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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 25th, 1999 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)
TV is inspiring some big changes on the home front
by Natalie Cox
EVERYONE wants an ideal home. After the hustle and bustle of being a t work, we all want to go home and relax in
the idyllic surroundings th a t we have created And improving your
home can be fun - if the people on "Changing Rooms", "Better Homes" and "Home Front" can do it, so can we! Millions of people in
households across the coun try have become addicts of this type of television pro gramme, picking up handy hints and top tips.
And I have to confess
th a t I have joined the legions of home improve ment programme fans. Inspired by "Changing Rooms", myself and my husband, Chris, have tried sponging, wood washing, varnishing and even had a go at wallpapering. And we are not alone. Every week home owners
from Burnley to Bournemouth, Pendle to Penzance and Clitheroe to Cardiff are trying to repro duce the looks th a t have been tried and tested on the television. These days it is not just
the inside of homes that are being spruced up. With Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and Tommy
Walsh in charge of the "Ground Force", gardens are getting a new look too. But when i t comes to
perfecting your pad, fur nishing your flat, tarting up your terrace or decorat ing your detached, where do you start? One of the latest ideas is
to make up a storyboard by getting a white background and bringing together fab ric swatches, paint samples, carpet pieces and even the wood finishes th a t you fancy in your new room. The idea is to build up a picture of how it will all look together without going to great expense and creating a room that clash es and having to s ta r t
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again. With DIY stores offering
p aint te s te r pots, many fabric shops being happy to give you a swatch of your chosen design and carpet samples being available, it is not too difficult to recre ate the look you want on a small scale and for a low budget. But how do you know
what colour of paint or car pet to choose? And that's before you have even start ed on the furniture, light fittings, curtains, cushions, duvets, kitchen units and bathroom suite, not to mention the accessories. Over the years tas te s
have changed. Wallpaper which was torn down to make way for paint tech niques is making a come back. P a in t in Mediter ranean shades and bright colours are all the rage, but experts have used pastel shades and calm colours to create a cool, relaxed look. When it comes to floors, it seems to be a case of follow ing your instinct as carpets, rugs and wood floors all appear to be "in". Lights can be on walls or
from ceilings, furniture can be traditional or modern and kitchen units can be made in almost anything, while bathrooms have gone from the psychedelic colours of the '60s to the more metallic shades of the
precautions to make sure that you don't become a victim of the ‘cowboys'
ow '90s. The basic message seems move outside, where wood - Das
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SPRING is the time tha t many people decide to have a m a jo r improve ment carried out to their
home. But once you have decid
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REPORTER Natalie Cox anil her husband, Chris, at work on their latest decorating venture in (heir home. (190399/20/18)
ed you want some work car rying out, there is one big worry: how do you know you can trust someone to do a proper job? You may well be worried
about being taken for a ride by “cowboys” who promise a firs t-rate job and then leave us to pick up the tab when things go wrong. However, there is no need
for anyone to have such wor ries. There are many trade
and technical associations which maintain standards, keep everyone on their toes and are able to give valuable advice on the work in hand. In the home improvement
then there is an association which can put you in touch with the right person. If you are thinking of
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field, there are associations and federations covering most aspects of this vast industry. And the profes sional institutions are also a reliable source of informa tion. Most are members of the National Home Improvements Council. For instance, if you want
improving your heating sys tem, what you gain on the greater efficiency swings you will not want to lose on the sub-standard insulation roundabout. So you will want to know if your home is up to par, and there are specialist organisations who have members with just the right expertise. Electrical work, in partic
to install full central heating — or even just have a new boiler fitted — and do not know a reliable local heating engineer to do the work,
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area to turn to, especially in an emergency. There is no legal requirement to set up as an electrical contractor, so you must choose your specialist carefully. A new extension to your
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CAROL SMILLIE and the rest of the “Changing Rooms” team, whose efforts are inspiring millions of people to improve their homes.
to be tha t anything goes. So just follow your instincts and get decorating. Once you have perfected i t
is time to
decking, calming water fea- can brighten up even the tures, easy-to-care-for plants and cobbles are all
the rage. Free-standing pots of
different shapes and sizes shells can stop weeds grow
smallest backyard, a wood wash can give a garden shed a whole new look and permeable cloth laid under neath a covering of sea
ing. The possibilities for
improving your home real ly are endless and it can be great fun.
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