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Vo l . V.
Ju l y --Au g ., 1910
No. 7
Copyright, IMA, by The Sherwin-Williama Co. All Rights Reserved.
IN ALL SERIOUSNESS.
\yac at io n time is not gen-
m erally a season lor taking g things seriously. But"by
the time this Spec t r u m reaches your sanctum your thoughts will prob ably be returning to things architectural. Our idea is to take hold with you - to try to be of more than passing help. There are a number of eases where our suggestions might be interesting to you, and yet perhaps we have not made quite clear enough the fact that ours is a service in the truest sense and costs you nothing. We submit color schemes
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for every room in a house, for a bank, for an office building, church, or theatre. There are no strings attached, other than the fact that Sherwin-Williams finishing materials will give your clients the best values possible. If our first suggestions do not please, we gladly prepare others.
An architect, specifying a line of finishing materials, does not care to worry about the results. He sometimes welcomes some plan whereby he can be relieved of the worry which accompanies such specifications. Many times he is called upon for advice regarding colors. At these times we put ourselves out
to lend him a hand. Through Th e Spec t r u m we hope to win the
distinction at some time or other of being able to enroll you as an architect who gets results from our service, and when we do your name will be surrounded by a goodly company of contemporaries.
Ours is not a service which stands still. It is progressive and aggressive. There is some thing new at all times and the variety of our work eliminates duplication to a large de gree.
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RESIDENCE OP MR. E. M. WILLIAMS,
MACNOLIA DRIVE. CLEVELAND.
h e r e is a wealth of architectu ral beauty on Magnolia Drive, Cleveland. Thisisabroad, wind
Ting boulevard, which forms an important link in the splendid park system of the Forest City.. It is here that Cleveland's se lect homes have found their ideal settings in the midst of a far-famed section of drives, parkways and trees. A very recent addition to these homes is the Colonial residence of Mr. E. M. Williams, shown in our frontispiece. There is no trace of ornateness. All fads and frills have been left out. A beautifully kept lawn leads up to a Colonial entranceway, simple but impres sively artistic. The red bricks are offset at the windows by green blinds above the first floor. The blinds of the many French win dows on the first floor are treated in white.
The entrance hallway extends from the dooTWay directly back the entire length of the house and is finished in white enamel save for a mahogany stair rail and mahogany
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treads. To the left of the hall and running' parallel with it the length of the house is a white enameled living-room with a green marble fireplace. French windows open out on two sides. Mahogany furniture is used exclusively here.
To the right of the hall is a library in birch, stained mahogany. There is a very pretty brick fireplace in this room. Directly in back of the library is the dining-room in white with a white marble fireplace and a long
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flower bench facing upon a sun porch which has access from this room and also the library by French windows. Directly in back of the dining-room is `a service wing in white. A kitchen of the most modern type is in back of this wing. The lower walls are of cement, finished in S-1V Enameloid, and above the shelving the walls are done in S-W Flat-tone. A lavatory completes the downstairs features.
A delightfully windowed stair landingmakes the second floor hallway light and cheery. The entire second floor is done in white en amel. There are five bedrooms with mahog any furniture predominating. Three baths and four tile fireplaces make the upstairB completely comfortable. The wall papers are very tasteful. There is a children's room in white enamel with a sleeping porch di rectly off, on this floor.
On the third floor there are servants' rooms finished in Georgia Pine and stained in S-W Handcraft Stain and a large playroom for the children. There is one bath on this floor.
A large, well-lighted basement affords fa cilities for heating and laundering. A fruit cellar is also in connection. An interesting
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LOUIS XVI DRAWING ROOM.
exterior feature is a large brick wall which divides the lawns from the keeper's quarters.
HE character of the designs which were developed in the
The cost of the home was $40,000.
