HOME DECORATING.
Some helpful hints on interior cleaning and renovating: Faded and dirty oil paintings can be restored by rubbing with a large onion that has been cut in quarters. Rub carefully and gently over small surfaces at a time, and with a circular motion.
When mixing whitewash for ceilings add a handful of salt, and the whitewash will spread more evenly. Mildew on the less exposed parts of leather upholstery can be removed by rubbing first with vaseline and then with a soft cloth. The exposed parts will not accumulate mildew.
Marks and specks can be removed from tiles and glazed surfaces by rubbing with paraffin.
Light-coloured and neutral-tinted .wall-papers are better for small rooms than figured or dark papers, as they supply the illusion of added size. To clean ebony piano-keys rub with a warm flannel wrung out of olive oil, polishing afterwards with a chamois cloth.
Marks and discolonrations on fibrous plaster (but not grease spots) can be removed by rubbing lightly with the steel wool commonly used for cleaning aluminium saucepans.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 290, 5 November 1938, Page 12
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175HOME DECORATING. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 290, 5 November 1938, Page 12
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