Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1937, Page 25

REAL ESTATE. NEW FURNITURE DFSIENS READY Grand Rapids Show in No- vember Also to Reveal Finish Development. Special Dispatch to The Star. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,, October 16.—Always the Nation’s most im- portant source of furniture style in- spiration, Grand Rapids will offer an unusual number of new ideas in de- sign and construction at the forth- coming market, November 1 to 6. Many exhibitors in the Grand Rap- ids Furniture Exposition regard No- vember as the major market for dis- play of their complete new lines for Spring retail selling, and the greatly increased attendance at this market in 1936 has led every exhibitor to unusual activity in the preparation of new designs. Wide interest will attach to a mod- ern group that has been designed to correct all the mistakes of earlier contemporary furniture. It is made of mahogany and prima vera and is more in the manner of Swedish mod- ern than anything previously shown in this country. It avoids the boxlike construction which has so often been criticized, and all the pieces are off the floor with legs. Light finishes are used and stitched leather is used on pulls and mirror frames. The group will include two bed rooms, a dining room and living room. Knotty Pine Utilized. Another modern suite is made of knotty pine in light finish and also utilizes stitched leather, which here forms the tops of chests. 4 new note in wood to be presented at the November market is the use of English yew, which has always been a popular cabinet wood in England, but has been little used in this coun- try. One exhibitor will show a num- ber of pieces of Georgian furniture made of yew, and also uses this wood as banding on mahogany. While eighteenth century English (Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Adam, Sheraton) and American Colonial furniture in maple and mahogany will continue to be the leading styles in Grand Rapids, the November market | will show a greatly increased number of French and French provincial suites and individual pieces. The Louis XV and XVI designs are somewhat sim- plified in decoration from the original models. Federal American designs are also | in the ascendant, especially in bed | room and dining room furniture. | Tulip wood banding lends a note of | individuality to one bed room suite of this style. Victorian styles will continue to be represented in most of the show rooms | where upholstered furniture is shown. | More interesting contemporary styles | will be shown than at any previous Grand Rapids market. New Finishes Forecast. Many new finishes will be intro-| duced. One mahogany finish called | Russett is due for wide popularity be- cause it answers the demand for lighter finishes while retaining the soft, warm wood tones that many people find more acceptable than the more advanced blond finishes. Antique | finishes are to be much in evidence and an increase in “distressed” finishes formerly used only on the higher priced lines. A fruitwood group in eighteenth | century English design will be offered in a new “limed” finish. Interesting combinations of pine and | mahogany will be shown in some suites 1n the higher brackets. | Oak will come in for increased at- tention, not only in the usual seven- | teenth century Elizabethian "and Tudor styles, but also in Franch Pro-| vincial groups for which this wood is | in as much demand as walnut or fruit- | Woods. | In upholstered furniture, both tra- | ditional and modern, many interesting | new upholstery fabrics will be pre- sented in plain and printed mohairs, linens, chintzes, stitched and plain | colored leathers, homespuns, brocades | and damasks. Webbing both in home- spun fabrics and in leather will be seen | on many chairs, especially for dining yoom use. AGENT APPOINTED J. Garrett Beitzell to Handle New | | Development Sales. The office of J. Garrett Beitzell will handle sales in the new development | of Frank J. Wagner located on Rad- | nor road, Montgomery County, Md., near the intersection of Bradley boule- | vard and Wilson lane. Eleven new homes have been completed in the | development. Homes range in size | from five rooms and bath to six rooms | and two baths. The structures arc! modern in design and equipment and are moderately priced. INSPECT THE BEAUTIFUL NEW COLONIAL CONDITIONED AIR HOME Completely Furnished Owned and Built by J. M. CHESSER 6337 16th St. NN Come and See What a Modernly Equipped Home Should Be Open Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, Attractive New Home in Kenwood S W i This large dwelling at 411 Highland drive, K enwood, Md., was built for Mr. and Mrs. Val C. Sherman, on land acquired from the Kennedy-C hamberlin Development Co. —Star Staff Photo. New Fabrics Find Harmony In Muted Colors for Walls Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, October 16.