RE-14 - The Canadian Champion, Wednesday, January 2, 2008 Increase your usage by warming up cold rooms idoluis. inyoIII-Ionie. 1( ina> be >your iaLtI., b,îSCirîot, or ,a common room sueh as a family room over the garage. No matter what the space, you can inerease your usage of these rooms by warming them up foltowmng these simple tips: A fireplace can warrn up a roin very quickly, but il you dont have a buiît in fireplace, gas firepisees are widety avait- ahie at building supply or furnishing stores for reasonable prices. To make rooms eozier, change the layout of your fur- niture. Place your seating area and coffee table around your fîreptace for you and your fniends to huddle around and keep warm. Consider insulating walls andfloors over cold spaces Undertakîng a home renovation to add warmth to cold rooms cao hetp increase your tise of the space in pur home. Cujîsider iustallirig PINK Fibergtas batt insulation from Owens Coming in both the watts of your home and in fluors over cold, uninsulated areas. PINK Fiberglas insulation pro- vides excellent thermal performance and can also be used to aind gai agc. Use warmfabrics to add coinfort Bring out your cotton, wool or fleece throws and blankets to hetp you to stay warm. There are ptenty of decorative throws on the market made of heavier fabries tike velour or corduroy These are perfect items to keep you warm while resting on a bcd or couch and can also act as accents to a room when they are neatty arranged. Canadian winters can be cold and unpredictable. Keep warmn and comfortable this season and enjoy ail the areas that your home bas to offer. More informnation on how to stay waniî by instalîng PINK Fiberglas insulation can be ond at www.owenscorn- ingeca. The colour PINK ta a registered trademark of Owenis Corning. -News Canada Brighten your home and your mood from gqting the home,/ >fyoýdreams! W, ý ali te -idram eamfogreat at. asfrfi nice& iesr mig EIM14 Martn St. John Milton, ON CaVan AMP 88723 Rd., ANNOUNCEMENT The dark days of wînter can seem home decor has always been a popular endless when were kept captive by option for homes and buildings. Yet, cotd temperatures and nasîy weather. with the environmental drawbacks of Why flot lighîen up your surroundings incandescent lîght bulbs and a focus on - and your mood - with the tatest in greener designs, home decorators and lîghting trends and technotogy. designers are looking for more sensible The use of lighting to enhance your yet srytish ways to lighten up home Sdesign projeets. Fortunately there are plenty design ideas and new produers on the market that wdll dazzle your hoeetrior andou warmg the lne hiomes eteor an war pthe lne- *Brighten dark rooms with light watts, sheer curtains and plenîy of plants and/or fresh ftowers. *Choose a "colour" or temperature of white tight that enhances your decor. Philips offers compact fluores- cent bulbs in a fuît range of cotour temperatures that provîde different effects in vour décor. Use a cool DISTRESS SALES, BANK FORECLOSIJRES, POWER 0F SALES! visit Remax Twin City Reaily Imc., Brokerage Daytight butb in a white kîtchen, or a Whiter Light bulh in your bedroom or readîng space. Find the rîght shade of white and watch your decor come to lîfe. -Have a titte fun with Philips coloured 13 watt compact fluorescent hutha, available in Red, Blue, Green and Yellow for a splash of tivety colotùr where you need it! You can also opt for the LED colour deco butbs that use just 3/4 watt of energy and gîve an accent of cool white, warm white, green, blue, yetlow, or red cotours for special lighting effeets. * Use mirrors ta help reflect lighî and limit the appearance of shadows. - Raise the roof by up-titting lamps to cast as much light on the ceiling as possible. -Newvs Canada Planning on buying a house? [fhle lîrst rute is ihat yur monthly housing costs should flot exceed 320/, of \ otr gross monthi:x househoId inc me Housing costs include monthix mortgage pavmrnts, taxes and heating expenses. To calculate what vou can aflord viqsit CIBC.c ornlmiortgages. SWith Our Thanks At Year's End We would like to take this opportunity to thank ali of our readers for their continueci support and loyalty Diane Wolstenholme and the Canadian Champion production team. ~lEbe Qanaban Qijampion ANNOUNCEMENT Chantelle Brain Sales Ropresentative Ross Wilson, Broker/Manager of RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC. welcomes Chantelle Brain to, our firm. Chantelle, a resident of Milton with her 3-year aid twins and 'high achool sweetheart'husband, spends fier spare time with her large tsmily and ciose-kait group of lang-time friends. She has extensive experience in sales, having warked for severai years in the insurance industry. High an her list of interests are reading, travelling, caoking, baking and interiar decarating. And since she has aiways had s seriaus intereat in reai esiate trends, she decided ta bring her multiple akilis ta aur industry. Our office la one of 10 productive locations consisting of nearly 400 energetic professionals working together ta saiisfy the needs of aur vaiued clients. For friendly, thaughtfui service, cail Chantelle taday in aur Milton office. îV - W' E TL .k 22 Ontario Street South, Milton 905-878-7777 Jalal Arora Sales Repreettv Ross Wilson, Broker/Manager of RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC. welcomes Jalaj Arora t0 our firm. Jataj, a hard worker with a university education, brings ta aur industry, hua myriad skilla and talents for arganization, communication, presentation and time management, along with his extensive experience develaped over many years ot satisfying the needa of cuatomers in the pharmaceutical industry. Jalaj enjoys peopie, music, piaying Sudoku, and long waiks. Our office as one oft 10 productive locations consisîing of nearly 400 energetic professianals warking fagether ta satisfy the needs of aur valued clients. For personable, enthusiastic service, cali Jaisj ioday in aur Milton office: 4I REAL ESTATE- - v N nP5 22 Ontario Street South, Milton 905-878-7777