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Lets say youve selected an upholstery fabric : red and blue flowers on beige, with dark gold accents. Your drapenes, carpeting and walls will be worked from these colors If the pattern first selected is not a fabric but a Bokhara oriental design rug, m orange and brown, for instance; this time your color scheme is starting from the floor. a It could be monochromatic room, in shades of oranges and browns, possibly accented with beige. Suppose you want to muke the bedspread an important focal point in your room, and it's a pnnt with hot pink, orange and shades of yellow. e the room you could To effectively use pale pink sheer curtains with a matching fabric overdraw trimmed with two or three of the colors m the spread The rug might be an amber gold textured shag e On occasion you might want to use a tweed and texture for the draperies, say m shades of green with an old gold woven design. Tills type of fabric can be effectively Integrated with another pattern, possibly a light and airy floral. In fact, if youre daring, then are times when you can use three patterns in the same room. In such a case, however, they should probably be limited to a floral, a stripe and a geometric. With the drapery fabric described above, a wide open" floral print for upholstery could be a bright lemon, orange and avocado on cream color background to coordinate with the subdued tweed and texture of the drapenes. Your rug could be a laurel green shag. . Its important to remember that the colors you select will have a great deal to do with the mood of your room. For exahiple, a particular woven tapestry featuring a traditional tree of life pattern is often used in room settings It serves In either formal or Informal rooms, depending on the color scheme. If its woven with gold and oranges on a cream background, a formal 18th century elegance can be achieved color-correlat- Old World flavor it combined with New World stylishness for an attractive room. Eclectic decorating is fun, exciting. two-ton- f It's called 'eclectic' kinds of things you want to live with, in a way that works aesthetically. However you do it, if you do it well, your rooms will be dramatized with lovely contrasts, and individual items will stand out because theyre not being seen In the same old context. In another interpretation of eclectic decor, the blend of woods in different tones, different grains, even differing degrees of formality, can serve as the color scheme in a room whose dramatic impact comes from natural materials used with plenty of textural con- Your mother probably wouldnt dream of hanging contemporary art over a Queen Anne lowboy, or mixing Early American with a touch of the Middle East. Yet the move to this kind of eclectic mu is what makes decorating exciting today and can make your home uniquely your own. An increasingly popular style in its own right, eclectic decorating refers to the tasteful blending of elements drawn from various sources." lt can mean mixing periods, or different woods, or using contemporary fabrics and floor coverings with furniture styled by the post, or simply putting together the different trast. Picture polished wood floors topped by - Traditional plus modern dining room combines siiag rug and paintings with elegance of furniture. traditional rules to emphasize your own taste to work well and preferences, it still requires certain basic disciplines. area rug, 'three white piaster walls and one of rough wood planks stained an over-siz- e tufted sofa and matching highback chairs m beige tweed, cocktail table finished satiny with brass hardware in the mode of the British campaign chest. Add a pair of bamboo-turne- d cherry etageres and a fnptop dark oak table that looks Spanish, but really takes its lines from Tudor English The room is natural, international and with room to spare simple, simultaneously for your choice of accessories. But if eclectic decorating lets you break the nubby off-whi- nut-brow- Chief among them a sense of scale and balance; the use of variety without clutter, and a major unifying theme yew-veneer- Consider color, texture before The latter can be formal or informal be color, or texture, or the juxtaposition of different styles. , it can But if it attempts to be all of these at once, the exciting surprises possible in eclectic decorating will turn into tastelessness; its as simple as that. Winner 1976 Parade of uit 4 , t HomesBest Interior buying carpet Before you shop, consider which carpet colors and m your home and how long they will maintain a pleasing appearance without unusual care. The warm colors red, orange, and yellow tend to create a lively ard cheery atmosphere and arb especially good for rooms that get little sunlight. They can be overpowering in a small room but can make a large room seem cozier. The cool colors are green, blue and violet suitable for sunny rooms or for a formel setting ; they tend to make rooms seem cooler and larger. The neutral colors go well beige and gray with either warm or cool colors in other furnishings. Neutral colors sometimes are tmged with stronger colors, such as blue or red. The resulting carpet color, although not strictly neutral, may still blend with colors already in a room. No matter what color carpet you choose, it will be more attractive m your room if it is part of a planned color scheme. There are three generally accepted approaches. Single-colo- r also called monochromaschemes tic, are composed of various shades of one color ranging from light to dark. Use the darkest shade In tlie carpet and lighter shades in draperies or 'A textures w ill be attractive lit 4 furniture. examples are orange Contrasting color scheme with green or blue with yellow. Make one color dominant and have only small areas m the contrasting color. If the carpet contrasts with the walls, the effect may be too imposing Instead, use the contrasing color In upholstery fabrics or drapenes. are built on colors schemes Neighboring-hu- e close together in the color spectrum, such as blue and green or orange and yellow. scheme or a neighbonng-hu- e In either a single-colo- r scheme, a touch of contrasting color usually is recommended. Smooth, even surface textures composed of long, closely packed yarns give carpet an appearance of luxury. An uneven texture, or one with yams loosely packed, gives a more informal impression Patterns or designs can emphasize either of these effects rVM or light carpet colors show greasy sod and dust fairly readily. They should be avoided if your home has forced air heat because airborne particles will soon darken such colors near air vents. Black, dark brown, and other deep colors show lint A mixture of two or more colors, patterns, and designs tends to hide soil. Even textures tend to show dirt, dust, and lint more than uneven textures and shags However, uneven textures and shags are harder to clean and nlay require more strokes of a vacuum cleaner J val.ueval-y- u I. In general, an excellent return in goods or services for something exchanged. 2. As applied to Ethan Allen Traditional Furnishings d for over two hundred a. Beautiful designs and come no that fads go. years b. Lasting durable quality furnishings that will stay as you enjoy them. beautiful for years our Ethan Allen Gallery answers c. One stop shopping all your decorating needs under one roof. the d. Ethan Allen maintains styles over a long period furnishings you choose tomorrow will be compatible with those you choose today. e. 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