Show venetian blinds to simulate windows by RUTH WYETH SPEARS H JAVE T AVE you ever tried placing your davenport on the side of the room where there was a single window you probably found that it did not look well because the back was just high enough to give the draperies an awkward cutoff cut off appearance as shown in the upper sketch the lower sketch shows how a friend of mine solved this problem and changed her living ZINGLE SINGLE WINDOW WITH CORNICE BOARD VENETIAN BUNDS BLINDS AND DRAPERIES OVER WALL AT SIDES A NARROW PLANT SHELF 15 DAVENPORT IN FRONT OFA OF A SINGLE WINDOW GIVES DRAPERIES AWKWARD LINES hu room that had seemed hopeless into an attractive cheerful place there are no windows under those lowered blinds A painted boxlike box like cornice board was made about 2 feet longer than the davenport and was fastened to t the he top of the frame of the one window the venetian blinds and the rods for the draperies were fastened inside this A narrow shelf for plants just the length of the davenport back was fastened securely to the window sill the flowers increase the illusion that there are three windows and add a cheerful note of color NOTE sewing book no I 1 tells how to make this cornice board also how to make curtains and draperies for every room in the house from childs room to kitchen fri all about slip covers dressing tables from boxes tables and old mirrors you will be delighted with it send order to MRS BUTH WYETH SPEARS drawer 10 bedford hills new york tork enclose 10 cents for book no 1 name address |