Washington County News | 1915-05-06 | Page 2 | Best Colors for the Room

BEST COLORS FOR THE ROOM matter worthy of the most careful attention as so much depends upon it pale colors are appropriate for small rooms and for furniture which la light and delicate while dark colors should be used in large rooms and with furniture which Is heavy in build the vitality of a color Is denoted by j intensity or its relation to the neu aral gray intense colors should be used with restraint for brilliant coloring Is pleasing only in small areas just as the flash of diamonds Is more tol erable on account of their insignia cant size the belling cel ling walla and floor of a room are th background or setting tor its furnishings and should always be neutralized at the same time their colors should be kept fresh and clear another thing to be re Is diat the lighter the cell ing the higher the room will seem also that a room in which the ceiling is too high can be given a fairly cozy air by papering the walla only up to the picture molding or within two or three feet of the ceiling and tinting the space above either the same tone as the belling or a shade between tho belling and walls craftsman