One of the most expensive ways of decorating a wall is with molded 
plaster paneling hung with figured silk 
For a dining-room an effective but expensive wall treatment is in white 
painted wainscoting below plaster paneling 
The Available Wall Coverings 
A ROUND-UP OF THE MATERIALS AND METHODS THAT MAY BE EMPLOYED TO SECURE EFFECTIVE 
WALL TREATMENT—SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE PROPER PLACE FOR EACH AND THE COMPARATIVE COSTS 
by Margare 
TT is only in very recent years that there has been any real 
A variety in the materials and methods of treating the inter¬ 
ior walls of the house. When one thought of wall treatment the 
one material that came to his mind was wall paper, and perhaps 
this state of things is even now rather general because of a lack 
of knowledge on the part of home-makers regarding the many 
other available materials. There are so many new wall coverings 
that enable us to secure distinctive effects with our rooms that it 
seems well worth while to set them down here with a word or two 
regarding the character, the proper place and the cost of each. 
Frequently it is found desirable to leave the"side walls uncov¬ 
ered for the first year in a new house, as there are few buildings 
which do not settle to some extent and this of course affects the 
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plaster more or less disastrously. Where it is the intention to 
have the walls left unpapered, the sand-finish or rough plaster 
is advised. This may be coated with water color washes, such 
as kalsomine, etc., or painted in oil colors. However, if paper is 
to be applied at a later date the rough plaster does not present 
a good surface for this treatment, so that smooth plaster is 
advised. The effect of this is less pleasing than where the surface 
has a rough texture, but in any case, as temporary treatment, it 
is better tinted than leaving the barren coldness of white walls. 
It is undoubtedly true that the charm of the unfigured wall 
makes a strong appeal to many people, and as supplying easily 
reconciled backgrounds, and permitting much latitude of choice 
in draperies, rugs and upholstery, there is much to be said in 
In this $1000 bungalow the upright boards of the walls were merely 
battened inside and out between the studs, then stained 
It is hard to find a more sumptuous wall treatment than high wains¬ 
coting, but it is expensive, particularly with the modeled plaster 
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