Show WOMAN'S WORLD Modern Dining Rooms Should Be Colorful and Pleasing By Ertta Haley OLD FASHIONED dining THE room was very much Wee the parlor of past You put In a table with chairs and a buffet and possibly a It was the room In which you had your This may bp one of the reasons the dining room has passed out of favor In some Another Is for approximately the two or three hours a day It was It was an expense and space Today's dining room Is as colorful and pleasing as the most tastefully decorated recreation or It may be part of the living separated only by a different It may be many-other like a sewing music corner or chairs and buffet may or they may Either way worked out intelligently and tastefully can give you a room which you're proud to have in your and on If you're building or you may want to take advantage of built-in features for the dining This Is especially true If the room is or If It's a combination living-dining One wall can be used for a built-in cabinet which will house all manner of dining accessories like linen and Combination living and dining areas can also be separated by flexible screens to give you privacy during and to Let dining rooms be separate the clearance of the dining area while the family or guests relax in the living Basic decorating principles apply to dining no matter to what other uses the room is This gives rise to some but they're easily solved with Treat Combination Room As Separate Unit When dining and living room area Is combined into a single it's usually built so that the end nearest the kitchen is reserved for This may or may not be separated by flexible or a Dutch door type of If painted or the whole room should be done the The floor covering is to be the same in both If draperies come In the dining these should match those of the living If the room is you may use this exception In the wall The dining end of the room may have figured or printed paper If the remainder of the room has plain The predominant color in the paper must match or harmonize with the plain It's possible to furnish the living room in modern light and the dining room in traditional using dark The two types are frequently combined in the same and this is an excellent way to do the combination especially if you are more pleased with the design of tradition- Classroom Fashion Simple In design but effective In this dress Is In the budget-priced Mint green worsted Is the featured fabric with rhinestones buttoning the three-quarter sleeves give and the slanting cuffs accenting the Jutting pockets add a style al furniture for than the modern In an average sized combination the dining area will have room for the table and There may be enough space along the wall for a which Is good for housing dining If you can't find the buffet In a size harmonious to the consider two matching chests set side by They make a roomy buffet and can be made to appear as a single unit when topped with a mirror which extends over both Adjoining Rooms Determine Colors Consider the walls of the adjoining room before deciding upon your choice of dining room colors and scheme of Usually the dining room is adjoined by a den or living Since we now aim to unify the house In a decorative the though should look as well as as though they belong together in the same If you have a plain hall and plain living try a patterned paper in the dining It will add versatility to the The however should harmonize effectively with the plain colors used in hall and living What if the hall Is patterned and living room Use a plain stripe or wide floral stripe In the dining A large dining room can take the wallpapers like wide striped bold prints and wealth of If the room is high It's very effective to paper ceiling and come down a foot or two on the Have the remainder Select Wearable Floor Coverings Much used dining rooms need floor coverings built to withstand If yours is a home with smaller children and a lot of their consider rubber tile or polished Busy dining rooms require floor coverings which will look ven after a When and living rooms are small in they may be carpeted in the same rug This gives a feeling of and ties the rooms together Those who want to give distinct separation to the rooms can do Just the In contrast to the thick carpeting In living let the dining room floor gleam with wax or a separate rug or an entirely different Size of Room Determines Furniture Large dining rooms can cope with massive pieces of while smaller rooms must have their furnishings in harmonious Tables for the smaller rooms are made but they have good extension when It's for a feeling of keep the drop leaf table against a wall until the room is put to If you lack chairs In the living room and can't afford it's wise to buy at least two t be used by host and hostess can serve in dining or living Dining rooms which are to serve as music or sewing rooms should have their furniture I chosen so the appearance Isn't Radios or television sets In the dining to one end should be finished in harmonious and the chairs or near them can have the same as the dining room Built-in cabinets are excellent for the sewing Shelves in the cabinet can take care of sewing A large shelf can hold a portable sewing while a folding table will fit against the wall of the Accessories Should Balance Dining Rooms Proper accessories add a homelike atmosphere to the but they should be used with Choose what you like but limit the number used to the size of the room and whatever Is in A small should have few A large mirror above the linen chests or buffet will give the illusion of more room than there actually Three items on the buffet should be and one Is since these would be reflected in the Larger rooms can take plates or prints on the In this the table can carry a fruit or plant |