Show THE CARPET Young rebels bored to tears with conventional looking rooms have sent up a yell for creative ideas using carpet and the results are terrific Confederates in arms sleek arms sleek contemporary furniture and andrich andrich andrich rich warm carpeting on the walls Over a modern fireplace polished aluminum bands like strips of mirror provide vital contrast to a wall carpeted in polyester which gives a high acoustical quality treasured treasured treas treas- by hi hi-fi buffs In direct contrast to the smoothly carpeted carpeted carpeted car car- wall a luxuriously fringed fring fring- ed and nylon area rug with a swirled center motif is visible under a glass table If your budget floors you and you cannot cover your c r 4 gain Bar a n carpeted dos closet walls follow the footsteps of an inspired bride in her first small apartment Use substantially- substantially sized plywood cubes with foam H i a Carpet Carpel carpet carpel on un the wall wull rubber hinged tops to provide extra seating and storage lower right When covered with brilliantly brilliantly brilliantly bril bril- colored carpeting they are a conversation piece as well as a practical solution Placed around a low coffee table set for an informal dinner the look is not yourself it but powered high-powered Dont Don't let the skeleton in your apartment be a misplaced closet or an awkward niche Remove the door and hardware hardware hard hard- ware and run a bar of light inside Make magic by running running running run run- ning the same carpet from the adjacent room right into the closet to create a total look Here for example the walls and shelves are covered with silver vinyl to give the glasses and accessories a wonderful quality A painted cabinet mounted at serving height doubles as counter and storage space left leCt In any apartment or house you can count on putting your best decorating foot forward with carpeting on the floor but butu u u u u sass y A r 8 f v vI I Ottomans with will overcoats O theres there's no reason why it cant can't climb the walls or creep into hidden spots to bag you a decorating prize |