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iron Vo l . V. JUNE, 1910 No. 6 Copyright, Win, by The Sh*rvrfnWfOtama Co. __________________ AH Righto Reserved, A LITTLE STORY ABOUT A BIG SYSTEM. |H1S is not the story of * business system of any kind. It is not the story of a heating system. It is rather the story in understandable language, of a system for making the home beautiful. And surely every archi tect has been striving all his life to place be fore his clients something that has not been worn threadbare, something that, while still new, yet has been tried and notfound wanting. It is the story of Flat-tone System. The whole story is summed up in our frontispiece, which shows a section of the actual finish. Effect No. 20. It is a new wall finish consist ing of a variety ofthe most beautifullyblended and mottled effects for over a groundwork of artistic interior wall S-W Mat-tone. It is decoration. This finish absolutely necessary to should not be asso have a suitable foun ciated with the ordi dation for work of this Hnary "Painted Wall/' sort. This foundation which is invariably of should be produced in a glossy nature, but accordance with speci rather with the "Dec fications given below, orated Wall" of rich equally attractive mottled tones and flat effects being possible Effects. It is equally over rough or smooth A'"***> ** as appropriate for theplastered walls, deco- iylipplinsf- With a Cloth. highest class of home decoration as for the rator'seanvas, burlap, muslin or beaverboard. club, hotel, theatre or other public building. Flat-tone System work may therefore be . Flat-tone System is the result of a demand divided into two parts. First, the ground for a wall finish in the home that has more work described above, and second, the glaze decorative possibilities than an ordinary paint coating (see samples of both on frontispiece). --a finish that has depth of tone and har The glaze coating is produced with one coat of monizes with draperies and -other furnish Sherwin-Williams Flat-tone Glazing Liquid, ings and at the same time is capable of soap which hasbeen previously tinted to the desired and water washing. One might think it a hue with S-W Mat-tone Glaze, Colors. - Flat- difficult matter to obtain such effects. The tone Glaze Colore come in paste form and accompanying illustrations and directions must be reduced and thoroughly mixed with show that such is not the case: the Mat-tone Glazing Liquid, which is of the All Flat-tone System Effects are produced proper consistency for application to the wall. .a r I. --r - 0007-SWP-000102355 This mixture is then roughly applied with a good-sized wall brush and blended or mottled by stippling. When two or more daze Colors are necessary to secure a certain,effect, these colors should be thoroughly mixed together before the liquid is added. To secure a lighter shade of the same tone near the top of the wall, use more liquid in the mixture. For a mottled effect it is necessary to use two mix tures and apply them to the wall with different brushes. Hey are roughly applied in spots (see illustration) and then blended together by stippling with a brush or frequently with cheesecloth or a cotton rag. As these ma terials do not set quickly, they can be roughly applied over a large surface of wall and stippled or blended within ten or twenty minutes after application. The ease with which this beautiful and sanitary finish can he produced'gives the architect assurance of thorough satisfaction when it is specified for dwelling or public building--the sample exhibited on our frontis piece should be examined carefully. It is produced with ,the actual materials--both undercoats and glaze--and therefore repre ss =SB seats the finish just as it will appear on the wall. For a post card we will gladly send you a sample color folder showing 24 Flat-tone System effects and any other information you may care to have. No t e: (The following Glaze Colors are used in producing System Effect No. 20shown on our frontispiece: Burnt Sienna 1 part, Olive Lake 2 parts, Indian Yellow 1 part) FLAT-TONE AND FLAT-TONE SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS. FLAT-TONE FOUNDATION. AH plastered walls shall be finished, as follows: