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page 4C -Wednesday, March 23,1994 "Houston Times-Journal -Special F.dition Broyhill Video Available (NAPS)-If you're a do-it-yourself decorator eager for a different look in home furnishings, you're not alone. Happily, by using a little re sourcefulness and ingenuity, you can create fresh, high-quality looks, according to Lynn Townsend, interior designer for Broyhill Furniture Industries. The following tips may point you in the right direction. •Start with quality furniture that can be easily accessorized. Select a brand that you're familiar with and pay attention to the warranty. Choose pieces that contain neutral colors, patterns and simple lines. Above all, look for furniture that you will fell comfortable using for seven to eight years-the average life of a piece. •Be creative with furniture fin ishes. Metal furniture always mixes with wood furniture, and using a variety of finishes gives the home a rich look. •Rearrange-or exchange-furniture for new looks. For example, replace a wood coffee table with a glass-top coffee table, o pull a sectional group towards the middle of the room to add a new point of interest. •Enhance the space in smaller rooms. Decorate in light colors and use simple window treatments-or no window treatments at all-to cre ate the perception of a larger room. •Have fun with your window Heed These Lawn Care Tips For Greener Grass (NAPS) —'Hie grass could be greener on your side of the fence if you heed these tips from the Monsanto experts, makers of Greensweep Ten Minute Lawn Care Products. • Water your grass early in die day and allow it to dry off by sundown to he Ip curb the spread of lawn fungus ;uid disease. • To mow and grow a better lawn, be sure your lawn gels a half inch of water every five days during the growing season. Deep, infrequent watering en courages deep, healthy root growth. • Apply a selective weed and teed product in die spring to prevent broad leaf weeds like dandelion and chicken weed from robbing your lawn of nutri ents and moisture. • To minimize stress on your lawn, ad just mower blades to a cutdng height of two-and-a-half inches in the spring and raise blades to three inches in the fall. • To help control lawn damage, apply a lawn insecdcide in early spring while surface-feeding insects are active. • The best way to control crabgrass is to apply a pre-emergent crabgrass preventer to stop it before it starts to grow. • Aerate your lawn to introduce oxy gen into the turf, and leave grass clip- RubbermaidToolkit Is Is Essential Component (NU)-An essential component in most homes used to be a well stocked pantry. Today it’s a well outfitted tool kit. With doing-it-yourself a growing pastime, studies show, 90 percent of U.S. households own a tool box. Half of those own more than one. And half the do-it-yourselfers in America are females. The ultimate in practicality and innovation for any do-it-yourselfer is the Roughneck Step Stool Tool Box from Rubbermaid, which com bines the benefits of a step stool with a tool box hidden inside for convenient, space-saving and rust proof storage. Rubbermaid’s Step Stool Tool Box includes a lift-out tray inside with five compartments to hold small tools; the box has rounded no-snag contours and a dual-action latch designed to prevent accidental opening. A large cushion-grip han dle makes carrying easy. The Step Stool Tool Box will support up to 300 pounds. Insulation, from 3C energy costs, decreasing the amount of energy needed for heating and cooling is a good place to start. Unless your home is constructed with special attention to energy conservation, adding insulation to your attic could probably reduce your utility bills. Flint Electric Membership Corporation recommends an R value of 30, in all attic areas. The depth in inches will vary based on the type and form of insulation ma terial used. The average depth for most insulations will vary between 9.3 and 14 inches. So, grab a ladder or pull down the attic stairs and check it out. 1 1 — t ' mwv t— ■— 1 I MgSp 1 j kMHM wßk.£ Vi treatments. Try a length of fabric swagged over a window or distinc tive cloth napkin on a brass curtain rod to finish the room's mood. •Substitute accessories for a quick change. Choose accessories that re flect the mood you're creating-brass candlesticks and plant holders for an elegant look or wicker baskets and fun artwork for a more comfortable atmosphere. •Paint your exterior door. Choose a color that reflects your style and personality and works well with your home's color scheme. A Broyhill Furniture video for do it-yourself decorators-Decorating the Easy Way- is available by writ ing Broyhill Consumer Assistance Center, One Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC 28633. Enclose a check for $5 to cover postage and handling. pings on the lawn to decay and return organic matter to the soil over the mow ing season. • Collect and discard accumulated leaves, sticks and droppings from trees to help prevent lawn insects and dis eases. Monsanto, the company whose Greensweep Ten Minute Lawn Care Products help many homeowners have a green thumb, is offering a once-in-a lifetime challenge to the communities of Greenfield, CA and Greenevillc, TN. Those “green” communities will participate in a two-month competition in which each will create a city beauti fication program and get the entire town involved. Called “The Great Greensweep Green-Up,” the program stresses com munity pride and friendly competition. Monsanto will provide “seed” money to help community organizations get their beautification projects underway. Homeowners in each town will get free Greensweep Lawn Care Products to use in their yards. One of these “green” communities will be named “America’s Emerald City” on May Is. North American Precis Syndicate NARI, From 3C free brochure, entitled, "Selecting a Professional Remodeling Contract or,” a list of NARI remodelers in their area and a contact name and address for the nearest Association chapter. "With the Homeowner Hotline we are giving homeowners the oppor tunity to plan their remodeling pro jects properly," said Evans. "In ad dition, it gives the Association a chance to stress to homeowners the importance of hiring a professional remodelcr and how professionalism can make quite a difference in the success of a project." The hotline operates 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. Operators are trained to request specific informa tion from all callers including name, address, phone number and where they learned of the Homeowner Hotline. Service repre sentatives fulfill requests immedi ately and materials are mailed within 72 hours of when the call was placed. Operators may ask about familiar ity on a particular remodeling issue, such as a new state law or subject of debate, if the caller is from an area where such an issue is relevant. "This type of question clues callers in to industry-related current events and lets us know if industry news is being heard by consumers," said Evans. The free brochure offered by the hotline lists tips for identifying a reliable professional remodelcr, proper planning and financing for a remodeling project and background information on the Association and its remodclcrs members. As part of the fulfillment package, callers received a list of the rernod elcrs in their area who arc NARI members and the type of work they perform. Tempered Peg Board 4' x 8' x 1/8" Comp #1735 Reg. *7 61 Sale 4'x 8 xl/4- Comp #1736 SOQQ Reg.MO 39 Sale We have a large selection of pre-cut pegboard in stock. Many smaller sizes. Metal Screen Door w/Grill jjflSjjt Jr J7B*i All-Aluminum Ug I**, 32" or 36 I Hi. 1| / j widths in stock. 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