Try family portrait theme for distinctive home decor 22 Waterloo Chronicle, Thursday, November 26, 1970 Today, the modern family is always on the go-seldom all to- gether at any one time. - If this typlties your family, why not let your home decoration help keep you together? Family portraits make excel- lent decorating themes, and decorating experts agree there are many attractive ways to dis- play these photographs in the home. You can, with a collection of favorite photographs and a little decorating ingenuity. Follow the modern trend by hanging framed portrait photo- graphs on the wall. This avoids an old-fashioned, cluttered look of tabletops covered with small Once family photographs were relegated to the top of the piano- or to the family album. But today, groupings of fam, ily pictures can be created to dee crate even a living room wall. Such portraits become conver- sation pieces. usually enjoyed by visitors. While there are no hard-and- fast rules for decorating with photographs, here are a few sim- ple pointers to add that distinctive touch to your home display. House of Furniture 46 King North Waterloo Telephone 576-5440 FRONT . " lb. HALF . . .5Se lb. HIND . . .7oe lb. tl)The House of Games will be open every evening (Satur- day and Sunday excluded) until 9 pm. from now until Christmas. (2) When Santa visited the House of Games last Saturday he left the delightful plush animals presently on display. They may be purchased at reasonable cost from our con- genial clerk. (3) The three most popular adult games to date have been Diplomacy, Bottoms Up and Passout. (4) There is an excellent toyland in the Westmount Variety which is right next door to the House of Games. Government Inspected (5) Only when the store is not open. 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Rectangles, squares and ovals can be grouped together in an interesting arrangement. Faces should either look in the same direction or toward the cen- tre. Try mixing the photographs so that a variety of subjects is used. Babies and adults should be group- ed together to give extra interest to the arrangement. Break up an arrangement of por- trait photographs by inserting favorite curios. paintings or scenic photographs. A frame can make or break a photo display, therefore. it is wise to follow these few simple hints when preparing your photo- graphs for display. Be sure to select a molding that will coordinate with your furniture styles. Colors In the photographs or in your room de- cor can be accented with a mat or fabric insert. This treatment is best with portraits eight inches by 10 inches or larger. While expensive elaborate frames are not necessary, you might wish to showcase the large color portraits in your collection. Photographs in a group arrange- ment should have relatively sim- ple frames. Plain dark wood fram- es with white or off-white mats are traditionally appropriate. When grouping dissimilar por- traits. coordinate frame and mat styles and colors. -Biaek-and-white and color photographs can be used success- fully in the same arrangement. - Photographs in simple wood frames, without mats, can make an attractive display for a modern setting. This places all the atten- tion on the photograph. where it belongs. PARKWAY HEIGHTS AREA Nearing Completion Also an eightplex apartment unit nearing completion, in Lakeshore Village. 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