Show s c j tY b t y 1 It a r j fi r ti I r x 1 r 6 fy fyR Y R 1 6 d y k J r j c v c F. F 1 t r wr Mj r av r rF r r f w r i r e v 5 t y ti r rt rt 4 t When the tho T V set moves mo In It means mean rearranging n the furniture arid and I perhaps adding a. a piece or two Sectional pieces and small up pull Theres There's a new trend in home decorating Furniture once grouped to facilitate conversational con flow is being arranged today to satisfy the demands of a visual newcomer new new- comer comer television This young entertainment medium medium medium me me- not only has sparked a revolution in decorating but in furniture styling as well New pieces like lile those displayed at atthe atthe atthe the recent market in Chicago's Furniture mart are designed for function flexibility and sitting comfort For Extra Guests i Because home audiences mean moan more entertaining cocktail or refreshment tables are larger or orare orare are arc engineered eng for expansion divans that can seat five Live persons persons persons per per- sons before a video screen are gaining popularity so is sectional sectional sectional sec sec- furniture which can be easily arranged for bett better r view- view Ing These new styles undoubtedly will influence home decoration everywhere in video non areas as well as sections where television television television tele tele- vision reception is obtainable Reason displays at the Chicago market were viewed enthusiastically enthusiastically by persons persons- most of them buyers for stores and wholesale houses across the countr country Change In Decor And what's happening in the realm of home decor is expressed by one nationally known interior interior interior inte inte- designer C. C Eugene Eug-ene Stephenson Stephenson Ste Ste- of New York Whether we like it or not the guest is being supplanted by bythe bythe bythe the video set It has become the center of attention in countless homes is influencing design and arrangement of lamps and accessories accessories accessories ac ac- ac- ac as well as furniture I Careful planning is necessary necessary necessary sary he explained to preserve the casual quality of the living room and prevent it from looking looking look look- ing like a theater which it actually has become To Avoid oid Distraction Coffee tables and other accessories accessories accessories ac ac- ac- ac should be placed to provide convenient and comfortable comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able service for the home audi audi- ence Po Position is important in eliminating d distractions its it's aggravating aggravating ag ag- ag- ag gr l. to have people walking walking walking walk walk- ing in front of you in the movies equally as annoying at home Regrouping of furnishings is only part of the thc new decorative scheme positive light ht control to improve TV viewing is also important important important im im- Mr Ir Stevenson reports Blind Aid For Fer this purpose he favors Venetian blinds because they can be manipulated easily to di direct direct direct di- di strong outside light away from television screens Further the they can be combined with draw draperies to heighten decorative effect and increase light control Draperies used with Venetian occasional chairs ran can make malce an Ideal arrangement The room should I ho planned so co o chairs are arc In a GO-de GO degree 60 arc are around your four our V T-V set CENTER OF ATTENTION Video Forces Change in Room Style blinds also are protected from I sunlight hence resist fading Blinds are also vital for hot weather viewing Mr Stephenson Stephen- Stephen son says Slats can be adjusted to redirect incoming light without without without with with- out hampering the flow of air Light ht Advice For night viewing he recommends recommends recommends mends that table or floor lamps be positioned to prevent annoying annoying annoying annoy annoy- ing glare on the screen and be beof beof beof of low level intensity to avoid optical distraction They may be placed beside the set itself but only if the intensity of the bulbs is less than that of the video screen Penalty for disregarding this recommendation eyestrain He declares that there are no noet set et decorating rules in television television sion decor except easy comfortable comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able viewing and adequate control control control con con- of light How the room is arranged depends on its size the position of doors and windows the kind of furniture and the type of television set Its just dust a matter of substituting substituting substituting the geographical position of the guest for tho the television set and rearranging ing the room to meet its demands for attention he hc concludes |