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Tight money, soaring in-
terest rates and astronom-
ical prices have created an
unprecedented decline in
new home building and a
corresponding surge in
home0improvement.
A realization on the part
of many homeowners that
it is chcaper to improve
than move and a desire to
improve the efficiency of
their homes, both for sav-
ings in fuel bills and con-
servation of energy, has
created a brand new mar-
ket for manufacturers of
quality building materials
and the professional con-
tractors who are ready and
waiting to tackle the thou-
sands of new additions,
kitchens and bathroom re-
modeling and other proj-
ects expected for 1975.
A further incentive for
improving the home is the
prediction that the "energy
crisis" will be with us for
another year, with gasp-
• line in short and expensive
supply just as it was last
year. People, consequent-
ly, will continue to spend
more time in their homes,
more conscious of the in-
adequacies of their home-
environment and more
likely than ever to invest
in bettering their living
through home improve-
ments:
With new home financ-
ing difficult and expensive,
remodeling is the home-
owner's simplest and most
workable answer. The time
is right. There is no short-
age of funds available for
home improvements and
there is nothing so satisfy-
ing as protection of one's
investment through home
improvement.
Americans spent $20
billion in 1974 on home
improvements. They will
spend even more, from all
indications, in 1975.
One of President Ger-
ald Ford's proposals to
boost the economy in-
volves putting $3 billion
worth of federal govern-
ment aid into the housing
industry. The legislation,
subject to congressional
approval, allows the un-
derwriting of mortgage
financing by the govern-
ment for about 100,000
new homes previously not
eligible for government
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As another impetus to
the housing and home im-
provement industries, a
four-point program was
presented at the recent
conference on inflation
held in Washington, D.C.
to President Ford by John
E. St. Lawrence, president
of the National Home Im-
provement Council, the
broad-based association
composed of contractors,
manufacturers, publica-
tions, lenders and others
involved with the home
improvement industry.
He called for increased
government support of the
home improvement indus-
try as a means of offsetting
the current recession in
home building activity
countrywide.
St. Lawrence pointed
out that remodeling activ-
ity can be expanded by as
much as $5 billion annual--
ly, and can have the im-
portant immediate effect of
softening the severe reces-
sion now gripping new
home construction activity.
Among the proposals
made by NHIC are the en-
dorsement of a long-range
home improvement pro-
motion, provision for a
$1,000 tax exemption in-
centive for homeowners to
remodel, provision for a
secondary market for home
improvement loans, and
revision of Occupational
Safety and Health Act
(OSHA) regulations and
other federal regulations.
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Heavy shelves heighten room's character for informal dining. Posts of
4x4-inch western wood over boldly patterned wallpaper hold 4x4-inch
eye-level display shelf and 4xl2-inch lower shelf that doubles as side-
board, buffet seating, writing desk and crafts work area.
The need to redecorate Save magazine pictures.
and a shortage of money Snip rug and fabric sam-
seem to go together more pies. Analyze what you
times than not. But to- like -- or don't like --
day's do-it-yourself mate- about store room sets,
rials can make the fix-up window displays, friends'
job easier and more eco- homes.
nomical than the average Take your time and use
householder thinks, ac- your head to stay within
cording to Georgia-Pacific your budget. Gradually
Corp. you will form a pretty
First requirement is to clear idea of the type of
decide on the general look, room that you will be
or mood, that the room is most comfortable in.
to create. Do not just start For new wall covering,
in. Build up a mental look at paneling. One of
scrapbook of the colors its real beauties is its versa-
and woods and furniture tility. It comes in all
styles that appeal to you. Colors, textures, styles,
special, comfortable m~o~ o~et~
tacking in ~ess [orma~ areas.
Many homes don't have a sep-
arate dining room, but dining in
or near the kitchen still can be
accomplished with style. If the
area reflects the good tastes of
the family, it's likely also to give
pleasure to company.
A striking way to add strong
character, good looks and utility
to a room is with a shelf system
of heavy western wood posts
and planks in a simple tick-tack-
toe grid along one wall.
Wall Sets Tone
First, an unfussy wallpaper
will add pattern to the shelf
wall, or paint can be applied to
complement the furnishings.
The main shelf, about 30
inches off the floor, is one
4xl2-inch plank or eight 2x4s
nail-laminated on edge. To be
used as a sideboard and even for
extra places for buffets, it must
be set on sturdy brackets.
Vertical 4x4-inch posts ex-
tend from floor to ceiling, two
or three depending on length of
shelves. An upper shelf, set at
eye level for display of prized
china or nicknacks, is of the
same 4x4 lumber.
Posts can be cut or notched,
but the shelf should have a con-
tinuous appearance. Lag screws
set deep in shelf and posts to fas-
ten to wall studs look nearer
than brackets. Wood plugs
would fill the holes, if desired.
Easy To Finish
Western softwoods, such as
fir, pine or hemlock, are well-
suited for the shelf system, and
will take any finish well. Stain
can be matched to the turniture
or with certain backgrounds and
furnishings a stark white painted
e.art ~ u~ as a ,Xe,s~. tot ~h~x)X
or office homework, writing let-
ters and paying bills, or for hob-
bies and crafts.
If the dining area directly ad-
joins the kitchen, it can be made
more intimate in several ways-a
dropped ceiling or lattice of
lx2s over the table, a decorative
screen of wood slats or dowels,
or island counters that divide
and serve both areas.
Party
A remodeling-decorating
switch on the increasing trend to
outdoor living brings deck,
benches and picnic table inside
for off-season "cookouts," turn-
ing a party or game room into an
"indoor patio."
Especially effective for an un-
finished basement area, the
treatment begins with a parquet
deck of 3x3-foot modules of
spaced 2x4-inch western wood
laid flat, placed on the floor in a
checkerboard pattern.
Modules adjacent to the walls
are adjusted in size for a snug fit
and a facing can be added to tie
together an open end. The mod-
ules are lifted easily fo~" cleaning.
Adding trelliage of wood lat-
tice to one or two walls and the
ceiling, combined with wallpaper
or painted outdoor mural, lends
year-around garden atmosphere
to the room.
A plans book detailing con-
struction of deck modules is
available for 10 cents in coin
from Western Wood Products
Assn., Dept. 513-P, Yeon Bldg.,
Portland, Or. 97204.
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in a bathroom particularly.
The window wal~ is framed
with 2x4 and 2x24nch western
wood for cabinets about a foot
deep. Doors are trimmed with
frames of wood molding.
Open door frames backed
with translucent fabric are set
into the window recess on hinges
allowing the window to be
opened for ventilation.
(See illustration below)
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New cabinet-wall framed in
western wood adds bath storage,
disguises awkward window. Fab-
ric-backed frames diffuse light.
Family Benefits
It's a mistake to use resale re-
turn as a strict limit on remodel-
ing; consider a projed" an invest-
ment in family enrichment.
makes cuffing
For easier Makes
control
in
faster work
r of cutting
/
and tricky !I firewood
angles, or lumber.
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with 10"
bar & chain
only
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on Hillcrest
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