Part 11

Walls--Ivory, cream or gray--paper or paint.

Woodwork--Ivory paint--dull finish.

Floors--Hardwood--Stained antique oak with wax or varnish finish.

Floors--Softwood--Painted a deep yellow or gray, or stained to represent hardwoods.

A Suggested List of Furnishings for Living Room

Table--Drop-leaf--in mahogany, weathered oak, or walnut; Gateleg--in mahogany, weathered oak, or walnut; Modern Chippendale--mahogany, weathered oak, or walnut, or Sheraton type of table.

Sofa--Upholstered in either sage green or brown upholsterer's velvet; blue, yellow, mauve satin or taffeta sofa cushions.

Armchair--Overstuffed chair in indefinite striped upholsterer's velvet in sage green; satin cushion in corn color.

Armchair--Back and seat upholstered in brown like sofa--arms of mahogany.

Desk--A reproduction of a Sheraton, Hepplewhite, or Early English Desk.

Chair--Rush bottom--same wood as desk, or in dull black or sage green dull enamel, conventional stencil design.

Wicker chair--Of brown or natural wicker, with printed linen cushions in floral pattern.

Tilt table for cards or tea--Mahogany or walnut.

Fireplace (If any)--A wood-box or basket; andirons and fire screen, hearth brush and tongs.

A Reading Lamp--Sage green or black pottery base; an old gold colored paper shade, fluted or plain, top and bottom bound with sage green tape ribbon, or guimpe.

A Clock--In simple, plain design of wood, antique gilt, or leather.

Footstool--Small ottoman, covered in black and yellow needlework, or velvet same as sofa (brown).

Waste paper basket--Small black wicker next to desk.

Decorative Accessories--Green vase, gold luster bowl, mauve pottery piece; Desk appointments in dull brass, bronze, or leather; Book-ends--Library Shears. Match box and ash tray on table in brass or bronze.

Carpet--One large or several small Orientals, or a Wilton, Axminster, or velvet in two tone of brown or tan, or in plain colors. Glass curtains--Cream, marquisette, cheese-cloth, or scrim, made plain.

Overdraperies--(If desired)--Can be either printed linen, same as cushion in wicker chair, lined with sage green sateen, or brown or sage green poplin, silk damask or sunfast.

Chairs--If the room is large enough, one or two chairs, chosen to correspond with those already in the room, may be added.

Dining Room

The dining room should be one of the most cheerful and inspiring rooms of the house. It is the place where the family gathers to enjoy meals together, and nothing insures a better start than having breakfast in a bright, cheerful room.

If the dining room and living room are connected by wide doorways, have the walls of both rooms alike. If they are connected by a small door, the walls may be in some light cloudy landscape paper, or in a small allover pattern in light cream, buff, gray, tan, or putty color. Because there is so much blue china, persons feel that they want blue dining rooms. This is a mistake, as blue used in large quantities in either walls, china, or hanging absorbs the light and makes a room gloomy. Do not display china or glassware in a so-called china closet. A built-in corner cupboard, or a small mahogany or rosewood cabinet, which might hold rare bits of pottery and china, is permissible. It is far better to use the pantry shelves for china than to crowd it into a china closet.

It is best to use a rug with small figures. The hangings should be in plain colors, taken from the predominating colors in the wall covering; or if the walls are the same as the living room, the hangings should be chosen from the predominating color in the living room. This will bring the rooms into perfect harmony, without having them just alike.

Suggested Color Scheme for Dining Room

Walls--Ivory or cream, if closely connected with living room. A cloudy landscape, crepe, or cartridge paper in buffs, pale grays, fawn, or cream if closed off from living room.