32 ~ Frituy, June 3; 1988 - North Shore News

A Homi i is. more than four walls and a roof.

Today's \.buyer.. wants - comfart, : style and - old:
ashioned durability i in a new home: This desire to buy’
he best is reflected in the i increasing popularity.of fine

finishings “like ceramic.: ‘tiles, hardwood floors’ and:
““fuxurious bathroom accessoric

ir new. homes. Thanks to new. technology 2 i in-.

terior, finishings last:longer,’ are easier to install and
equire less care ‘than their'predecessors: « °*:
Perhaps the’ first; thing a, mould: -be buyer ‘notices ”

design are limitless. aad
The bathtub most frequently fc found i in new homes i is

he 18-inch- deep. soaker tub in :five- and-a-half: or Six-2

nly ashionable. cessori

Drop-in’ ‘counter

tiles, they are  ationget less expensive. and more color-
ful than: before. Even the grout can’ ‘be color. coordi-

, nated to match the tiles: = = eu
ec Tile isnot only found in the ‘bathroom, it is show.
“ing up everywhere in new homes. Easy to-clean.and
+ durable, non- skid tiles are fast becoming a favorite,
“oparticularly’ in high traffic. areas such as entrances, *
outdoor ‘decks and patios and in the. kitchen -where :
decorative tiles are also used: to brighten backsplashes
“and counter tops.

; : Hardwood Nooring is beginning to regain: its: popu
larity with the’ ‘development. of ‘polyurethane coating.
Now you don't have “to~spend* hours waxing and
' polishing to have the gicaming effect’ 50 altractive ith

wood flooring...
Polyurethane : protect and “maintains - the “floor’s
. glossy appearance allowing’ for low maintenance,’ an
important feature for today's ‘lifestyle. New ‘home .
buyers are not restricted | to the traditional dark. oak:

‘feature vin new “homes
available for the’ past . 20
it is is only now: ‘gaining in: popularity as. home

onal look. in ‘windows, : Paned windows ar aps

iop’gas ranges ar
hich - have. surface

Thinking. nb
RAILWAY. TIES:

4 wy Lt lanchcape sDrusgprt.
ae - * 984-3008 |...

ANNUAL BULB. SALE

The District ‘of Notth'Vancouver
,. Parks Department is-holding its
».annual sale of-tulip and daffodil

_ bulbs on Saturday; Jung 4th, 1988 |

‘9 am. to.f p.m.”
behind Maplewood Children's Farm. .

For more information, call: 986- 9141