Show WOMANS WOMAN'S WORLD Plan Living Rooms With an Eye to Comfort By Br ErUct Ertla Halo HaleyT Haley T LIVING lYING ROOMS are lust Juit what the they gay ay room for living Ii Is yours ours planned to be enjoyed b by ever every member of the family for real reat Joy comfort and For a room meant primarily for tor living all aU these then aspect ate ale of tint first Importance Does the room In vile you rou in m to ta stay as AI you ou step Into In tn Into In- In to it or does it urge you ou only to look at it in a detached sort ort of way a wayT aA A comfortable living Hying room is I. full of friendly pleasing colors that give you a sense ense of rest and peace It Itin has bu in chairs that invite you to lounge and relax Its It's a room of which you wont won't tire easily because e e it has bu las muted colors that you OU can live with a long time It Its It's easy to furnish ay room a room such luCh as this if you let common sense lense rules guide you Do plenty of thinking think ing Ine about the room before you OU jump into decorating it Just Jut as a good carpenter has a blueprint of what be he is 11 making you too should hould have havea a definite idea of what the room Isto is isto isto Ia to look like when Its It's finished You may have bave to sp p d a week or or two selecting one or two com come f fk ip k un I II INi III iii I I ll l bills T Tf I 1 JI ill II iIII Ii I I f ij I I 1 ill Ilif r I III Solve Sol living bring room problem Portable chairs but when you ou think of the years of comfort they will give elve you ou the time is 11 of no import import- ance The room should reflect you ou and andr your our interests too If you like to have people drop in and spend an evening in good conversation this can be shown hown in the comfortable conversational arrangements youve you've planned If you like it to be a place place- to read and relax then have bave enough end tables good chairs and lamps that make this pursuit easy Use Ve no DO More Than Three Colon Colors in Room But where can I start starn is II the question most people ask uk when the they start talking about decorating Well Wen start with color since that a a aBOod good BOod solid olid basic point The colors may be chosen from froma a favorite picture which you have bave in the room or a piece of material you OU fancy on the drapes a pot of flowers a china platter or something something some some- thing like tha that t. t Every room should one main color then a secondary one which blends with the first The third color is used in small all quantity merely for accent You would do well t choose muted Tweed Fashion I Y h he e z l' l lk k a l fr y 4 I r Important fashion trends are seen cen in thIs casual Spring coat of orange red thin wool tweed Note the paired skirt pockets which appear to melt right into the coa coat t as well as the deeply sleeved bodice fastened with gold buttons The Tho around all-around belt beltis beltis is la made of navy leather colors since they are easiest to live with year after year If too bril brilliant you may like them a lot at first but then tire of them quick quick- ly Too many colors will make the room look busy thus tiring you out after you sit there awhile irv af il I to 10 g gue comfortable om impression m No color or no thought to color will give you an unpleasing feeling of indefiniteness and can make you Just as eager to get out of the room as al too much color If the living room is large you youcan youcan youcan can easily use some pattern Too much pattern will wUl clutter the room I and will give a feeling of restlessness restless restle ness ne and crowding Jut Just what you want to avoid When considering color never forget to use Ue plenty plent of neutral colors such uch as beige or tan white gray eray etc ete These Thee will balance the themore themore themore more definite shades hade and give the room color balance These colors might be employed on the ceiling woodwork or rug rut wherever they are are most needed They are not often used on furniture upholstery or drapes drapel except when color has been used on walls or floor to create certain effects Create Pleasing Effects With These Decorative Tips Just as you avoid clutter with the proper choice of furniture you can cando cando cando do the same with the furniture and other trimmings Some of these tips may surprise you but they've been tested for suitability You can ean mix light and dark woods All AU the furniture does not have to match though it should give a pleasing impression Modern Modern Mod Mod- ern is adaptable for it can be used with Victorian or Chinese If the room is Early American better keep it all aU that way even to your choice of chintz for coverings |