Show WOMANS WORLD messing dressing tables may match your yf our mood by ertta haley 1 ATE IS TILE THE WOMAN FORTUNATE FORTU who has a dressing table in her bedroom or bath for here she can primp ta to her hearts content in her own domain As for decoration she can make her table frivolous as her mood as sophisticated or demure as tier her person risty or as cheerful and pretty as she pleases in rn bedrooms most ot of the decoration Is centered on the bed itself but it i a change of scene Is desired tho the focal point can easily be changed to the dressing table it if you feel that something new Is required theres nothing easier or simpler than a new dressing table linot motif if lovely materials which are lare colorful and pleasing are to be found in great abundance sewing Is easy and the time it takes to convert a drab and cheer cheerless lesa bedroom to a gily gay and pleasing one Js Is simplicity itself the style of bedroom or bath usually dictates the decorative motif for or tho the dressing table but this Is usually not too limiting since lavo adorable avo rable effects are easily achieved without destroying bal 31 ince or unity in the room it youre planning to redo re do the dressing ng table make construction e changes if theyra necessary in jtb ad of having just a table top tor for jewelry boxes and cosmetics investigate vesti gate ta see ECO if you cant put a aar I ij measure your dressing jbf i show rack or some come storage chests underneath the top thle this may release some extra needed space in a crowded closet rocks hacks io fit dressing table a ur facca may boi bei purchased or easily constructed sturdy boxes may be found in your own storeroom or they may inay be purchased tor for a nominal sum and it if you dont have I 1 a dressing table but want one its easy enough to construct one out of a board set on top of two separate boxes it if you want something simple and really in eapen alvel nake make your four own pattern for table skirts since there thera Ss Is such variety in dressing tables its usually not possible to find a pattern to fit all types however theres no trick to making tha skirt as it simply involves draping the right length and width of material around the top two basic measurements are es sentral before buying the material measure around the table top so you will know the yardage all skirts are ara not covered ill all the way around tho the skirt goes just past therides the sides and ends where the table la Is flush against the wall it the skirt la Is to bs be gathered or ruffled or pleated need to multiply the original measurement by two or two and one half to got get the proper r fullness the second essential measurement Is the length of the skirt from top to floor to this add the allow ainsel for the hem or casing at the top remember too that where separate sections of the skirt meet b 0 for well fitted skirts as nt at the center front opening the figure or pattern of the tha fabric if any should match glass or mirror topping should be bd used for tha the dressing table pa be cause of its ease easa tn in cleaning it if y you ou have glass wo its a good idea to cut wallpaper used in the room to go under it as this makes for or unity and harmony with the room it if walls are painted select a plain colored pa paper per to match the walls to go under the glass how to finish your dressing table skirts for plain gathered skirts which are very popular hem or finish the bottom edge as desired A simple inch or hall half inch hem is used in many cases while others have a ruffle attached to the skirt the side edges should bo be finished ath a plain hem that matches the bottom the top of the skirt Is finished with a hem but it should have twilled tape stitched to the wrong side so go it can be attached to the table in tho the easiest possible way the twilled tape Is stitched to the wrong side of the shirring skirts may be attached to the table by tacking through the tape with simple thumb tacks or even carpet tacks another way is to use wood snappers |