PageB4 Winston-Salem Chronick Thursday, September 1, 1988 _■ ■
Refeathering the nest: Tips on redecorating your horns
By JoANNE J. FALLS
Agricultural Extension Agent
As the years go by, family life
situations change. The children may
go off to college or move away to be
on their own and start a career. You
may want to make some changes due
to the death of a spouse or a change
of marital status.
As a result, you may want to
refeather the empty nest and do some
of that redecorating you have been
putting off.
you’ve collected over the years.
It may be a simple process to
rearrange furniture to make some
areas more attractive. Aim for a uni
fied look, rather than a cluttered, col
lected look.
Think about furnishings in terms
of usefulness, sentimental value or
meaning to you. Keep the most val
ued, and give the rest to your children
or other relatives. If family members
don't want the furniture, give it to
Good Will or the Salvation Army.
Does any of the furniture that is
left need repairing, refinishing or
new slipcovers?
NexL take a look at the walls. A
simple paint job with a color change
will be less expensive than totally
redecorating. Paint one wall to add a
new emphasis and interest to a room
that's not been changed in years.
If you expect to stay where you
are for a long time, redecorate with
those elaborate window treatments
you've always wanted to complete
your decor. Here are some sugges
tions for customizing those basic
window treatments you have:
• Add a valance, comice or lam
brequin to the window.
• Add a laminated, Roman or
balloon shade, wooden mini-blinds or
shutters.
• Revitalize what’s there with
trim, braid or contrasting bands for
color.
• Change the tie-backs or tie the
draperies another way.
If you can afford it, go all out for
a totally new look in one or more
rooms. Coordinate patterned fabrics •
- just be sure you can live with the
designs for a while.
You’ve probably collected many
items over the years. Upgrade or add
to your accessories, and group them
for interesting displays. Here are
some tips for grouping accessories:
• Use a variety of heights, shapes
and sizes.
• Use an odd number of items
for your groups. Odd numbers of
items can be placed in more interest
ing ways without lining objects up in
rows.
• Aim for a feeling of rhythm
and balance when placing objects on
shelves. Don't put all your books
together on one or two shelves. Mix
them with art objects.
• When grouping pictures, think
of the group as a single unit or one
larger picture. Placing items on one
vertical and one horizontal line will
•create an invisible frame. Mix them
with art objects.
Remember that accessories
should enhance the decor, not clutter
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tions rotate diem so only part is on
display at any one time.
Here are six economical ways to
CTeate decorating effects throughout
the house:
• Paint the walls to add a bright.
cheerful background. Painted walls
can add color and emphasis to neu
tral furnishings, or provide unity for
a color scheme.
• Paint only one wall and the
trim to give emphasis to an area or
panel one wall for the same effect.
• Mirror one wall to create a
feeling of spaciousness, but make
sure it has a good view to reflect.
• A screen is a good portable
item which adds emphasis to an area.
It can also be u.sed to hide poor archi
tectural features or to re-route traffic.
• If you do not plan to be where
you arc for more than a few years,
keep the window treatments simple
and basic. A swag and jabot with
cafe-style sheers and the handker
chief curtain are two examples that
don't require excessive fabric, and so
aretes expensiveaJtemaa,a
• .Accessories can be*
as baskets used for deem,
storage. Use accessories f,
Then when you're ready fm„
just change the paintings aiij
to give new coior to an arm.
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