STAIR CARPETS

Evening Star, Issue 20052, 18 December 1928, Page 2

STAIR CARPETS

Thoaodern architect rules out the necessy for stair carpets by equipping his holes with stairs made from oak, or son other wood which wears well and leks admirable when kept in a state j medium polish. (n to»old house, with its deal staircase, te carpet may be replaced by the new ibber materials which simulate stone jnd marble with great fidelity, and rtich are easily kept clean either with iap and water or with an occasion! rub with floor wax. .Their wear (practically everlasting and they do nc develop cracks at the turn of the tads after the manner of linoleum.' For additional strength, they may "jve metal at the edges, but this is noitrictly necessary for the average am out of wear and tear. Sts- mattings of the right width are ew ° n the. market, some of them m a ,’cry thick, heavy weave that is likelt to wear excellently. Black, orahf, yellow, and cream predominate in tlim, and they look their best m a “cotige” setting. Lo" runners, woven for corridors, are ie latest things for stair coverstaircase sometimes needing two or tfee for its entire length. In. the “ peod ” house they look especially apprpriate.