Evening star., 1939-06-24
Worlds Fair CoIors
Seen as Influence
On Home Builders
Clearer and More
Definite Hues Will
Be Chosen, Says Expert
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 24.-The exhil-
arating color effects at the Worlds
Fair-a real color cocktail" Are
already influencing house painting
and interior decorating the country
over. Not that the exposition colors
will necessarily be copied literally.
But, in the opinion of Julian Garn-
sey, color consultant of the Board
Of Design of the fair, many visitors
on returning home will choose
clearer and more definite hues for
painting their houses, both inside
and out.
I'VE have been afraid of color too
long," says Mr.. Garnsey. "The ex-
terror Of house may be painted
quite differently from its neighbors
and yet be in harmony-provided
only the same intensity Of color is
used. A house painted in soft yellow,
for example, will harmonize more
closely with one in soft blue or red
than If 1t were bright yellow. AS a
rule, slightly grayed colors harmo-
nize more readily with other houses
than stronger hues. A grayed-
green is used a great deal on the
fair grounds as an accessory hue
because it goes well with so many
other colors."
Mr.. Garnsey believes, incidentally,
that detached garage should not
necessarily be painted the same
color as the house. Something that
will enable it to sink into the back
ground is to be preferred, he feels.
If the garage has shrubbery and
trees nearby it may be painted soft
green-perhaps a blue-green. When
such color treatment is given the
house gains greater prominence be-
cause the garage does not compete
with it.
Progression Of Colors.
One of the prominent features at
the fair is the progression of colors,
starting from the dignified white of
the Theme Center-with its gigantic
Perisphere and Trylon-and merging
into the strong reds, yellows and
blues of the facades of various
buildings. There is progression, too,
from light to dark tones of the same
color-sky blue to navy blue, for ex-
ample.
THE Worlds Fair idea of a pro-
gression Of colors can be carried out
on the inside of the house by having
a formal off white for the walls of
the entrance hall. gray or light rose
in the living room and brighter
hue yet for the dining room," points
out Mr.. Garnsey. I'm bedrooms,
which are more personal interiors,
striking colors and contrasts may be
used. The agreeable variation so
essential to well-decorated home is
thus provided" he comments.
Color for Game Room.
Choosing colors according to the
use to which the room is to be put
is another suggestion made by Mr..
Garnsey for the guidance of home
owners. In the game room, for ex-
ample, plenty of bright color may be
used, for here gayety should de
dominant. Again. in the kitchen,
colorful wall cabinets, tables and
chairs help to make work pleasanter.
"The trend toward light hues for
walls will doubtless be strengthened
by the fair colors," states Mr.. Garn-
sey. The fair demonstrates how
pastel colors provide effective con-
trasts for deeper hues on trim, cur
tain cornices and doors and a pleas
ing setting for curtains and uphol-
SterV On the exterior of tho house
light but definite body color sets
off the darker colors of shutters
and other trim"