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Show Help for Couple About to Move Into Neiv Home By BETTI WELLS "X7E'RE going to get married V V as soon as our new home is finished," writes O. W. B. "And I want to have the furnishings all planned and ready to go in when the workmen are through. I enclose a floor plan. "The walls are plastered in white with ceilings the same color. So far I have a taupe rug for the living room and a walnut suite for the front bedroom. I have not selected select-ed the rest of the furniture, so would appreciate your suggestions. I want Venetian blinds for the front of the house. What color should they be? What material and color for curtains, cur-tains, and should they be tied back or hung straight? What about accessories ac-cessories and furniture coverings?" With the white walls and taupe rug in your living room, we'd like a tomato red slip cover for the sofa shown in hand hammered effects 1 this will tie the deep gray tones of the rug into the picture. You might add a secretary desk in walnut for the long unbroken wall. Put the sofa opposite between the two windows win-dows with the wing chairs flanking it. For the walnut bedroom furniture, why not use white pique curtains and spreads finished with bands cut from a dramatic floral striped linen or cretonne? (be sure it's fast color). Flowered scatter rugs would be pretty here. For the back bedroom, you might have white painted furniture with pink rag rugs and pink and white checked gingham curtains and spreads made with wide ruffles cut on, a bias. The dining alcove adjoining the living room would be quite gay with a solid green linoleum floor, blonde walnut furniture with tomato red seats and curtains to match those in the living room. C By Betty WeUs. WNU Servlc. White spread and curtains with bands cut from a floral striped linen. you select Then a pair of wing chairs in a dusty leaf green. At the windows have tied-back curtains of chintz or cretonne with a white ground and a splashy pattern in tomato red and green. Have the Venetian blinds painted white and get white lamps. For odd accessories, acces-sories, use pewter or some of the new aluminum alloys that are |