Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-05


When they bought the house in
July, the living room was pine
paneled. They painted the cocoa
color over the pine, and put tur-
quoise on the single wall opposite
the rooms floor-to-ceiling pic.
ture window.
Cotton wall to wall carpeting,
in lighter tone of cocoa, covers
the floor. A long sofa with
simple lines is in front of the
picture window, upholstered in a
cocoa and black tweed.
Two chairs with black bases
and turquoise cushions are in the
room. End tables and a coffee
table in black and white add
accents.
Probably the most striking fea-
ture of the room is a large white
leather rocking chair which sits
in front of the turquoise wall
Two plaques of brass with black
borders hang on this wall.
On either side of the natural
brick fireplace, black candelabra
hold thin turquoise candles. Be
cause she couldn't find candles IN
the right color, Mrs. Point bought
white ones and painted them.
Dressed in a white blouse,
black jumper with a turquoise
sash and turquoise earrings, Mrs.
Point explained that she and her
husband had planned the decora-
ton of the house before they
moved in. That way, she sald
they were able to pick pieces that
fit with the entire scheme.
A set of small ashtrays and
little pitcher are in the same tur-
quoise of the wall. Mr.. Points
mother, whose hobby is making
ceramic pieces, made them.
Originally, the dining room
and kitchen of the house We're all
one. To give an effect of separa-
ton, Mr.. Point, an engineer with
the Department of Defense, built
waist-high room divider with
planter on top. The side of the
dining room that faces the
divider is cocoa, and several tur.
quoise poles meet the ceiling.
Behind the poles he attached
bamboo curtain, which was
formerly a closet door, to a
track, so that Mrs. Point can pull
1t closed when she has guests
fol dinner. When she's work.
ing in the kitchen she opens it
to get more light.
The cooking wall of the
kitchen is painted turquoise.
This color has been used
sparingly to break up the cocoa
Of the walls, the stairway that
leads from the living room to
the second floor has a turquoise
handrail, and paintings hanging
In the dining room are framed
in turquoise.
The Points have used color
freely in the rest of the house,
too. Their bathroom was origin
ally painted gray and had green
fixtures and black tile. They
painted the walls pale green and
put green cotton carpeting, dyed
by Mrs. Point, on the floor,
In their bedroom. Mrs. Point
used fairly dark gray walls and
made red corduroy cafe curtains.
A chair, vanity stool and lamp.
shades are also in red. and the
bed is covered with a red and
black plaid spread.
The small bedroom on the first
floor has been turned into a tele-
vision room. The sliding bamboo
door was removed from the
closet Git is now used on the
dining room divider) and shelves
built into the closet are now
used as bookshelves.
This room is painted a light
shade Of olive green. Two
studio touches are covered in
rust to match the rug. and the
curtains and throw pillows are a
green and rust pattern on a
white background
Six-year-old Stephens room is
upstairs. Mr.. Point built shelves
to hold his sons toys and books,
and Mrs. Point reprinted a desk