Show J q t WOMANS WOMAN'S WORLD PI Plan n Room Style I Atmosphere Carefully By Ertta EIlla Haley S THERE SOME feature In your I IS I home hometh that lt annoys you such as a adark adark dark hall a jumbled room a sh shab shabby shabby lb by b bed d frame or no space for books Maybe it isn't anything I like ke this but something intangible such as atmosphere or style How do you Ou go about getting it Surprising though it may seem many mam of these decorative problems arc ire easily solved in many cases It may involve changing a furniture furniture furni furni- ture tare of picture arrangement which requires no money moncy only knowledge It may mean taking the old old old-fash fash- fash trimmings off some of the furniture and a bit of refinishing which takes not money but elbow work It may mean constructing a shell shelf over a studio couch at very little cost The first problem is not one of how to do it but one of wh what lt you have to do with Look over the problem critically and think about the possibilities See what the desired desired de de- de sired effect should be and then its it's much easier to go about getting it Style and atmosphere are arc a result result result re re- sult of imagination but they must be based on practical knowledge and certain basic rules You can- can U fl iH r rr r You Vow may accomplish wonders rs not violate the principles of balance I or rules of ot color harmony and achieve a result pleasing to the eye When you feel fecI you lack imagination tion study good examples and soon you'll feel yourself becoming crea crea- tive In this way you can achieve the style you want and at the same time have a lot of at fun Simple practical tricks that you do with pictures or decoration add the atmosphere and individuality that make a room or a home yours C Carry rry them out with neatness and dispatch and you will have created something that gives you and anyone anyone any any- one ne else real pleasure Let Picture Arrangements Reflect Personality Its It's not necessary to rush out to buy expensive originals if you like pictures in the home People have been known to collect Inexpensive prints or greeting cards that they like or which reflect a certain hobby hobby hobby hob hob- by of theirs Groupings of ot several of these over a couch above a desk or o on some bare wall reflect the personality of the owner Groups of pictures which go together together together to to- gether might be pasted on a wall near a n deep window without frames of their own Colored glue tape to match some color in the drapes or in the room itself itsell would serve to to frame each of the pictures Family portraits might all be framed together on a neutral background and hung above a couch This would take care of the odd shapes and styles in which they so frequently come When youre you're preparing pictures for a group arrangement have them all conform in some way or another Different types of birds go together just as do prints of ot flowers Charcoal sketches might be used together as would photographs photographs photo photo- graphs of the family All of these have something in common which would dictate their belonging to a certain group Framing should suit the furnishing furnishing furnishing furnish furnish- ing of the room For modern use light or black woods or even white hIte For period rooms select framing that goes pleas pleasantly with your our furniture wood Informal rooms may have their pictures framed with wallpaper or tape provided this is taken from with s simple sample decorating tricks trick the room In which they're used The width of the frame depends upon the picture which is used When selecting frames try several several several sev sev- eral different widths and woods against the picture to make the choice Re-Arrange Re Furniture For Pleasing Effects One of the basic rules In arranging arranging arranging ar ar- ar- ar ranging a room is that t it should have bave a center of Interest or focal point as this is sometimes ex ex- pressed When a room does not have this you feel restless In It because attention does docs not become drawn to one particularly pleasing aspect of the room and cannot set set- tle When the room has a 1 fireplace this gives a natural center of interest Interest In in- terest and arrangements are built around this with chairs to either cither side of the fireplace and perhaps a table In the middle You dont don't need a fireplace how how- ever An Interesting arrangement I of furniture which invites a group of people to sit down and talk comfortably comfortably comfortably com com- could serve just as well In dens hobby room and such the center of interest might be a hobby collection a knickknack knack shelf a wall with a large map or orsome some som other distinctive feature which Is interest catching Where rooms have a lot of sunlight sunlight sunlight sun sun- light or a row of windows these might be utilized for the focal point Pl Plants glass collections china or miniatures might be used on small shelves on the windows to center a attention |