Part 13

Suggested List of Furnishings for the Bedroom

Bed--Full size, or twin beds--In mahogany, walnut, ivory paint, or enamel. Box or wire springs. Mattress and pillows.

Bedspreads and bureau covers may be made of unbleached muslin, bound with wide bands of plain yellow, blue, and brown, these colors overlapping each other, or plain white Swiss, dimity, or Marseilles.

One high-boy, or high chest of drawers for man--In mahogany, walnut, or painted. This piece should conform with or match other furniture in room. Brushes, comb, box for odds and ends, clothes brush.

Mirror--Hung flat against the wall--in same wood as high-boy.

One Dressing Table--or low chest of drawers--for lady--with mirror hung over the chest of drawers. May be in mahogany, walnut, or painted. With toilet articles in silver or tortoise shell, or ivory; pin cushion, scent bottles. The mirror may be of Queen Anne type in antique gilt, to correspond with woods used in room.

Two straight back chairs--In mahogany, walnut, or painted, with plain wood, rush, or caned seats.

Natural wicker arm chair--Sturdy type placed near window, with cushions of chintz or sateen to match the bedspreads.

Small flat-top desk and chair--In either mahogany, walnut, or painted, to correspond with furniture.

Supply with note paper, silver or brass ink-well, and blue feather pen.

Small Sewing Table--Of Martha Washington design, or a Colonial type, in mahogany or rosewood. Place on it small lamp with base of wood, in brown or tan porcelain, and having a shade of blue silk lined with tan silk.

A Chest--In either cedar, mahogany, or cretonne-covered, and placed under a window or in a corner for storage of summer or winter clothes.

Rugs--Oriental in black, blues, or yellows, plain brown or tan carpet, made into a large rug, or wool braided, hooked, or heavy rag rugs, in black, blues, tans, browns.

Small rugs should be placed near the bed, dressing table, and high-boy.

Curtains--Glass curtains of scrim, marquisette, or cheese-cloth, to correspond with those of living room and dining room.

Draperies--Draperies of either cretonne or muslin to match bedspreads, with bands of yellow, blue and brown sateen to correspond with bedspreads.

Bedroom for Either Boys or Girls

It has been proven that furnishings and color produce either desirable or disastrous effects upon the sensitive minds of children. As all children's rooms are usually a combination of bedroom, play room, and study, it is well to keep in mind colors, design, arrangement, and practicality for all purposes.

To most children, a spotty or too often repeated design is distracting. Blues and violets soothe, while reds, yellows, and sometimes greens are exciting and stimulating colors. We so often send our children to study and amuse themselves in their room, but have we done our share in providing them with the comforts and necessities that will assist them to produce better school work?

Boys--With no frills, light fabrics, or woodwork for them to soil and mar, their rooms still may be made interesting--even beautiful--but convenience and masculinity should be kept foremost in mind.

Girls--A girl's room, on the other hand, should be dainty, bright, and frivolous. Her personality, even at a very tender age, will clearly be disclosed by the way she cares for her room. There is no need of a great expenditure of money in buying furniture or hangings for a girl's room. Some of the cheaper fabrics and simplest furniture will make the most charming room.

BOY'S ROOMS

A Suggested Color Scheme

Walls--Buff-colored paint, or tinted walls.

Woodwork--Stained mission oak or walnut.

Floors--Hardwood floor, strips of coco matting, or woolbraided rugs. Softwood--a large square of linoleum.

Suggested List of Furnishings

Bed--Something of the day bed type. Bedspread of blue denim, with stitched bands of yellow sateen at edge.