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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1937
Page
44
New Wall Developments herald amazing change as translucent masonry or glass block walls promise privacy and daylight, reducing dust and noise. Home interiors may shift to furniture arranged around glass walls, with the unit kitchen offering standardized modular sections for one wall or L and U shaped layouts.
The draft notes specify a 24 inch wide base or appliance section with a maximum height of 8844 inches for a complete section. Surfaces share one height and top storage cabinets are uniform in size. Wall panels at 18 inches high finish the wall area between backsplash and storage cabinets.
Remodeling old kitchens demands careful planning to balance realism and beauty. The piece highlights skilled trades, modern equipment, proper lighting, built in storage, suitable flooring, and color choices to create an attractive functional space.
Readers are urged to use famous artworks as color blueprints for rooms. A Van Gogh Provence scene can guide off white walls and yellow accents, blue and red horse paintings suggest blue rooms with neutral walls, and Degas or Laurencen pieces spark girl’s rooms with white and blue palettes.
When solid roof sheathing is used under wood shingles no building paper should be placed over the sheathing. Doing so is likely to rot the shingles and reduce roof lifespan.
Remodeling old houses emphasizes a bay window as a distinct advantage. It allows a window seat or sectional couches to be built into the bay and framed with full straight curtains for an ultra modern effect.
The article advises against painting large frame houses white in cities on ordinary lots with few trees. It suggests using a misty neutral body tone with slightly lighter or darker trim to make the building appear smaller and less bulky.
Home hardware has shifted from decorative embossed plates and protruding butts to discreet iron or steel pieces painted to blend with doors. The trend favors period authenticity with wrought iron or rust finishes for English Spanish or Italian styled homes and careful matching to architectural period, avoiding mismatched pairings.
A new four inch radiator must be carefully installed to avoid plaster cracks over the enclosure. If the unit is wide enough to require cutting studs, the opening must be bridged, especially in bearing partitions.
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