Show Home Featured October 1996 2 New home with a view of the entire valley Located at 714 E 530 South in Smithfteid this new home has approtd-matel- y 1400 aq teat on the main level It alao teaturea a Ml basement three bedrooma two baths and main floor utiKtea Spacious living and dining areas are other features The home wit be completed in teas than 30 days and buyer stit has the opportunity to choose inside colors For 9 5 4 or your showing cat Olson Realty of 563-667- 563-361- 563-312- Catalog Utah The Bage4 Textures can sauce up a of course main neutrals art think garden For a memorable By Sally Valkmgo The Toledo Blade Want to grow a memorable garden? Beyond the digging planting IcriiJiing and pruning you'd expect developing a special outdoor space may call lor a work of something art man-mad- e: “Art like any structural ele- ment adds unique character to a garden” says Jay Brewster a landscape architect It's one more expression of a homeowner s creativity he says And Amy Stone a farriiculiur-is- t with tlic Ohio State University Hxiension Service in Bowling Green says a work of art can provide the perfect focal point — something that pulls the eye to the center of a space Moreover says Stone who heads the master gardener certification program there art is a stable element “With plants you have to consider the changing seasons — maybe a plant will look better in spring but in winter it will be twigs” Adds Brewster: “The best use of art is when it’s integrated into a garden as part of the initial design nut as an afterthought I make that a pan of my design concept and suggest various things: fountains a sculpture a trellis a bench even something as simple as a birdbath or Peggy Grant a Toledo Ohio art curator says the marriage of gardens and ans is an old one long approved by anists “'Iliere has been a long history of anists integrating their art with the environment From ancient limes until today man has sought to establish a dialogue with the world around him through his creations” she says But the effects of a long run in Mother Nature's gallery is something a garden planner needs to take into account when making a selection “You have to consider things like ice and freezing water and how that's going to take your piece apart” says Jack Schmidt whose distinctive steel and optical glass works might not fare well in the outdoors But Schmidt adds “A piece can be designed to develop in tlic weather for example Cor-Te- n steel disintegrates to a certain point and tlicn forms a scll-pati- “The point is the effect on of exposure to tile outdoors can be factored into the piece That's something artists should bear in mind In an exterior environment we're dealing so much with light you want to know where the piece will be how the sun is going to move across tiie piece'’ Use work See GAKDKN om Fag e S By Barbara Mayer For AP Special Features A room will idle in neutrals if there are no textures to boost its torque “If all the surfaces are smooth the end result is likely to be blah” says Carol Meltzer a decorator in New York So if you're thinking neutrals with a few brushstrokes of pastels cover the walls with a grainy paint or textured wallcovering toss nubby throw cushions onto a butter-so- ft leather sofa add a rough stone coffee table and a sisal or che- nille rug Vuila! The room takes on new vitality Meltzer ’s prescription is in sync with a popular direction in decorating — rooms that are casual comfortable and quiet with a little something for oomph Enter highly textured yet soft fabrics such as chenille brushed cotton corduroy and double-face- d fleece once popular for baby buntings Polyester fleece such as PolarfJecce by Malden Mills and chenille are especially fashionable right now because they are soft and informal Both are available in a wide range of decorative furnishings including upholstery fabric sofa pillows and decorative throws They are even made into curtains table runners and place mats “For the last several years customers have preferred fabrics with soft textures” says George While “My theory is that they are looking for comfort any place they can find it and soft textiles is one of the places" White is president of Dakotah Inc of Webster SD which produces larme textile products He tested his hunch by introducing Pularflcecc throws and decorative pillows about 18 months ago “It was an immediate hit and we quickly expanded our products to bedding curtains charr covers and cushions fur outdoor furniture” he says “We can hardly keep these products in slock” Fabrics in demand at Domain with 22 home furnishings stores in the northeast range from velvets brushed cottons and nubby linens to chenilles and fake animal prints “Not only are the animal prints textured they are one of the hottest looks borrowed from fashion” says Judy George founder and chief executive officer of the Boston-base- d company “Adding more texture is an instant and inexpensive way to enhance all sorts of furniture and furnishings” she says “It can make less than perfect sofas and chairs into something wonderful when you cover them with a textured fabric throw or even better have slipcovers made” Chenille upholstery fabrics and area rugs are doing extremely well at Domain along with chenille throws decorative pillows and table linens “There are sophisticated romantic classic and casual versions of chenille woven in a variety of fibers such as cotton rayon and linen and blends of two or more fibers” George says Satiny rayon chenille has an almost formal k look while cotton chenille is closer to the look of corduroy Chenille a staple of the home in the 1940s was reintroduced about 1U years ago but it was a hard sell for awhile “I started Domain in 1986 and put chenille on a sofa and I couldn’t sell it” George says “Customers said ’This is like my grandmother’s bedspread’ It was too vintage then But now it has become acceptable tor rooms in many different laid-bac- styles” The concept of soft textures has spread to other home furnishings fabrics according to Jim Alien marketing director for home textiles at Malden Mills in Lawrence Mass “Even fabrics typically viewed as hard or formal are being given a less formal treatment with napping washing and other finishing processes that soften the look and mute the colors” Allen says |