Show 0 WOMANS WOMAN'S WORLD I Room Ro m Personality is Acquired by Decorative Tricks By Br Erica ErUa Haley Hater a clever dressing table you have bave in the front hall haUl exclaimed one of ot the club members to her hostess hoten Its just Juat small man enough to fit tit end nd nd yet so 0 clever dever Where Whets can r I buy one for tor m my teenaged teen teen- aged daughters daughters' room The hostess explained that they had not bought it They'd Thed had bad an anold anold anold old vanity table wished on them and had bad simply cut off olf the two drawers at either side Ilde and attached them to the wall in the hall haU A glass lall top was used to provide a 8 connecting connecting connect connect- In ing table top lop for tor the two drawers drawer Above this was wu a mirror Result an unusual dressing table This type of strategy is being used In hi countless homes today Very little mUe outlay of ot mone money is II required to add these thele sparkling personal and very decorative touches touche to rooms room The little mUe work and effort InVolved Involved in involved In- In in making makin them more than triples In the joy of achievement and th the reward of ot compliments But Dut how Why cant can't I 1 think ct cf something clever are the questions questions ques ques- tion usually asked about anything that is a the result result result-ot of imagination put putto putto putto to good rood use The fact tact of ot the matter is te that you dont don't really have to think too hard I Just look around you fOu everywhere you ou go 0 there are lots lot of Ide ideas II which can be made to work for tor your own home Think about some lome of ot your own decorative and furnishing problems lems leme and how best they can be solved You'll be well wen surprised at athow athow athow how often otten an easily made gadget or decoration can result which is Individually yours fOurs Antiques shelves shelve small man chests and all an kinds of old and unpractical impractical r I cam nuki firming dressing g Sibs IMbI furniture can be put to practical use A bit of carpentry some lome shin and imagination are your tools Small melts Chests Reveal Many Unusual I Boles Holes First Firt place to look for materials is 11 in your own attic if U you have the kind 0 of attic that holds hold many interesting interesting inter Inter- esting treasures from grandmothers grandmothers grandmother's grand rand mothers mother's day They used lots Iota 0 of chests chesta in those days and man many 0 of them are Interesting Perhaps you have one of those old fashioned highboys with the Iare large arge drawers and then the table tabletop tabletop top op on which is 11 perched a small chest cheat with several leveral small shallow banow drawers The chest itself could be modernized b by removing removing the small chest cheat and with refinishing and removing removing re reo moving the gingerbread trimmings trim trim- mugs might well wen fit into bedroom or den As M for tor the small Iman chest cheat have you rou i thought of ot placing it t on a regular tray top table and using it in the dining room for tor silverware The drawers drawer could easily be lined by gluing a tarnish proof cloth to make a lining for tor the drawers This Thi gives give you an excellent place for storing silverware Or perhaps you'd prefer pre fer ter It In hi the bedroom as a jewelry chest Old fashioned spice racks rack might be rescued from tram oblivion to be pressed into service as shelves for tor plants plant or miniature china They may be used in almost any room kitchen dining room lIvine living liv lIv- ing ine room or bedroom 1 II III f 1 I 0 0 I 0 10 10 tad ad d hallway io Remember those thole old fashioned salt boxes boxed Why not try a pair of those on either side aide on OD a hanging hangin rack for plates to add more balance te to to the wall wan The small maU boxes can hold bold bits of ot things and thus prevent clutter to your our drawers stamps needles pins pIA spools of thread in a convenient place for tor a quick bit of ot mending package labels or change which you ou want to have handy n. n Renovate stake Make It Adaptable Almost every evert home borne either has haa or acquires old furniture which cannot be used just as ag It is fa Don't Dont Dont Don't think of chopping It up for tor firewood before you fOU investigate ate its true truo potential values Perhaps theres there's an old chest cheat standing standing stand stand- ing on spindle Ie legs with lots lot of ot fancy tancy carving on them Visualize the chest chelt without the legs l h or painted attractively Would it do in the hall living room or dining room room Some old furniture Is large and cumbersome Can they be separated easily and used that wa way for tor example those with drawers ta to both sides lides can frequently be cut into two pieces and used as small Iman bedside bed side chests chelt The table top is excel lent for tor magazines ash trays tray or a decorative plant lant Can some of 01 those small chests be made into end chest-end tables for tor your favorite chair This gives give I drawer space pace as well wen as table top Old magazine racks They dont don't all aU have to be used for tor magazine racks Some of ot the old large ones I Iare are excellent to place at the foot of ot a bed to hold extra blankets blanket or pillows pillow If It they can be finished to match the bed or at least to bare har haz- harmonize monize with the decor you'll have havea a useful addition to the room as al aswell aswell well as 81 a decorative one Foot lockers and old chests can easily be placed on 00 legs sturdy turdy and solid enough to be in keeping with the cheat chest These Theae too can be placed at the foot toot of 01 the bed for tor storage Then go a step further and pad the top of ot the chest and cover with some come of the drapery or bedspread mate mat rial and Ute use as aa a seat sett It comes comas in handy for tor sitting down dow to dress drell If U your children have bave outgrown all their small man stools wh why IIO not pad them appropriately and use a as toot too rests reat with your lounging chairs Here Rere Are Basic Baslo Roles Rates For Slip SUp Covers CaTer Women who have selected elected washable wash wash- able materials for lor slip Up covers will wil find it easy to keep overstuffed furniture in excellent condition for these thue covers covert can be washed ton along With the weekly laundry Good quality thread nicely fin tIn shed abed bindings and good food conI construction construe true tion make the he task tuk of at washing them thema a joy for tor there is usually no need lId for tor repairs repaIr Vl Vacuum cleaning before washing will help immensely in removing much of ot the loose soil on which gath gath- ath ers era Use Ue an attachment around the seams eam and bindings binding Close Cloe zippers before laundering and baste pleats pleat in place to save lave time during the pressing Only one large piece should be placed In the washer at one time tune then run for tor five minutes Arms Arm and backs as al wen well weD as those edges edee near the floor may need tobe to tobe tobe be rubbed with soap jelly before the laundering because of their heavy soil soU and stain Just lust rub in thoroughly before placing in fa the washer Thin starch enhances enhance many cotton cot ton slipcovers which have become flimsy and lacking in to body U If desired when still un damp put the slipcover on the furniture and stretch to shape hape Some can be pressed right on the furniture |