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BRITAIN’S dads are top of the Euro Pops, according to research


by Prudential, Britain’s biggest insurance company. When asked if they would like to swap their husbands for a different European model, 53 per cent of British women said they would siick with a


true Brit. However, if given the chance to select a partner all over again, 11 per cent


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of women said they would consider an Italian, six per cent a Frenchmen, and four per cent would choose chaps from either Greece, Spain, or Holland. Tied at the bottom of the poll came Germany, Luxemboug, and Portugal, with only one per cent of women considering a husband from any of these countries. Also it se ems that the “ new man” is alive and


. well and living in the UK, with 96 per cent of men helping out around the home in 1992, compared with only 75 per cent in 1947. In an average week, Dad puts in over 20 hours


poll which shows that the most popular houshold tasks for Dad are DIY jobs (85 per cent) closely followed by gardening (82 per cent), with washing up coming a close third (79 per cent). Vacuuming and baby-sitting are the next two most popular tasks, with 53 per cent of chaps wielding the Hoover and 46 per cent looking after the children. Unsurprisingly, the least popular tasks are


working in and around the home, on top of 35 hours a week at work. And if you had to pay him, at employment agency rates, for all this little lot, his bill would be around £234 a week, or the princely sum of £12,200 a year. Prudential’s finding are backed up by a NOP


cleaning the loo (34 per cent) and ironing (26 per cent). “Dad’s £12,200 household bill shows how


important it is for family men to make arrangements for the financial security of their nearest and dearest,” said Raoul Pinnell, Prudential's marketing director.


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holds arc owned by single men, who realise all too well the importance of enhancing their investment. The problems arise when they seel; help and advice on interior design ideas and come up with a fat zero. When a man chooses his interior design


whether they live in a pig' sty or a seducer’s den. About five pur cunt of all British house­


or no interest in his place of abode? Of course it is! Most single men are bothered


IS il a myth that a .single man has little


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scheme he wants it to echo his taste, person­ ality and his very "singleness”. This said, his bachelor pad is also his retreat when he returns home from an arduous day at work. It must be easy to keep clean and tidy, and


be welcoming, not only to his various guests, but also to himself. Very quickly he becomes accustomed to living alone, particularly when his residence smacks of his own personality. It is more than likely that the bachelor pad


will be a relatively small residence, so here are a few tips on interior designing for the single male. It is quite easy even on a very low budget


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to change the entire aura of a room by using clever interior design ideas. A good benchmark to use when planning


angular it is advisable to choose a wallcover­ ing which echoes this design style. If decorating for the first time, it is highly


ality with one of the various dramatic borders which are so popular at the moment. Taking decoration room by room, here are,


recommendable to start with plain wallcover­ ings, for not only are they easy to hang, but rarely is there a pattern match to cope with. Then it is easy to add interest and person­


hopefully, some logical solutions to decorating problems.


through pattern books, as they are laid out in such a way as to provide great co-ordination ideas. Hut remember don’t try to be too clever. If


there are different scales of designs which can be used together as co-ordinates. l,'or a good source of inspiration, look


blacks, greys and strong pastel colourings. Hut for the more ambitious room schemers,


— the bedroom. The most interesting because only the chosen few are allowed to see it! In these very private quarters it is much more acceptable to be daring and dramatic.


particularly as future shared bedrooms are more than likely to be governed by a more feminine taste.


It can be a room for fun in its wildest sense,


room decoration is to start the scheme with the most expensive element already in the room. When you’ve selected tins, pick out a design or colour element and take it through into "the wallcoverings. To create harmony it is important to con­


centrate on setting a mood or style for the room. If the furniture is stark, black and


stripes are a clever way of creating an illusion of space and height. To prevent a room look­ ing unnaturally tall and thin, the walls can be brought down by using a dado rail which could be painted or stained with the border placed above or below. The living room should be more relaxing, yet still reflect the mood set in the hall —


create the first impression of the whole abode, and so it is crucial that it reflects the correct mood. It should be smart, inviting and sufficiently interesting to make the visi­ tor want to see more. If it is a small room, like halls often are,


Starting with the entrance hall, which will


male occupant. If this is fishing, football, golf, or train sets, it is private and can be exploited fully by the use of wallcoverings and fabrics to suit the personal taste of the occupant.


the wallcoverings are in effect semi-perma­ nent. It is easy to change a quilt cover, hut the wallcoverings are more likely to be in place for at least three years.


It should be remembered, however, that


be better not to put racing cars on the walls as there may be a requirement to replace them with other more sporting activities.


.So if Sealextric is a transient phase, it may The bedroom can reflect tile hobbies of the'


too many strong design and colour elements are used together, they will fight with each other, resulting in dissonance and a fur from relaxing atmosphere. Now to possibly the most interesting room


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