Evening star., 1937-02-27
BUILDING DETAILS
in NEW PORTFOLIO
Mauazine Publication Shows
i How Homes Are Made
I Distinctive.

features that give home distinction
and individuality, has just been issued
by House and Garden, as the feature
section Of its March double number.
The March issue is the second of the
series Of five double numbers which
House and Garden will publish this
year. These double issues, which have
proved one of the most important re.
cent developments in periodical pub
fishing, consist of two full-size, sep
arately bound publications-the first
corresponding to regular issue of the
inagazine-the second treating COM
prehensively one Of the major home
activities, such as building, furnishing.
gardening, or entertaining.
The first section of the March double
number features House and Gardens
annual survey of Spring gardening,
forecast of furniture trends. report
on the new upholstery fabrics and dec
orative accessories. group of inter-
esting rooms by noted decorators, and
several articles on architecture.
The second section-in portfolio
FORMS really lavish picture book
packed with photographs o. roofs, side
walls, windows, stairways, chimneys,
and fireplaces. Special attention is
also given to air conditioners, bath
room and kitchen equipment. Thus,
an almost unlimited source of ideas
and inspiration is furnished to those
who have determined upon the general
scheme of the house they expect to
build, and who are giving thought to
the details which will add touches Of
distinction, individuality and charm.
The clear and complete manner in
which this wealth of material is pre-
sented gives the home builder an op-
portunity to inform himself thoroughly
on architectural details and designs,
as well as on modern materials and
equipment, to help him achieve the
utmost in character and comfort in
his new home.
Roofs of Many Styles.
Under the heading of design, roofs
Of many styles are shown. There are
at least 18 different types-for as
many types of houses. Another series
Of pages is devoted to the detailed
study Of walls, showing how wood,
stone. brick, cement and other ma
terials can be used in a. variety Of
ways, to produce individual effects in
harmony with both modern and period
homes.
Structural details. which give life
and color to the general scheme of a
house, are presented in pictures that
show how able architects have built
beauty into actual homes. Here are
included details of doorways windows
and chimneys, ironwork and
stairways.
Such subjects as floors and walls,
lighting and interior doors and trim
are treated. These details may be
embodied exactly as shown, or used
as inspiration to new ideas-always in
harmony with the spirit and tradi-
ton of the basic design of a house
yet modified enough to be individual,
as well as practical and functional.
Even garage doors are given thorough
consideration.
In the matter Of equipment the
portfolio deals at considerable length
with the comforts and conveniences
that have come to be regarded as ne
cessities. Whatever else may be taken
from the past, it Is obvious that the
kitchen and bath room, the insulation
and the heating equipment of 1887
home are decidedly modern. The va
riety of boilers, burners and air con-
ditioners shown-the views of many
up-to-the minute bath rooms, cabi-
nets, sinks, ranges and refrigerators
that make a perfect kitchen-all
should serve as useful guides in the
equipment Of new home, or the re-
modelling of an old one OF equal in
terest is page outlining, with simple
diagrams, the available types of home
insulation and the methods of apply
ing them
Furniture Forecasts.
The forecast of furniture trends,
which appears in the first section, re-
views the prophecies which House and
Garden made last Fall, and reports
the actual happenings in this field,
as discovered by the magazines editors
on trips to all of the important furni-
ture markets of the country.
Maple furniture, they found, con-
tinues to be important-with the
highly stained and freakish types on
the downgrade, and documented
types, of good design and authentic
finishes, coming to the fore.
Eighteenth century furniture, which
had been forecast as the dominating
note. appears to have fulfilled its
promise. More and more manufac-
turars are making authentic copies of
the types Of American furniture used
in the latter part of the eighteenth
and the beginning of the nineteenth
centuries-the elegant" furniture
designated by House and Garden as
'Federal" and Founders Colonial"
as distinguished from the Kitchen
Colonial" or cruder types Of earlier
days.
French furniture, for which a re-
vival had been predicted, Is to be
found in two types-the court and the
provincial. The editors warn against
the ease of slipping into a violent
French court vogue such as led to
the "gilded chair" era of the COS, but
declare good French court furniture
Is being made today, though 1t must
be diligently sought out. The French
provincial revival threatens soon to
be in full flood, but again good taste
Is essential in avoiding the false and
discovering really good examples.
Victorian furniture found on the