128 _ 1 HOUSE AND GARDEN | _ February, 1915 
Apply wall paints with a wide wall¬ 
brush and work freely with sweeping 
strokes. This will produce a smoother 
and less “streaky” effect. 
Remember to stir all paints thoroughly 
from the bottom of the package. 
Unless you are very confident of your 
own ability in selecting color schemes, I 
would advise you to leave this matter in 
the hands of experienced architects or 
decorators — some of the more prominent 
paint manufacturers conduct decorative 
departments which furnish special deco¬ 
rative suggestions free of charge. But 
there are a few simple rules which you 
can safely follow out in selecting the col¬ 
ors for your exterior painting. You 
should first consider the surroundings of 
your home, and then keep in mind the 
fact that the colors used should harmon¬ 
ize with these surroundings and the house 
seem to be a part of them. Don't get the 
idea that a house, in order to be satisfac¬ 
torily painted, should stand out in strong 
contrast to its surrounding—on the con¬ 
trary, it should really harmonize with 
them. If the house is well surrounded 
with foliage, select medium warm colors, 
which will give you a slight contrast be¬ 
tween the house and its environment. On 
the other hand, if the house is subjected 
to the glare of the sun, very frequently a 
satisfactory painted effect can be obtained 
by using the cooler colors, such as grays, 
drabs, greens, etc. If your house has 
rather elaborate trimmings, simplify them 
by painting the entire trim in one color, 
thus keeping these parts subdued; the 
plain effects have much more dignity. The 
tall, plain house can oftentimes be im¬ 
proved by selecting two body colors—a 
light one for the lower and a dark one for 
the upper part. It does not cost any more 
to paint a house in an attractive color com¬ 
bination, and a little extra care in choos¬ 
ing these colors is well worth while. 
It is only in the last few years that we 
ever discussed the matter of walls. Painted 
walls were not even considered except for 
hospitals, offices, kitchens and bathrooms. 
But nowadays it is very different—walls 
painted with oil finish are constantly 
growing in popularity, and decorators are 
devoting quite as much time in developing 
attractive painted walls as they used to in 
selecting wall papers. The painted wall 
undoubtedly has many arguments in its 
favor — it affords a soft, velvety, back¬ 
ground ; it does not fade, and above all, it 
is washable. So it is safe to say that flat 
wall paints are here to stay. 
When you choose your interior paint 
color schemes you can allow your own 
personal taste to have more play. Some 
people prefer the darker type of room, 
with tan walls and oak woodwork, while 
others like pale-gray, or even white walls 
and woodwork. Again, we will find some 
adapting the futurist ideas of black wood¬ 
work and vivid wall coloring. For gen¬ 
eral good taste, however, it is safe to say 
that the most pleasing and artistic interior 
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