Show K tk v Export w tw Advice a N on Decoration Dear Beth neth What's hats this you say a say n long long wall you I wouldn't be he bewailing walling wailing about It but be thanking m my lucky stars I lead had n a place to mil malce make Ice In Interesting Interesting In In- furniture groups Ill I'll make some suggestions which may may maybe be helpful helpful help help- ful to you rou If they are lire not you ou know my feelings wont won't be hurt If f I Ineer never ne see any uny evidence of ot them In lu your our home Since you OU and Charlie both enjoy enjo the r radio so much you ou will probably be getting a n new and nud even more attractive at nt attractive cabinet when you go Into your 1 J J Jj l l t Y Sr y t Jj d 1 a r r. r l The Radio May Be Used as the Center of a Living Room Group new home It seems to me you ou might use that as os a central piece for a n group on the rhe wall spice spate you are ore almost In tears about Above It you rou ml might ht han hung hang hanga hunga a n picture one carefully chosen and worthy so prominent a D place in the living room Of course there should be nt ot least one chair perhaps two two- one oue of them a wing hack arm atm chair If It the radio cabinet seems small when placed against the wall wan put on either cither side of it it small straight clinics chairs This will viii add intE interest resl to the group an and give JI it il good balance Right night now I 1 cant can't think of any group of furniture which is not Improved e in looks and usefulness usefulness useful ness by the n addition of a n lamp A Alamp lump letup will help the time rn radio io group Two large arm chairs with a n table between th theta them m perhaps a n table large enough to hold huld two lamps lumps would make another unit for this side of the room You would wont want chairs which are ore decorative as us well as us comfortable and of course the they should he be fairly lar large e ennd and Important looking The table might be placed against the wall and andu u pair of small lamps on IL it This would provide lighting for both chairs and at the same time LIme make a u well well- with the cash cosh on hand She drew a n diagram of ot her apartment and nud I 1 helped place the pieces where they Y would be most attractive and ond useful Imagine my chagrin when one of ot the girls dropped in the other day and sold said that while Helen had lovely things the time apartment was not a 11 bit colorful colorful- good colorful good looking but cold Of Ot course If It I wanted to be catty I could have haye replied You should talk When I told her I 1 had hud helped Helen of ot course she started to buck back writer water Believe me I made all ull the time speed pos pos- possible possible sible to call nil on Helen lichen The The other girl was pretty nearly rl right ht I had advised advised ad I getting a n raisin colored en carpet a n neutral but hut not monotonous base The rime upholstering was done lIone In green and russet So far well and good Below the waistline the apartment was en everything you could ask for tor The fhe walls were a sort of ot putty gray color and the draperies being heing at on one end of the living room did not give enough color tone The pictures she used were ver very neutral and ond the room really looked pretty dull Naturally Helen asked my advice and with Just three things added we pitt new life into that living room An In India ln print which she had received u as a 0 wedding present up on one wall wull making a n nice background for her desk and chair A hanging ill book hool shelf shelt In lu dull lull green and ond gold with gold with an un antiqued effect just effect just 11 what at she needed needed fitted fitted perfectly over a n console table tahle A me me- sized sizer print filled In another open space It had 1101 lots of reds red and yellows In It and accented the color scheme of ot the room admirably Helen lichen knew something was wrong hut but she was afraid of going too fur far In this tills day when color is so important f bele r a ti iy r Gl to r i rt r q r I ri H f i yr r A Print Above the Mantel Will Help to Relieve That Vacant Look Many Rooms Have I balanced group A magazine rack b. b be beside beside side one of the chairs would be beel el very convenient In place of time tile large table ta to ble two small ones night might lie Ue used one one- of ot them with a honk book trough beneath gate An attractively ely proportioned leg let table with one leaf down could be tH D made e the center of a n wall group roup It could hold a u lamp large enough in to give Ive light to two chairs You might have the chairs rather light and del delIcate kute In lu design leaving time the table the tilt must most prominent piece In time the the group I Pictures on the wall would complete this group One large lurge picture might hl be used or several sc small onis ones You Yuu I could use sevel se eral al hunting prints or several ge landscapes or I pleased please you ou mind and fitted In with the rest t of the time room Now Now dont don't let me hear henr you yuu complaining about too much munch space again Brightening a OJ Dull Room 1 Laud had time the shock of my young oung liti lit life i the other oIlier day You remember Helen and probably know she WitS was married n a month ago ngo She Sliu asked me to help her Ick out omit her furnishings They didn't II have lune an awful lot of money money to spend I but I thought we did remarkably well those three touches touche on the walls completed com com- completed the picture formed by hy the furniture furniture furniture fur fur- at the tile hose base I thought these things might Interest reSl you If you have any questions dont don't hesitate to ask k them Love iove Fern itch c no Western Newspaper Union |