Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-17
Porcelain Wall Panels
Used 10 Brighten Up
Old Bathrooms
InstulIution Offered
In Six CoIors With
Shiny Metal holdings
By LAWRENCE CROLIUs.

Easily cleaned porcelain enamel
walls are the attest thing for the
undermining of outmoded bath
rooms Made in large, easily in
stalled panels these walls make it
possible for you to brighten up your
bathrooms in short order, and
enjoy the SmartneSs of design usually
found in only the newest of stream
lined homes. Because of the large
areas which are covered with one
fell swoop the installation cost of
the new panel decoration is pleas
ingly moderate, and its ruggedness
should make t correspondingly
cheap to maintain.
The makers of the new panels
advise that they are now being
made in six colors, green. yellow,
blue. cream, black and white, so
that by using either solid colors
or pleasant combinations you can
work up practically any desired
scheme of decoration. The colors
are fade proof, We are told. because
they are baked right into the face
of the panel. and what's more
they are Stain-reSiStant.
Don't worry about being able to
At these large panels in on studding
which, is inaccurate because they
are provided with a special lap
seam joint of the expansion type
which enables the installer to make
considerable adjustment. All the
joints. in fact. are fixed so that
they provide a Vatertight seal, and
you can leap about and splash in
your bath or shower without fear
OF drowning out the nearby walls,
or the ceilings below. These joints
are also said to keep out accumula-
tons Of dirt or sediment, and this
feature combined with the tight
fitting cap and cove molding all
around the paneling should make
1t an easily cleaned installation.
These holdings. by the way, are
available in chrome. stainless steel,
and plastic material so that you
can dress up the job with a touch
of shiny metal if YOU want to, or
add dash of contrasting color to
the solid color panels. Various
types of wall fixtures can be in
stalled with no trouble at all. such
as towels bars, and soap receptacles.
and even fixtures which require a
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place with a small amount of ad-
ditiOnal labor
When you are gasping for breath
In the middle of hot summer night
haven't you wished that YOU could
open your front door a bit so that
stray breezes might find their way
into the bedroom? Cross ventila-
ton is mighty hard to secure in
many rooms, and unless the door
is opened you are pretty we'll
cooped up.
Unfortunately. however. it isn't
always practical for doors to be left
ajar, and even the well-known pro-
lection. the door chain, proves to
be an inadequate device for this
purpose. A new door latch-lock
can now be installed which not
only provides a means for you to
keep that door open just enough.
but it is also said to eliminate the
risk of any one making a forced
entry.
Made of sturdy metal this new
door latch consists of two parts
which can be screwed in place by
any handyman. 1t has an interest
ing mechanism which is said to
foil marauders with ease. and pre-
vents any one on the outside from
forcing the lock or tampering with
the spring which operates it.
Not only is this new latch
valuable thing to have on a door
for heat relief, but it also does an
excellent job as an interviewer,
allowing the door to be opened onlv
wide enough for you to see out. 1t
also does its job of locking the
door tightly and securely. and be-
lleve 1t or not, it may be Unattached