Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-05-24
UNPAINTED MODERNISTIC
FURNITURE
Marie Hulser.

Everyone is talking about modern
istic furniture. In New York, hun
dreds of thousands have viewed the
expositions at which it has been
displayed. Complete rooms fur
nished in the modern manner have
been shown. Department stores in
leading cities throughout the coun-
try have followed suit by staging
exhibitions of this type of furniture.
And in practically every issue OF
leading magazines you'll find some
thing on the subject. While much
of it is finished, it is also available
implanted, ready for the paint
brush and ones own taste in col
ors.
Some people like modernistic fur
niture. Others emphatically don't.
Many are on the fence, undecided.
But the point is, modernism has
arrived with vengeance. Whether
you like it or not, you see more or
it land more about it, every day.
And the more most of us look at it,
the more accustomed we become to
it and the more nearly we under
stand it.
After all, modernism is nothing
more nor less than an attempt to
design and produce art and mer-
chandise for today's use in the sp1r-
it of today. Due to the speed and
movement and jazz and scientific in
ventions of this age, our habits OF
eating, our taste in clothes, our
hair cuts, our pleasures, our bust
ness methods, our theatres nave
changed. So-why not furniture!
You wouldn't wear hoopskirts to
go motoring. Then why wear mod
ern clothes and modern jewelry In
a home with furniture that belongs
to another century? At least, that
is the way the modernists reason.
They say modernism has been in
spired by our tall skyscraper apart
ments, by the clean sweep of lines
in our motor cars, by our great IN
dustrial progress, by our compact
way of living and by our love OF
sports.
For those who like to experiment
and have a desire to introduce
few pieces of modernistic furniture
into their homes, the biggest STUN
bling block has been the price,
which for the average person has
been prohibitive. But since this
has been overcome by the availa-
bility of a large assortment of I'M
painted chairs, tables, stands,
shelves, mirrors and cabinets, mod
ernistic furniture has invaded the
simple cottage as well as the pre-
tentious mansion.
So, if you have an eye for the
modern and want to get the Jump
on your neighbors, keep on tne
lookout for this implanted modern
istic furniture at your local stores.
It can be purchased for fraction
of what finished imported pieces are
now selling for. And with the aid
of brush and paint can be trans
formed into highly decorative addl-
tions to the home.
Consider a skyscraper bookcase,
for example. You could paint 1t
black with gold edges, or black with
green edges, or red with silver
edges. Of course, the color scneme
of the room in which it is to be
used must be considered.
It is interesting to note that SIM
plicity is the keynote of modernism.
Unessential ornamentation, such as
mouldings, fancy carving and other
dust-catching decoration are eliml,
mated. Plain fiat surfaces ana
curves are the vogue. This makes
the modernistic painted furniture
easy to clean and keep clean, which
should be a boon to the housewife
Many people have regarded mou,
ernistic furniture as too remover ~
in stvle from the average home 10
he interesting from pracClcal
Viewpoint viz More and more how now
ever the pieces are adopting a sim
piicity which makes them les less b Rin-
ARE and more in keeping with ld nun
er or accepted styles. This charac-
t to Ri is particularly true of the
unpainted pieces which may be
bonsht and finished to suit ones
taste.