Show American Modern-Furniture Modern Show Hit Although every ery known furniture furniture furni furni- ture style was represented durin during during dur dur- in ing the recent summer home furnishings shows the informal century designs attracted the most attention Created by American designers for our current way of or life these new now styles are casual wonderfully livable and suggest sug-gest the luxury look without being being- ornate Styled on graceful simple lines and made of native woods such as walnut oak cherry pine and maple finished in soft tones of beige e gray and gray gray- beige these new contemporary American des designs are arc characterized character character- by a light lIht sunny feeling Flexibility arid and function are other outstanding features of or orthe the American all styles Sofas are arc curved for or better TV viewing lounge chairs arc are mounted on casters and swivel bases tables bases tables also swivel or rise up and down downto to change chans-c from a cocktail table to a dining dining- table Other tables and sized over-sized ottomans separate separate separate sepa sepa- rate into five or six shaped pie-shaped seating units to accommodate the overflow of television fans There is also a n new w and clever four-drawer four commode which becomes becomes be be- comes conies a buffet table a desk and anda a vanity vanity and and still another smart corner desk that thal may also serve as a a. television table or a vanity Countless other dual dual- purpose pieces designed ned to make makeI I living j in small quarters more comfortable and efficient made their bow at the markets Wider Iller Use of Metal A Another nother new style trend noted was the wider use of metal legs leg both on upholstered goods and andwood andwood andwood wood pieces These metal meta legs appear as a single sang slender taper or of an oversized inverted hairpin The effect achieved by raising the bases of heavy pieces off ocr the floor loor is a li light ht and airy one Several Several Several Sev Sev- eral groupings of metal meta furniture for the living room and den were another innovation Desks console con con- sole and occasional tables and arm um chairs were new additions to the usual dinette and kitchen lines New c Trends In Traditional Even E though the century designs were the most important the traditional styles were by no means neglected English EnS Rc Regency Regen Regen- ency en- en cy especially both in beautiful figured mahogany any and in black lacquer staged a n very strong strong- comeback among the formal styles while the tho old classics such as Italian Empire D rec- rec toire and were fa favored favored favored fa- fa by the decorators as accent accent accent ac ac- ac- ac cent pieces for both contemporary contempo contempo- and traditional tr settings Today's Cun functional lional styling was wa also evident in these period styles with dual purpose pieces engineered interiors or and over over- scaled or n. n as new additions to these well established styles Luxurious Fabrics Luxury type fabrics were used extensively in both the traditional traditional traditional and modern designs Simulated Simulated Simu Simu- hand loomed fabrics interwoven interwoven interwoven inter inter- woven with glittering metallic threads were ere seen on moderately priced pieces piece as were were handsome tweeds and other interesting interesting- textures Silk damasks damasks da da- da- da masks antique satins and wool friezes were other important materials materials materials ma ma- in the thc style picture Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful Beau Beau- leathers in stunning decorator decorator decorator deco deco- colors and in hand padded finishes used as chair covers were also noted III High h St Style le at al All Prices Judging from the vast collections collections lions of or well styled merchandise r 11 in all price ranges that H were ere I to the retail buyers du duthe duo I Ithe J the summer markets home home home- ers will find it simple to sat sati s severy every home furnishings nee need fel kt their own price level when 1 I sparkling sparkling- new merchandise ie ia r in the stores in next fow few months 1 Jt I |