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Color your world with style

IF THE thought of painting your house gives you the blues, don’t fear, help is at hand.

A guest at this year’s B.C. Home Show will be Leslie Harrington of Benjamin Moore Paints.

What Harrington doesn't know about painting, you can write on the back of a paint chip. As head of the color and design depart- ment, she comes well qualified to solve all your painting and color problems, and throw in a handful of brilliant ideas to really get your house looking great.

Harrington is a member of the Colour Marketing Group, and one of only a handful of people in the world who is qualified to forecast color trends for years to come, for a vast range of consumer and com- mercial products.

Among the duties of her multi-

_ faceted job, she advises on the use of colors to hospitals and schools. Based on color psychology, Harrington's advice can also bene- fit retailers and restaurateurs, as

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well as be applied to your home.

“The use of color can help us to concentrate or relax or find the extra energy to complete a tire- some task,” she said.

Already gencrating a lot of interest is her presentations on Fantasy Finishes. With a few casy- to-learn techniques, almost anyone can turn ordinary walls and furni- ture into amazing works of art.

“The effects can be truly stun- ning and dramatic, but what is really appealing about the Fantasy Finishes is their modest cost and the speed which they can be com- pleted. It is possible to plan a pro- ject and complete it in a week- end.”

The basic technique involves painting the wall a solid base color, over which layers of addi- tional colors are dubbed, wiped or dragged using rolled-up rags, a sponge or other implements, often improvised. These layers of color can be opaque (right out of the can) or transparent glazes which create depth of color, as v-ell as

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pattern and texture. You can use either latex (water- based) or. alkyd (oil-based) paint,

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ent effect. Fast-drying latex will give strong, clear patterns, while for softer, translucent effects, slower drying alkyd is best.

The B.C. Home Show will be held at B.C. Place Stadium from Oct. 13 to 16.

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