mower <@ from Honda #â€" 184 Weber St. N., Waterloo Off suggested rewal price. Dealer may sell tor less BJtX I Th 885â€"5590 When you are remodeling your laundry or workshop areas, inâ€" stallation of recessed lighting may be possible. Consider track fixtures if the space above ceiling can‘t accommodate cessed lighting. In basement or garage workâ€" shops where good lighting is important for safety when using tools, the same suggestions as for the laundry area are appropriate However, you may want to substiâ€" tute cool white fluorescent as the light source because of its lower cost. unless you work a lot with matching wood or paint where color rendition is vital the _ wrinkleâ€"resistant _ fabrics available, at least a touch of the iron is usually necessary. In order to see the wrinkles, light should be positioned about 24 inches ahead of the board. A wallâ€" mounted or ceiling fixture using a 150â€"watt reflector bulb will be fine. A reflector bulb putsâ€"about double the amount of light on an area as a regular bulb of the same wattage. 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