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SV VETO TH OH HTT Oe Ore por IY SIS yevvrervrerwrrvrevy. COPE ODD POD SD ODO PDO OOO OOOO OOO TC _Talbot home is showplace The idea of a house on the hill has always had a certain mystique to it. The Dr. Charles Talbot home on First Street in Port MeNicoll is certainly no exception to the axiom. Situated on a sloping hill just approaching the centre of the village, the large white home stands as a proud gateway to historic Port MeNicoll. The 75-year-old home was purchased by the Talbots 20 years ago. Since then, they have transformed it from a conventional dwelling into a veritable showplace with about 4,000 square feet of living space. ' They have added to the original home four rooms, which have been made into an 18 by 15 foot kit- chen, a 40 hy 15 foot har- den, a dining room and a study. The interior of the home has been entirely renovated, and now boasts a 26 by 24 foot living room, five bedrooms and _ four bathrooms. Most of the designing during the renovation project was done by Dr. Talbot himself. The ac- tual renovations were done by Gerry Reedy, a one-time prominent local builder. The first thing you see when. stepping inside the Talbot home is a large slate floored entrance way. On closer in- spection, you note that the walls of the entrance way have been built from thousands of tiny marble bricks, placed with painstaking precision on top of each other. To the right of the entrance way is the kitchen, dominated by a large round fable designed by one of the younger Talbots. The table features a unique rotating food service at its centre. To the left of the en- trance way is the home's focal point, the living room. Recently painted and covered in deep pile broadloom, the living room manages to be fashionable without sacrificing a sense of warm hospitality. Leading upstairs to the bedroom area is another of the Talbot home's unique features--a spiral staircase. To construct the staircase the con- tractor first built a winding iron mould, and then installed oak stairs around it. Off the living room and at the home's northern extremity is the bar-den. This room is designed for relaxation, and it is furnished appropriately with a large sit-up bar, couches, soft chairs, television and stereo. One of the more unusual rooms in the Talbot home is not located directly in the house. Adjacent toa swimming pool, located in the back yard is a small cottage which serves as a change house and the Port MeNicoll equivalent of Grand Central Station. In that cottage is housed a truly remarkable collection of model trains, little towns, roundhouses, freight yards, forests. tunnels and just about everything the complete model railroader would want. This room and others in the Talbot home are representative of a * ~dwellingewhich although+ fashionable and tasteful, is used as a place to live and have fun. INSULATION Canadian Ener-sav Co. Ltd. Blow-in Attic Insulation : ee eCosts less than do-it-yourself os g eFREE analysis and estimates 200 Third St. Midland BUILDALL ine = eFully insured and warranteed 526-2264 [ASSOUAIE STORE " es Nea We Ree COONS The government grant for insulation is still in effect Everything in building materials....let's build together Members of the Better Business Bureau 322-1582 Glassed hallway Spiral stair Tudoresque three bedroom Plan Number: 78-1400 To order any of these items please send cheque or money Here's an exciting three bedroom, full basement, split entry design which is ideally suited to the wide lot, and which offers the larger or growing family a wide range of convenience features combined with traditional styling. The mixed stucco and board of the Tudoresque exterior, combined with the brick veneer and small-paned windows, recall the traditional cottages of Shakespearean England. The weather-sheltered entrance leads into a compact reception foyer, from which one moves up three risers and into the main living area of the home. . The enclosed L-shaped kitchen provides for a breakfast nook and separates from the dining room and hall via pocket doors. The L-shaped living-dining room combination provides the cozy warmth of a wood-burning fireplace and the added advantage of positioning away from the bedroom complex for disturbance-free entertaining. A double full garage offers the convenience and security of a completely protected separate entrance to the main foyer, and has adequate space for the future development of a workshop for the home handyman. The full basement affords the growing family ample room for storage and the future development of additional bedrooms, and/ or recreation or family rooms. A charming tradition inspried design combining practicality and eye-appeal. Plans for design No. 78-1400 may be purchased either by the single set, at a cost of $70. for the first set and $10. for each additional set, or by the package. A five-set plan package, including the first set, is economically priced at $100. and an eight-set package, also including the first set, is only $125. + Whichever method you choose, please include $4. for postage and handling. B.C. residents add7 per cent sales tax. Send for the current edition of Select Home Designs, Series number 36, featuring imaginative decorating and home improvement ideas plus 350 quality home plans of every type. Available for $2.25 ($1.75 plus 50 cents postage and handling). Home heating Clean-out 24 hr. emergency SARJE : Petroleum division 728-2460 rant order payable to the Home of the Week. Address to: Home of the Week, c/o The Midland Times, 382 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 1R2. PLAN N° 78-1400 Area: 1400 sq. ft Width: 54 ft. gorage kitchen is wil 139% 70 dining . or bea = 54 "Quality Work at Reasonable Rates LICENSED CARPENTRY BUILDING LAYOUT RAFTING & HOME DESIGN ROBERT. J. McCLUNG Hillsdale, Ont. LOL 1VO0 ¢ 705-835-2097 after 6 p.m- Hwy. 27 the sun save for you! mstrong today and let THE CARPET SHOPPE division of ELMVALE LUMBER ELMVALE 322-2841 Friday, April 7, 1978, Page 7