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Esplanade, North Vancouver 986-2258 ROM SUN DOWN TO SUN-UP TO SUN-DOWN TO SUN-7 F HOME EXTERIOR AC- : -“GESSORIES such. as. gut- ters, downspouts, the under-: ~ side ‘ofthe: roof overhang, - all can be “beautifully: pro- — tected by aluminum and. nena ntane nad we This ‘spring, why hot. revi- talize your home. exterior with aluminum -gutters, cessories “take ‘more - of a beating than your home’s. d,. consequently, ch: Show. wear ’ And; “just as: old shoes need 7 to. be. polished, your,, old | home exterior accessories ré= “With the idan: share ‘of: . maintenance and repainting, quire their. unless they’re aluminum. Aluminum accessories such as. gutters, downspouts, - soffit and. fascia, add the finishing touches to your ome’ s exterior, . ‘BAKED-ON FINISH The finish on aluminum trim,.gutters and downspouts is either baked-on or jaminated'at the factory. This means that, once these: hard- “ tO= etal ‘areas’ are covered with aluminum, you can forget. abaut.expensive pain- ting for a long time to‘come. The | only ~ “maintenance aluminum trim may need is an occasional spraying with ‘tthe garden hose to remove ac- cumulated dirt and grime. In other words, your initial investment may pay for itself in a matter of a few ‘short years as a result of the pain- ting expenses you've avoided. Aluminum trim is a versa- tile home accessory. It can blend with the original! style ‘downspouts and ‘trim cover-— of your home because alu- minum can be formed to fit virtually any shape or con- tour. In many cases; the alu- minum trim wi “be - in- wide variety. of: colors to’ com- plement any. home’s. «tolor scheme. You can. hepeerte the hat’ ¥ ‘or: ‘brick, : Biv- ~ing-your house a new look: * For instance, white alu-. minum trim looks smart on a red -brick surface anid: dark brown enlivens ‘a beige™ or cream color house..Or;"you can choose’ from darker reds, ‘blues and greens to perk up softer siding colors: If the house siding is dark, try a light. trim color for con- trast. Many manufacturers can even offer paint codes that will enable you to color- match your garage doer and main entrance door to your trim color. THE SOFFIT STORY Soffit is the underside of the roof overhang. Wood and particle-board soffit are particularly subject to rot and deterioration, and this area is extremely difficult to paint, particularity on two story houses. Aluminum soffit is avail- ‘able with or without ventila- tion holes. If your home has ventilation screens along the 5) . eaves, you can still enjoy this natural air-intake system for proper attic ventilation. Fascia_ (the ‘vertical trim along the edge of the roof) is. particularly susceptibl ing dislodged by high winds and rain. Aluminum nails will secure the aluminum fascia covering, to your home. ‘Aluminum ‘fascia is avail- able in- various heights and widths, or it can be formed at the time of installation at your home from rolis of alu- minum. Gutters, because they are intended to collect water, are subject to rusting if they are steel or rotting if they are wood. Maintenance can be an unending chore. Aluminum gutters will not rust, rot or require frequent painting. Aluminum gutters come in standard shapes and sizes and, unlike steel and wood, aluminum gutters can be made to fit almost any length in one seamless span. Aluminum gutters eliminate the maintenance gutters demand. Downspouts fit over open- ings in the gutters and carry rainwater to the ground. Aluminum downspouts come in sizes and shapes to fit the appropriate gutters. They should be installed flush with the house for max- imum support and the number of downspouts should be sufficient for han- dling the water collected by the gutters. Foolproof tradition By LIS. KING IF YOU CAN’T make up your mind what way to go with your rooms,. choose the Traditional Look. For it is entirely foolproof, immense- ly comfortable, and so diver- sified that no two rooms ever need look the same. ‘*Traditional encompasses so many styles down through American history.’’ notes designer Arthur Glazer of Strahan Wallcoverings **it goes all the way from Early American through Vic- 1orian, and it can be rustic, formal of anything in- between. There is no other style that covers so much ter- ritory, and that’s precisely the rcason it's so casy to work with “You needn't worry about putting a Queen Anne sofa together with a Shaker style chai As fong as the overall mood iw Traditional, many diverse clements can be put together with complete confidence “The min itself is very American, in fact’ Our thrif- ty forefathers wouldn't have dreamed of discarding a good Picce of furniture just because of some new fangied style Besides, mixing styles within the Traditional range helps give a room great per- sonal charm "° START WITH WALLS Calazer feels that the casiest way to set that overall mood, which with spell Traditional is to put wallcoverings and fabrics to work. ““The walls constitute the largest area of any room, and most of it is on eye level,’’ he notes. ‘‘So naturally, the right wallcoverings can do more for a room than the costliest furniture. ‘*Now think of what you can do with co-ordinating fabrics to spruce up windows and furniture, and it becomes obvious that it needn't cost a mint to create a beautifully Traditional room.”’ For the type of look that we call Early American, Col onial or Provincial, Glazer Suggests fruit-and-flower motifs and other themes from field and = garden, checks, plaids, decorative stripes, and almost any small geometric. Large scaled florals, Oriental looks, and fMeur de lis designs and similar classics sun all the morc formal rooms and most Victorian decors Textures are important considerations too, but much caster to select than printed themes Homespun textures, for cxample, are ob viously counteified and infor mal, while silks, damasks and today’s popular motres create elegant backgrounds for for mal interiors DEEP COLORS IN FASHION Cslazer says he likes the rich greens, deep Glucs and dark teds much used in walloaveriag Colbert ben curren both informal and formal Americana settings. **They are especially effec- tive when they are combined with gleaming white wood- work,’’ he notes. ‘‘and if you don’t want to use a dark col- or on the entire wall surface, merely paper the upper two thirds of the wall, and use a light color on the lower third. Adding a molding between the two sections is a truce heritage idea.’’ Border designs Glazer favorites. Many Strahan collections feature borders of New England des- cent, as well as a host of more formal decorative stripes that can be used to create border interest, are also He suggests using such borders and stripes to stand in for chair rail and ceiling moldings, or to outline door or window opcnings. He also likes to use the fabric borders to spruce up = cur- tains, pillow shams, Placemats and table covers Finally, he suggests playing up American's regional designs for great heritage looks Good cxamples are the stencil moulfs of Penn. sylvania Dutch origin, very colorful and charming for countafied roams, the smat! tea chest papers associated with New binngland) colorful valtce desigas the heartlands, and othe bold reometaes Of the Amen an Indian. great forthe Santa be country look from etobe-