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Unsightly Floors Can Be Hidden Under Carpets
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. NEW LOOK-Easy-care elegance for fireplaces and a new
iook lor the living room can be achieved with a wall of
ceramic tile. : The six-inch square oatmeal colored tile back
ground shown in the photo is accented by white tile bands.
A damp cloth .wipes away grime. ; .-. -.v - ' . :
Flowering Trees
Recommended I
For 'Fascination7
The fascination of a speci
men flowering tree in its flow
ering season, is one of the
most delightful experiences of
living to many home owners.
In selecting your flowering
tree, do not do it haphazardly,
advises the American Associa
tion of Nurserymen.' You are
going to . have this tree for
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a continuous delight each
year, make sure you get what
you really want. It costs no
more to do this.
Study ; mail order ; nursery
catalogues , and visit : local
nurseries until you find .the
tree with ornamental flowers
which will give your family
the most pleasure.
: There are many strikingly
beautiful flowering trees. Per
haps your neighbor has one
you: have admired, or take a
drive during tree flowering
time in the finest residential
area, of your town, noting the
most beautiful specimens.
Select Good Tree
; Once you have the name of
the tree you want, (you us
usally can get the name from
your nurseryman if you have
carefully noted flowers, color
and other . characteristics of
the tree) select a good-sized
tree in healthy condition. Pay
a little more for it and get
the best; it's worth it.
i Plant the tree carefully, ac
cording to Instructions and ,
care for It well particularly
during the first year. Water-'
lng is important. Soak the soil
deeply, then water again just
when the soil becomes ' dry.
Here are a few beautiful
flowering species you might
check: cherry trees, dogwood;
peach; magnolias; crabapples;
plus; goldenrain; redbud; haw
thorns; amelanchier; halesia;
laburnum; mangolia; oxyden
drum, and pawlownia. .
Summer Living Is
Hard on Furniture
Summer living is easy Uv
' ing-but it's hard on furniture
that isn't built for it That's
why steel pieces are popular
for porches, patios or garden
i proper. -
, They are handsome enough
to please any taste, versatile
enough to suit all kinds of
i outdoor activity, rugged
V enough to stand hard use the
year around, and long-lived
' for protection of your invest
ment. Consider these, types: .
i Wrought iron furniture In
; a rainbow of colors, comes
; with skid - resistant ' rubber
feet, handsome decorative
. scroll work and innersprlng
seat cushions, some covered
J In leather-look plastic. Typl
1 cal sets Include a i chaise
; lounge, love seats and a va
;' rlety of tables.
;,- Steel and wood furniture is
;i new for summer but fine for
. year round use, too. The wood
; parts are usually redwood or
j birch; legs are wrought iron
or tubular steel.
If your floors are in need
of repair or refinishing, 'hide'
them under a carpet. - .
The idea is not as 'wacky'
- as it sounds.
. Replacement of worn floors,
or resanding and finishing is
an expensive item in home
Improvement budgets. Color-
. ful and practical carpeting,
laid wall-to-wall along with
- a soft, springy underlay, can
eliminate the need for most
" 'repairs. - - -
The savings realized can ,
. help pay for a large share of
' the cost of a good quality .
carpet. Remember ; that car
t peting is both a floor cover
. ing and a finished flooring ma
terial. ' -Price
of One . -'. ).,-
- By laying carpet over worn '
floors, you can get the bene
fits of a finished floor and a
beautiful floor covering for
the price of one. Even if you
, replace or refinish your floors,
: some floor covering is still
. needed. j
Slight cracks, discoloring
t and irregularities in most
: worn floors can be concealed;
' . .the carpet, plus .padding, also
provides a cushion that com
pensates for most uneven
floors.
' Before laying the carpet on
worn floors, be sure that loose
. boards are made firm and that '
. all nails are set flush with
. Every home can now have
. good-looking woodg rained
panels, because high-fidelity '
woodgrains are available in a
line of Masonite decorative
hardboards (at lumber yards.
Advantages are their low cost,
easy application and the factory-applied
decor. After in-
. stallatlon, a coat of wax, shel
lac, lacquer or clear varnish is
. applied to protect the finish.
STEEL FILLS BILL r
y. ; Steel' pieces are popular in
. outdoor and porch furniture
because they are strong, rigid .'
lightweight and stand up un
der repeated folding and un
: folding. '
the floor. Bumpy ridges
should also be sanded down.
Small breaks or cracks in the
floor can be filled in with
some mortar or quick-drying
cement. . . : ' ": .
Prevents Duat
A sheet of asphalt-impregnated
kraft-paper, or 'build
ing paper- over the floor and
under the padding and carpet
helps prevent dust coming up
' from any cracks in the old
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Carpetry,' combined with
padding, helps Insulate the
room and cuts heating costs;
it also provides adequate
sound conditioning .for most:
family needs.
Color of Bathroom
Gives Personality
Little things do much . to
bring elegance to bath decor.
A small-but most important
-thing is color, the ,key to cre
ating a distinctive personality
for the smallest room in your
home. 1 -' . '.:
In a recent report oh color
preference in the bathroom,
Dial research laboratories dis
covered that : homemakers
have four pastel favorites:
Pink, tan, blue and green - In
that order. Dial notes these
are excellent color choices be
cause they give the bath a
luxurious, fresh, airy . look.
Pastel shades recede, too, giv
ing the room a look of spa
ciousness. . -
Everywhere in bath decor,
these four colors today can be
beautifully coordinated. Walls
and celling usually carry the
dominant color scheme.
1,000's OF
PLANTS
Largest Quanity and Selec
tion of Shrubs and Flowering
Plants Ever Handled by Our
Nursery! '
Choice Variety of Rhododendrons
Evergreen and Azalea Mollis.
We are happy to be able, to present such a complete
line, of nursery stock for Landscaping your homel ..
SOUTHERN OREGON NURSERY CO.
2922 S. Pacific Highway 1 - Medford
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Compliments any style architecture!
Custom tilted to your requirements! - .
Choice of style and colors! ;
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Visit our showroom or call for our representative
to show samples in your home-No obligation! '
Everything for the window
but the view! :
VALLEY SHADE CO.
2034 Barnett Rd.
Ph. SP 3-4620
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