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Show How to Make Your Room Say: Real @ Good rooms have certain things in common, They may vary in style and color scheme, but a basic group of elements is always present. A room looks “right” if it has balance (furniture is not weighted down in one area): versatility (enough similar shapes such as cubesand rectangles, contrasted with softer, rounder forms, perhaps in a chair or iamp); scale (thefurniture and accessories suit a room's size, are not dwarfed or cramped); color (the general rule, which can be broken: choose quiet hues for large areas, such as floor and walls, more muted colors for medium-sized areas, such as upholstery, the mostvivid tones for accents). There are some suggestions on how to blend the old with the new, how to collaborate with color, how to achieve good furniture arrangement, But most of all, how to create vital interiors, not decorating showcases, that proclaim reai peoplelive here! BOLD WALLS CREATE THE COLOR SCHEME Intense, primary colors create an almost Mondrian landscape in this living room, achieved by painting the walls in rectangles of color edged with black mag. netic tape. The background sets off a plush highback chair and a sectional sofa in a creamy expanse of white (a style revival on the home furnishings scene because of its great flexibility). The warmth of wood plus the see-through andreflective surfaces of accessories are good low-key harmonizersfor this bold-colored setting. Remember that wall color can be used in unlimited ways—to modify or conceal architectural faults, and to give simple furniture, fabrics and rugs a sumptuousair. It can also induce excitement or relaxation, gaiety or calm. So choose hues you are comfortable with. Imaginative use of color can be your most inexpensive decorating tool. Furniture by Selig. < TRADITIONAL—BUT NOT PRICELESS The chief furnishings of this room—upholstered furniture, wall covering and beams—were purchased for under $1,000. Just as modern furniture is being Mass-produced at affordable levels, beloved traditional styles are also being reproduced forless. he this setting, designed by Marcus Tuttle, the upholstered chair and pair of love seats are not constructed in the usual costly way of hand-tying and knotting but are composed of strong formsofrigid polyure: thane foam, developed by UniRoyal. The savings a Passed on to the consumer. Adding to the oa air of the room, unsightly walls were covered wit Naugahyde decorative fabric, tall light-weight rican of rigid polyurethane foam were added, andthe ol arched window was capitalized upon by framing it within linear beams. Above the mantle, the straight lined frameofthe painting repeats this design con cept with its oval inner-shape. Furniture by Bassett, “4 Family Weekly, September 26, 1971 |