30 — Sunday, September 19, 1999 ~ North Shore News

north shore news

__ ay FJOME & GARDEN

Let c

HAVE you ever won- dered how your house would look in a different colour?

Imagine vour home with a few shutters and window boxes in less than five min- utes. Now vou can see thes changes on a computer

n right before your

There are many computer programs on the market that can do this for you.

The best ones are usually operated by computer graph- ic artists or interior designers.

As well, some sp paint stores have employed a similar product that allows you to manipulate a photo of your home and change the

You! AREA RUGS AND RESTORE UPHOLSTERY

FREE ESTIMATES CLEAN & GREEN 813-3637 1157, 1:24 Lonstale Bee. We are picky, picky, picky! Results or You Do Not Pay

esd

éside

Includes: Excavation, oil & tank disposal, preliminary ground testing for * eoataminalion, documentation & certification.

P's THE LAW

Effective April 1/97, if you have an underground oil tink on your property, all liabilides rest with you the owner, even if the property is transferred. {el us eliminate these liabilities before they haunt you.

Cail tec @604 870-0744 or SELTP- 1-800-668-0811

Se . E-Atail - mazateco@dowto com 8C Ministry of Environment license #LT0768

Bear SER

mputers chang

Drive, West Vancouver. Send questions or ideas to Barb c/o the North Shore News, 1139

colour of paint.

Adobe Photu shop is a more comprehensive program that can make chang

this program is that vou can literally transform the whole look of your house in m utes before your cyes.

Change a brown house to white. Replace a duroid root with shingles. Add some win- dow boxes and shutters or even add a striped awning over a2 plain-looking entrance.

If you are unable to visu- alize the perfect wrought- iron railing or shrubs, you can simply take a picture of one and insert it into the program.

This is great news for homeowners who have a dif- ficult time imagining various cosmetic changes to their

e your house co

lours

Sie at <members.homenet/homei- deas>.

Lonsdale Ave., Norsh Vancouver, B.C, V7M 2H4. You can also check out ber Web

homes.

Another benefit of the: programs is the cost.

Rather than paying money every time you make a mis- take on paint or architectural details — let the computer make the mistakes for you. And fix them. The only cost to you is the time with the designer.

The best way to see these programs in action is to con- tact an interior designer or computer graphic artist who can work with the Adobe program.

Ambitious homeowners can also purchase the pro- gram and design away.

Either way, I think you will be amazed at how cre- ative these programs can be!

— Barb Lunter is a West Vancouver resident. Her floral products are available at Avant Gardener, 1460 Marine

photo Iitustration Garth Bowmen

ADD shutters to your home, change the colour, grow some shrubs, build some window boxes, or try out an awning in minutes with the help of computer imag- ing. Contact a designer or a computer graphic artist who can work with the

Adobe program.

Up To 50% Off ALL AWNINGS

Come in & see our or

t selection of Retraciable Patio &

Window Awnings, Sunshades & Solarium/Shylight Shading CALL US FOR A FREE IN HOME ESTIMATE @ 5222-0535

, . boo