Show home artists given chance to do murals mural by BETTY WELLS N A nutshell the trouble with 1 most rooms is that thai they dont make any point decoratively speaking in design or theme they arent one thing or the other but simply a combination of 0 unrelated details often it would take very little littie to pull the whole thing together but that little makes all the difference take the hunters living room tor for instance the furniture was all right so was the rug but the ef feet was dull and uninteresting till hilda hunter took the room in hand to begin with the rug an oriental was unusual with dull green as the predominating color so hilda had the walls painted in the same green only in a tone not quite as dark as that in the rug the woodwork was finished in ivory then hilda selected a figured linen in cream with the design predominantly brick red this she used for curtains and to cover the wall in an alcove made by a pair of built in corner book I 1 ch an alcove lined in the patterned fabric used at the windows cases A small sofa in green covering just fit in here and hilda made a pair of small extra cushions for it of the same linen A pair of easy chairs were then covered in a striped material predominantly brick red led while an extra arm chair got a covering of dull deep old gold accessories of brass gradually replaced the odds and ends and hilda makes a point to have plenty of yellow flowers in her garden to cut for this room she also likes zinnias kinnias here now the room has exceptional distinction and individuality with the same old furniture take a look at your own room and see it if you tighten up the colors to make the most of the things you have consolidated features service |