The Canadian Champion, Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - A19 *0?J' ~~~h I Kitchen renovation tips: New countertops provide quick kitchen transformation (NC)- If your current kitchen dEcor inspires visions of disco bails and bell bottom pants maybe its urne for a mucit needed update. But do you need a complete kitchen makeover, or just a facelift? lTe answer depends on your budget. lTe bad news is titat a total renovation project can be very costly lTe good news is titat you can replace your countertops and feel as titougit you bave a brand new kiteiten. Thats because your countertop is the most visible source of colour in the kitcben. If your cabinets are white cr wood, titen wbat immedi- ately catches your eye is lhe surface ycu use the mcst - ont ccuntertop. Kiteben countert tps are the intîsi imnportant work surface anci key cie- muent in the design andi luxurs of your horne. Tocay's iatest cesiguls in countertops can îakc a inocerate locîking kitceut and tuitî to a kitchen out of a dEcor magazine or inteniot design sboss. If you look at sshat's asailabie you wîll bc arnazed ai the seection tiot only oi colours but textuires and fin- ishes as wcli. The primary goalis 5tc) fincl a durable, staîn-resstant and easy to dlean surface that wmll also bring style, elegance and beauty ta your kitchen. Tbe two most popular countertop materials wbicb meet this current demand for botit practîcality and ele- gance are tite new solid and quartz surfaces. "We offer the twn itottest prod- ucts in tite market today but taste bas a lot to do with your citoice," said Mark Hanna, President of Montreal- based Leeza Distribution lnc., one of North Americas leadmng distributors of Samnsungs Staron Solid Surfaces and HanStone Fine Quartz Surfaces. If you bave an affinity for stone wbicit provides visual impact and dominance in a kitchen, tban HanStone is for you. Whereas if you dont want ail tite attention to bc on your countertop and true functional- ity is your goal, than Staron would be tite ideal citoice." Botb surface materials meet the surface with design limitations, solid surfaces allow any design style and application you can imagine to blend with your kîtchen design." added Hanna. \Vith countertops its still al about colour and witb Starons over 70 colour choices you can find the perfect colour to cpinpleinent your kiiehen decor. Meanwbile, Quartz countertîîps, suefi as the industrys top rated HanStone surfaces, olfer a sopitisti- hîgbest standards for bygiene and emittung produits. cleanliness in the industry (cerulficd Samnsung Suiron is recognized as NSF 51) thanks 10 ibeir nonpoious one of the top fines of acrs ic- soi properiies. Aiso of grcai importance, surfaces n ilie îmarket oa eas hoth aire accreclited vvith (ùienguard ofl us ciniinîîed flexihîfît s i ili desîgi ens îronniial cer tification tfior s t nisestuîiie ssic h s a lialdi ita cated elegance and tumeless beauty in virtually any surfacing applica- tion. As the fastest growing category of premium countertops, quartz sur- faces are stronger titan granite and because they're nonporous, they require nn sealing. are higbly resist- ant to scratches, stains, and bactenia growtb and come in a wide range of dramnatic colours and patterns. More information on solid and quartz sur- faces is avaîlable at leezadistiribu- tion.com. la - *et ooke Do some Furnace and Air Condîtioner Offers seem Un-Real? " ~ The truth is, without over-inflated pricing, exorbitant installation tees, or rebate deductions you're entltled to anyway -they are Un-Real! At Ai we give you straight forward, I easy to understand prlclng. And when ~ you take our no-hassie Installation and lot qualrty service Into account, our bottom Une always looks better. i.-i ive U a Cau PRE-SEASON REBATES! On Selected Equipment From DON'T MISS OUT! These are some of the largest Governmertt and Manufacturer Rebates ever offeredf Cail for Deadlines and Complete Detauls90 84 294 and we'Il do the Paperwork for you.9 58 4 2- 9 Fdt " oAi Air Condltlltining & Hsatlng SEASONAL DECOR ~ M3/~~L slam rfing aI $2.95 Closing for the season November 2nd, 2008. Lawton's ~Lînd . Re-opening April ôth, 2009 7429 Fifth Lune, Milton _ TOUPIJRIM t (oflRy,(LlcPefaO Right at the' east end- of Main St. Ior:MnFi - St - u:1- Fo 3 yas ...urTon& outr .-renn Cnte-»* 905.6410 L - - 1 1