Evening star., 1935-07-06
CROWDS ACCLAIM
S|LVERSTAR HOME
Charming Quesada Street
Place Is of Cape Cod
Colonial Type.
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either side Of the fireplace. To the
left there Is q true type barrel chair
unholstered in red mohair. Nearby Is
an occasional console table and an in
direct floor lamp which completes the
setting in this part of the room.
Green Chair Harmonizes.
To the right of the fireplace is a
low Royal Pajama chair in shade
Of green to harmonic with the broad
loom rug. Beside this chair is a
Chinese Chippendale occasional table
and table lamp. A large Gov. Win
throp secretary is placed between the
two windows. The desk chair is
Chinese Chippendale with a green
frieze seat. The feature piece OF the
room is the neo-classic ensemble
davenport in a mauve mohair friese.
This piece can be converted into a
chairs, separately as three pieces.
Lending a cheerful note to the color
scheme is small occasional chair of
Chippendale design with a yellow
leatherette seat. Twin marguerite in
lay tables are placed on each end OF
the davenport This setting is a
charming combination of neo-classic
and Colonial furniture. The living
room draperies are of taupe colored
kapok chenille, interviewer with me-
talic gold with shadings Of green.
Each window is individually festooned
In an artistic manner.
The dining room draperies are Of
rust and green kapok chenille, blend
ing beautifully with the colors Of the
Maytime wallpaper. The entrance to
the dining room can be made either
through the kitchen or to the left Of
the living room. The floor covering
of this room is o green broadloom
which ties in with the draperies. The
grouping here is an eighteenth CEN
tury solid mahogany Sheraton suite.
Occasional pieces consist Of torchiere
lamps, q victory mirror and tea cart.
This Is one of the most attractive
rooms in the house.
The color scheme Of the kitchen is
light mauve and white, the cabinets
being striped in white, and curtains at
the windows are light mauve and
white with tiny red flowers.
Three Bed Rooms.
There are three large bed rooms on
the second floor. On the right Is the
master bed room. The grouping there
consists of twin beds, night table,
chest, dresser and vanity. 1t is an
exact copy of the old German, Capt.
Biedermeier suite. The color scheme
of orchid is carried out in the boudoir
lamps, chairs and bedspreads. An
orchid rug of chintz pattern forms
the floor covering.
The back bed room is furnished
completely with early American maple.
A double bed, dresser, chest, slipper
chair, boudoir chair and an old Co.
lcuial hooked rug carry out the Co
lonial atmosphere. Chintz drapes add
gay tones to the setting.
The front bed rooms contains sever
al pieces worthy of particular atten-
ton; namely, reproduction Of an
old sleigh bed in solid mahogany,
Colonial Lincoln rocker in a black
damask covering, and kneehole desk
and chair. There is, also, a dresser
and chest in mahogany, and hooked
rugs on the floor.
A spacious recreation room in the
basement, which is unusually light
and airy due to the fact that window
space is afforded by the way the house
is set. Is furnished completely in
maple. The setting contains settees
lounge chairs, occasional chairs and
occasional pieces such as coffee tables.
book-trough end tables, magazine
racks, hobnal lamps and q radio.
The Silver Star home may be
reached by driving out Connecticut
avenue to Chevy Chase Circle, east
on Western avenue a half block to
Quesada street and east two blocks
to Broad Branch road.