. ) reign and under the patron
Mr. Abram Garfield, well-known architect, designed Mr. Williams'residence. The mason
age of Louis XVI of France was in the main trivial, with over-elaboration and detail.
was Mr. H. F. Walker and the painting con
The prodigality of the times
tractors were The Geo. H. Herron Co. The
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exerted a strong influence:
carpenter was Mr. John Hess. Paints, vamishesand enamels, usedthrough
out the Williams' residence, were of Sherwin-
instability was the keynote. Tables with slender, spindle legs were
unable to support their marble tops. Cabinets, chiffoniers, pedestals in
Williams manufacture.
countless variety of wrong construction but
aglow with gilding and decked with wreaths,
festoons, birds and flowers. These things
were all characteristic of the times. A draw
ing room in strict Louis Quinze design would
present a confused mas, of detail entirely
without law or order.
But the redeeming feature of this style
of design is the importance and attention
that was paid to physical comfort. The
Louis Quinze designs modified, purified and
toned down, the wheat separated from the
chaff, provide ua with an excellent style for
the treatment of the drawing room, as will
be seen by reference to the color plate. The
wall paper and curtains are in various shades
of green. The carpet is also in green with
conventional center design and border. The
Where ft say* "Louis Quiniu" in the above it should say "Louis Seise". That's one on mo all right.
Hie Little Feint Man.
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furniture is dark Mahogany, with ornaments gilded. The various finishes are procured by the use of Sherwin-Williams Products, as specified below:
iV'HHitrvrtr- t\flnr. to lie finished n> fnlhnrr*: For the first
mi apply N*-l.........................W..f.h.h..i.t.o...,....t.h..i.n...n..e..d.....w...i.t..h....n.....m....ixture iluv.. purt* pur* 11IW [tn^wl ni"l nnl one wtvt pure upfritK tur-
|M-IUIU-. Afi Work :*haji .-fund 4* heurs nr until pi-rfertlv dry.
S- IV.
ci.h..a..l.l..I.s..-..u...s..w...l..f.y. trhte semnd coat, thinmd with
;i mixiuru oiw part pur* raw linnerij il and two parn- pure
*l*trii* turpentine. ThiV nmt shall In? applied thinner ill liwiy
ih;in the first wmt. All brush murks shall W avoided. For
tlio third eont IV. / 'Itif-inm- *haM applittl after bring
ildunrtl um fm* brushing rnnslstenry with pure spirits rur-
iN'iiiine. Two coats f <"*'Hr. h`ntrn'ttt*fi*r Kuril Drying In-
. shall then htHppli**l. allowing sufileieiit time Ivtween
for thiomiirh drying, sanding' lightly Iwtu'crn e*ats and
SS last rout ton dull finish with p\nnit*e htoiK* and oil e spin* ami w u ic p.
tfWu** Plrht.aciBti of
Shtiu. Mnhigury.
.sltieot with X-U*.
X/i/tV
ti> shnii^ iip-
.nwil by urehilpct, sfi.i'1 lie applied. fuilowerl with i>i* euai
t'S-ir.
thinned 'J.'> percent. with
after
tag ihnnniglily ir>. sandpaper tightly with mk i sauri-
paper: then fill with X-H". Alnbimirntr /Wr Fiffrr, and before
it is sscd! hard wwggiccnniriruueer>nK<ssthie' grain with biirlaiMr exeelsii.r.
When dry . mnrt)-aiH*r lightly wriich iMismlpA]Kn' and apply first
c.utl ofX.IV. Mir*vn/. thinned lu per cent, with pure spirits
itine. After :5 hour* sand the surface lightly with m
rand ripply the secohd wait uf X-|fr. ifar-Hnl thinned
!*> cent, with >un -tpiriU l iirpeniim' and sanded same as
emit. The third vuAt of
shall hv applied it
niniw fpim theotui. WJwn thoroughly dry. rub the surface
w ith pumice stone ami oil. *
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A CALIFORNIA POST OFFICE.
ANTA ROSA, CAL., boasts of {tS handsome post office and federalbuilding.shown on the next page. The building- is in the
s midst of California trees, and V M its attractive entranceway is
w set off to splendid advantage
by the natural background of green. The white columns lend the build ing just the proper dignity for a structure of this nature.
