Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1926, Page 21

(, SATURDAY. MARCIL 20. "1926. REAT. ESTATE. ©oof I[;HE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. . REAL ESTATE. The present unique scheme is to have the ceiling dark, to tone with the floor! It need not he as heavy in col- or, but it must ba comparatively deep Adapting the Idea. In putting this idea Into practice in Six-room, semi-detached homes are still setting a record in sales because of their matchless value for the price. . 2 27 22 2 a2 2 2 T 2 e ZR 272 " —— - === be so treated with good results, since GAFR"’Z co BEG'NS BOUIC LAND SOLD. K I, Sl k o ’l‘ R f > C l' o the tendency is to lower the apparent 0 N . riking reatment for Ceilings helght of the walls. Then, too, the en- N B RO tire decorative scheme reflects smart- NEw SUBDWIsmNs Harry M. Crandall Buys Plot on|N e es ou n uy 7 ness, so every item in the decoration i N BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. must be in accord. This does not mlen,n Columbia Road. § or o one that new ideas in furnishings alone o Harry 3, Crandall has bought tie|N y A striking and radical, not to say bi.) orehid, 5 carrted out in traceries over Tl e e vt b antique, | TTA0K of 20 and 40 Acres Along | pouic property at tho soitet e N vatre, departure In t of | this gray ground. The ceiling is ar- s Cholce: d it in the . i road and Mintwood |N selinga i being in. | stically in harmony with the troat Dut 15 cholce, T e woutd have| Bladensburg Boulevard Being | ner of Con e ool See Th H T stances by decorators, Tt i ment of the rest of the room. There | o, " 9 & N R T to note it, and if vou have just Totiling: timtere: ahout Vi ‘oom. | oIl LIE SHUES FioE THOm B 1Ag Developed. drows and part of the ground that be- | N ee ese omes oday right sort of room in wh he woodwork is white and the elec- 3 | = longed to the H: Wardman estate. (N 63 Sold—5 Left i idea, it may be of practical tric lights are shaded with amber. The New Tendency Hinted. y This property a frontage of 167 S H However, so decidedly different 1% the | white of the. woodwork is caught and | poroe venturing to adopt this new |- The Cafritz Construction Co. has|feet on Columbia road by 154 feet on | N i idea into your home, W vou believe | completed its plans and already has|Mintwood place and contains approxi- | N - ise in S for Y it will suit it admirably, let me advise | begun the actual work of preparing Mately 25,000 fe N There’s a Real Surprise in Store for You \ you to consult an experienced deco- 3 4 ! Tator. Properly introduced, the scheme | L¥© 1arge new subdivisions along the N } W is esthetic, as well as striking. Poorly [ Bladensburg boulevard for develop-: N CASH N | 4[ handled, (iio scheme is a failure. It |ment. One of these tracts, comprising N $ 3§ BRI DU O LU UL apparently indlcates a tendency ¥ , 9] N 4 I ; f00in the ahealitely white Gelllagslto- | o0~y aces; RloGAteld ynst above IF YOU RE READY N M?““‘ly Paymcn('s to {: | ward those that are toned to harmon- | Queens Chapel road, near the Penn- —to start building or repairing— N Suit Your Convenience | | | |u; and accord with general decorative | sylvania raliroad trestle, while the seo us for the lumber and mill- s E: -] ——— schemes for rooms. other tract, comprising 40 acres, is on ook N . et 3 There' tisfied feeling when . o e e Bladensburg boulevard north of R donting with e (e T SIX LARGE ROOMS You Won’t Find N sSlight Rise in Building Costs. |rtreet. The first of these developments Cause we're over 100 years old COVERED FRONT PORCH . . N The averaze of constriniion costs |iS @ new industrial subdivision. WIDE ENTRANCE HALL Such a Combination : al c When present re completed e Eieiito s prover ! BUILT-IN ICE BOX of Real Features . k of construeting | . . R : , JSANITAS ON KITCHEN in Any Other Home, N v was 4 points low M WALLS . . ; corresponding month on BATA{N[\)VI%'EEBg;{LgJN TUB at the Price, ll('l)lf]h’;sCE‘l;‘)I’: N v o SEE FOR Y ! MANY OTHER NEW IDEAS lv w F' ! SAMPLE HOUSE, 5005 7th PL. N.W. \ o Just a ew eft Take Lith St. or Georgia Ave..cars to Furragut St. and walk east to property—or call for our auto service. fi OPEN EVERY DAY—9 AM. T0 9 P.M y . . . 1 With Built-in Garage 919 15th i R BUILDERS - | - oY e T Y AT 78 ai7guivex 3 AR AR R NG B 1% £ [ ° B tnes Upon the Man o = B = WISELY SELECTS HIS HOME (B : MEVYCHASE. = > v v we = = 1//:// : TANCATS PARK |E¢ b y 2 T WITH ITS NOVELTY IN COLORING, . J Z / B ORATIVE SCHEME OF A ROOM. B FOR I S l E R 2 é 1 s treatment that it requires skiliful han- | held in the white napery, while the | il 4 it ) &) dling to be effective. carved antique oak furniture provides S the necessary substantial character. 