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Show Family Weekly ome YOUR ROOM INTERIORS: THE ‘LAST FRONTIER OF INDIVIDUALITY’ rs ait MAKE FABRICS WORK FOR YOU scaled diamond-print cushioning on the red lacquer wing chair. Rememberthat a pattern, unlessit’s a small accent, ought to be repeated more than once to make the scheme really work. The room is then If you studythis interior, you can learn how to mix fabrics successfully pulled togetherwith a liberal use of solid reds, blues and neutral white. Every inch of this family / guest room is used to full capacity for dining, games, TV-watching, sleeping (in built-in bunks) and justplain living. within one rooni. Notice that colors in each pattern match or blend; the large-scale diamond print on the sofa and wall is balanced by the small-scaled stripe on the bunk-beds and chairs and the even smaller- Try your own fabric mix, it’s fun and not that complicated. It'll earn you a room that expresses your own unique tastes. Furniture by Flair; upholstery of Celanes2 Fortrel double-knit streich fabric. The Trend in Decorating Is You! By Rosalyn Abrevaya @ The key phrases surroundingthe state of home furnishings today are not so much “French Provincial" or “free-wheeling modern” as ‘‘environment” and “consumerism.” As more and more Americans work for vast corporations and face numbered, credit-card existences—and as people feel increasingly impatient with what seemsto be a generalindifference to their own particular needs—the homeis being recognized more and moreas the “lastfrontier" of comfort, privacy and individuality. In short, in homefurnishings atleast, the consumer is beginning to comeinto his own. What does this mean? Well, for designers, who often used to design primarily to please themselves, it means that they must now pay more respect to the customer—hisliving habits, his tastes, his pocketbook. For manufacturers it means attempting, through technology,to reduce the cost of furniture. And for retailers it means devising new waysto presenta total look in home furnishings that will appeal to people whoactually have to do the sitting in, the lying on,the living with and the looking at. No event is more indicative of this trend than “Debut '72," the beginning of an annual na- tional consumer-oriented promotion effort of the home-furnishings industry. This year “Debut '72" takes place from September 27 through October 9. Furniture dealers throughout the country are being urged during these two weeks to give their customers a preview of new styles, new colors, new materials—the new home ‘‘environment.”” In this, Famity Weexty's inaugural “At Home” section, you'll find plenty of ideas to help you create more satisfying and comfortableinteriors. After you've studied the section, you might want to lift it out and save it. Family Weekly, September 26, 1971 ” |