Detroit evening times., 1943-05-02

- HIS SPRING, every woman
can be her own paper
y hanger!
Indeed, she probably will have
20 be her own paper-hangor and
painter too, owing 10 manpower
shortages. But she will certain
ly be eager 10 tackle such soul
satisfying jobs Of interior deco
ration when she hears about the
newest painting kits and paints
and products available 20 make
such work easy and fascinating.
Manufacturers have put out
kit, or cardboard box, holding all
tools necessary TO do a fine job
of home walI-papering; the kit
contains the big brush, rollers.
cutters and fun instructions
which reduce the work to child's
play. and which costs less than
two dollars.
Armed with this kit, con-
vcnicnt bags of paste and sizing,
and the rolls of pattern of her
choice. all that remains is 10 get
out the step-ladder and put on
the overalls.
Every woman can make minor
decorative changes, thus fresh
ening up personal or family liv-
ing quarters after the CRIME and
SCOT and ftnger-marks fcft by a
Winter of indoor activities.
Perhaps. too, she is interested
i'm making more habtable an ola
farm house rented for the sea-
son where the family expects to
work on a Victory garden; or
she may wish to improve the in
terror of cottage or beach bunga-
low with the convenient kit or
with easy-to-apply paints.
Speaking of wallpapers, our
own designers have done mas
terly Job now that imports are
cut off. and one can choose from
several hundted attractive mod
ern and classic patterns.
Wallpapers come to the aid
of the amateur decorator IN
clever ideas for furniture treat
ment and in the making of gay,
simple. inexpensive accessories
of furnishings. For example
cover an unpainted wooden chest
with decorative paper, give II
smooth coat of clear shcllac or
lacquer, and you have the
equivalent of the famous old
Bridal Chests of the Pennsyl-
vania Dutch, now collectors
items.
Or, use bright, colorful wall
paper with which TO disguise the
general lihe of moth-proof fibre
chests generally seen in a crude
cedar shade which detracts from
their permanent placement in
the bedroom.
Wallpaper may be used under
n GLASS top as a dressing table
cover; one may cut out some OF
the larger designs from the same
roll of paper and mount them on
mirror glass as pictures, or use
a plate-glass frame, and paste
cut-out large flower bouquet
(paper) in center; or mount old
fashioned Cooley prints and
others in a border, cut out OF
wallpaper; or again, cut out the
wallpaper print, mount on
backing Of harmonizing dark
colored mat, and edge with lacy
shelf.edging; or use wallpaper
cut-outs on jewel boxes, toilet
cases, etc, made from discarded
candy boxes.
When living informally as so
many are doing, these light
weight, pretty but non-value
furnishings are top choices.
Such Inexpensive materials re-
ouire only scissors skill. and a
coat of bright paint on chair or
bookshelf, but the result is a new
room to cheer the owner IN her
precious leisure moments.
wallpaper, further, can be
used as a border around the win
dows, doors or other strategic
roints), as simple decoration
which eliminates the use OF side
drapes. Clever decorators for
merly used the border matching
the side wallpaper in this treat
ment. But this Summer anyone
may buy an Improvement on
this idea in the form Of decora-
tive banding. spoken of as de-
calcomania borders. This band
ing is from TO 4 inches wide,
comes in rolls of II feet contain
ing yards.
To put these new borders on
the wall or other surfaces dunk
them in water, then spread
smooth and taut. They may be