—In the | hibition of model rooms which are being shown all over the city in lead- ing furniture shops a host of fas- cinating new colors for painted walls are to be seen. They run the gamut of the whole spectrum and harmonize closely with the season's new fabrics. One thing to be noted in the new wall colors is the soft, grayed effect. The decorators call them “muted” colors. They are not the clear, de- cided blues, reds and yellows we have | had in the past. In the case of blue, | for example, a trace of red is added, | which makes the color tend toward | lavender. Yellows may have a green- ish cast, as in chartreuse, mustard yellow or sulphur yellow. Reds are given a little blue, so that they sug- gest purple or may even go over the | line to periwinkle blue. When yellow | is added to red, the orange-reds, such | as tangerine or coral, result. All these new colors are slightly grayed, so that they are softer and more easily harmonized with each other than formerly. | Surprisingly enough, brown walls are popular this season—light tints of coffee brown, chocolate brown and a | very pleasant version known as sun tan brown, first inspired by cos- | metics and later featured in stockings and decorative fabrics. The browns for walls today are not dull and heavy but possess a new, vibrant quality due to judicious additions of blue and red. Blue, too, has become fashionable for walls. If the householder wants | something quite individual—for a din- | ing room, say—a deep rich blue may be used. Less startling and not so liable to make the room seem dark are medium tones of blue, muted with a touch of red. For the all-white room, still pop ular and versatile, there has been added to oyster white, parchment SILVER STAR HOME “A Community of Distinctive Small Homes.” THIS IS AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN HEALTH HOME » white and other off-white hues, a new “dead” white. It is appropriate as a background for the new peasant, Cal- ifornia and other painted furniture which is appearing this season in the shops. White trim—either dead white or one of the off-white effects— is used with any wall color, although for a unified background which shows off the furnishings to good advantage it is quite the thing to paint the trim the same color as the wall. Rooms with either white walls or trim make effective settings for some of the favorite styles of furniture, es- pecially American Federal. Walls of blue, brown or light terra cotta are Price Reduced Lovely Georgian Corner Home CLEVELAND PARK, D. C. To settle an estate, this unusual residence-—occupying & half-acre of attractive grounds in the very heart of select Cleveland Park—is offered at a price that will literally amaze you! The home itself is in brick. of Georgian Colonial archi- tecture. with fifteen charming rooms and four complete baths, three-car garage automatic heat— completely ~equipped throughout. There are large living and sieeping porches. a spacious solarium and aumerous other refinements im- possible to describe adequately here. Convenient terms of purchase may be arranged! 3400 Newark Street Open Sunday DAVIDSON & DAVIDSON REALTORS 3 15th Street very much the mode with English regency or early empire pieces, White Roofs Advocated. A new vogue in roof colors advo- cates the painting or covering of roofs in white. A white roof deflects the sun’s rays, reducing inside tempera- ture several degrees. TODAY’S BEST BUY 4517 CHESTNUT AVE. BETHESDA, MD. A beautiful little white bungalow with 5 rooms and bath, full basement, large attic, oil heat, back porch. Insulated, screened and weather-stripped. Only $5,760 Easy Terms vi 5 blocks past Bank Highland Ave., GOSS REALTY CO. Drive out Wis Bethesda to Arve 1405 Eye St. 6600 Wis. Ave. /n Bropkdale 5100 Western Avenue You are invited to visit this attractive home which embraces ARTISTIC DESIGN GOOD CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENT ENVIRONMENT The three important things to look for when you purchase your home Home Is Tastefully Furnished Brookdale at Western Avenue and River Road, 2 blocks beyond 46th and Fessenden Sts. COOPER LIGHTBOWN & SONS D. