Show Color Harmony Add to Joy in Says Economist Economise I In using color it costs cos no more mort mor to morto produce e with the charm and glow ofa of a lovely lovely- sprin spring da day than it does docs to produce tho those that lack life and cheer cr says Mrs EtTie Effie S Barrows Ba v home borne economist of the Utah State te A Agricultural ric coll e extension exten ion service nl nI every ery room one color should be consciously predominant others with all others harmonizing b by contrast t or or blending Different values and intensities of the dominant color might make up about two two thirds of the entire color area two two- two ninths ninths of the remaining third might harmonious he tones of another r harmon harmon- one ious bus color and remaining ninth one be made mado up of bits of several hues Large areas are arc best done in sub dued subdued color and smaller surfaces in i more positive and intense coloring The interior must be term termed Xi drab lacks some accent color Td J secure color balance these are arranged in an ascending scale of values darkest tones at nt the th floor loor and those above fading fadin into li lighter until the ceiling is lightest of all When the th floor covering is lighter than the walls walts a state of unbalance prevails Even though one one- craves cool blue green grien or violet iolet and the room to be decorated has hns cool north light light color preference may he be carried out effectively b by doing the walls ceilings glass curtains and lamp shades in a warm arm color apricot such as cream buff peach apri- apri apricot apricot cot flesh or Ver very pale pink The Th color desire may be satisfied by b busing using cool preferred tones in up- up upholstery bedspreads bed spreads pillows pot pot- ten and drapes through h which light does not pass The small house appears much larger wh when n similar background colors pale pal usein enough h to be are arc re us used use Xi in all rooms yet with suggestions suggestion sus si en g iven for introducing favored colors col- col colors colors ors need not prevail It will rill be found much easier t tuse to use crude colors than it is to use the paler and more refined because paints calcimines etc are rener gener- generally ally of color too strong stron to be pleas pleasing in ing A safe rule is to use whit white or ora ora oa a pale ivory ivor as body with only small amounts of color added Mrs Barrows advises A point that should not be lost sight of is that a color echo should be felt throughout hout a room and that thano no object or design n should be so 0 crudely colored as to seem apart from the whole The eye ye e should be beable beable bable able to begin besin scrutiny at one point md and go gradually around the room again without being held heM at any an particular place bv by crude color |