This efFective paneled treatment may be secured at a cost little above that for papering, by applying narrow wood molding directly to the plaster 
and painting plaster and woodwork alike 
Paneling and Some of Its Short-cuts 
A PLEA FOR THE REVIVAL OF THE MOST SUMPTUOUS AND EFFECTIVE 
TREATMENT OF THE INTERIOR WALLS-SOME INEXPENSIVE SUBSTITUTES 
BY Russell Fisi-ier 
Photographs by Wm. T. Clark, Mary H. Northend and others 
I T seems a pity that in these days of building for quantity of hall or dining-room — that is entirely out of the question. 
rooms rather than quality, paneled walls have had tO‘ go. I sincerely hope, however, that these pages will be read by 
The demand for more rooms and larger rooms, in that house some who are not content to follow the crowd in that wav. who 
that must not cost over six thousand dollars, effectually silences prefer to have their homes something more than four walls and 
the architects’ plea that we build only as much as we can build a roof, even if its area and “front” do have to suff'er somewhat, 
well. The whole matter of building a home is one of give and To them I would present the merits of wood paneling as one 
take, of sacrificing one feature to gain another—although it does of the most effective means at our disposal of securing that air 
seem as if the giving up far overshadows the getting. of permanence and quiet elegance which gives a home character. 
In the olden days the needs of a family undoubtedly were far Undoubtedly one of the chief reasons why there is so little 
paneling seen in the homes 
of today is because there is 
a widespread impression that 
there is but one kind of pan¬ 
eling and that is expensive. 
As a matter of fact there are 
many varieties of paneling, 
varying widely in cost. 
This does not refer to the 
materials used —pine or oak 
or mahogany, for example, 
but to the manner in which 
the material is put together. 
A simple wainscoting of ma¬ 
hogany might very easily be 
erected at a cost lower than 
the builders would charge to 
put in an intricate design in 
pine or whitewood. The 
item of labor — largely mill- 
work~is an all-important 
one. 
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less in the matter of size and 
conveniences. Far more 
often was a home built for 
immediate needs only as re¬ 
gards space, leaving to the 
future the inevitable addi¬ 
tions that a growing family 
would require. But we are 
not satisfied with that pro¬ 
cedure today. We feel that 
we have to put on a bold 
front and have our new 
house proclaim to the world 
the full height of our pros¬ 
perity and material re¬ 
sources. It is too bad, for it 
means inevitably that the 
house will have to be 
scamped in many ways. 
Cheap floors and wood trim 
will doubtless be used, and 
as for wood paneling in 
Real paneling — a beveled board biting into thicker strips. 
The same, with a further enrichment of cover molding over the joints. 
The panel here is not beveled on the face, saving millwork. 
Wood strips over wood boards — a type for the craftsman house. 
Wood molding on plaster or on composition board. 
