Evening star., 1941-07-19
1000 Inspect
New Star Home
In Six Days
Model to Be Open
Until Augusta
In Columbia Forest
BY MARGARET NOVEL;,

The low-cost home at TOOL Chel-
ton road, Columbia Forest, Md,
which received award as the sixth
Silver Star Home of the year, at
tracted nearly 1000 persons during
the six days it has been open to
the public. The little house at the
corner of East-West highway and
Chelton road, near Bethesda, to-
morrow will enter the second week
of its exhibition period which will
continue until August 3.
Meadowbrook, Inc, of which
Munroe Warren is president, built
the house. This firm built more
than 500 houses around washington
last year, and its development OF
Arlington Forest, in nearby Virginia,
was given first rank by the Federal
Housing Administration of all the
small home sections of the country.
Columbia Forest is Meadowbrook's
new project.
The brick-veneer house has six
rooms and bath. 1t may be reached
from downtown by driving out
either Connecticut or Wisconsin
avenues. From Connecticut, con-
tinue past Chevy Chase Circle to
the traffic light at East-West high
vav, at Columbia Country Club,
then turn left and continue about
three-ouarters of mile to the prop
ertv. On Wisconsin avenue, drive
to the traffic light at the Bethesda
Bank and turn right on the East
West highway about five blocks to
the home.
Upkeep Economical.
The new Silver Star Home is an
unusually fine small-family house.
Its budget price. its economy OF up
keep and ease in Housekeeping Will
never cast any clouds over its fu-
ture, and its location makes it ideal
for a growing family Who will want
the best in schools, libraries ana
accessibility to transportation.
One enters from a wide porch into
the living room. 1t is large, Is ~
II. lighted by wide easement VIM
dows and gives an appearance OF
being much larger. with doorway
opening into the dining room. Ihe
walls of the two rooms are papered
alike in a spacious appearing on
white paper. DraperieS in both
rooms are rich floral design on
q white ground and give good pat
tern interest to the plain walls.
Verda Woods of Palals Royal mas
planned the interiors with good
taste. and manages with a wise
selection of furniture in proper scale
to interpret the good proportion OF
the rooms and their generous VIM
dows. The house is Colonial IN
feeling. but with the generous pro-
nortions and fine lighting OF MOD
ern architecture which the archl-
tectural firm of Kirkhuff & Bagley
understand so well. The furnish
ings continue this idea with traol-
tional designs carried out IN MOD
ern, blond woods, and combinations
of the utility of contemporary de-
sign with the charm OF tradltlonal.
The kitchen is neat as a PIN,
with ample storage space in steel
cabinets. 1t has cemented mlaia
linoleum and painted walls which
are easily cared for There is room
for a good sized breakfast table ana
four chairs by a window, and all
the necessary space for the busy
household tasks that go with a
family. The basement is under the
whole house, with laundry trays
and drying space and plenty OF
room to develop a play room, hoooy
room or workshop.
Black and White Tiled Bath.
The bath at the head of the stairs
Is all shining black and white tile
against which the accessories IN
Nile green and pink are very at
tractive. There is a large linen
closet in the hall and fine eggshell
enamel paint throughout will make
Housekeeping as pleasant as pos
sible.
The two front bedrooms are large
enough for twin beds or may oe
used with a double bed. One mas
soft blue paper with delicate lacy
design with touches of shell PINK.
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