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1937. TERMITE CONTROL VITAL AND SIMPLE $40,000,000 Annual Dam- age Can Be Reduced by Use of Chemicals. ‘Termites, which certainly can be classed as insect enemy No. 1, accom- plish annually & known property dam- age in the United States amounting to more than $40,000,000. What's more, they are constantly extending their activities over a larger and larger area. Nor do they limit their depre- dations to old houses. The wood of a new house is just as appetizing to them as aged timber. Apparently, they can’t be destroyed any more than flies can, but, just as flies can be kept out of our homes with the aid of acreens, 30 can termites be excluded by taking precautions. It is, of course, wisdom to guard against a possible termite invasion when a house is being built or when any sort of wood is placed in or near the ground. Posts, the under portions of porches, steps or sheds should be thoroughly impregnated with termite- repellant chemicals — compositions containing creosote, copper and zinc salts and phenol; sodium fluoride, dinitrophenol, chromates, zinc meta- arsenate, zinc chloride, chlorine. When some of the above composi- tions are used on wood, it may be| necessary to alter painting procedure | somewhat in order to obtain satisfac- tory results, For example, wood treated with creosote compositions or the like should be allowed to weather until the greasy film has been re- moved. It may be desirable to use spe- of right to homs Na. 1353 Wis. 2553 cial primers to seal in the impreg- nating compositions which have a ten- dency to bleed through some types of paint. However, many of the com- positions mentioned, especially the zinc salts, present no painting diffi- culties. Dr. H. A. Gardner, director of the scientific section of the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Associa- tion, in a recent bulletin suggests the use of bituminous or creosote coatings for the sections of wood that are close to the ground or beneath its surface. Over such coatings he suggests that a coating of copper powder be sprayed 80 that it will form a copper shield. “It is believed,” he writes, “that properly metallized surfaces of this character will be efficient not only in preventing the entrance of moisture, but also will aid in preventing termite damage. It is well known that ter- mites will not crawl over metallic cop- per.” 4520 RENO ROAD Cape Cod Colonial 6 rooms, 2 baths, (bedroom and bath on first floor). Center-hall plan, attached garage. Located on beauti- ful corner lot, walking dis- tance from schools (paro- chial and public). The price is cheap considering the close proximity to town. $10,950 Drive out Conn. Ave. to Albemarle, left to Reno Road, right to house. wm M REALTOR Investment Bldg. REAL ESTATE. 7815 TWELFTH ST. N.W. The Cost of Comfort in the home you buy is dependent upon the quality of construction. The purchase price is not always the cost of a home. High quality construction will make your home cost less each year as against poor construction. Come and see this new group of Colonial brick homes built by H. G. Smithy Company in Shepherd Park. Let us tell you of their construction, their material and their equipment. Let us tell you of the care taken to eliminate the defects that show up in poorly constructed houses. They offer a finely proportioned living room, dining room and modernly equipped kitchen; three large bed rooms and two baths; paneled and plostered recreation room with fireploce gnd attached garage. They are heated by the most mcdern Reynolds Air Conditioning Unit fired by oil and selected for these homes as embodying the most satisfactory ond economical principles of this latest heating method. Combining beauty of plan and the most modern equipment with the discrimination and experience of thirty years of fine residential building, these homes will give ease of living, comfort and happiness at extremely low cost over a long period of years. Drive out 16th Street to Kalmia Road and turn right to 12th Street. This Is An Electric Kitchen Health Home Open every Day until 9 P.M. H.G.Smithy Co. NA. 5903 811 15th St. Realtors—Builders Near Argyle Terrace—Overlooking Rock Creek Valley Price Reduced to $14,950 4704 Seventeenth St. N.W. Eight Rooms, Two Baths, 2-Car Built-in Garage An imposing, center-hall planned home, designed and built especially for the original owner. It has living room, dining room, solarium, breakfast alcove and kitchen on first floor; 4 large bed rooms, 2 baths on second floor; maid's room and bath. Lot 105 ft. front, containing 8,000 sq. ft. of ground over- looking Blagden Valley of Rock Creek Park. Closing Estate—Must Be Sold Open Daily and Sunday—Heated L. T. Gravatte 729 15th St. N.W. Realtor Exclusive Agent Nature’s Beauty in All Its Grandeur Open Daily Until 9 PM 334 Investment Bldg. A beautiful wooded section adjacent to Rock Creek Park with its miles of rolling hills, woodlands, winding streams and bridle paths. This is truly the perfect setting for the homes we have built for discriminating families—on lots with 80 ft. to 125 ft. frontage. A home of excep- @ Dinette on 1st floor tional good taste Bath in basement Large landscaped Completely equip- lots_ with naturst ® DOFRECT pessmpdisiond Caretree comfort Two bed rooms with modern gas Living room appliances Oxford cabinets Electrolux refrig- erator Insulated Furred walls Copper screens Weatherstripped and caulked TO REACH: Drive morth on Comnecticut Ave. one and_ siz- ienthe miles bevond Chevy Chase Lake to Saui Road. Rioht mes. PAUL D. CRANDALL DIst. 9246