Evening star., 1931-12-26
TOR one more week, beginning to-
- morrow. the Silver Star home at
1929 lockwood Parkway. in the

NoR one more week, DeRlnnlng 10
- morrow. the Silver Star home at
1929 lockwood Parkway. in the
L Spring Valley section of Wesley
Heights, will be open TO the
public under auspices of The Star Of
fering in its palatial form illustrations
of commendable community planning
modern construction methods. stylish
design. equipment and furnishing.
BY virtue of its studied interior dec
grafton, this Norman French residence
has been clear demonstration of the
value of blending furnishing with house
planning in creating home This
phase of the home has been studied by
visitors with particular interest during
the Christmas season when the spirit
Of home is paramount.
In choosing the furniture and accou-
terments for this Silver Star home
the decorators refrained from adhering
closely to period designs. This was
done deliberately to avoid the feeling
of museum" which is likely to be
produced If every piece of furniture
belongs to the same period. Dulin &,
Martin Co. was the decorator.
Harmony Is Apparent.
Harmony is apparent in the home
cular stairWay-featured hall. The stair
way and hall are carpeted with self
figured green carpet, which contrasts
effectively with the prune-colored bro
cade draperieS at the stairway window.
Furniture IN the hall includes an
American Empire Settee and chairs.
two Chippendale chairs and a mahog-
any Duncan Phyfe console unit These
pieces are reproductions of original an
tiques in the American wing in the
Metropolitan Museum, in New York
Centering about the fireplace as a
focal point, the living room color note
is green. Green velvet portieres and
green damask overdrapes at the win
dowS establish this motif. The win
dow treatment is enhanced by the use
of antlqued green wood corniceS,
Among the noteworthy pieces of furni-
ture in this room is Chippendale re-
production curio cabinet. Several COM
Portable chairs and convenient tables
complete the cozy atmosphere of the
living room, which is attained by fit
ting the furniture into the chamber
designed by the architect rather than
merely providing its floor surfaces with
necessary equipment of a given design.
Dining Room Blended.
The same system of blending fur
niShings with the room itself is aptly
exhibited in the dining room, where
the architect had provided pillasters
and cornice to establish early Amer
ican requirements. Into this chamber,
then, the decorators blended furniture
of a Georgian influence. The suite it
self is a reproduction of the pieces used
in the Mount Vernon exhibit at the
Colonial Exposition in Paris. 1t is of
mahogany inlaid with satinwood. The
sideboard was copied from an original
belonging to the Hartford Museum,
while the chairs are copies of the JET
ferson chairs at Monticello. Satin
draperies of mulberry contrast favor
ably with the green carpet.
Hand-blocked linen draperies in rust,
gold and green conform pleasingly with
the walnut paneling and shelving in
the library. A Jacobean oak table and
semi-antique rug add to the COM
Portable atmosphere of this room.
Similar blending of furniture and
architecture is noted in the sleeping
rooms on the second floor. Prominent
among these is the master suite. Here