Evening star., 1938-01-29
THOUSANDS VISIT
S|LVERSTARHOME
WITH SIX LEVELS
Unusual Architectural Dec.
orations Inspire Wide
Acclaim.
ENTERS THIRD WEEK
OF EXHIBIT TOMORROW
Norman Style Dwelling in West
wood Contains Nine Rooms
and Two Baths.

With some 5000 persons having
passed through its portals since the
opening, the second Silver Star Home
OF 1938-an unusual six-level Norman
style dwelling at 448O Dexter road
NV, Observation-Disclosures will enter
its third week of exhibition.
The rare architectural features of
the home, which is the height of an
ordinary two-:s story and basement
structure, but has six floor levels,
each separated by seven steps, have
had much to do with its favorable
reception.
Built by L. E. Breuninger g. Sons,
developers of the attractive West
wood section. the house was designed
by Harvey P. Baxter and furnished
by Woodward g. Lothrop, with Miss
Ann Lawrence doing the decorating
1t IS situated on high knoll, af-
fording a panorama of Glover Park
and surrounding communities. The
Norman architectural style is par
ticularly well suited for such a hill
side lot
Nine kOOme.
There are nine rooms, two baths
and a lavatory. Located to the left
OF the entrance, the living room is
papered with a gray striped design,
while the color key for this unit is
furnished by kirman rug in Jewel
tones. Peach-colored hammered satin
draperies blend we'll The furniture,
OF the late 18th century period, in
cludes such feature pieces as a sofa
in soft blue-green velvet, wing
chair covered in old white brocade.
club chair in deep copper damask
and an occasional chair. The ac-
cessories are white. crystal and old
red. The Chinese Chippendale feeling
OF the room is reflected graciously
in a bamboo-framed mirror hung
above the mantel, on one end of
which stands Chinese rose jar, bal
ancing an antique plate and two
figures on the other. Just off the
center low crystal bowl holds iris
and JonquilS in an Oriental arrange
ment.
The dining room wallpaper is
Chinese, with brilliant yellow
ground on which a gray design is
superimpoSed. A kirman rug har-
monies with the living room floor
covering. The furniture in the room
is 18th century mahogany. In place
OF q complete dining room suite, the
room is balanced we'll by use of
pair of chests, a pair of serving
tables and the dining room table and
chairs. The draperies are of satin
and of an intense blue-green shade.
Mexican Recreation Room.
The recreation room, level below
the main floor, is decorated in typical
Mexican fashion. Gay-colored wall
paper is dotted generously with Mex
ican figures. The furniture is in keep
Ing with the motif-California pieces
in either plain or painted finishes,
with bright homeSpun upholstering.
Accessories are of brilliant-hued pot
terry and copper.
A master bedroom and an auxiliary
sleeping room are on the level Just
above the living quarters Soft yell
low and violet-gray paper covers the
walls of the larger ROOM The rugs
are soft gray and the draperies jon
quill yellow MORE, hung straight to
the floor and finished with white
fringe. Sheer glass curtains also reach
to the floor, giving an added feeling of
height to the windows. The furniture
rs French provincial in type A chair
IL upholstered in violet brocatelle,
while the bedspreads are an off-white
taf1eta.
Two Bedrooms Above.
One the next level two bedrooms
have been decorated for use of a boy
and for guests, respectively. The paper
in the boys room is dark brown with
. map design. The draperies and
bedspread are tomato colored, rough
textured linen. Modern design furni-
ture is used. The guest room is papered
tSee STAR HOME, Page B-2)