First apply a coat of Sherwin-WillxamM Flatten*, color %t> be sleeted by owner or architect, thinned bulk for bulk with a mbrtare composed of equal parts raw Unused ett sad pare Spirits turpentine. Apply second coat of Sfterwtn- WWawHr JTof-to**, thinned four parts Flat-tone with one part of liquid composed of equal parts pure spirits turpentineand pure taw Unseed alL Apply third or last coat of Flat-tone, thinned two parts Flat-ion* with oa part pure spirits turpentine only. FLAT-TONE SYSTEM ON ROUGH OB SMOOTH PLASTERED WALLS AND CEILINGS. All rough or smooth plastered walls and relief parts shall Ant be finished as specified above for "Flat-tone Finish.'' After allowing this surface to dry thoroughly a coat of Sfesriym-WUliants Flat-tone Glaring Liquid, tinted ta the desired shade by the use of S/utunn-William* G'aze Colors, shall be applied. AS :ty 0007-SWP-000102356 'iM&iPteli.} ON AMBLER HEIGHTS. |0 a resident of the vicinity of Cleveland, Ohio, Ambler Heights stands for all that's best in drives, scenic beauty and architecture. So closely linked with Euclid Heights, it forms a part of a great thorough fare for automobiles and pleasure vehicles of all kinds. Mr. C. H. Beardslee could not have se lected a more charming location for his beautiful home, which Is shown on the page opposite. An abundance of trees, a delight ful terrace, and a situation at the winding of a broad boulevard set off the home to the best possible advantage. The interior is most complete and luxuri ous. There is nothing showy, and yet the rooms, as they open from the entranceway, make one feel that he has suddenly been delightfully surprised. Everything is in the best of taste, the color schemes, even to the matching of the radiators with the wood work and floors, have been carried out to a point close to perfection. The large living-room, stained in S-W ill il 0007-SWP-000102357 Handcraft System, opens up to the floor above. An immense fireplace adorns the end of this room, and the attractive windnwB add an interesting effect. Tbe stairway is turned, the wood rail being over a foot in width and skillfully turned as a whole, to suit the pecul iar winding of the Stairs. The dining-room at the right of the en tranceway is done in White Enamel. Sherurin-WilliamsProducts used through out. AMthtr Vitw, A DELIGHTFUL SUMMER LIVING-ROOM |HE. insert on the following pages shows what can be done in the way of decorating an inexpensive yet entirely artistic and summery living-room in a Summer home or seashore residence. The same scheme can be worked out nicely for a wicker sun parlor. The wicker furniture lends a cool atmosphere to the room and still possesses none of the stiffness and uneomfortableness of the ordi nary furnishing of this kind. The character of the wall treatment and the woodwork finish, however, does not de mand furniture of this kind, and almost any style furniture will be harmonious with such treatment. The green effect of the walls and the white woodwork make a most pleasing and refreshing treatment for a room designed for the purposes above mentioned. The large white enamel fireplace was specially built with such attractive details as the gold framed mirror, the cream tile and simple andirons and is indeed a bright spot anil forms a most attractive feature of the room. 0007-SWP-000102358 ! AN ATTIt AnT'1 I.IVINfi KOOM t rm: *:!" i'*1* * * 1,1 ntKST . mo :mk i> x k u w <>) ;ia <h .`.ik n..\ i k . fA^RICj* .\TT.SCJIM>, Wil l. Ji|'. sr.M lTi.\ IU.U'T 0007-SWP-000102359 W. I*. A fc W C.. Dixam linS C M w t m A Section o f the Chelsea Docks, New York C ity. W arren Wet.murt. A w tlite e u . It adds to the decorative completeness of the room. The windows dire an interesting part of the scheme and were designed with a view toward distinction and attractiveness. The following specifications will enable any architect or decorator to obtain similar effects to those shown in our color plate: SPECIFICATIONS FOR FINISHINIS. ('rUiujf--S-W Flat-tone Cream, W2. IVi/f/--S-W Flat-tone Brijrht Ssu/e, JUT. A*--Birch --S-W Enamel pure White. i)ak. Natural--S-W Transparent Filler and S-W Marnot. t'Hi tutHtr--S-W Handcraft Stain Bopt f>uk. White Net White Enamel--Cream Firebrick. Oriental. I 'tJuJdmi--Irmmrtid Crulunm*. 