Evening star., 1942-06-05
SOft>TOned
Shutters
Lovely
Use the Blue.Gray
For a House With
Many Windows
By Margaref NoweH

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Dear Miss NOVEL;: 1 have a small
gray-stone house which I would like
to make more colorful by the use OF
painted shutters AS there are many
windows on the house, 1 cannot in
dulge in brilliant color. 1t was my
plan to pick out and accent one of
the colors in the stone, such as the
gray-green or the gray-blue. But l
cannot find anything approaching
these shades on the color card.
How can 1 get the color I want and
what shades should I ask for?
DC
Answer-I think your plan q very
wise one and the blue-gray would
be especially attractive rs I imagine
that you have many green trees
around your house. Your painter
could mix your color for you, or If
you go to one Of the larger paint
stores they will be able to give you
the recipe" Of Just about any
shade you wish by the use of their
color charts. But in case this does
not work out I would suggest that
you get light gray paint and a tube
Of ultramarine oil paint coloring.
With this you should be able to get
just about the shade you desire. If
1t Is too bright use a small amount
OF raw umber to gray it down. Be
sure to paint sample of the color
and let it dry and see 1t outdoors
In the sunlight before you do the
whole job. There Is o great diff
ference between dry and wet paint
and colors look very different when
they are mixed in 4 murky base
ment than when they are painted
on . door In the bright sunlight.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I live in an
old brick house which I admit looks
pretty sorrowful for the lack of
some fresh paint. The bricks were
painted at one time and the paint
is peeling on. One of my friends
suggested that 1t would look much
better If we had it painted again
and had the mortar outlined with
white paint. so that each brick
would show individually. Somehow
this does not seem right to me. but
l am eager. now that we are going
20 have it fixed up. to make it look
as nice as possible Will you give
me your ideas on bricks vs.. painted
bricks? J.D.
Answer love white painted
brick. yellow painted brick, or gray
or any other color except brick
red" painted brick. can't &C.
count for this feeling which Is
shared by many authorities except
TO say that 1t Is probably because
the red Is 20 much redder than real
brick and 1T gives . fake" appear
ance. Outlines of white around
each brick make it look even more
artificial and l would not recon-
mend it. As you would have to
steel brush your walls before you
repainted them anyway, I would
suggest that you give them an un-
usually thorough brushing and
leave them that way. The years
will eventually wash all the paint
of and you will have the real
rosy brick again. With your
shutters painted deep green or blue
green and the trim white against
the rose red walls you will be per-
fectly content with the appearance
of your house.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: What can I do
with q collection Of photographs,
most Of them very nice ones, that
my friends and family have given
me? For many year I have kept
them In . drawer because I saw the
originals so often, but now that I
have come to Washington TO live
miss them all and would love to have
them where I can see them. I live
in one large studio room and would
appreciate any suggestions on a way
to use these attractively N.D.C.
Answer-I would suggest a large
panel that will accommodate the
whole collection. Call it your
'rogues' gallery" if you please! If
you are permitted, frame a panel
over your desk, or sofa, or any con-
venient place with passe-partout or
simple wallpaper border. Plan
to frame your pictures alike, but in
various size frames. Hang them
carefully so that the frames exactly
touch the border, which means that
you will hang all the outside ones
first. This Is just the same as doing
the frames of jig-saw puzzle and
then filling in the middle pieces.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: The cushions
of two of my bedroom chairs are
very limp and pathetic" looking.
l think they are filled with kapoc.
I have made slip covers for the
chairs, but they still do not look
neat as the cushions are so thin.
What can be done to make these
look as they did when I bought
them? H. B.
Answer-If you can get more kapoc
open up one of the seams and stuff
the cushions with some new mate
rial. If you cannot get kapoc, cot
ton will at least plump them up for
the present. 1t will get lumpy in
time but il YOU are willing to make