72 — Friday, August 20, 1999 — North Shore News

Winning with wailpaper |

LCOVERING is
no more difficult to
put up than paint, and
often the results can
be seen much faster.

I's versatile, can cise
imperfections and create per-
sonality where there was
none before.

The right: wallcovering
can turn an ordinary room
into a unique space.

A small kitchen suddenly
doesn’t Jook so tiny, a long
hallway is transformed into a

space and a stark alcove
becomes warmly inviting.

Wallcoverings can unilv a
space with both pattern and
colour and make a room
visually more exciting and
welcoming.

The wallcoverings dep
ment at your local home
improvement retailer should
carry a variety of colour

patterns, materials and) tex
tures

Before thumbing through
books or browsing the aisles,
taik to an expert first about
what mood vou want te ore

ate and which problems ~~ if

aby s- vou want fo over:
conic.

“Wallcoverings have come
a long wa said
Douglas, a design expert
with The Home Depot.

“They actually 4
made of paper anymo
are designed with the d
yourselfer in: mind, Mate
wort rip, shrink or wrinkle

s casily as tney did
ars ago.”

Most) wallpapers come
prepasted with a slow-acting
adhes allowing even the
most the squeamish beginner
time to hang it as caretully as
they need.

Today's wallcoverings are

made of vinyl, vinyl-coated
paper or cloth, fabric and
textiles, natural grasses, foil
or Mylar.

Vinyl or coated vinyl cov:
erings are the easiest to hang,
clean oan remove. A
Douglas.

Other types of walleover-
ings such as foil, cork, burlap
and hemp can give a room a
ubique look, but require spe-
cal handling and are mo

Wallpaper boarders can
give an otherw i
room architectural effects.

simply add a strip of bor-
der to the top of a wall at the

iling line, or lower where a
chair rail would go, to visual-
ly spice up a bo
gular room,

It's important to select a
waltcavering with 4 scale that

See Consider page 73

Invest wisely in holiday property

From page @

are also many per-
away properties for sale up
and down Vam cuver [sland.
For example, there is a lake-
front A-frame with a sun-
deck and a great view near
Campbell River for
$124,900. On Berah Cove
near Port Hardy, a four-bed-
room home with all the
amenities including hot tub
and satellite dish is listed for
$199,000, There is a place
on the north part of the
island listed for $39,000

that advertises “small
amount of view, however
the home could be raised,
giving ita much berter view
of the Tahis Inlet.” Sure, or
perhaps it could be raised
enough so thar you could
see Paris — or at least
Vancouver.

There really is a large and
diverse selection of these
recreational properties
around the province which
gan be enjoyed as vacation

irement homes.

thermore, if you buy
the right place it can be a
good investment. The B.

SHAHIN
BAKHTIAR

economy is ina bit ofa funk
right now particularly in
these areas outside of
Jancouver. Flowever the
slump won't fact forever and
when things start to pick up
real estate prices will follow.
« baby boomers

ting for retirement these

sof properties should
be in demand.

— Trent Appelbe is an
éconamist and a real estate
agent with RE/MAX Crest
Realty. tle can be reached at
988-4797 ov by e-mail via his
Web site at ewwmhonesvan-
courer.com>.

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