Show up to date Ide ideas asior for decorating rough wall in the ho summertime persons who delight in having living quarters totally different from those occupied during the hie winter often prefer to have their cottages and there are other families who find the cost of the plain board walls so much less than plastered that for economical reasons the walls are left in this unfinished state slate but in neither instance does it mean maii that the walls walla are left hare bare it simply signifies that the treatment la Is in accord with the scheme of the interior finish the spaces between beams offer excellent ex cellena opportunities tor for wall hannings hangings hang ings of a crude type there are fascinating mexican fiber and grass pieces of harming crudeness cru yet with genuine artistic feeling which are well suited to some homes of the kind described describe also there are hang ings of homespun linen heavy and coarse on which designs are done in coarse cotton cotten and braid and tape are also introduced for latticed flower pots baskets etc from which the broadly worked stalks foliage find and flowers are growing or standing out gaily burlap in natural color could be used for the foundation should the home decorator decide to make such a wall hanging play flay bills and travel posters are often artistic to be attractive decoration for im plastered beamed walls these travel trave posters may be from a collection made during trips abroad or across the country or they may be from some tourists agency for seashore ashore Ec cottages coti ages posters of huge ocean liners plowing plowing their way through the waves are appropriate prop and with the bright colors in which they are arc portrayed they make brilliant spots of color on dull wood walls persons who have a fondness for the theater can sometimes get hold of theatrical posters or play bills bill billias sas as they are termed some of these are artistic some arc merely striking rig but all give elve a flavor ot of the stage to the simple shack shelves fitted in between the upright beams ot of an unfinished wall supply places for books and ornaments it if these latter are well chosen to suit the cottage idea they give a cozy look while books abw always ys are arc inviting and welcoming old china and pottery have a peculiar charm charin for these interiors which should be kept simple but which should alsobr also be up by the wall schemes den bell syndicate service |