7 1B our own homes there are some things 1 in shade. Between the floor and the ceiling come the walls and these are | (H&5 lghtest of all. You can see the marked | = change and the distinctive treatment when you compare this scheme with | the usual one of floors darkest and richest in hue, walls' second in tone, leading up to the ceiling, which is lightest of all. This treatment is akin ) to that seen out of doors and gives a ‘beautiful natural balance. The latest 1dea completes a balance - according to the scale of colors, the dark in the ceil- r;g balancing the dark in the floor and 'ording opportunity for the light || area to come between them. What . Brick Home L] Bargain sver the scherhe there must be correct | balance in decoration. It is a funda- | mental principle. It E Artistry in Scheme. 7 500 asy || To help you understand the artistry | ([t 9 Terms of the scheme of somewhat dark ceil- | ings, let me picture one room. It is an exquisite dining room seen in Paris re- cently. The floor is covered with a high-plle plain carpet, soft gray in tone. The walls for about two and three-quarters of the way from the floor are in a beautiful shade of sunny ) buff, verging on cream. The ceiling treatment begins where the wall treat- ment ends and is carrled up to and ever the entire ceiling. Harmony in Colors. Wm. S. Phillips The background matche: of the floor covering. 1432K Regllor M. 4600 geometric design in the s { buff, interspersed with deep | = R Rttt S S LRt R R SRRt She S S o R R e S SRt S R R AR SR SR e R R AR R AR Detached Homes | 808 to 826 Marietta Place | 2825 Twenty-Seventh - Wet of Sixteenth Street Northwest Street “Woodley Park” Inspect Them Now and Think of the Terms Offered! $6,750 $6,985 $7,150 Drive out 16th strect through Colorado avenue to exhibit house, 729 Rittenhouse street, just east of Georgia avenue. Or 14th street cars marked “Takoma Park,” or Georgia avenue cars. Individual Designs Porcelain Plumbing All Enameled Kitchen Rear Service Porch Yard on Three Sides Paved Alleyways Cement Walks Congenial Neighbors Call up during the week and we will take you = = i WARDMAN 1430 K Street N. W. Inspect Today 605 Rock Creek Ch. Rd. Main 3830 “Deal with a Realtor” TBUBUT, Picture to Yourself— : The effect of the Arlington Memorial Bridge connecting & Potomac Park with the Virginia shore, the new Army-Navy g Marine Corps Country Club within a stone’s throw of the ) subdivision, the boulevards forming a continuation of the streets and avenues of Washington. .Notice the Comparative Distance— Of Aurora Hills and consider the quickness of transporta- tion through Potomac Park and the uncongested boulevards on the Virginia side as compared with traveling through the congested business and residential sections of the city. Fully Detached Modern Homes— Located on large lots and served with city conveniences, only fourteen minutes away from your office. They repre- sent unusual values at— *7,650+ v —And may be purchased on very convenient terms. Come Out to See Them Today Tapestry brick homes contain- ing cight rooms, two tiled baths, hot-water heat, electricity, hard- wood floors throughout, Pitts- burg automatic storage heater, large, bright cellar, with serv- ant’s Javatory and wash trays, large attic, cement colonial front porch, spacious ' pantry with built-in refrigerator. The loca- tion and construction make them exceptional values at— $17,000 Sample House 1716 Upshur Street Features Six large rooms, tiled bath with built-in tub, well appointed kitchens and pantrics, colonial front porches, double oak floors, thirty-gallon au- tomatic storage heater, one-piece enameled sinks, enameled kitchen cabinets, lavatory and wash trays in cellar, paved alley. Three-story brick dwell- ing, containing eight spacious rooms, two large tiled baths, with every-modern conven- ience. Colonial front porch, " sleeping porches second and third floors. Deep lot to This development of ten houses was put on the market for sale on February 1, 1926, and all have been sold to home own- ers before completion. In view of the public demand for these houses, we have acquired ground in the square immedi- ately east of these properties and will construct another row similar to these in S S T ST S e YT S ST S dpen for Inspection the next ninety days. paved alley. 301 Greene Phone s Ave. Clarendon Aurora Hills, Va. INCORPORATED ———— 640-W-2 S S . AURORA HILLS,VIRGINIA Take Washington-Alexandria Car at 12th St. and Pennsyl- vania Ave. or Drive Out Across Highway (14th St.) Bridge Floyd E. Davis Company