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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1952
Page
2
A reader guide on furniture layout for picture windows. Advice emphasizes low chairs and sofas that do not block the view and positioning away from walls to maximize sunlight and scenery. Practical tips include window seating options and arranging for cozy conversation areas while protecting furnishings from sun damage.
The article explains repairing cracked kitchen walls before repainting. Fill small cracks with patching plaster using a putty knife, and for larger cracks cut a wedge along the crack to hold plaster in place. Smooth and prime the surface before painting. It also asks what color to choose for burgundy trimmed gray marbleized plastic tile.
A reader seeks color advice for walls, woodwork, and accessories in a bathroom and kitchen. The kitchen walls would suit coral, bathroom apple green. accessories hunter green and maroon. Wallpaper and draperies suggestions include gray red chartreuse on lemon, draperies red, and rug and chair color ideas.
A detailed description of “The Youngsville” home highlights a spacious 16 x 9 front porch, a 20 x 15 living room with a built in fireplace, and abundant light from large picture and casement windows. The plan includes a modern 7 600 ft garage, two bedrooms, a large bath, multiple closets, a 13 x 9 kitchen, a 10 x 9 dining room, and a back porch leading to the two car garage. blueprints and specifications are available from the Elyria Chronicle Telegram Home Building Editor.
A crawl space is space under the first floor of a house without a basement. It sits above ground level and varies in height. It is used to install mechanical lines and equipment beneath the first floor.
The Venetian Blind Association of America guides homeowners on measuring for blinds. It covers outside and inside installations, using a steel or wood rule, adding three inches for width in outside installs, and starting at the top casing for length. It notes stock blinds come in many widths up to 48 inches and lengths to 72 inches.
Clean bristle brushes while still soft using the proper thinner for the product. Turpentine then naphtha or mineral spirits for oil base finishes. Use alcohol for brushes used in shellac or alcohol stain. Lacquer thinner suitable for lacquers, preferably from the same manufacturer. Water with a touch of ammonia cleans emulsions and water-thinned paints.
Home owners look to update windows with current curtain hanging methods. Pattern 325 provides complete details for choosing hardware and layouts.
A short pattern describes making curtains and draperies with step by step instructions. It notes hanging methods to achieve new effects and lists a 25 cent price for Pattern 325. Guidance about insulating walls near an unheated garage and any room above it is included.
Stubborn stains on ceramic tile can be removed by polishing with fine steel wool or pumice. Repair roof blisters with roofing cement, pressing until set, then paint over shellac after a shellac wipe or light sanding. Oil end grain and coat wood with linseed oil and turpentine to prevent uneven stain absorption. Avoid storing metal tools near heat and place calcium chloride with tools to absorb moisture. Send a personal reply to Mr Cobb with a stamped self-addressed envelope.
Guide to protecting light woodwork from dirt by washing, drying, applying paste wax, then rubbing until dry. The wax forms a protective surface that resists soil and fingerprints, helping maintain a cleaner appearance.
When ordering window glass have it cut sixteenth to one eighth inch smaller than the opening due to cutting irregularities. Ordering exact size risks an ill fit.
The walls and woodwork of the average bathroom require two quarts to one gallon of paint per coat. Glass or semiglass enamel should be used due to moisture and ease of washing wall surfaces.
The Elyria Garden Club meets May 8 at the Woman's Club at 8 p.m. on Flower Arrangements with a plant exchange. A grey squirrel near extinction is noted. a wild duck or wood duck visited a home chimney. A Camden Township drive reveals ponds, flora, and wildlife including May apple and trailing arbutus. a male pheasant and a hidden female are observed near Indian Hollow Road.
The text notes bright spring blooms in many yards including tulips at the Arthur G. Smith home on Washington Avenue. It mentions red buds, flowering crab in Cascade Park, magnolias, and Japonica or Japanese Quince blooming, with pheasants and quail occasionally seen.
Calcimine can be removed from a wall or ceiling by sponging it with warm water. If that is not effective use a solution of household ammonia or washing soda and water.
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