for Interior Use

LeRoy Stanton has created and install"4 as a permanent exhibit in the surnptuous offices of E. J. Stanton & Son, in Los Angeles, a display of wood-wood paneling, wood trim, wo6d decoration, wood finishing of a hundred wonderful sorts-that unquestionably eclipses any previous effort known to the lumber industry for illustrating, demonstrating, and glorifying the use of wood for interior use and deioration-.

A bie and beautiful room, formerly the directors' room of the coirpany, has been devoted to this special Purp-ose. And theie is incorporated within that room the loveliest glimpses of wood ol many sorts, finished and ready for use, t-hat"surpass the most delightful imaginings of the most optimistic lover of wood.

This room is beautifully built and finished itself, making a fine setting for such a display. In concert with a g'rouP of artistic wood workers and finishers, several hundred pieces of hard and soft woods, all done in difierent fashions, iifierent colors, difierent finishes, have been placed in this room for display.

Most of the display is in the form of wall panels, about five feet high and fifteen inches broad, showing exactly how each sample would look on a wall. These panels stand in clusters along the walls, all the way round the room, covered and protected by handsome curtains that slide out of the way when the features are to be displayed.

In addition to these many panels there is a great table on which is displayed beautiful examples of carved, turned, tinted, and ornamented stair fixtures orrlaments. They are wonderful in their blends and tures. adapted to this sort of finish, and give the most impressive results.

That paneled walls, a cherished dream, whigh many a home builder has reluctantly relinquished as being too eIpensive, may be had at surprisingly low cost, is the big story that this display aims to drive home. These panels, say -Mr. Stanton, cari all be built and exactly duplicated center hand and tex-

On the walls are to be found almost innumerable samples of wood finishing, dozens of different colors, tints, surfacings, finishes. to show what can be done in doors, panels, or wherever beautiful wooden things may be used.

The panel units that line the walls ofier a marvelous diversification that will appeal to any eye and to any purse' There are perfectly precious looking panels done in a variety of surfaces, colors, and finishes, so.m.e plain, some hand iived, some hand adzed, some in high lights and others in the loveliest antique finishes. Amazing taste has been shown in the selection of the finishes, and great skill in their application and the preparation of the wood.

But the whole scheme of the display is two-fold: First, to bring home to the visitor the richness, the warmth, the beautybf wood finish as an interior decoration; second, to show-how it is possible to have these beautiful and desirable results at reasonable and even modest cost.

For the samples in this room are mostly made from low grades of the wood used, both in the hard and softwoods, demonstrating that for interior decoration and usefulness the most wonderful efiects can be had without using the higher and costlier grades of wood.

-In addition to several hardwoods which are ordinarily thought of for interior trim, there are numerous others, equal-ly beautiful, which may be had in delightful finishes within the reach of the average builder. The growing appreciation of antique finish enables the builder to reduce iosts considerably, as this is a most economical'method of wood finishing. The lower priced hardwoods 4re,spJendidly

Hoza wood h used in the home of L. H. Stanton, Los Angeles' on the job by good carpenters. He lists-many installations of this -sort bifinish in Los Angeles, where sand-blasting, hand work, ad.zing, etc., \Mas done on the job by carpenters, rvith striking effect.

The paneli shown in this exhibit inclul4e knotty-C-alifornia White Pine, Redwood, Wormy Chestnut, Walnut, Philippine Mahogany, Oak, and Gum. Each is done in many panels. all entirely different, and each one distinctively intiresting. The antiques in each are particularly effective. The Redwood panels are shown in the greatest number, since Redwood adapts itself to the greatest variety of finishes and workings, particularly to sand blasting. Wormy Chestnut is likewise a big hit in this display, there being samples of panels, foors, and trim of this wood. Floo-ring and tri- bf Australian Narra is likewise impressivelv shown.

There they are, high finishes and dull, rough surfaces and plain, rougi cross itrips and plain, wonderful blends of

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M. M. Riner