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Show Vernal Express Wednesday, August 25. 2004 Q7 Teens on decorating spree Tweens and teens are on a decorating deco-rating binge, and isn't that great news for parents? After alf. no room can live up to its potential if it's messy. Inspired by the antics of TV shows like "Trading Spaces" and "While You Were Out," older kids are now busy making their own and friends' rooms the coolest digs ever. They hammer and saw and sew. They do shabby chic. And they try their hand at the kind of unusual wall art that interior designers design-ers Frank, Hildy and Doug espouse on "Trading spaces." But other designers are finding an easier and more effective way to make teen rooms special. In minutes, home decorators can put up wall cutouts, accents, panels and murals that w ill take any room to the upper reaches of cool design. These new decorating tools can play into any hobby under the sun, take a room to exotic destinations 4. I ? - i Stone fireplace adds perfect touch A stunning two-story stone fireplace commands visitors attention at this Dry Fork Canyon home. Complementary decorative detailing enhances the fireplace design and afford an excellent trophy placement. anil 90 South Vernal n .435-789-4721 iouf&C When you see me, don't think of Insurance.. When you need Insurance, SEE ME! STATE FARM INSURANCE Brian K. Gorum 789-1557 758 West Main Street State Farm Home Office - Bloomington, Illinois and even personalize a wall or piece of furniture. Says Barbara Lazarow of Blonder Home Accents, "There are murals, borders and cutouts to take you surfing, surf-ing, to the movies or to the Mall." She continues that home designers can now decorate with wall murals of trains, planes, cars and hot air balloons as well as scenes from western ranches, Paris, South Beach and a lodge in the woods. Lazarow feels that the new "adventures" collection by Three Pillars Design is an excellent example exam-ple of wall fashions that the younger set might want to take a look at. "Girls have often been disadvantaged disad-vantaged when it comes to wall designs," she admits. "In years past, they were often limited to images like butterflies and flowers, but now studios are doing better." She points to 'me and my big ideas,' a new Brownstone collection based on imaces well- Irr 1 4 i Sfccf7 Caviller Ave Vernal, Utah 84078 Fax 435-789-4700 that rifffit! it Ml loved by scrap bookers and other crafters. "This collection features a "so girly' section," she sas, "and it has already become w ildly popular. It embraces a unique sisterhood that celebrates everything girly. There are hairdos to look at. fashion, sleep over scenes, clusters of girlfriends, phone sessions, text messaging. ..In other words, everything that girls love." With many companies these images imag-es are offered both as wallcovering wallcover-ing borders and cutouts that can be placed individually on walls, doors or furniture. Many are 27 inches high for real impact. IdeaStix designer accents are self-adhesive, self-adhesive, re-usable and peel right off a background paper to decorate just about anything in a kid's room and bath, from a lamp and dresser to book covers and wall tiles. k. mk to country home FTCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC? j S BASIN LAND TITLE y M "Best in the Basin Since 1975" Vernal 335 W. 50 N. E-7 789-4724 M Let us help you with your title work kJ and real estate closings! Fa Rig StatfctSMf& 2224 Sq. Ft. Home 4 Bedroom 2 Bath Built-in Entertainment Center Land Home Packages Available Financing Available Basements Garages Porches $50.00 per square foot CUSTOM HOMES 3550 East Hwy 40 Ballard 722-3223 La .''S. 1 1 0" IPr 12 NS. 1 "lv:' The Haakinson Dry Fork Canyon home has used the warmth of wood, planking on the ceilings to enhance its rustic lodge appeal, as in this dining bay. Home decorators look to ceiling as More and more of today's homeowners home-owners are looking at tile and plank ceilings as a decorative interior finish fin-ish for a variety of rooms, including includ-ing family rooms, living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and more. One of the reasons for this trend, according to Ann Miller, director of design for residential ceilings at Armstrong, is that homeowners are realizing that a room is more than just four walls and a floor. "The ceiling used to be the most neglected surface in a room," she sas. "The floor and the wall surfaces got all the attention. Homeowners would install a ceiling ceil-ing and then forget about it." Roosevelt 865 E. 200 N. 722-2391 : ;L i J -i f V II D 'fifth wall1 1 For years, homeowners installed tile and plank ceilings mainly as a means of hiding a stained, deteriorated dete-riorated or otherwise problem ceiling. ceil-ing. Now, those same homeow ners are starting to think of the ceiling as a room's fifth wall and realize that they can obtain a great deal of architectural detail in it at an affordable cost. Another reason for this trend is a move by manufacturers to respond to homeow ners aesthetic needs and offer ceilings that have more design appeal. As a result of a new variety of textures, designs and patterns, sculpted tiles replicating tin otter classic beauty of tum-of-the-cen-tury metal ceilings, but at a fraction of the cost. Patterns in the Armstrong line range from lightly embossed patterns pat-terns to bold geometries and classic-fans. classic-fans. 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