WALL SURFACES

Evening Star, Issue 22450, 22 September 1936, Page 2

WALL SURFACES

VALUE OF FLAT FINISHES A leader from Kew forwards a I :ittle tip that she considers would save disappointment to many people who are building new homes dr redecorating old dnes. Several of her friends have complained that they chose an attractive pale shade of enamel paint for their bathrooms or kitchens, and have found, when the job is done, that the colour of the enamel is ever so many shades darker. In some shades of green this is very unpleasant. Her own bathroom was to be pale primrose, she thought, but it turned out to be a deep sunshine yellow, which appalled her at first, but in this colouring it does not matter quite so much. The trouble seems to be that the painter demonstrates the colour in a small colour on one wall, but fails to warn the customer that the light reflecting the colour backwards and forwards from the shiny walls will give an effect three or four shades darker. This can be remedied, of course, but it saves trouble and expense if the mistake is avoided. “ Cornice ” is grateful for this information, which should bo appreciated by other readers of these columns. In the treatment of interior wall surfaces, however, modern _ decorators are now advocating flat finishes, as they provide a more restful and satisfying effect and are not subject to colour variation to the same degree as a shiny surface. Flat paints can now be secured which are washable &s well as waterproof.