WIHTBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1984, PAGE 23' Wallcovering achieves 'finished' look Is your kitchen ready for a face-lift? According to the National Associa- tion of Home Builders, most kitchens are remodelled when they're about 15 years old. By the end of this year, over 3 million of them are expected to get a new ' lease on life. - With new housing stili out of reach for many Americans, remodelling of the most-used room in the house makes financial sense. And more and more dollar-conscious home-owners are expected to undertake do-it- yourself kitchen projects this year - affluent households included. Even the upscale audience of House Beautifuf is rolling up its sleeves. According to a recent survey by the magazine, over, 50 percent reported thfey were planný- ing a kitchen remodelling project in- volving at least some of their own labor. Kitchens these days are multiple-use rooms - for more than ever, the kit- --len is where the action is. According to noted kitchen designer Florence Perchuk. CKD, "The kitchen today functions not only as an area of food preparation, but as a dining room, sit- ting room, private office, computer area and homework center." Perchuk, the only woman ever to become cer- tified as a kitchen designer in New York City, added, "When 1 started out as a kitchen designer 18 years ago, ivocado was the name of the 'game. 3ut both colors and decorating, you cnow, follow fashion. There have been many changes since then - in clothes and design - and today we seem to be turning to a more formal and finish- cd look. Americana is becoming more popular - and that can be Victorian, Colonial or virtually any American period style. Contemporary is also im- portant, often interpreted with a coun- try feeling." For those who haven't the. time, money or inclination for a major remodelling, experts like Perchuk ad- vocate wallcovering as an effective means of changing the look of a kit- chen. "And whenever possible, I use fabric-backed vinyl wallcoverings - especially when I'm designing a kit- chen in an old building," notes Per-- chuk. "They provide wonderful camouflage for walls that are old, marked or unsightly."' Whatever look you favor, you can flnd the basics to bring it off in a varied wall-covering collection like the new Wall-Tex MatchMakers, hefty fabric- backed vinyl coverings that corne with coordinating fabrics. For example, a country-contemporary look can be achieved with a trio of patterns in bright primary colors on white, team- ed with light golden wood for warmth. The divison of the wall into three "layers" is a Victorian idea that works wonderfully with contemporary pat- terns. Wallcovered shutters add to the finished look. Resuit: a kitchen that's a delightful place to be in - whatever the action is. a SOLID OAK Br'eakfaster Pwith 2OsTde chairs * 4~. o ZIIEBA4OFRS Z 1IJEvBIGGK4T COUNTRY LOOK, CONTEMPORARY STYLE takes shape with shiny white wallcoverngs patterned in bright red, yellow, bl ue and green - plus the warmth of golden wood cabinets and shelves. Packing a lively punch is a trio of coordinating coverings from the new Wall-Tex MatchMakers collection: "Slick Brick" grid, 'Tulips" and, on the shutters, "Mini Tulips. " Match- ing 'Tulips' placemat is shown here transformed into a seat cushion for the stool. Wallcover- ings, fabrics (not shown) and placematlnapkin sets are aIl available through local wallcoverings stores. Skylight's role depends on street where you live WE GUARANTE¶THE LOWEST PRICES! SALE ENDS OCTOBER 6TH S;t_ VISA THE PAINT AND PAPER PEOPLE The location of a skylight plays an important raie in how it fuinctions. A south-facing skylight, points out APC Corp., a leading skylight manufac- turer, bnings in lots of daylight. So some shading device may be oeCeswyl!ii A north-facing skylight lets in soft. even light. No matter where it's piaced. the amounit ai daylight entering through a skylight dcpends on wheire you live. thie angle of the skylight and thie shape of its shaft. MIDTOWN MALL (Nest ta Dominion Store, Shoppors Drug, Canadian Tire> 576-2431 Mdo.-Tues.-9:00 ta 6.00Wed.-Fr1 -'9:00 ta9:00 Sat.-9*00to6:00 1150 SIMCOE STREET, NORTH (Next to Safeway & Guardilan Drug>i 576-9971- Mon.-Tues.-9:00 ta 6:00 Wed.-9:00 ta 8:00 Thurs.Fri.-9:00 tao9:00Sat.-g.00 to 6M.