Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 November 1949 — Page 29

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Bright Color Scheme

my By JEAN TABBERT - WHEN FRIENDS come to the back door instead of the front to call, there's usually a good reason. In the Walter Pedersen home it's because there's a lving- _ dining room that's so inviting guests just naturally flock ‘there. RE The ‘charm’ is wrought by -a bright blue -and- red color. scheme, a : collection of Provincial pieces, each with a history, and a large - slice of Pedersen ingenuity. —— DN est iall The Indianapolis fam- Pecialy fly moved into the 75-year-old Zionsville house when Mr. Pedersen’s father needed fresh air and sunshine to recover from -an illness. They've kept the main part of. the house free from remodeling. But the dining room and kitchen have felt the colorful ‘swabs of Mrs. Pedersen’s paint brush and the artistic- hand of the family’s daughter, Betsy. Mr. Pedersen, a consulting engineer, did most of the planning on the remodeling end.

Knocked Out Wall

“We finally grew tired of the bleak wall which separated us from the outdoors,” Mrs. Pedersen says in explanation of the construction changes in the dining room. “So we knocked out the wall completely and substituted two sets of windows.

which also was built.” “Of course, the dining room formerly. was the kitchen. But we moved that out intd the - summer kitchen, a room that years ago was used as laundry and catch-all” * Now the two rooms blend into each other although .they are separated by a wall and steps. For Flossie Pedersen has carried. the same. colors into the kitchen and decorated it with the same distinctive flavor,

Touches of Red

Red touches in the two rooms include comfortable tub chairs, a tea wagon, and a Swedish candelabra which belonged to Mr, Pedersen’s family. "Whimsical is the telephone, also, a bril- . lant crimson. The blue is emphasiged with a conversation-stimulating round table and chairs. A squatty

This storage chest, moved - from one wall to another, holds all of Mrs. Pedersen's table setting equipment, One of the highlights of the-

room 18 a china cabinet that | _These flank the brick fireplace . storage cabinet matches. ' - was “yanked” from an adjoin-

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ing wall. Her husband gave Mrs. Pedersen half an hour to tell the workman “Yow she wanted the chest remodeled . In that time she drew a plan; had the~-seallops cut to follow her own-design and supervised the snatching. ! «It's her pride and joy now for the drawers are so deep they hold all her tablecloths without mussing. The top part gives ample space for tableware storage And there's even a specially cut section for tall platters and trays

Painted Door Knobs Plates Mrs. Pedersen decorated and a portrait of Walter Pedersen, iis daughter painted, point up the fireplace. “Extras” like hand-painted china door knobs and a butter bowl used as a wood basket give the room that homey atmosphere the Pedersen guests so admire. Example of a piece with a history is the “10 cent” rocker Mrs. Pedersen found at an auction. On a dare she bid 10 cents for the well-designed chair she thought —would—go for much more. The auctioneer, delighted

in Dining Room Can Make Home More Charming _

: e hofos by John R. Spickiemire, Times Stal Photographer Mrs. Walter Pedersen and her avocation . . . painting. “She's completing the lid to a tea pitcher. Laddy is the family dog. to see It 801d; threw in another |

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one for good measure. She's painted it white and found a foot stool that matched identically.

Two Sinks Mrs. Pedersen moved the | old-fashioned sink into her |

present kitchen, She keeps it for sentimental reasons only though, for her automatic dish-

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League Ball THE JUNIOR" _eague Ball was at Woodstock last night. The Sun Valley decorations in honor of the AJLA Conference which is to be held there, made a charming background for the members and their escorts in full bib and tucker. The League alternates between a dress-up and a formal party so that everyone is happy at least every other | year. . - No account of the week would be complete without mention of the dinner last Monday at the IAC In honor of Walter Pach of New York who lectured on William M. Chase later in the evening at the Herfon Art Museum. This was part of the preview program for the Chase Centennial Exhibition which will be on view until Dec. 11th, Yellow chrysanthemums-in bas kets bound around with green ribbon were used in decoration for the dinner. At the reception following the ‘lecture fall flowers in low copper bowls weie on the table. The directors of museums from surrounding cities were here for the event as was Wayman Adams, Indiana artist of New York. Gov. and Mrs. Schricker were there.

To try to find fabric that matches the color of the old draperies exactly. is probably a lost cause—settle instead for the same fabric in a contrastidg shade. oo. ss. 8 . i IF the same fabric isn't avail. : ——=— able, look for something else x ; [that's comparable in weight and uence _|degree of firmness to make sure » Ions insets won't change the hang of the cloth. 7 But choose thé new fabric to contrast with (the old in appearlance as wel} as color-—a nubby |texture to go with a smooth surface, or a smooth to go with a eresf Tough finish. . g

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NEW YORK, Nov. 5—Int in decorating for television con-| This is better than a near, but

tinues to increase. A large New|not near enough match, - york store showed not.one, but/ Use as many stripes as are 17 different modern room settings néeded to make the drapery long ‘which included the new medium. enough and plenty of thick decor- | Exhibited were television ar- ative fringe to cover seams, {rangements for a foyer, dining ; ; room, doctor's reception room, M f one - room ' apartment, teen - age Spot- roo den, living - dining combination, bedroom, bed - sitting

rooms, young boy's room, special me \Wa | lpaper ‘

poude video room and sewing) Apply Thin ‘Coat Of White Shellac

A variety of 1950 television sets| is now being offered. One new| white set, for example, is designed| = A thin coat.of white shellac will {to fit into a kitchen, but it might mask wallpaper smudges, Such a just “as effectively be used in -& coat not only will leave the colors... . rhedrodm=-or even in one of those of -the paper scheme unchanged _._ extra-flossy bathrooms. that are put will render the wallpaper spot« becoming popular. proof and washable with a damp Newest decorating gimmicks cloth, keyed to television are the DIE pg. ace of its usefulness as a sectional sofas that come In.) goo and furniture finish, curves for concentrated attention, shellac, one of the oldest resins in and venetian blinds in dark colors recorded history is popular with —

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brush sprees she indulges herself. stitute student, Mrs. Pedersen says art is her homemaking her fulltime job. In the kitchen, too, is inlaid. linoleum which simulates the Brussels carpet which used to cover such rooms. Next point on the Pedersen’'s program of romantic rehabilitation is a section of kitchen windows to let in the outdoors there, too. That move prob-

~ably will mean all the Pedersen

callers will stay to dinner, too.

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Mr. Chase's daughters and their husbands, Mr. and Mrs, Roger Storm, Bayside, Long Island, and Mr. and Mrs, Ar- { thur, Sullivan of Flushing added much to the party. The Storms’ young son, Jackson, made many friends by his engaging manner. Favorable comments on the two affairs have been echoing over town * all week.

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