0007-SWP-000102360 Great Expanse o f White O rnam ental Concrete. The Chelsea Docks, New York C ity. THE CHELSEA DOCKS. IN May the great Chelsea improve ment,, consisting of nine steel and concrete piers projecting into the North River, was opened to steam ship berths. The Oceanic was the first liner to enter one of the slips. These docks cost the city of New York $23,000,000 and have been in process of erection for ten years. The Chelsea dockshave a white ornamental facade of concrete from 48 to 80 feet high, which cost $1,000,000 to construct and is unique in waterfront architecture. Figures symbolic of marine commerce surmount the pediments over the pier sheds. The sheds are lighted by electricity and heated by hotwater. The mechanical equipment of the piers sur passes anything of the kind in this country. .There are freight, and passenger elevators, hoisting winches for cargo and coal, and con veyors for baggage--all electrically operated. The construction of the Chelsea docks gives the city of New York a new playground 175 feet wide, asphalted the entire length of the improvement. This affords recreation space 0007-SWP-000102361 for several hundred thousand persons. The architects for the entire operation were Messrs. Warren & Wetmore. The greatest part of the construction was done by The McHarg-Barton Co., Snare & Triest, R. P. & J. H. Staats.The Maryland Steel Co., and the Phoenix Construction Co. All the painting contracts were let to The W. P. Nelson Co., of New York'and Chicago. TheNelsonCo. used oniySherwin-WUliams Paints on the .Chelsea docks. Among the products used were S-W Olive Green Graph ite, B. & 0. Green, Standard Pier Gray, S-W Metalaslic, etc. A Ftw of ike Great Pier*. * THE ANTLERS. 1IX)SE to the foot of Pike's Peak, nestling in the charming city of , Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the I Antlers Hotel. It is recognised today as one of the finest hotels in the United States, being fireproof and of unsurpassed beauty in its architectural de signs and the excellence of its appointments. The hotel is as important an adjunct to Colo rado Springs as the scenery or the dimate. All are equally known. t This hotel is the abode of the wealth and luxury that fits in with the natural environ ment. It is a veritable palace for two conti nents. It entertains more notables every season than are brought together under any other one roof west of New York City. Themain entrance is reached from Cascade Avenue through a wide port-cochere, across a colonnade 18 feet wide, and 130 feet long. The eastern front and sides are adorned with shrubs, flowers and other interesting plants from Mexico and the Western deserts. The park which surrounds the hotel on all but ----+ > koon Mil nnt with snecial 9J 0007-SWP-000102362 care for the pleasure and comfort of the guests. This hotel is not a sanitarium, but it offers tothoseaeeking agenial,invigoratingWestern climate, outdoor life unequaled in its physical benefits. The architects were Sterner & Williams, of New York City, through whom all sub contracts were let. The painter in charge was William C. Herb. Shsrmn-WiUiama Products were used throughout/ TV Parkway Ajyprunrh. 9$ 0007-SWP-000102363 THE L. P. M.'s PRIVATE PAGE. ANY architects have mailed me their checks for $2.15 for that new book of ours, "Your Home and Its Decoration." The $2.00 is for the book and the 15 cents is for the mailing. If there ever was a real, gen uine bargain offered an architect, this is it. It's worth $2.00 just to have that last chapter on specifications in such handy arid useful form. Then when you think of all the other chapters, the beautiful color plates and half tones. it's dead easy to see where the value lies. Uncle Sam still carries checks promptly and safely, and as long as I'm on this end, and you're on yours, and we both have con fidence in each other, why don't you enclose me that check and let me mail you a copy? If you have any photographs or architect's drawings of residences or buildings upon which our goods have been specified and used, send them along. It's good mutual advertis ing. Just address all communications to me. l Na t u r e 's Ar c h it e c t s Na 11, 0007-SWP-000102364 0007-SWP-000102365