Household Decoration 1049 



Paint a better treatment for shelves than shelf paper. 

 Oilcloth or varnished tile paper as wall coverings. 

 Floors and woodwork. 

 Treatment of old floors. 



a. If slightly cracked. 



b. If badly cracked. 

 Mattings. 



Flooring strips. 



Wood carpeting. 



Colors and finishes. 



Kitchen and bathroom floors. 



How to make nonabsorbent. 



Treatment of linoleum for best service. 



Woodwork. 



Proper finish depends on grain. 



Time, labor, and patience necessary to achieve lasting effect. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 



Bailey, L. H The Outlook to nature 



Burrage and Bailey School sanitation and decoration 



Crane, Lucy Art and the formation of taste 



Daniels, Fred Hamilton The furnishing of a modest home 



Kellogg, Alice M Home furnishing, practical and artistic 



Priestman, Mabel Tulce Art and economy in home decoration 



Ruskin, John Seven lamps of Architecture 



Wheeler, Candace Principles of home decoration 



Periodicals 



The Craftsman 

 The House Beautiful 

 House and Garden 



