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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1961)
?Rf I f : ff-'J I ; j j . j ;j If li?': Ttl'J ft. . r - .' :rr:- -- - i. ' s if i aTKEAMLINbU and attractive are the modern kitchens using builtin applian easy care and efficiency. A combination or rich wood paneling and provinci paper in this local kitchen are attractive seen from the dining area separated counter top and hanging cabinet. - Redecorating Of Walls, Ceilings Can Create New Home Background ces for il wall by the Walls, ceilings and floors should be the first concern of home owners contemplating a remodel ing program. Or rather, ceilings, walls and floors because that's the order the do-it-yourself reno vating should take. Like the backdrop on a stage, your walls, ceilings and floors can enhance your furnishings to the point where everything in the room appears almost new again. And no longer docs moderniz ing your walls mean hiring pro fessional plasterers to do the job. With many of the materials on the market today, putting in a new wall, ceiling or floor can be handled by the average home handyman. Dry wall construction ply-; wood, cement board, hardboard, fiber board, gypsum board and other materials applied in a dry process characterizes most new homes today. There are also alternatives I brick, marble, structural glass, stone and tile, to name a few but many of these tend to get out of the realm of most do-it-yourselfers. Not so with the various dry wallboards. They can be put right on top of old plaster walls in a fast, clean operation. Both ceiling and walls must be furred out and leveled off. This means you must nail strips of wood, usually i inch thick, ver tically on the walls and across the ceiling to provide a solid base to nail the new panels to. The strips also require some thing more substantial than plas ter to be fastened to, so you must locate the vertical wall studs behind the present wall. In most houses, the studs are 16 inches apart. You can locate the first one by hammering a long nail through the plaster at short intervals until you hit' 'something solid. Don't worry I about the holes you make you're going to cover them up. Much of the paneling available today requires no work at all in the joints. The plywood industry, for example, has a whole family of boards of various textures and hues which are fastened to the furring with metal clips, invisi ble after the panel is in place. Paper board ' and fiber board are installed with a crack filler! that hides scams and nailheads, and many beveled types of pine paneling require no special tricks in the joints. Ceilings, as mentioned, should be put up before you tackle the walls. While you may desire the ceiling to match the walls, don'tj overlook an acoustical ceiling ma terial. There are many types' HERALD AND HEWS, Klamittl f-llll. Orn Thursday. Ftb. 13. W1 ftgt Home Takes On Luxury Look With Wood Panels A real touch of "romance" Is beine built into modern homes, new and remodeled, with the growing use of the lovely exotic woods in hardwood wall paneling. Since ancient times, these! rare woods were reserved for roy alty, and more recently have ap peared only as luxurious accents in furniture. Now, according to the Fine Hardwoods Association, the sci ence of veneering has made it possible to use the golden - brown of teak, dark red of rosewood, creamy tones of lace wood, pale yellow of satinwood and other ex otic colorful woods to create dra matic effects in paneling at a moderate cost. Used in combination with pop ular hardwoods, such as birch, ash, oak, mahogany, walnut, cherry and others, these exotic woods widen the range of fabu lous colors, wood figures and grains to offer exciting new beau ty in paneling. The pop - eyed and stylized knotty" look restricting wood paneling to dens and playrooms has given way to the elegance of rich hardwoods, returned at last to their rightful place in more formal areas of the home. There's built - in economy in hardwood paneling. It affords per manent beauty with a minimum of care since it eliminates wall washing, papering or plastering. Adding immeasurably to the value of a home, increasing its resale value, the hardwood paneled wall is that rare home deco ration, one that multiplies in use fulness instead of requiring replacement. The handy man has the happy choice of installing it himself if he wishes. The wide variety of hardwood paneling is available in veneer form mounted on standard size plywood panels ready for se curing to walls. The mellowness of hardwood wall paneling becomes even more important today to soften the gleaming look of contemporary architecture of homes over whelmed inside and outside by the glitter of glass, Steel and plastics. available today. In a playroom an acoustical ceiljng will reduce the noise, and in a living room it will give better tone to your hi-fi or tele vision. Your old floors often can be recovered at less expense than a new carpet or rug. Of if you pre fer, there probably still is much life left in your old hardwood floor if you sand it down to the new wood and refinish it. New hardwood floors can be laid right over old ones, and many are completely finished at the factory down to the wax ing. Cork, asphalt, clay, rubber and other composition tiles also can be laid right on top of ex isting floors, and most of these likewise are not too difficult for a do-it-yourselfer. Investigate the various new types of wall, ceiling and floor coverings thoroughly. Chances are there is one to suit you and easy to install. How To Paint Wood Product The surface of hardboard is of uneven density, and unless it is properly scaled paint will be ab sorbed unevenly, giving a mottled appearance. .For interior use, hardboard slwuld be sealed with any of thees before the topcoat is applied: la tex, paint, shellac, enamel under coaler, or primer sealer. When the undercoat has dried, npply the decorative coat. For exterior, use only temper ed hardboard. All sides and edges should be sealed w ith house paint primer. Then use a bouse paint made by the manufacturer of the primer. Where high gloss and re sistance to abrasion is desired, use exterior trim paints or exterior enamels. . ', . ' HOME SHOW February 24 and 25 ff A . I ft Wi MAKE CERTAIN To REGISTER At Our BOOTH! FREE PRIZES To The Winners No Obligation Look For Our Booth. 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