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letsgochevrolet.ca UNSTUCK IN TIME A TOUR OF MAUS PARK ANTIQUES/G6 On the half shell FEELING SHAGADELIC? MISSONI LAUNCHES HOME DECOR/G4 RITES OF SPRING 6 FRESH IDEAS, JUST RIGHT FOR YOUR HOME/G2 .A NEW SPIN ON DENMARK’S CLASSIC EGG CHAIR/G8 If you’re planning a spring renovation and are eager to know more about living light on the planet, the Kortright Centre for Conservation in Woodbridge is offering a series of seminars on environmentally friendly resources, technology and practices for the home. Topics range from concepts for green living, to a hands-on workshop on how to install a renewable energy system. For more information, visit kortright.org or call 905- 832-2289. DIY corner KEITH BEATY/TORONTO STAR 6 4 5COLOUR YOUR WORLD Bored with cool spa colour schemes? You’re not alone. Melanie Rice, colour advisor for Para Paints and a member of the Color Marketing Group, which tracks colour trends internationally, says consumers are moving away from neutrals. “People want a punch of colour, especially clear, clean colours that are evocative of nature.” So go ahead, add a jolt of spicy red or warm yellow to your interior landscape. If you’re wary of strong hues, start with subtle shades, like Para’s Cream Custard and Ming Gold, in a powder room. Or go big and bold by painting the family room in deep shades of red. Try Para’s Paris Red washed with Heart’s Desire. RAY OF LIGHT Replace heavy winter drapes with sheer drapery panels. If the view is more urban grit than bucolic splendour, cover them with a translucent, reusable decorative window film, such as Artscape’s Bamboo or Magnolia designs, both $27 for a 24- by 36- inch roll. Artscape products are available at The Home Depot stores and at homedepot.ca. EDITOR: ELIZABETH HOLLAND EHOLLAND@THESTAR.CA DESIGN BY SHARIS SHAHMIRYAN AND NEIL COCHRANE/TORONTO STAR 1 KEITH BEATY/TORONTO STAR; STYLING BY FLORIS FLOWERS , FLORIS.CA G2 H TORONTO STAR H SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2007 BRIGHT IDEAS CRYSTAL CLEAR Cut crystal, formerly the staid dowager of the china cabinet, is chic this spring, now that designer Marc Jacobs has included it in his new line of tableware for Waterford Wedgwood, in stores this June. Impress your guests with an elegant bouquet of tulips, freesia and other spring flowers. Cathy Cox, director of horticulture for the Toronto Botanical Garden suggests bringing in branches pruned from apple or other fruit trees, placing them in water and watching the blossoms unfold. Spring fling Seize the day and invite spring into your home. Here are six upbeat ways to rid your house of winter ballast and create a lighter, more spacious environment. 2THE OFFICE Revitalize and expand your workspace with a great new chair, like the Dialogue, whose broad arms provide a perch for a laptop, lunch tray or the hefty report you’re ploughing through. Inspired by retro design, particularly the Womb, designed by Modernist icon Saarinen in 1948, and featured in this Norman Rockwell painting, left, it’s elegant enough for the living room as well. And unlike Rockwell’s hapless-looking fellow, the elevated seat height is supposed to encourage the user to sit slightly forward, and maintain better posture. The Dialogue is available in fabric and leather at UpCountry, 310 King St. E., Toronto, 416-777-1700 or Vaughan Mills mall, 905-760-8108. Prices start at about $2,700, and for matching ottoman, $850. UNCORK IT Celebrate the season by sharing a bottle of wine with friends. Serve in a decanter, such as Reidel’s new Colori, $80, at William Ashley. Wine snobs may debate the merits of decanting, but Konrad Ejbich, author of A Portable Guide to Ontario Wines, Wineries, Vineyards & Vines, says they’re useful when you want to aerate a wine, filter sediment, or simply put together a pretty tabletop. His only caveat: Don’t leave wine in the decanter overnight. If there’s any left when the party’s over, he advises pouring into the smallest bottle or jar possible, and saving it to cook with — or drink — later. 3IN THE BEDROOM Lighten up your bedroom with a new set of sheets in a contemporary floral design, such as Au Lit Fine Linen’s new Swedish Collection. With its restrained cherry-blossom motif, this breezy blue bed linen is made from 250 thread-count cottonpercale, and is available at Au Lit (2049 Yonge St., Toronto, aulitfinelinens.com, 416-489-7010). A queen-size duvet cover sells for $283, a flat sheet, $141; a fitted sheet, $136; standard and queen pillowcases, $77 a pair. They say it takes a woman to do a man’s job, so why not look like one the next time you take a sledgehammer to the kitchen wall? Tomboy Trades offers a full line of made-for-women work clothes and tools, including toolbelts, gloves and these pink construction boots. Pamela Anderson, Home Improvement’s Tool Time Girl, would have loved them. Check tomboytrades. com for buying information. A GREEN RENO THINK PINK, TOO SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2007 H TORONTO STAR H G3 THERAPY: EQUINOX Let’s go with the best cove...