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f!0 Loretta Props Up Her Feet And Relaxes ! ff SITTING ROOM-A siiisU alttliig room or “den" open* up onto the full deck and patio of Loretta Owens’ re-decorated home on Crescent HIU Rd., a family project which older house a new personality and charm. By EUZABETH STEWABT Staff Writer Loretta Chaney Owens’ com fortable re-decorated home on Oescent HIU Rd. was a husband- wife do-it-yourself project. Like many couples, BUI and Loretta Owens wanted to recreate their own personality In their home. Four years ago, after house-hunting tor an older home to remodel, the Owens purchased the former par sonage of First Baptist Church. "BUI knocked out walls, buUt a deck around a crepe myrUe tree at the back of the house, fenced in the back yard, enlarged the kitchen- dining area and gave a completely new look to our house", said Loretta, who refers modesUy to her own contribution to the Interior decorating Job as "giving the charm of the farm to a house In the middle at the city.” Some months ago, BUI and Loretta separated and Peggy continues to Uve In their home with her two Pekinese pets. Sir Sydney and Misty Morning, and la owner and manager of Peggy’s Restaurant on N. Piedmont Ave. "Peggy’s" has become a famUy (^ration In that newly aU of the six sisters have worked at one time or another for the business. "We’ve always had a close-knit family’’, said Loretta, one of 11 chUdren of the late Rev. and Mrs. R.L. Chaney. ’The other Chaney brothers and sisters are: Edith Millwood, Sherry Short, Dot PhiUlps, LucUle Gladden, Peggy Oi.» — — - — (liijii i A ^ »a. % - V \ Jack Chaney, all at Kings Mountain, John Chaney of CherryvUle and Robert Chaney of Stanley. Most of her sisters have con tributed "something" to Loretta’s home and she calls on her brother- in-law, Jim ChUders, a city com missioner, for assistance In yard work, planting of shrubs, and gar dening. At this time of the year the fenced- in back yea d and paUo at the Owens home is the coolest spot in town for relaxing after a day’s work and a perfect spot for the fsunily to get-to gether. Recalling the many hours of hard work In remodeling the house, Loretta noted that "this was a good house but every room was painted aU the ssune color-white. We wanted to give the house some color and personality. And they did. "We also wanted to use everything we had accumulated over the years, not store them away", said Loretta, vriio admits that she spent many hours after working In the kitchen at Peggy’s Restaurant painting cabinet doors and walls. Installing paneling which looks like wallpaper, and combining some of her own accent pieces to give each room a distinctive new look. Entering the house from the sunporch, a feature Is a smaU sitting room with sliding doors opening onto the screened-ln porch. ’The large living room Is comfortably furnished In brown plaid couch and brown and gold accessories with gold carpet. Colonial-designed paneling, which looks like waUpaper, la used In the hall, where gold carpet Is also used. BUI Owens hid the alr-condlUoner unit In the hall by buUdlng a cabinet over It and enhancing the comer area with pictures. The llvlng-dlnlng area was enlarged by knocking out partitions. A conversation piece Is the brick paneling around the stove area (which resembles real brick), and the yellow and brown motif achieved In wallpaper and paneling. The kitchen floor Is tiled and the dining room Is brown-carpeted with brown drapes and white sheers further enhancing the theme. Loretta has painted numerous ’’hoda" decorative pieces to blend In with the color schemes In the different rooms. An "etc” Is over the wall phone In the kitchen, two brooms and a clock are eyecatching, the cabinets are aU brown-stained with yellow trim and brown and yellow sinks further carry out the decorative Idea. "Praying Hands" are used over the refrigerator and yeUow trim is used around the doors. High-back chairs enhance the long dining table. Loretta estimated that It required about eight hours alone to trim the cabinets In the kitchen. Because Mrs. Owens Is a busy homemaker and careerwoman, she selected floor and wall coverings which were easy-to-clean and require very little upkeep. ’That's why she and her husband chose panelling In most of the rooms. The "blue" bedroom la accented by blue-striped wallpaper. Loretta painted "love" and butterflies to enhance the blue curtains, blue coverlet and blue and beige-toned carpet. Paintings by Mr. Owens are used for accent At the back of the house Loretta’s favorite place for relaxing is a mint green and white den which adjoins the master bedroom which Is also (Turn to page ZB) Living SECTION B Thursday, June 7,1979 Today \ * Kit' il# . v * r/r V H f MASTER BEDROOM-Mlnt beading separates the master bedroom from an adjoining den-slttlng area at the back ot the house. The mint and white color theme Is achieved In decorative details. Mrs. Owens has used color throughout her house, combining paint, waUpaper, paneling, and other creative touches to give the house a distinctive personaUty. . .DINING ROOM IS COMFORTABLE—Loretta Owens stands In the doorway ot her dining room-kitchen which is decorated In tones of brown, yeUow and beige with y accent paneling, waUpaper, and stained cabinets reflecting the many hours of hard work the Owens couple spent In refurbishing their house. Kii % 0 .. BLUE BEDROOM-The blue bedroom or guest room at the Owens home on Crescent HIU Road combines a blue decor with waUpaper and paintings done by BUI Owens and other family keepsakes. PANELING ACCENTS KITCHEN-PaneUng, which resembles brick, features the kitchen ot Loretta Owens’ home which Is designed economically for convenience and for very Uttle maintenance. Lnretta decorated In brown and yeUow. Her husband knocked out a partition and created a kltchen-dtnlng area which has all the charm of country Uvlng In the heart ot the city.
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