For a city of but 10,000 or 15,000 inhabit ants a post office building of this kind is rather exceptional. No money was spared in the construction, and the idea of all the contractors, as well as the architect, was to give Santa Rosa a building of which she would have good reason to feel proud. The firm of Hoyt Bros, was especially influential in looking after the building of this post office and in assuring the Government of a most desirable station at Santa Rosa.
S-W Durable Wood Finish, Exterior, was used on the exterior. S-W Handcraft Stain and S-W Shellac were used on the interior.
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Another View
The interior decorative effect is very pleas ing', and the decorators were highly pleased with the working qualities of our materials.
The architect of this building was Mr. James Knox Taylor. Hoyt Eros, were the contractors. LaMont& Co. did the painting. William N. Collier supervised the construc tion.
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Res. o f M r. Chas. McKean,
Smethport, Pa.
hi. N . (/n ru *, AnrftUtoi EngUront Bros., Painiera
A COLONIAL HOME.
T A T1 it h the passing of the years the Colonial style V v/ iof architecture is still found widely used and extremely adaptable to modern sites. Like the t / ttaraditions of the times which it represents, this style is admired by those who want their homes comfortable, airy and homelike. In city and country, by lake and hill, the Colonial is never out of place.
Such a home is that of Mr. Chas. McKean, at Smethport, Pa., shown on the opposite page. The exterior is very imposing, with a large veranda commanding an excellent view. SWP was used on the exterior.
The interior is finished in quarter-sawed oak, all woodwork being treated with S-JT Paints and Varnishes.
The architect was Mr. E. N. Unruh, of Bradford, Pa. The interior wood finishing was done by the Hyde-Murphy Co., of Ridg-' way. Pa. The painting was done by Engstrom Bros., of Smethport, Pa.
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ON THE ADVISABILITY OF TAKING A VACATION.
TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T GONE YET.
Bn lie Little Paint Man
1 J'fOBOUY is better qualified than myself to write on this subject, because I have just returned from mine. A man told me once that he never took a vacation. I told him it was little won der that he was a grouch. I believe that a vacation is as necessary as breathing air--you must have both to keep a-tnoving. And yet there are vacations and vacations. I could talk for a week against the kind of a vacation spent at Sum mer resorts where the swish of skirts, the discords of an orchestra and the catcalls of the moving picture man are the three great attractions. Not for mine! I can get those wonderfully caressing things right here at* home 50 weeks in the year, and when I take my vacation Ithose two weeks are going to be
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spent in the right way. Here's my idea of a
good vacation:
Leave your wife and children at home or send them to their favorite vacation spot--if you have the money. Close up your house, and, what's more important, forget you ever lived in a house. Take enough money with you to live--not just to starve for the sake of getting away from home. The chances are you starve all the year. When you do get away, get three.square meals a day and eat between meals all you can. Go as far away as you can for the least money. Study the tours and you're b'ound to find something aluriag. Get on the water. Now I come to the real part.
Fish. If you don't know how, pretend you do. There's nothing like a bluff. The fish won't call it. Just send them down a juicy worm on a sharp hook, with a steel rod (bor rowed if not owned), and I'll bet on you every time. Psychology plays a big part in fishing. Study the finny mind. Coax it along. Try new stunts. It's a science in itself. I know of no better sport than fishing. Get up at four and fish until ten. Then take a swim
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and sleep until one. Get up and have your guide arrange to be ready with a luncheon. (Always take a guide, As it is the first mark of distinction.) Then eat. Go back to sleep until four. From four till six-thirty there's great fishing. Wear old clothes. Look like a tramp and they won't charge you so much or expect such big tips. You will also be taken for a mill hand or a farmer, and, if you are, don't let on you're not.
Follow out this vacation diet and you'll be surprised how glad you will be to see your wife when you get back. Home will never look so attractive. Food will never taste so well cooked. Life will never be more rosy. Work will never be so toothsome.
The Litlle Paint Man.
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