BRINGING LUXURIOUS touches into the home can inciude a new

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deck and hot tub. At the recent B.C. Spring Home and Garden
Show, Richard Todd of Cypress Home Recreation and Fitness

showed off an $8,000 state-of-the-art hot tub that is fully
4 automated with a control mechanism made with fibre optics —

no electricity.

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NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

Take on one project at a time

iF YOU are like most homeown-
ers, you look forward to spring as
one of the: biggest home im-
provement seasons of the year.

Every. spring you find yourself
planning big projects, but for
some reason you can’t seem to get
anything finished.

Your problem may simply be
that you are trying to tackle too
much at once, making your home

. fix-up tasks seem overwhelming.

Unless you have more time and
money than most homeowners,
your best bet is to beautify your
home one project at a time. This
strategy will help you focus on
something specific, and wil! lead
to quicker results and the satisfac-
tion of seeing a job well done.

Whether it’s the kitchen, the

‘ family room, or. even the base-
ment..game room that becomes
your spring project, one of the

best. ways. to start is from the .

ground up.
Ohe of the most. visible areas of
any room is the floor, making it
‘ithe perfect place to begin your
remodelling efforts. |
In very short time, and for very
littie. money, a new floor will
dramatically change the — entire
look of the room, But if future
remodelling plans call for projects

beyond the. floor, be careful to _

select’ a flooring product that will
enhance any decor.

Your local floor-covering dealer
can help you select the right pro-
duct to fit your room and your
lifestyle. There are many products
on. the market today designed for
‘easy care and years of durability,
“but none add visual warmth,
beauty and value to your home
like a hardwood floor.

“You may. have considered
hasdwood flooring but then ruled

it. out because you thought it was’

difficult to maintain, ‘styles were
limited, it couldn’t be installed in
the basement or that the mess of

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Improvement Specialist
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installation wasn’t worth it.

While these concerns may have
been valid many years ago, they
need not concern today’s home-
owner,

In fact, today’s hardwood
flooring is as versatile and prac-
tical as most other floor-covering
options. Modern, state-of-the-art
finishing technology has led to the
development of finishes that pro-
tect hardwood flooring from
normal wear, spills and_ scrat-
ching, while making it virtually
maintenance free.

A recent study has shown that
consumers prefer the traditional,
linear lock of 2'4'!-wide strip
hardwood flooring. Once available
only as a custom sand and finish
product, the same look of tradi-
tional elegance is now available in
a selection of factory-finished
floors.

They require very little
maintenance, most feature long-
term warranties, and they are
recommended by allergists as a
clean, non-allergenic flooring
choice.

With a range of 2%” options
that can be installed virtually
anywhere — even in the basement
—. plus the look of a custom-
installed floor without the. hassle

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of an on-site sand and finish job,
there’s no Treason to put off that
spring fix-up project any longer.

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Home Budders’
Association

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