Show WOMANS WORLD simple inexpensive tricks add charm to your KOOM n room by etta haloy I 1 DO YOUR rooms room peed a it of a mange i change to ta make m 1 ake them stid refreshing for or the holidays YOU can achieve tha ahe result at practically no cost and little labor labo if adi arrn arm yourself with simple tools like scissors paste shellac a roll ar or two of wallpaper arst or a few pots i tl lowers i i if 11 your time Is limited concep only an n one aspect of refresh 4 aiji ini ing a room preferably thai tha which y r will be most in your holl 0 day scheme if you I 1 find you have fwu more time then you con can apply a new look to one or two more rooms I 1 the best thing about decorating in this way la is that it involves no jat drastic changes in furniture or ar ran gement or color scheme rifi what wha ever Is harmonious to the room os as lt it will be in good taste i cabinets dra drawers chests coll call ings windows lampshades lamp shades place V settings or doors may bo be used fo tor the tricks youre youra about to apply i i check tho the room to see ee which whid of if aliese ailiese could best stand some face lifting ii you may have tucked away in tho recesses buthe of the attic some dav tt wallpaper or perhaps you 1 edn can find it at the store attractive jit wrapping paper it 11 heavy and dur able enough might also be premised into service for some borne of tho the decora if L potted plants liven rooms aly schemes especially for drawer linings or for glass topped dressing tables small sharp scissors should alawat bo at hand for or whichever of tho the jobs you undertake also somo soma good pa paste itte wallpaper or other type ana and shellac for or those surf surfaces adew which take wear and need a protective coating coaling while youre doing the planning sea if you have bava some aoma vice alc places pieces 4 of glass or china which like to display against their now new back grounds gr bunds add new interest to ta tooms rooms V perk up cabinets 0 V for or new nesy look toko take a critical look at the cab not nebyou you i have in your dining or living room room that tall one with the glass doors la Is it a decorative asset or a poor stepchild step stop child in tho room tho the inside of tho the cabinet caw can he ha papered easily install in small flora print or even in a nice solid color will go with the colors inthe room if the draperies are plain select a prominent color from rom them and match this in wallpaper after the tha papering Is done you agn can place your prized china or abass varo til in tho the cabinet and show it off properly old china olk milk glass sparkling crystal or a collection of 0 battles or old Heu Agu rines do very nicely against we tha now colored background ground ll 11 Is your kitchen as colorful as it should be ba by current standards its easy enough to relieve thedeas the dead white appearance of cabinets in all season suit ATM j 7 A M avgi J n tn am R 24 IX 1 W 1 1 A j IV R t I 1 T I 1 I 1 Z j I 1 I 1 4 e X V R if 1 04 R 49 0 jj VA 4 the smooth material of rayon has como come into prominence this season because it 11 Is adaptable to indoor out door ant and undercoat wear styled for or the ho mature figure this suit femi features ures a bloused blous cd look with interesting pointed pockets attached with but buttons butteris toris the skirt Is smart and slender but at al iowa sensible walking room roam this room with decals decalb or cutouts cut outs from wallpaper if desired you con can run a narrow border near the ceiling of a matching motif kitchen cabinets may be decorated all over the surface with small sprigs of strawberries or floral designs or it if you prefer place a decal in just opposite corners or drawers in the dressing table able will be freshened with a lining of wrapping paper or wallpaper paste Past ethis this on the bottom as well as the sides of the drawer tf if you desire amsire to protect the finish cut a piece of plastic or cellophane paper for the bottom of the drawer drawe r glass topped tables may also be treated with colorful paper cut the avol ra 1 1 11 I 1 1 ion 1 ch 11 1 1 1 api and wallpaper cutouts cut cul outs add charm paper to tit lit the top and then set the glass on top of it there is no need for pasting or attaching the paper in this case I 1 SM bavo expense with partial papering I 1 it if your budget does not allow the papering of a whole room see seo what miracles can bo be managed with a partial papering job this con can frequently bo be dons done it 9 the original covering on the walls Is clean but old and needs freshening ft A good trick to use in bedrooms Is to apply a bord border ernea near r the cell ing especially it if the room is painted in a solid color or has a paper of no design you can frequently buy a border of rose garlands to go around the upper part of the walls and this may do the trick in other cases only the ceiling need be ba paper papered cd especially if the room Is a high one you may paper the ceiling co completely or cut morning glories largo roses or peonies out of the wallpaper and paste each 0 one no on individually use floral decorations of large barge proportions only on rooms with high ceilings as they lower the ceiling r for or those who are are I 1 on furni fernl ture the problem Is A easily solved with partial wallpapering doors to a room can be papered and they will appear to furniture it choose the design of the paper that goes best with your furni furniture turi and style of architecture A good solution for a point of interest in a room isto Is to have a decora tive wallpaper panel ns can be used in a large living room right above t the h cl couch my t use borders for windows or place settings borders cut neatly from paper with a small sharp scissors sassor 8 or a razor blado blade are excellent to use so for decorating windows especially when you wik want to make inake them a 0 group in themselves i if you have a group of three windows in the living room plan to run the decorative border an all around the windows to take the place of heavy drap draperies iries they add pattern but not too tn much ch you can then use usa plain sheer curtains on the windows if ayou you want a good conversation starter at luncheon you might try iry making decorative place m mats at out of paper flower cutouts cut outs or borders paste these carefully on plain backgrounds and protect with two or three coats of shellac h c A plain dining room table can be used ai as abase a base tor for a runner of large flowers cut out from paper with a profusion of flowers down the center of the table about a foot I 1 and a half halfin in width you need not have anything for place mats can be made decora tive assets if they are treated with cutouts cut outs potted flowers run along the bottom edge of a shade are good and so ore are allover all over floral patt patterns ieng these too i are best when protected with a coat or two of clear shellac give importance to rooms with Pro perUse of plants plants con can create lovely decorative notes when used correctly tho the idea in using plants Is to glye them importance with proper grouping and containers use plants where its natural to hav ethem near light for example place them where they wont be i knocked off easily dont use tall spiky plants which will hide a nice mirror or pictures plants with vines ores belong in brackets on walls not on tables where they would interfere with traffic pit fit the size of the plant to the size odthe of tho table on which youre using bitso balance and harmony will bei be kept intact |