Show the household d by LYDIA LE BARON WALKER ER the reclaiming of rooms room through changed decoration to la something which at one time or another falls to the lot of almost every home decorator this Is especially true where homes are houses rather than apartments apartment a although even the flat dweller has to a mirror positioned above it it wad the th top cf I 1 the box and cover it with chintz tack gathered or pleated lengths of the same game textile along edges so that they fall in ID graceful folds to the floor A bench can be made in this same ame way to form the seat eat before the dressing table this style of furnishing Is 1 much in vogue today so go no DO appearance ot of economy la Is suggested boxes can be transformed Int into bookcases tor for den or living goomby supplying the boxes bores with helves these can rest on large screw eyes at back RL A bookcase dressing table and bench and Fool footstool stool all of which any woman worn can make by following directions given do it occasionally it Is she really who has all the time to make one room appear like another it Is abaz ing how successfully some gome home dec orators alter appearances of rooms at a moments notice from living room to bedroom from kitchen to dining room etc such changes are branst ent however as the changing back bach again has to be done dally daily also it Is when a room undergoes a permanent change of use that it has to be reclaimed through change of furniture or it may be that some unused room Is needed and oust must be made into some specific type cham chain her sewing room den etc with a little more furniture and furnishings than are to be gathered from other rooms in a home here flere the proper selection of articles and the knowledge of the least furniture etc which can possibly be bought bring the most thrifty results ingenious changes change it Is seldom an easy matter so no room can have too much robbed from it to go into the new room test lest belth neither appears well furnished to avoid buying articles the home dep decorator orator must be ingenious and inventive to save money without appearing to do so the few suggestions of today way may prove helpful A good dressing table for a chamber can be made of a wooden box chosen tor for its height and breadth mainly it should be low adough to sit before and see ones reflection it in and front of sides on top of each four so placed at exactly the same height one shelf can rest four shelves or even three are sufficient paint the bookcase the color ot of the woodwork in the room or stain it mahogany and give it a coat ot of dull varnish A small box with clothes hooks books for feet makes a smart footstool cover the sides of the box with upholstery fabric and the top too after wadding it or chintz can be used tor for upholstery if the foot rest ts Is tor for a chamber or sun parlor in picking articles from rooms for the reclaimed attle attic or other room be careful to choose those which accord pleasingly in style wood and finishes let at there be nothing incongruous about the new furnishings but a happy harmony 1183 bell |