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Show Home. Farm & Garden Wednesday, April 4, 1984 - Page 6 Does your house meet your designs? How to choose a decorator How do you go about finding an interior designer? Can you afford it? Will your home have a "decorated" look that reveals nothing about you or your lifestyle? Do you really need a designer? These are some of the questions that worry people who consider using an interior designer to help furnish their home. Before choosing a designer, you should look at the work of several designers. Ask friends for referrals. Ask good retail stores. Look at the credits in magazines. Ask the opinion of manufacturers of fine furniture. Professional societies like the Interior Design Society or the American Society of Interior Designers can offer recommendations. "Before you start with a new designer," says interior designer Peggy Dracoules, through "go the home decorating magazines and cut out pictures you like. Although a designer won't reproduce those rooms exactly, he'll detect a running thread of your taste in the subtle similarities of the rooms you admire." Harley F. Shuford Jr., president of Century Furniture Co. of Hickory, N.C., says, "We have always believed in consumers using professional designers." But consumers should "interview the designer and see if his thinking is parallel to their own." The initial consultation with a designer you are considering is probably the most important part of the process. "If you have interior designer can tailor an environment to meet the lifestyle and taste of a client. room with furniture from Century Furniture Company of Hickory, N.c. INTERIOR-A- n specific ideas, is the designer open to them?" Shuford asks. "Do you find him interesting? Do you feel free to discuss any problems? "Ask to see his portfolio and spend an A designer coordinated this living enough questions about your preferences and lifestyle? "A good designer shouldn't tell you to throw everything away," says Dracoules. Continued on page 12 hour with him. This interview may be without cost or may involve a fee. It's a worthwhile investment." Do you like the designer's personality? Is he sensitive to your needs? Does he ask 3 Liass up lourLrrass GENERAL 5.00 Model JVM59 Color Monitor Replaces existing range hood. Infinite rotary controls. Built-i- System. Quartz Electronic n exhaust fan & cooktop light. Present this coupon to your LawnLife representative after your FREE lawn analysis and price quotation (no for this service) for a special $5.00 discount off your first application of our annual lawn treatment program.(iiPif.too-4- i Tuning Remote Control $309 $629 $659 ELECTRIC OFF obli-gatio- n ALawnUfe "w subscriptions only W--sy Our program includes: Guaranted Serive nt f" TBF17Zc)l ( Model Energy efficient Adjustable glass shelves. 1 i(llod full warranty on PermaTuf tub and door liner (ask for details). S29 VQ9 - (as needed) Broadleaf weed control Custom-balance- d and complete fertilization Essential microMacro nutrients Lawn insect control (Grubs). Model WWA83MV Large tub for large loads w tn Mm .Basket" tub for small loads and We also do lawn aeration and tree fertizaUon and inscet control delicates. LawnLife Pr. V. ANT$TEftt(n crabgrass control A 375-005- 7 Provo |