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rar a formal drawing room decorated in the Hampton style, Laura Ash ley hap, drawn from the most dramatic patterns in her new collection called °A House in the Hamp tons.” ^ A- large pattern for ■ Ashley. “Sulgrave” has ikT Protect And If you have a little Picas so in the HraHy who uses the walls as a canvas, or a budding chef whM» coun tertop is the carpet, it’s time 'o “child-proof’ the room! There isn’t a parent alive who doesn’t know the frustration of trying to gat crayon off the will, fln gerpaint from a desktop or .cookies out of the irug. . j. Without stifling the ere ■;<iflj|fc'|tnd energy of little artists, ypd can hdp pro tect a child’s room with today's easy-care mate rials, m.., V-Use washable, non toxic wall punts. i’-.'M'iris -Use plastic laminate furnishings rather than na tural WOOd. .'.^rpelsslMd bgstain resistant and washable, ffcttonrag rugs are wash able and many wool n|gi E can be treated with a sili cone based spray. Most new soft.synthetics are mildew and water re sistant. Decorate and help pro tect window shades, bulle tin boards, room dividers, trunks, picture frames, un ■■k painted furniture or old items from die attic with ; colorful Con-Tact brand A coverings that wipe dean osrfiiy.jf .- Use the scraps from setf adhesive coverings to Sm mite, window trim, light switches and ■ other areas frequented by little fingers to mininqlse Cleaning chores. , %' * . V A little preparation and. planning wilh easy-to-clean i '• materials can save tiu* •ri throughout the yeat*. Stood Qwck Diabetes Services an nounces that their regular Blood Sugar Check day eriU • be.tllnirsday, October 17. -41 ours will be#lima»:abd ;.:^2 4 p.m. Free tests to mem- r bers of Community Health Services; $3 charge 'for non-members. distinct Victorian flavor anjl/giv** dramatic im pact in shades of mauve, plum, ashes of rosea and -gilded cage gold-on creame. It dresses the pa pered walls and wHafows with pleats and raffles, so typical of Victorian draw- > ing rooms in the city or country', as here. ' ' Although design purists ,V are apt to shudder at much of the over-embellished furnishings that came from the Victorian age, tllh style is enjoying a giant revi val in a form that is charm ing when done with taste :• and restraint. : w ;:r> - With echoes of Victorian transformed into a lavish ■; use of American Empire 1-^ura Ashley decorates this lush room with crown - moldings,'double bordered in “Sweet William" and "Suigrave” an the walla, the drapery and accent pil lows. . , !~ She has upholstered the sofa ln-“Powis” amative in old mauve-crearae. This sofa te a low-crested «a melback. flounced with -a,.; deep eight inchakirt: The'w?!srcrcd in . “Severn” are repro duced from chain that Mb Aatinr bought Jg>V auction dating from the t?th century They are tuffc - ed in the French sMe which the fcngUsfc adapt ed and are here-in repro duced. l>«era»iveAdditions hr ^AW'i^iipai^llinerteii’ hooked rug creates added warmth An interesting gate-leg hardwood coffee ( table is used for serving. && Wonderful accent b created with the use of an antique cranbeodyi. glass hurricane lamp from Bava ria. casting a rich, ruby- : red glow throughout tbs ro«m» themmfmzZ?.1? * This drawing room epi tomizes the wide range of pattern and colour in • 'i^atira Ashby's latent col lection. It ranges from' simply, country prints Jto this gracious peony aigna tbre print, “Sulgrave,” de monstrating the flexibility of Mrs .Ashley’s design po- J tenta. Atf the fabrics and waB roverings are from the new. “A House 4ft BN Hamp tons’’' collection for Rain •;SDes!*ns-&-l With RemcoSdtfO'idabtetentatPurchdse'Plan. your rent goes toward ownership, rent by the week or by the month No obligation to continue renting. Cash , ; purchase option is available qt arrjrttme Call Remco today and well show you how you can get a Color TV 5>iereo or Appliance Microwave cwpi-.&jm •Omtral Etoctrlc ' 1 JO Long ■fef'm Debt Jo Delays because J‘ >1 loans ot Red tope ree In Horne Set vice luting Rental Period : o4i/ South Boulevard (Remoo F-101) Charlotte, North Carofata 382io_(*»♦) *217 South Boulevard (Remco F-I01) JfalHtie, North Carolina
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