Evening star., 1954-01-02
New Wall Panels
Held Practical for
|Reiinishing Rooms
By b. M. Derwin

# you are interested in hav.
ing in your home walls that arr
soilproof. beautiful. permanent
1 easy to cleaYl.and easy. to install
| you'll be interested in new pre-
finished planks and blocks re.
Gently introduced by a leadins
wallpanel manufacturer.
Regardless of the age Of YOU
rooms. this paneling is equally
practical for finishing new room,
or Tor modernizing kitchens
bathrooms, dining rooms. recre.
alton rooms. and other areas II
the home. It's simplicity of in
stallation make it easy for the
home "do-it-yourself" handy.
man to complete a paneled in
! terror in matter Of hours.
The only tools required for q
complete installation are a level
saw and hammer. Simple fas-
tening with nails or easily in.
stalled clips holds the paneline
securely in place over old walls
or furring strips.
An attractive tongue-and-
groove joint conceals all fasten-
ing In the finished installation
The paneling goes on fast and
there's little smuss involved. SC
rooms may be used while in
stallation Is under way.
An exclusive baking process
used by the manufacturer makes
these planks and blocks resistant
to moisture, heat. smudges and
stains. The permanent. soil
proof surface is easy to clean
and stays like new indefinitely
Children's fingerprints. scuff-
marks and splashes wipe of
quick as a wink. Cracked. dis
colored walls. costly and back
breaking periodic redecorating
are eliminated.
This versatile material is man
ufactured in two modular. shapes
and sizes for easy handling and
fast application. Planks are Is
inches wide and 8 feet long.
Blocks are 16 inches square. Both
are 3/16 Of an inch thick. Thus,
1t is possible to combine both
panels and blocks in a single
installation for a smart modern
interior. or they can be used in
conjunction with the larger
panels made by the same manu-
facturer. These larger panels are
4 feet wide. 6 and 8 feet long.
holdings are available in colors
and patterns to match the
panelings.
Available in four authentic
wood grains and in 10 new COM
panion colors. these prefinished
planks and blocks make possible
a wide variety of wan designs
and color schemes,
Color Guide.
There's no longer any need to
guess about color. A flick of the
finger sets the dial of a new color
guide now available shows you
automatically all harmonious
color groupings.
It's handy aid in selecting
lovely color combinations for
correct interior decoratings helps
In planning complimentary
Hover gardens. will teach your
children proper color combina-
tions in clothing. is a valuable
color tool for artists, architects.
designers and painters. Designed
oy color experts. this new color
guide Is diecut from heavy glazed
paper stock and printed in full
spectrum colors.
It's 9-inch diameter makes il
large enough to show a good
sized section of each of 81 colors.
tlnts and grayed tones and small
enough to be easily handled. The
reverse side Of the guide carries
a number of helpful hints on
proper interior decoration and a
chart on the light-reflecting
values OF widely used colors.
For further information, please
write to Mr.. Derwin, Room 724,
Star Building. inclosing self-ad-
dressed, stamped enyelone