Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
Interior Painting.

-HE interior finishing and paint
~ ing Of e home is a very lmpoT-
tant item and should only be en-
- trusted 10 the very best work
ECFIF man in this line, and nothing
~ but the highest grade Of all
materials should be considered. No matter
how high grade the woodwork Is, whether
it be Of mahogany, circassian walnut, oak
or birch. the real artistic value Of the wood
must be brought out by the man who puts
on the stain and yaruish. Il IS generally
admitted that mahogany Is one OF the most
handsome finishes for the Interior OF a
home. when Il is properly stained and
vanished there is hardly anything that Will
surpass It in beauty. Many a mahogany
room. however. has been entirely ruined by
putting on 200 dark a stain. Mahogany in
SIS natural color IL but little darker than
cigar-box wood. the latter known as spanish
cedar often being used as an imitation OF
1t. but il needs q little stain to bring out
the handsome ~ehangeable satin effect in the
grain. and should never be stained as
dark as the color found IN most mahogany
furniture.
The reason most furniture Is stained
dark is SO that an inferior grade Of the
wood can be used and dark stain VIII cover
VI its defects but when a high-grads
finish is used on the interior Of a home
this is not necessary.
Birch is very often used as an imita-
ton OF mahogany and a very satisfactory
imitation it makes. since the dark red
color. which we have come 10 know as a
mahogany finish is really rot the natural
MAHOGANY. there is no reason why one not
able 10 afford mahogany cannot use the
birch and stan u ,he same color, with no
IDEA Of deceiyiuE.
Oak i p~robabiy treated Ia more oHleIcH'
vays tran any other interior wood finlsh'
h-,vn IA its various shades being the
color most commonly used Ia SlecinG
the stain for any woodwo-k il IS best q
have the paEater who is 20 do the "ora
prepare samples Ia several shades OF me
material q the building ara submit then
for approval. lie knows 5ust what he I'D
10 obtain each effect ard Is therefore able
20 reproduce the same color as the Sample
r~hrBuEhout the house o. certain rooms 81
A. A few general rules should be observed
IA while one would think that wurkmer
in The business would give the proper a.
,ention 10 all details. IL Lf a fast thai
there IS probably more neglect SiNen Z.
small details preparatorr % the pa-rtre
AID vanishing than ans Other part az ~
work- All woodwork should be -e4n
smooth. free from scratches and moisture
and thoroughg dried before apF.yinE M
vanishing materials Any rough places o-
the holdings or machine marks shoI.a b
s-andpapared perfectly smooth. The BARI
hand IS the best test, by running over al
parts q The WoodVork rough places VIII b
detected which might escape notice unu
after the Namish Is on. a. which Lm'
r9uEh places become very noticeable.
II is Important mat an open gTane'
hardwood such a. oak should oe well nle'
with a paste wood filler and allowed 70 Dr.,
a. least tveuty-four hours before spplyini
The Varnish- BE sure that the pliuteI
Z pluies up al nail holes. open cracks Of
other defects Before The final varnish Goa
IS put on. Three coats % varulsh shout,
always be given for nrstclass work Tn.
FIRST coat lightly ssndpapered and the las
coat when desired rubbed down viii
pumice stone ard oiled in order o. Civ,
what Is known a. a dun shine OF egg-shei
finish.
VarnIshes should never b. appied 81
remnsratune loWW than - degrees abou
% deereas is the best Temperature. 3,
sure thai an floors are scraped perfectl
smooth before any finish is pat on. TIT
very best grade q vanish ~ohtailabie shout,
be used. n spar varnish o. used this b
very dunabis vanish prepared especially
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