14 - Friday, September 16, 1988 - North Shore News LIFESTYLES OW MH LIFESTYLES is your home Keep your carpet looking better longer A MAJOR reason why so many consumers invest in carpet is its ease of maintenance. Today’s carpets and rugs are manufactured from fibres that feature soil and stain resistance. This makes clean-up from acciden- tal spots and spills much easier and it helps keep your carpets looking better longer. But the most important element to keeping your carpet looking fresh and new is the regular maintenance program you establish. There are different kinds of dirt that affect the beauty of your carpet. There’s the kind that you can see — mud and soil that can be tracked onto carpet from outside. But just as important is the dirt you can’t see. It’s in the air — Get heip decorating ONE OF the most exciting things about buying a new home or renovating an old one is choosing a color scheme and putting together a collection of furnishings and ac- cessories that reflect your tastes and your lifestyle. But decorating represents a ma- jor investment in your home, and many people lack confidence when it comes to making these major decisions. This is where an experi- enced interior designer can help: sometimes a bit of professional advice is all that is needed to translate your vague ideas into practical reality. An interior design consultant for many years, Heidi Holmer now runs her own business in this field on the North Shore. On Monday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Holmer will be at the Seycove branch of North Vancouver District Library to present a free lecture on Color in the Home. Holmer will cover the relation- ship between color, space and style. With so many new homes being built in the Seymour-Deep Cove area this program is expected to be popular, so come in good time as seating is limited. The talk will be repeated at the Lynn Valley library in October. For more information or direc- tions, call Seycove library at 929- 3727, [Electrolux | Frank Iantorno f Sales & Service # on the North Shore f for 23 years 985-7691 dust, soot and pollen. Regular vacuuming is the most important thing you can do to keep your carpet looking good. Picking up loose soil and dust with a good vacuum cleaner prevents those gritty particles from working their way down to the bottom of the carpet’s pile. If dirt gets that far, it can cause the fibres to break down, the pile to become matted and even dull the finish and color of your carpet. A good practice is to go over your carpet and rugs lightly with a vacuum cleaner at least twice a week and give them a thorough cleaning every week or two. A light cleaning consists of three strokes with the vacuum over a given area of carpet — forward, backward and forward. e s "eneman na oe ® IMPORTED CLAY POTS & PLANTERS! FROM THE 4 CORNERS OF THE WORLD © Mexico ¢ Malaysia * Italy ¢ Kelowna LANDSCAPE DECORSTORE has A thorough cleaning may take up to seven strokes. More strokes may be needed if you are using a cleaner with suciion only (no beater bar). Move the vacuum cleaner slowly to allow the suction to remove the embedded soil particles. Vacuum parallel to carpet seams rather than across them. And if your final strokes are all in one direction, the carpet will have a more uniform surface appearance. Light sweepers only get the sur- face dirt. A vacuum with strong suction and a brush and beater bar is the the best. Make sure the vacuum is proper- ly adjusted for the height and type of carpet. A lot of people think too much vacuuming will damage the carpet. Not at all, you can’t over- vacuum a carpet. Soil is what damages carpets. Remember that the part of the country where you live dictates the type of soil present. Therefore, how often you clean may vary. For example, sandy soil embedded in a carpet will damage fibres quickly. Red clay soil is more readily visible and harder to remove. To help reduce soiling problems, use wipe off mats at all entrances to your home. If there are small remnants left over from the in- stallation of your carpet, ask the dealer to bind them and use them as door mats inside. Hair and grass mats are good to use at outside entrances, especially to remove mud and dirt before it can be tracked onto the carpet. ‘quake proof? HOW SHOULD homes in the Lower Mainland be designed, built or remodelled to minimize earth- quake damage? Five UBC speakers, specializing in civil engineering, commiunity planning and geophysics, will present a comprehensive five-part series on all aspects of earth- quakes, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Sept. 27, in lecture hall 3, Woodward Building, 2194 Health Sciences Mall, UBC. Typical timber residences and earthquake-resistant steel and rein- forced concrete structures will be discussed, along with building codes, a hazard assessment of soil conditions in the Lower Mainland and community preparedness. The cost of the earthquake series is $40. For registration informa- tion call the UBC Centre for Con- tinuing Education, 222-5261. Websen Sealers Acrylic Pavingstone Sealers % ideal for exposed aggregate and pavingstone patios, walkways and gathered in one location many unique and wonderful planters and pots in both glazed and unglazed finishes. 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