' HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
PAGE SEVEN
Smaller Accessories Popular
With The Modern Decorator
Planning Saves Kitchen Steps
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1958
We are coming into a new dec
orative era in' the home. Every
where there is evidence that
small accessories are important
to the 1958 decor. These are no
longer classified a clutter, be
cause they add important high
lights wherever used. The popu
larity of small decor attractions
has made bookcase units more im
portant in home decoration.
Shelves are used not only for
books, but for decorative access
ories as well. i
The current home furnishings
show at Chicago exhibits one book
case unit with slotted adjustable
shelves which may be rearranged
to suit the needs of displayed ar
ticles. If a candlestick is too tall,
or a book too large, just remove
the shelf and give it more room.
Handcrafted glassware offer new
shapes in vases, decanters and
figurines. Glassware may be used
all year round and now are de
signed to do double duty. Many
newer pieces are in a" free-form
design to harmonize with a casual
look in modern home furnishings.
They provide a pleasant contrast
to traditional furnishings. Most
standard glass designs use geo
metric forms.
Free form glass accessories cap
ture the liquid movement of mol
ten glass in some instances, vary
ing from basic geometric forms,
yet they add new interest to a de
sign. Designers of handcrafted
glass are seeking to win lovers of
old glass over to contemporary
glassware, as illustrated at the
current Pittsburgh glass market.
Walls are going gala, also. Wall
ornaments of ceramic and pastic
and other materials are chic. One
with a background of granite in
which ceramic tile pieces are im
bedded is durable. It is a rough
textured material, making a per
fect background for the smooth
tiles. -
Another popular wall decoration
looks like real mosaic, but instead
of tiny ceramic tiles, it is a silk
screen pigment job on wood pulp
in vivid or muted colors, depend
ing on the design.
There is more imagination, too,
in that simple accessory, the ash
tray. New ones are of glass, cer
amic design or handsome metal,
big enough for cigarettes, cigars
or pipes.
Those using new wall decora
tions or table or shelf accessories
should be aware that they can be
over emphasized. A seasoned dec
orator may use a great variety of
small pieces with handsome ef
fects, but an amateur must steer
clear of a hodge-podge that can
result from inexperience in as
sembling small articles.
GAME
serves
neath.
TABLE. When covered with cushions this piece
at an oversize ottoman. The games are stored under-
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CHEST DESK. This dual purpose item, designed by a modern
American decorator, has compartments for papers or wardrobe.
FOCAL POINT. This modern chest and bookcase, shown
at the current Chicago home furnishings show is highlighted
by American blown glass in a variety of shapes.
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EFFICIENCY KITCHENS with appliances and storage cupboards arranged in convenient
units lessen steps harried housewives must take in the course of their daily work. The
large windows complete the pattern of "open living" which is so sought after in modern
homes. Ample daylight floods the work area,, creating a bright, cheery atmosphere.
Wcnzler said the emphasis on!
indoor-unity with patios and play
areas often opening off the kitch
en, mothers want the large win
dows to keep an eye on children
at play, and they like the feeling
of spaciousness which larger kitch
en windows provide.
Just as electric stoves and re
frigerators are taking a great deal
of the drudgery out of everyday
meal preparation, so can the ef
fective placement of these and
other labor-saving appliances in
the kitchen help to reduce the
number of tiring steps in a house
wife's average day.
It is not too surprising to learn
that foremost among those who
recognize this fact are the house
wives themselves. This was re
vealed in a recent nationwide poll
when 98.3 per cent of the home
makers interviewed answered
yes" to the question, "Do you
believe that the relative location of
kitchen appliances, such as re
frigerator, range, and other me
chanical helps, is vital to making
your kitchen work easier?"
Confirming the housewives
opinion, otto r. wenzier, arcni-
tectural consultant, pointed out
that grouping of appliances used
in meal preparation into a closely
integrated unit, cuts out a lot of
walking from one end of the kitcn-
en to tne other as is the case
many times in poorly planned
kitchens.
"By placing the stove, refriger
ator, storage cupboards and prin
cipal work area in close proximity
to the sink, it is possible for the
housewife to prepare a meal with
minimum of movement," Wenzier
said.
. Further revealed by this survey
is the housewife's desire for abun
dant daylight in the kitchen. Vot
ing was almost unanimous, with
strong favoritism, being shown for
large picture windows which are
finding increased use in today's
efficient kitchens.
"A bright, cheery atmosphere
afforded by picture windows just
seems to go with the 'open plan
ning' of modern kitchens," Wenz
ier commented.
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Washing Of Walls
A Regular Chore
Fireplaces and central heating
systems have a way of coating
the walls with an accumulation
of dirt over the course of win
ter. Often, these dirt deposits
aren't noticed immediately be
cause they are spread so evenly
over the entire wall surface. When
they are discovered, or when reg
ular cleaning time arrives, these
soot and grime deposits may be
easily removed by following the
right technique.
Equipment for the job includes
two pails, one filled with soapy
water, the other with rinse wa
ter, and a long-handled sponge
mop. Apply soapsuds liberally with
lira sponue mop, starting at the
bottom, then rinse with clear wa
ter. The bottom-to-top technique
prevents hard-to-remove streaks
from dirty wash water.
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