Colorful Homes

With the help of high quality paints
and sophisticated color planning
systems, today's homeowners are
increasingly bringing painting fashion
to their home exteriors. Two of the
most popular trends: more colorful
exteriors, and painting schemes
involving up to four different colors.
In warm climates like Florida, the
Gulf Coast and California, home-
owners are favoring pastel shades,
particularly pale blue, pink or coral.
Sometimes several of these shades
are used on the same house.
In northern climates, darker colors
are gaining popularity, especially
those in the brown and red families.
Browns are also popular in the South-
west, as are beiges.
Often, homeowners will experiment
by using a light, perhaps pastel, color
for exterior walls, then giving the
house some drama by adding a
stronger "punch" color on doors and
trim for contrast.
Throughout the United States, more
homeowners are using combinations
of three and four different shades in
sometimes complicated color
schemes.
Victorian homes lend themselves
especially well to multi-colored
treatment because of their
"gingerbread" and lavish trim. But the
appearance of almost any home can
be enhanced.
Owners of standard suburban
ranchers and colonials are proving
that when it comes to home painting,
a little imagination can go a long way.
By adding complementary or
contrasting paint to siding, trim,
shutters and doors, even cookie-
cutter homes can be given a highly
personalized look. I 1

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Winter Tips

Although fall is an ideal time to
garden, many gardeners should take
a few moments and prepare for the
winter season.
Fall is an excellent time to test
winter power equipment. Better safe
than sorry once the snow sets in.
'fry not to use ice-melting pellets on
sidewalks or driveways where the
snow will eventually be shoveled or
blown into the yard. The salt residue
can damage the lawn.

Whether
you're
outfitting
your own
home or
a whole subdivision
you'll find plumbing
hardware and
electrical supplies.

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