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Show I WOMAN'S WORLD Plan Living Rooms With an Eye to Comfort Tweed Fashion ! By Ertta Haley LIVING BOOMS are Just what they say: room for living. Is yours . planned to be enjoyed by every member of the family, for real joy, comfort and friendliness? For a room meant primarily for living, all these aspects aie ef first importance. Does the room Invi.e you in to stay as you tliU step into in-to it, or does ft urge you only to look at it In a detached sort of wayT A comfortable living room Is full of friendly pleasing colors that give you a sense of rest and peace. It has chairs that invite you to lounge and relax. It's a room of which you won't tire easily because It has muted colors that you can live with a long time. It's easy to furnish a room such as this If you let common sense rules guide you. Do plenty of thinking think-ing about the room before you jump into decorating it. Just as a good carpenter has a blueprint of what he Is making, you, too, should have a definite idea of what the room is to look like when it's finished. You may have to sp. d a week or two selecting one or two corn- much pattern will clutter the room and will give a feeling of restlessness restless-ness and crowding, just what you want to avoid. When considering color, never forget to use plenty of neutral colors such as beige or tan, white, gray, etc. These will balance the more definite shades and give the room color balance. These colors might be employed on the ceiling, woodwork or rug, wherever they are most needed. They are not often used on furniture upholstery or drapes, except when color has been used on walls or floor to create certain effects. Create Pleasing Effects With These Decorative Tips Just as you avoid clutter with the proper choice of furniture, you can do the same with the furniture and other trimmings. Some of these tips may surprise you, but they've been tested for suitability. You can mix light and dark woods. All the furniture does not have to match, though it should give a pleasing impression. Modern Mod-ern is adaptable for it can be used with Victorian or Chinese. If the room is Early American, better keep it all that way, even to your choice of chintz for coverings. f V iX ' K 1 J I 't f 1 r i ; . ? t i i j ; O i - . ,, " " ' : j Z:Vl I J , Important fashion trends are seen in this casual Spring coat of orange red thin wool tweed. Note the paired skirt pockets which appear to melt right into the coat as well as the deeply sleeved bodice fastened with gold buttons. The all-around belt is made of navy leather. colors since they are easiest to live with year after year. If too brilliant, bril-liant, you may like them a lot at first, but then tire of them quickly. quick-ly. Too many colors will make the room look busy, thus tiring you out after you sit there awhile. Solve living room problem .... fortable chairs, but when you think of the years of comfort they will give you, the time Is of no importance. import-ance. The mm should reflect you and your interests, too. If you like to have people drop ia and spend an evening in good conversation, this can be shown in the comfortable conversational arrangements you've planned. If you like it to be a place to read and relax, then have enough end tables, good chairs and lamps that make this pursuit easy. Use no More Than Three Colors in Room "But where can I start?" is the question most people ask when they start talking about decorating. Well, start with color, since that a a good, solid basic point. The colors may be chosen from a favorite picture which you have in the room, or a piece of material you fancy on the drapes, a pot of flowers, a china platter, or something some-thing like that. Every room should h.-ve one main color, the a secondary one which blends with the first. The third color is used in small quantity, merely for accent. You would do well to choose muted to give comfortable impression. No color or no thought to rlor will give you an unpleasing feeling of indefiniteness and oan make you just as eager to get out of the -oom as too much color. If the living room is large you can easily use some pattern. Too |