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Page-2B-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, November 5, 1992
Mother and son
‘do it right’
the first time
By EEIZABETH STEWART
of The Herald Staff
Months before she started re-
modeling her first home Debbie
Goforth searched through maga-
zines and attended home shows to
get new ideas.
"My son, Colt and I wanted our
first home to be special and we
think it is," said Goforth, a busy
homemaker and mother of an ac-
tive 10-year-old Grover School Sth
grader.
It 4sn't unusual to hear Colt
McAbee say that his room is the
prettiest in the house nor for
Debbie to say that her working
kitchen'is her favorite spot.
Contemporary styling and con-
temporary decor was chosen by
Goforth when she started remodel-
ing the former home of Sybil and
Dathia Sanders on Dixon School
Road four years ago.
The only structural change she
made to the 43-year-old house was
the addition of the large master
bath bat the kitchen was complete-
ly renovated and a quick look will
tell you that the kitchen is one
workhorse of a room. It deploys
everything that the busy homemak-
er needs for convenience with
built-ins and plenty of storage.
Cobalt blue ceramic tile and
counter tops give the kitchen a
bright look. A conversation piece
is the garden window where
Debbie uses a thinking bench or
window seat in front of cobalt blue
and white striped curtains. Parquet
floors;sbrass accents on cabinets,
and white walls add to the contem-
porary look she has created with
the use'of bright splashes of color
in accent pieces. An enclosed area
off the kitchen proper is for her
washégand dryer.
Debbie says her cozy, colorful
kitchen caters to the real-world
needs of her family with her com-
pact aundry room nearby and
windews for her to enjoy the out-
doors while she works.
Insulated glass invites the view
but blacks out bad weather and
givesther home new eye appeal.
Debbie made the draperies for
the three-bedroom house and in
each room her flair for decorating
and “creativity is evident.
Accessories are matched perfectly,
from the napkins to the floral
pieces:and pictures.
The“dining room, decorated in
teal and rose, has a parquet floor
with mint area carpet.
Gray carpet is used throughout
the house.
Peach and hunter green are com-
bined beautifully in the living
room.
A contemporary low style, long
cream couch is resplendent in one
corner of the room.
A wicker chaise lounge is cov-
ered with peach and white striped
cushions in front of the fircplace.
Peach curtains and sheers are over
the windows.
The living room walls are also
white, giving the room a bigger
look, and green marble and white
enhance the fireplace.
Colt's bath is decorated in red
and white tile with black accents
and that look sets the decor for his
bedroom where Colt has his fa-
vorite things and uses corkboards
on the wall to display some of his
hobbies.
A conversation piece in the
guest bedroom is a display of four
straw picture hats decorated with
blue, purple, green and gold
streamers that hang from the mid-
dle of the wall to the floor. The
white lacquer bed is decorated with
a fushia multi print comforter in
tones to match the hats and match-
ing pillows.
Debbie's master bedroom and
bath used to be a single bedroom
suite but was enlarged to accom-
modate a whirlpool with windows
overlooking the back terrace.
Goforth actually converted a back
of the house patio to a master bath
and wrapped a corner with win-
dows.
Teal and white are featured in
the decor of the white washed
poster bed with its canopy of net
and tulle and matching curtains. A
brass chandelier accents the suite
-and silk flowers pick up the color
scheme.
The luxurious whirlpool tub is
enhanced by mirrors draped with
shimmering pink and white.
Pleated shades are available for
privacy.
Pink and white ceramic tile dec-
orate the shower with its teal and
pink accessories.
The side entrance to the house
is from the garage. f
Off the garage is Debbie's
sewing room in an enclosed area
that once was a workshop. A tan-
ning bed, exercise equipment and
her sewing machine equal the per-
fect place to unwind after a busy
day at Little Dan's, the family-op-
erated business nearby.,
Debbie has added vinyl win-
dows, paneling and recessed lights
throughout the house.
See Goforth, 6-B
Cobalt blue ceramic tile enhances the new kitchen, the favorite
spot of young homemaker Debbie Goforth.
Debbie Goforth individualized each room of her home, using
white paneling to create a much larger effect. Note the curtain ac-
cents in the bedroom.
Humphries attends state convention
Leigh Ann Humphries of Kings
Mountain was one of 13 members
of the Gaston College chapter to
attend the Gamma Beta Phi
National Honor Society state con-
vention October 23-25.
Gaston College received two
honors at the convention. Member
Bil Jones was elected the chapter's
state vice-president for the 1993-94
school year and the college re-
ceived a second place award in the
scrapbook competition.
County unemployment rate drops again
Cleveland County's unadjusted
uncmployment rate dropped to 6.4
percent in September, according 10
Ann Q.. Duncan, chairman of the
Employment Security Commission
of North Carolina.
The county's August rate was
7.0 percent. Cleveland County had
2,860 people out-of work in
September compared to 3,130 in
August. The county's potential la-
bor force is 44,440.
The ESC reported that unems-
ployment rates for September fell
in 79 counties, rose in 15, and was
unchanged in six, just as in August.
The state had four counties will
unemployment rate of 10 percent
or above in September, compared
to eight in August. Graham has the
highest unemployment rate (17.9),
followed by Hertford (13.3),
Brunswick (12.8) and Bladen
(11.5). Currituck County had the
lowest unemployment rate in
September, 2.5 percent.
The state seasonally adjusted un-
employment rate for September
was 5.9 percent. ESC analysts re-
gard five percent as a near full-cm-
ployment situation.
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