New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
Durability ard Appearance
Depend Much Upon
The Paint.
CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER Y.
Paint is a small item in the cost Of bungalow.
yet appearance and durability depend upon it, and
a detailed consideration Of the subject will repav
the owner. The first thing to be settled would
seem to be color scheme, but person might de-
eide on attractive combination and then dis
cover that one or more of the colors not OF
the lasting kind Therefore it is necessary to
know first the eligible colors The most enduring
paint is made Of white lead white lead and zinc.
combined with Iinseed oil and this is the only
article defined pure paint in the laws of some
states 1t is evident that any other color than
white must be produced by the addition of foreign
matter 10 the fundamental base Of pure paint"
and in fact that the dark colors cannot contain
any lead or z.nc at all Where there IS an alb
sence of lead and zinc good results cannot be ex-
pected- Beware of the dark coors, and some Of
the light ones. too! Outside of the standard base.
iron oxides viii last the longest. These are pres
enU in Pompeian red, but in verrnion and
cherry. The Scehns and blues likely TO fade
away. 1t must be noted that the nomenclature of
color in commercial use is variable and what is
called vermon by one firm is something else in
another catalogue. Likewise the color samples
may be faded give an undue briIliancy Of effect
Having learned what colors TO avoid. the owner
may devise his combination select after the
colored pictures OF cottages furnished by paint
manufacturers. Tie styles of the latter are likely
TO be rather garish. a bungalow especially needs
20 avoid the effect cf suburban scf-assortion. 1t
bear bright hues IN tasteful combination, but
a glarinE mixture Of colors amid the forest he
side the ocean is affrort t. nature. There
should be an endeavor harmonic with the local
surroundings and TO suggest the right Of the
bungalow stand where it does. If there are
other houses near. their color scheme must be
taken into account. so not to produce too much
contrast or sameness a harmony between the
exterior ard interior OF the bungalow should
be overlooked For interior suggestions and GHn-
eTal information on the treatment OF color \ lately
published little book. Color Values" might be
consulted. This contains precise tables showing
the relationships of coloTs.
Whether II Is best 10 buy ready mixed paint
the raw materials has been much debated II is
said, on the one hand. that the mechanical mixing
al the factory is bound to produce better results
and that the ready made paint will cover consid-
eraby more surface than the other kind. Time is
saved and the danger of unsklful manipuIa ton
avoided On the other hand, IL is argued that no
one knows the constituents of ready made paint
and when you buy the materials you are GER
tain Of a good job. To this il Is replied that the
constituencies painter is likely adulterate as
the manufacturer and that high class houses will
certainly supply pure mixture. The statement of
constituents made by reliable firms may be de-
pended on.
The owner should have no doubt on one pint
at east-that the cheapest paint is most expensive