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Portland Observer, June 3,1962 Section II Page 7 Get a brand new look with tile Increase the resale value o f your home with tile. Oive it a brand new look that expresses your creativity and lifts your spirits. Tile is an ideal rem odeling m a te ria l. You can achieve d ram atic results w ith o u t tearing down walls or rip p in g up floors because you can install it over most existing surfaces that are clean and s tru c tu ra lly sound. Y o u can even install ceramic tile directly over old tile. I f you are rem o d eling your kitchen or bathroom and installing new fixtures, choose your fixtures first and then choose your tile to co ordinate or match. C olors change hue under different kinds o f light so know the lighting conditions o f the area you’re tiling. M ake your color selections from actual tile samples rather than pictures to make sure you get exactly w hat you w an t. Then, let your imagination run free. 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The room gets a new lease on life as a powder room with a country French m o tif. A sleek new pedestal sink, water closet and bidet provide an in teresting contrast to the antique dry sink used to store towels and tiolet- ries. The designer used a floral print bordered wallpaper to create an eye catching wainscott and to frame the w indow and creative decorating with culiectibles to add charm. W hether you’re remodeling your No-wax floors. Ilka this flaur-da-lls on whits design collection ars now turning up in elegant family rooms, baths and foyers, as wall as kitchens. Is your roof leaking? Thinking of remodeling Your kitchen or bathroom? Heed insulation? Heed new plumbing or wiring? Do you need emergency home repairs? The City of Portland Development Commission pro vides funds for remodeling and em ergency repairs In m any City neighborhoods. 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