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Show HOW TO BEOUR OWN DECORATOR By Director, Good Housekeeping Stuiiv What To Do About Your Porch' You wake up one fine day about now and find that however ath-arhV he house, it seerr,s a dingy place, compared with what you can malJ porch, the back yard, or whatever the outdoors is to you. Easv S lazy hour.", and sun and shade come with the blessed summer-a momS if relaxation in a work-driven orld This year determine that you are going to ii : something about the porch, terrace, backvard. ornkii have you. Not just a comfortable chair or two but dt some exterior decorating. ' i But what? Let's look at it this way. You may or may jol ' ,have the fine terrace or broad porch you hear aboi! and see pictured, but there is nothing to prevent yon having the same sort of style and comfort in fun. ings carried out according to your means, on voc smaller porch. Each season the styles hon frnm , Helen koues and t.h?t-JGr?en ls the coIor "e year, white anotk I 1 Dilt T u"PaI"ted willow another. This year, blue's are fc I Cod Housekeeping Portant: the deep dark shades of blue, as well as te- Studio green, clear yellow, verde green for metal, and sor f j , , . , wrlte but less of !t than recently. Select a newco'- f and plan a related color scheme and arrangement. This isn't a matted I vom-seif andatfhei' giVi1? f littl,e time' Perha')s doi"e s I yomself, and of course that incidental thing, knowing what to do! ' f w lou wanti J color scheme.Cc E sider the cok.f sj your houses:: 4 3 shutters as ti-; f $ form the bih J ground. Usua- E" g it is well to m!': f the color of :: j shutters in jv:'! I painted furritr 1 J In the case o:.,! : white house $ green or J:.-. 1 shutters, p:t! I some of your;. :; 'J mture dark it-- :1 or blue to mi - them, and hai: i contrastin? P i I tor small U- p I and the rash:- i 1 Thevelloir.cri f I or even tsi- 3 brown of so w I I houses is bris. i ened by pan - f Met,, furniture and gay cushions for the terrace mTy'Tso k ' cthTonUsrareWu'sed7'r.ttanVPalnted,0r ir0" furaitu 1 ' verde Seen t kg "St mSt houses the deep colors such as yeU : ' veiae green m fact any green or blue are a pleasant contrast. ' painteryor shy chairs f rom ther years, get . LM choice There U,,? u- yourself Painting them in the color of t f a fresh new Mav n5 Tthln& ? satisfyil,e s fresh paint, especial F cha'S at Iwat i? tl,l "M' U, ,S Wel1 to have a ofa or swing and :' pat two or more ? C-l0r' Say green' and for accent and lF Af , alrS 10 8 eontasting color such as yell- ! both two. As wdeaaiivyig rf" yU T' tempting variert- c j doors more and nlore the shops.1,, iron bamboc " ratV " n0t 0nIy the various sorts of wi"' : f st?"tch out Phnir, with S seats in side as now here is an m,lrf f Adirondack wood slat chairs and setter jusT as vou dn tht ? S,t-yle note- You may mix yur outdoor forr:' I sofa and ?wo cb n yfU1' 'VIF room in desK" and coIor-For I fts back legs on wvf0,f Pmlnted wiIlow' a stAtch-out chair of iron ' I to call beach chni t-ll (the ae wo"derful) and one of what important thfnU t r and back of aw!"ff. may be com,b'f L of pafnt and CUS' io " t0SeUler with th" C0'r' W " f ' ' |