PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1983, WHITBY FREE PRESS Interior decoratin g need flot be costly says local woman by TIM BAINES A Whitby woman is set on pving Interior decorating does flot have to be expensive.. Joan Shaubel, a free- lance interior decorator consultant, says that, wallcoverings corne in a wide varîety of prices, conducive to what people can afford. She is hoping that she can also project an Informal imnageand have a frien- dly rapport with ber clients. "People are ap- prehensive about callng .an Interior decorator into their homes because some of these decorators have snobby attitudes,", sald the Meadow Rd. resident. "I want people to feel comfortable about having me Into their homes." Shaubel, who studies interior decorating at Sir Sandford Fleming College in Peter- borough, has been In the field for eight years and despite receiving her vendor's permit a year ago, bas only recently decided to expand her services from a clien- tele that came from recommendations from friends of frlends. Her consultation fee of $25 for the Oshawa- Whitby area is a set rate and does not vary with the size of the home. She is forced, however, to charge $30, for outlying communities. 'II don't charge by the bour. If they want to- do several rooms,'i'l belp tbem and hope tbey do their business with me," she said. "lThrough an initial phone call, I try and get a feeling for the client's tastes and an ides as to wbat I may have to decorate- around, for example furniture and drapes. I then go to tbe client's home equipped witb wall covering sam- ple books, paint chips and lots of new suggestions. Once the decor has been accepted by the client, Shaubel can sup- ply a wlde range of wallpaper and paints for sale. In recent yesrs, with the trend of more husbands and wives botb working, interior decorating b as in- creased in popularity. "There's now a little more money available in the bouseholds and tbey often don't have the time' to go to a wailpaper store and go tbrough the books to make a selection." Not everyone bas the knowledge of bow to put the insides of their homes together and tbat's how I can belp them," she added. She also maintains it is a good time of the year to tbing about in- N@WOPEN HOM E'MO VIERENTA LS 668-1l577 Tu VHS iVCR fRENTAIS FORMAT -tWekas 2 MO VIESel M O4 VIESE wth Da Sg'aFr .-Mon.: I9~4MVE wit #*1p1 COMINO 2WOIE SOON10/ Gandhi Wlthout A Trace -,Black Stallilon Rturne PsychoI - UNAS ST. W. ~1 OAN IE NTOWNEN E VIDE El 701 Dundas St. W. le VIOEO HIB z le the cooler weather con- finlng more people to their homes. A few of ber clients have been a little ap- prebensive about ber suggestions but the finished product bas lef t them extremely satisfied.* "One lady wanted to do her batbroom. She wanted to rip out some black tiles from the room. I thought tbey were gorgeous 50 I picked out a wallpaper with a black background. She really wasn't sure it would look good but, it turned out absolutely gorgeious. Afterwards, she admitted she would neyer have done it on ber own." "I reaily stress that a client must have con- fidence in, the decorator who can see what the end result will look like, " she added. Shaubel is available for appointments by N ew Whitb.y stoi The video tape rentai business coninues to boom in the Whitby ares with the opehing , 0f Towne Video, on Dun- das St. W., at the Towne Plaza. Richard Singleton, owner of the new store, also owns Whitby Mal Video, and decided because of the overload and demand, tgp open the second outlet and exlu sively offer VHS format tapes. The store,1 whicb opened last Wednesday, stocks 275 videos witb new. tapes coming in frequently. . "Business bas been very good," said Singleton. "We couldn't increase.mucb more un- tiI "we expanded the initial store. It was eitber increase the size of the . Whitby Mal outlet or open a new Seat belt enforcement, The new store's stock will be family-oriented, but will stil offer a wide variety of film types, from comedy to horror to soft core adult movies to classics such as Cassablanca and Inhe'rit the Wind. Recent popular films such as Flashdance, Doctor Detroit and Night, Shift are also frequently rented. Some film such as The lass of 1984 are released simultaneously in video outlets and movie thestres, wbich is belpingmake video ren- taIs even more popular. "Distributors blew it with The Class of 1984 by releasing it on video at the same time as theatres. They could have made a lot more money on it. A lot of times tbey don't know ahead of time how well a 'e OP en relesse it on video," said Singleton. Botb of Singleton's stores also selI video cassettes but he says the "Tbere's not much buyingý of new tapes. You can rent a video cassette machine» for $10 and tape the show so why pay $100 for a new tape."t Tbe Whitby Mail store currently also offers video game rentaIs and Singleton hopes to ex- tend this to the other outlet -when. it is established. The. rental rate is $2.99 per movie, with a special of $3.991for two movies from Monday to Wednesday. Both stores offer a package deal ,0f, 50 movie rentaIs for $99.50, a saving of over $50 The Ontario Provin-' cial Police are promissing to begin more strict'enforcement of seat belt wearing. In a directive sent to every OPP detachment, OPP Commissioner James Erskine pointed out that the proper use of seat belts bas a direct relationship to the seriousness of injuries received in accidents. He told OPP officers that enforcement of the ,laws demanding oc- cupants of a vehicle PRIN~ inivitations_ .matcl wear seat belts bias great, potential for reducing deatbs and in- juries in traffic, acciden- ts. Under Ontario legislation, the driver of a motor vehicle and any passengers 16 years and over may be charged if they do not use a proper seat belt assembly. The driver is also respon- sible for making sure that anyone in the vebicle above the age-of two and under 16 years wears the proper hes.- serviettes 0Y~ reïstraining devices. Studies conducted in Ontario have, found that the number of. people wearing seat, belts bas declined drasticaily. After their use was made mandatory in 1976, the usage rate was 76 per cent. More recent studies by. Transport Canada have sbown that the present rate is about 49 per cent, a reduction of 27 peentage points. "There are two ways of getting, more people to wear seat boîts, " said Commissioner Erskine, "they are enforcement and education. The OPP officers on traffice patrol wiil be increasingly vigilant in laying charges for these infractions. "The education side of the issue wil be ad- dressed ýby OPP Com- munity Services 0f- ficers. The officers wiil emphasis the'use of seat belts wbenever they talk to community and achool. groupe tbrough the province". Video business booms "Kid's Do The* Darndest Things" From Oct. 15«22 Whitby Mail. Theý Whitby Jaycettes join the Whitby Mail ln. a Baby Contesf. Ages 0,12 years - Enter now! For f urther information contact Whitby Mail Florist 1650 Dundas St. E., Whitby 579-1325 ft 1