8, THE HERALD, Wednesday, March 16, 1977 | Home Improvement Suapfement

Converting Rooms To Multiple Use Can Add Value

Some rooms are like times, changing through nursery to achild’s bedroom Somewhere along the taneously. Such well:
caterpillars. They emerge in metamorphosis from an toa guest room to astudy way, rooms are often made planned multiple uses of

different rofés at different upstairs playroom to a and den. _ to fill several ‘roles simul- interior areas can make a
: ; home seem larger and even
add to the value of a house
when it’s time to sell.
For these reasons, it’s not
a bad idea to make an
annual survey of all your
family activities to deter-
mine whether your home is
giving you as much living
space as it can.

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. deer A a older. Maybe part of the
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basement can become a
party and game room. The
oldest girl is married and

Includes: __— == x Ae J living in Japan. Maybe her

a ; 6 Drawer Dresser = AT ead Ee old bedroom can become an

 . Mirror, 54”, 60 “ Headboard . i f persercomencet y 3) office with accommodation

. and Large 5 Drawer é: z 29) | Sica for occasional overnight
Chest, ; _— guests.

: ’ : aassct When converting a room

from one use to another, or

2 ; _ - . when planning a multi-

| Night Tables $89.95 ea. By Broyhill tnot as itustratea purpose room, there are

some common-sense rules to

follow. Tom Doherty who, -

as design director for

Naugahyde, has made a

study of heavily used rooms
offers this checklist:

‘1. If the room is to be
used for more than one
activity, make sure that the

§ time and effort spent
converting from one use to
as Pce. Suite the other is minimal.

This means that good-
Inctudes Large Table, 4 looking daybeds that double

3 Extension Leafs, | ’# as sofas are musts for guest
3 Padded Side Chairs room-offices; and that a

by Broyhill and 1 Arm Chair BS children’s playroom that is
also to be an adult part
Hutch and Buffet $399.95 Server $399.95 room should have panied

a sized bins into which can be
thrown the remarkable

MATTRESS or. BOXSPRING and LEGS number of blocks, toys,
stuffed animals, and games

_ that will quickly accumulate.
2. Use easy-care materials

4 $ area ater on the floor and walls. Pick
i ea etn oe : upholstery fabrics like
Ea. Piece ws a 7 = Naugahyde that resist tears

Twin Size and scratches and that clean
with soap and water.

H you like the look and

; ® feel of natural suede, which

by Restonic an is a fabric that requires

ae careful maintenance, instead

order vinyl fabric in a suede

finish. Same is true of

denim. Naugahyde’s “Fron-

tier” pattern isa denim look-

alike but has the easy-care

, ia re Bs REPLACEMENT . features of vinyl fabric.
a oe Se 3. Pick durable materi-
op Fe eg Tn ey hE . . BUNK BED MATTRESS als. Commercial carpet, the

» oe OP oe Be kind that is sold for office
buildings, has a flat,

architectural look and
—$ 95 comes in almost as.many
- golors as carpet for the

Each,

home. Itsadvantage is that it
is engineered to hide soiling
Ve Z eRe eatt and stand up to heavy wear.

al of ee . by Restonic - 4, Use off-the-shelf furni-
a care ture and fabrics to get the

best value for the dollar. But
look for ways to customize

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