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Interlocking Rubber Tiling 
Kitchen , showing Interlocking Rubber Tiling in residence of Mr. IVebb Horton , 
Middletown , N. V. 
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ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS 
New York Belting and Packing Co., Ltd. 
91-93 Chambers Street, New York City 
your advice. I would like suggestions for wall 
treatment, draperies and furniture. 
College Room. 
Answer: Your letter with the diagram so 
clearly explains the situation that I hope I can be 
of practical assistance to you. To begin with the 
large room I would suggest that you cleanse the 
oak of its present finish; use a varnish remover 
to do this successfully. Do not have the wood 
filled but restain, using a dark brown that is 
almost black, finishing in a dull finish. Cover 
the wall to the height of seven feet (I note that 
the ceilings are ten) with dark green grass cloth, 
a sample of which I send you. This you will 
find to harmonize well with the red color of the 
woodwork. For the upper wall from grass-cloth 
to ceiling line use a paper showing large conven¬ 
tionalized magnolia blossoms in crimson, with 
heavy stalks and leaves of green against an ivory 
ground. I his will bring in the Harvard color 
which I presume will be acceptable. The ceiling 
should be the same shade of ivory as the back¬ 
ground of this paper. The joining at the ceiling 
line to be covered with a three inch mold of white, 
treated as the ceiling. The joining of the paper 
and grass-cloth to be covered with a railing heavier 
and wider than the picture rail, of the same oak 
as the standing woodwork, and treated in the same 
way. 
1 his will give an excellent place for steins, 
photographs and pieces of copper and glass, and 
such decorations as may be appropriate. The 
furniture of this room should be on Craftsmanlike 
lines, heavy and plain, and finished in the same 
way as the woodwork. I will supply you with the 
address of a firm from whom you can obtain the 
unfinished furniture, and have it finished to match 
the woodwork. One or two East India wicker 
chairs with loose cushions should be used in this 
room, and a built in window seat in the square 
alcove. The window should be large enough to 
supply a comfortable lounging place. The com¬ 
fortable mattress which is used on this should be 
upholstered with dull green upholsterer’s velvet¬ 
een; this is a cotton velvet which withstands the 
hardest service and really improves with age, as in 
changing color it simply shows a softer tone. The 
pillows on this should be covered with the crimson 
to match the blossoms of the paper. The rug 
may be of crimson and green, or of the two tones of 
either color. A green curtain should hang in the 
doorway leading to the smaller apartment. As it 
will be difficult to reconcile the cherry woodwork 
with the crimson in this room, 1 would suggest a 
plain wall covering of fibre paper in a shade of 
neutral yellow brown which harmonizes well with 
the natural cherry of the woodwork. This to be 
finished with a narrow frieze showing a conven¬ 
tionalized landscape design. Curtains of a tone 
between the color of mahogany woodwork and the 
cherry will harmonize with the wall covering. 
TREATING THE INTERIOR OF A CAMP 
Would you advise staining the woodwork of a 
camp in the Adirondacks which is left in rather 
a rough state, showing the tool marks, or would 
you leave it in the natural color ? This seems very 
white and crude now. The wood is birch. I 
presume it will darken with time and yet I feel it 
impossible to make a livable room with the bald 
look that this gives. Could I stain without using 
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