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s t2 in as the current economic down turn forces many people to post pone buying a new house the trend towards home improvements is growing notes george wong of color your worldin stouffville for the doityourselfer the cost of painting or wallpapering a room can be modest and can transform the most ordinary area into a liv ing space with character and charm you can do a whole room for less than 100 and the change is like night and day wong pointed out you can keep costs down by using decorative borders with paint rather than wallpapering the entire room an option which has become increasingly popular in the last few years he said a lot of people choose to paper jusrone of the walls and use a co ordinated border for the rest of the theyouriger set may opt for the teenage mutant ninja turtle wallpa per featured in the window room he said color your world offers a vari ety of instock wallpapers which are selling at between 40 and 60 per cent off the regular price throughout february the store also carries an array of wallpaper 1xoks custommixed oil and water- based paints are available for both interior and exterior applications in a multitude of colors to comple ment your decor browns and greens are increas ingly popular color choices and wong said that most of his cus tomers in stouffville still strongly favor the country look they like the laura ashley type of miniprint in soft colors and designs with farm scenery papers and borders featuring ani mals especially cows horses and geese are big sellers the younger set may opt for the teenage mutant ninja turtle wall paper featured in the window and if the view from your room is less than breathtaking consider a mural on one wall he suggested scenes range from a sky dotted garden tools enter the 1990s if you have trouble starting your gas- powered blower or hate dragging along a 100foot extension cord with your electric hedge trimmer take heart a new generation of cordless lawn and garden tools that are as powerful as electric yard tools may be the answer to your problems cordless garden tools can require 10 times more power than cordless screw drivers or drills according to rob beachy new product manager for the toro companys home improvement division affordable battery technology sim ply was not available said beachy but demand for portable power has caused the development of highpower lowmaintenance sealed lead acid bat teries which are lightweight and inex pensive for example on a single charge owners of our new cordless tool system can trim around an entire football field with the string trimmer prune 40 feet of hedge with the hedge trimmer clear 60 feet of sidewalk with the blower and use a spotlight to find all the tools left in the yard after dark said beachy beachy offers some tips on choosing cordless lawn and garden equipment shop for performance the performance information shouldbe listed on the box if hot ask questions notice the owner of the waslpaper centre in oshawa ajax scarborough would like to inform you that every roll of wallpaper border has been marked down from their everyday low discount prices we also will pay the gst until thursday february 28th 1991 m bloom theotore doors sashes mouldings hardware etc final 4 days sterling strip 34 x214 reg 695 blucg hardwood floors a adivision oftriangle pacific corp j60 itj2ensington e121 122 fl vsqft 38 x 3 1 95 sqft windward strip vc20 3afx 214 reg 95 51 sqft unfinished select oak 34 x 214 or 314 095 sqft chariemont or covington 38 x 357 reg 685 95 5 sq ft installation specials 34 nail down 38 glue down 00 sqft 4 50 so ft mm wood finish seminar thursday feb 28 watch for details w a 1 1 19th ave between kennedy warden minutes east of hwy 404 north of major mackenzie stain accessories custom windows doors trim mouldings flooring hardware security products 8879672 weekdays 8 5 saturdays 8 4 with hotair balloons to a forest v filled with glorious fall colors color your world carries a range of accessories including paint brushes rollers trays and scrapers you 11 also find wood stains for outdoor projects such as decks wong said he is committed to personal service and is happy to offer advice and help to his cus tomers everybody that walks through the door gets personal attention he stressed the store is located in the west end of stouffville at 18 ring wood drive south of main- street near highway 48 for more information call 642- 2048 wvs nmoouam onou nlhrttflikdmommragisfails mi instore wallcovering v our guarantee of quality u pmucn of ck h witt n vu m mmfctad faimm of wa m n m mfrif wkm condon m wt rjoiki mm tnovn or m m i u u r m hbbmi im u hdwa bburh nvnpt ffmooi our low price guarantee guarantee t rm m i nnpenmt mm ft hm oaortol frta wt u fcj 4 fwdm nil m proof d prim of m swim wl ut nu at i rot el km nault a d horts far hndisi tfownitri col 4u sf 32si r c4 4s7c40l new stouffville location 18ringwooddr 6422048 across from farmer jacks plaza 1 douglas dr unit 5 uxbridge 8525315