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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'
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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. . ', . '
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