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The largest and most comfortable chairs should occupy the best and most 

 pennanent positions. These may be supplemented by chairs of lighter 

 weight that may be shifted from place to place. One or two wicker or 

 willow chairs are excellent in a living-room, as they are light to handle, 

 comfortable to sit in, and may be stained to harmonize with any color 

 scheme. The value of willow furniture lies in its elasticity. It is especially 

 appropriate for chairs, since it yields easily to the shape of the body. 



Fig. 28. — Two good modern chairs, i, Willow chair, stained brown with monk's cloth 

 cushions to match. 2, Rocker of fumed oak. Plain shape, with leather seat 



Willow tables, bookshelves, or desks, are absurdities, since smooth, flat 

 surfaces and unyielding uprights form the chief requirements of these 

 pieces. Wicker furniture with knobs and with fancy ornamentation 

 should be avoided. 



One need not hesitate to use mixed furnishings in the living-room. If 

 each piece of furniture is in itself genuine and plain it will harmonize with 

 others of like nature, although they may be made of different woods. It 

 is true that if we were furnishing entirely with new things, we should not 

 mix up all sorts of designs and woods; neither should we have all the new 



