The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-19
Walls
Returning
As Modern
BY JULIA BLANSHARD
NEA Service Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Black and
silver, black and red and black and
yellow are the three outstanding
abuses in color schemes for mod
ern rooms, in the opinion of Nine.
Desestret, prominent decorator.
'All Of those color combinations
are far too obvious and too striking
to be in good taste" she said.
New ideas in color schemes for
charming modern rooms achieve
subtler effects. Many of the new
color schemes seem very, very mod
ern, because they really are very
old"
White Walls Blend
White walls and gray walls are
the outstanding examples Of new
color schemes that have been used
In other periods, but, having been
"out" for generations, now return to
Strike the eye as modern"
White walls blend with every
kind of furniture" Nine. Desestret
affirms. They are new and diff
ferent now and fascinating to work
with The theory that white walls
hurt the eyes has been exploded.
1t has been proved on several oc-
casions that when the right mod
ern decorations are used, you do
not notice the white walls at the
bottom of the scheme.
Gray walls are quite as charm
ing and lend themselves perfectly
to the use of rich, deep tones. A
room paneled in gray, with up
holstery and rugs in several tones
of gray, is perfectly beautiful used,
for example, in natural red-purple
amarinthe wood.
Indirect Lighting Important
1.-THE success of white walls, and
of gray to some extent, depends
very largely on the skillful placing
of indirect lighting Often the OBJ
lections to white walls are based on
the fact that bad lighting ar
rangement makes a glare.
COR that the wrong colors are
used against white walls. Bright
yellow or bright red, for instance,
should never be used against white.
1t is much cleverer and more sue
cessful to use a medium warm
color, such as brown or beige or a
cool-looking green"
Nine. Desestret believes one way
to successful decorating is to use
not more than two important COL
ors in single room. Touches of
other colors, yes. But only minor
touches. With two major colors,
intriguing restful effects can be
achieved
Soften Rooms Light
Hangings are the biggest prob
lem American moderns have, in her
opinion. The heavy dust-collecting
draperies used in many of the ear
lier schemes were not only map
propriate. They were un-modern.
Hangings in the newest manner are
used only to soften the light and
admit as much sunshine to a room
as possible.
Another new phase Of the modern
interior decorating movement is the
wider use Of exotic woods in fur
niture and paneling woods that are
natural rich color, though not
necessarily bright. They give a
subtle handsomeness to a room.
They have suavity.
Natural mahogany, East India
striped satin woods in lovely beige
tones, sapeli wood in richer red,
majagua, an African wood that is
gray, gaboon, a wood that is pink
ish brown in color with a white
sheen, and macassar ebony when
used for inlay or for whole pieces
of furniture to make great contri-
button to modern interiors.
Change Doors, Windows
American modern furniture now
uses unusual woods that are
weathered in America so that they
stand the climate here perfectly.
Two good ways to make room
60 modern is to change the door
ways and windows by the use of
new woods and new designs and to
make over the flreplaces. Design
these in modern, subtle manner.
Then try out white walls or gray
and see what ravishing effects you
can get and how much more salts
factory they are than the bizarre,
earish interiors that were lauded
as modern earlier in this "contem-
porary movement"