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S eptember 21, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver P age A6 INTERIOR FINISH REMODELING IDEAS "D e co ra tive T rim s Enhance Recessed D o w n lig h ts "-W rite to Juno Lighting, Inc., P.O. Box 5065. Des Plames. IL 60017 or phone 708 827 9880 for free catalog. "C o lo r S c h e m in g Today 's R o om s' - Call 1 800 828 5669 for free literature H ow To U tiliz e S p a c e M o u n tin g H inge -lt O rganizers ’ -W rite to: Hinge- It Corp . 3999 Millersville Rd . Indianapo lis, IN 46205 or phone 317 542 9514. "C o n s u m e r’s G uide to Carpet B o o k le t ”. call 1 800 845 4252. W all M ura ls. For E very R oom , For E very T h e m e " Phone Environm ental Graphics 800 328 3869 for information and name of your local dealer. "C o lo r B ro c h u re A b o u t C e ilin g s ” - Write to: USG Interiors. Inc., Dept WL- 626, PO. Box 3064, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406 "D e s ig n C e n te r 2000 C e ra m ic T ile C a ta lo g " by A m e ric a n O le a n , an A rm strong C o m p a n y.-S 6 .0 0 -T h e full color catalog »eatures 35 ceram ic tile products grouped by application-w all, floor, and bath floor and wall tile. Included are room photographs to show how the tile will look after installation, along with information on trim and care. Write to: American Olean Tile Company, PO Box 271, Dept. HITLN Lansdale. PA 19446 "A C o lo rfu l S h o w in g Of A v a ila b le Hand Painted C ra fts T ile s ’’-W rite to: Country Floors. Dept. HIT.15 East 16th Street New York, NY 10003 for a free full color brochure "A J o in t C o m p o u n d That Sets Fast A n d Is V e r s a tile ” -W rite to: U nited States Gypsum Co., Dept. 122-22, 101 S. Wacker. Chicago, IL 60606. Save Space, Gain Privacy With A Pocket Door W hen sw inging d oors get in the way, install a door-in-the-w all w ith a pocket door fram e kit. A standard sw inging door takes 8- 10 sq uare feet in its o p en in g arc. Although you have to give up about h a lf o f th a t sp a ce to allo w c le a r passage through the doorway, you can free up the rest o f that space w ith a pocket door. You can install a pocket door in any room o f y o u r h o m e. T h e y 'r e e s p e c ia lly c o n v e n ie n t fo r w a lk -in closets, bathroom s, pow d er room s, b ed ro o m s, b etw een a k itc h en and dining room or in doorw ays that only need to be closed occasionally. The Johnson pocket door frame kit is designed to elim inate the problem s traditionally associated with a door- in-the-w all. The kit has a box-shaped track and convex rails which make it impossible for the hanger w heels to ju m p off. Special key hole slots allow you to re m o v e th e tr a c k e a s ily w ith o u t tearing out a wall. T h e r e ’s a u n iq u e h a n g e r - c lip system which enables you to rem ove the door for painting or staining after the dry wall and trim are in place. The kit also has self-adjusting anchors to allow for settling w ithout disturbing the horizontal alignm ent o f the header and track. To keep th e fram e s tra ig h t and provide a rigid surface for attaching w all m aterials, the Jo h n so n pocket door frame is clad with steel sides and hack plating. This also helps prevent dryw all n ails from p en e tratin g the stud and scratching the pocket door. You can put in a pocket door fram e with basic hand tools. Make it easy on y o u rse lf and get a kit lik e the J o h n s o n H a rd w a re m o d e l w h ic h com es with all hardw are com ponents including a pre-assem bled track and header. All you supply is the door. A carpenter can install the pocket d o o r fra m e in a b o u t 10 m in u te s. F ig u re a lit tle m o re tim e f o r a handym an. If you d ec id e to in sta ll p riv acy locks, look for designs like those from Johnson H ardw are w hich fit standard pre-bored doors. You can install them w ith o u t c u ttin g th e d o o r and in v a lid a tin g th e m a n u f a c tu r e r ’s warranty. >• U POCKET DOOR ----------------- For m ore inform ation on how to save space with pocket door fram e kits, w rite to: Pocket Door Ideas, L.E. Jo h n so n P ro d u c ts, In c., P.O. Box 1126, E lkhart, IN 46515. Whether it’s converging doors-in-the-wall to create a grand entrance or a single unit to save hall or bathroom space, pocket door frame kits from Johnson Hardware install easily to fit doors up to 5 ft. wide x 9 ft. high. _______ A D V E R T IS E IN Contemporary Styling Meets Accessible Design Beauty And The Bath American Standard’s Ellisse ADA lavatory com bines accessibility and good looks in one. The contemporary w all-hung lavatory has an optional semi-pedestal feature and meets the re quirements of the Americans with Dis abilities Act guidelines. Made of durable vitreous china, the Ellisse ADA is the newest addition to the com pany’s line of barrier-free prod ucts. The optional semi-pedestal feature conceals drain pipes for a finished ap pearance. while also allow ing ample room to manuever a wheelchair under neath. “ In a perfect world the term barrier- free wouldn’t exist because there’d be no barriers to break down." said Gary Uhl, group design manager. “We get _ (Elie (D lis rrlirr call 5 0 3 - 2 8 8 - 0 0 3 3 LISCENSED IN OREGON SINCE 1975 S in g le s & S eniors, I can help you! “ 1st Class Gaurantee" A-ZEBRA H. RMLS RCA.T.xn closer to that ideal by incorporating accessible features into all the products we design. “ The Ellisse ADA can accommodate either eight-inch or four-inch spread faucets. The lavatory is available in White. Bone. Silver and Black. — George A. 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